Para Equestrian
Hope Hand, USPEA President passed peacefully surrounded by family at age 73 on June 12, 2022. Surviving is her husband, Stanley Hand, daughter Amy Cappozzoli and son in law, Eric and their children, Parker and Lincoln, a brother, Charlie Kean and sister-in-law Pamela Kean, and, her westie, Finley. Photo – […]
Posted on June 30, 2022
At the United States Para Equestrian Association (USPEA) Annual Meeting in Spring 2022, Eleanor Brimmer was voted by the USPEA Board to serve as Secretary for the USEF National Affiliate USPEA and Donna Ponessa was elected Athlete Representative. Photo – Secretary Eleanor Brimmer of Wellington, Florida (Lindsay Y. McCall) Born […]
Posted on April 22, 2022
When Dressage Today and Practical Horseman teamed up with Vita Flex to host a Win-A Day Clinic contest in 2019, they had no idea it would be 2 years later before they could host the clinic. They did secure Vita Flex Victory Team rider, Adrienne Lyle to host the clinic […]
Posted on December 17, 2021
Targeting Olympic Dressage and Paralympic Para Dressage for 2024 in Paris is a goal of gargantuan proportions. It would take an equally huge heart and Rodolpho Riskalla has that. The world’s current #1 ranked Grade IV Para Rider and Tokyo Individual Silver Medalist, Rodolpho represents his native Brazil, considers Paris […]
Posted on December 2, 2021
Columbus, OH – Riders representing four Grades of USA Para Reining competed within their respective Grades (or levels) with the scores tallied for the overall Dechra/NRHA/USA Reining Para Reining 2021 National Championship and Reserve at AQHA Congress Horse Show, in the opening week. Stepping It Up to Win the Championship Holly […]
Posted on October 6, 2021
Roxanne Trunnell (USA) became her country’s first-ever Dressage gold medallist in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Para Dressage Grade I Individual Test at Tokyo 2020 today. Riding Dolton, she scored an impressive 81.464% to take her first Paralympic title. First into the arena, Rihards Snikus (LAT) took […]
Posted on August 27, 2021
Tokyo, Japan The U.S. Para Dressage Team presented their horses for the First Horse Inspection of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 before the Ground Jury of Anne Praine (FRA), Sarah Leitch (GBR), Katherine Lucheschi (ITA), Sue Cunningham (AUS), Kjell Myhre (NOR), Jeannette Wolfs (NED), Marc Urban (BEL), and President Marco […]
Posted on August 26, 2021
The official website for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020 can be found HERE, providing the latest news, event information, Games Vision, and venue plans. Click HERE for the Equestrian – Paralympic Schedule & Results. Once you select the schedule and results website, then select the date for specific events. […]
Posted on August 26, 2021
Reigning USEF Grade V Para Equestrian of the Year, Cindy Screnci, of Wellington, Florida, has been promoted to the Para Dressage Pathway Development Athletes roster following multiple victories on Eragon VF and Riccione at the Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championships at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in October. After being […]
Posted on July 29, 2021
Mill Spring, N.C. – Competition concluded at the Perrigo Tryon Summer Dressage CPEDI3* with all 12 athlete-and-horse combinations completing their FEI Para Team Tests on Saturday night and 11 combinations performing their FEI Freestyle Tests on Sunday morning. Friday’s Individual Test scores and Saturday’s Team Test scores are combined with […]
Posted on June 21, 2021