By Lisa Schmidt I wear many different hats in dressage: rider, trainer, coach, judge, and, for the past six years, USDF Region 1 Director and member of the USDF Executive Board. On the board I was involved in the decisions about the US Dressage Finals from the initial idea to the inception in 2013. But […]

REPRINT FROM YourDressage.org Connecticut Dressage Association (CDA) and Sperry View Farm hosted Lisa Schmidt on November 19-20, 2022 to review the updated 2023 US Dressage Tests. From the Auditor Perspective After several weekends of balmy, unseasonably warm fall temperatures, many individuals bundled up and were dressed for the cold temperatures that swooped in for the […]

Photo Submitted by Joanna Gray-Randle – My Miracle Horse, Royal Tourmalet SPF – “Artie”, competing in the Open PSG Championships. REPRINT from YourDressage.org Fall means Regional Championship time! The 2022 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships have concluded, with action from Regions 1, 3, and 9 rounding out this year’s Regional Championships.  A huge […]

By Lisa SchmidtReprinted with Permission from yourdressage.orgThere are so many facets to the US Finals presented by Adequan®.There, the people in front of the stage lights are the competitors.  They are the performers; they are the stars.As a rider at the Finals, one sees the grand entrance to the Kentucky Horse Park, the stabling, the […]