Both strongly advise anyone new to driving to learn the sport from experienced drivers using schoolmaster horses before looking for their own driving horse. They suggest joining a local driving club to meet others already involved in the sport and to take advantage of the resources available through the American Driving Society (ADS), the Carriage Association of America (CAA) and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF).

Where to Start your Driving Horse Search

When you’re ready to begin your search for a driving horse, it’s important to define the type of driving you’d like to do and your budget (with pre-purchase exam and equipment costs factored in).

Cashion, an active clinician who has taught and competed in driving for 22 years through the international levels and holds CAA Level 1 Instructor and Level 2 Driver proficiencies, cautions newbies not to fall in love with the first gorgeous creature they see, but to carefully think through your ability level and personal goals when selecting a horse.

“The animal that catches your eye may be stunning, but if he drives or rides like a fire-breathing dragon while you’re a green driver who needs a reliable Steady Eddie, this won’t be a good fit for you,” she warns.

Arnold has represented the U.S. at four FEI World Driving Championships in the last six years. He trains horses, teaches students and manages the driving program at Hermitage Farm in Kentucky. Also a busy USEF Developing Athlete Program clinician, he thinks most horses can adapt to driving. “Almost any horse can be trained to be correct,” he says. “You just have to find the right way to motivate them. If the horse is forward and likes to work and likes the game, he can overcome some conformational flaws.”

A Driving Horse Mind

Both experts topped their requirement list for a driving horse by talking about desirable mental traits.

A good mind: This was first on Cashion’s list. She says a good mind for partnership and driving is of utmost importance.

“You want a horse that is not overly spooky, is trusting, and is able to learn new skills,” she says. “Even the most solid horse can spook, but a good brain is based on how they handle their fear. Will they listen to you and respond? Then you can work through scary moments. Do they want to react strongly without any known trigger or lack the ability to work through the scary moment? Then driving may not be for that horse.”

Forward-thinking: At the top of Arnold’s list was a horse that goes toward something he doesn’t know rather than backing away.

“I think all horses can be broken down into backward-thinking or forward-thinking horses,” he says. “Consider the horse that spooks and jumps back versus a horse that either doesn’t spook, or if he does spook, he goes forward. Those are the two basic mentalities of horses.”

Trainable: This trait ranked very high with both Cashion and Arnold. Cashion explains how she evaluates trainability.

“I like to try to teach the horse something new when I try him out,” she says. “I will choose something small, based on what I see in the moment, and tune in to how he responds. Does he want to figure out what I am asking of him, approaching with curiosity? Does he resist and become worried, shutting down or reacting strongly?”

Calm-minded: Arnold explains this as “a quiet, relaxed horse that doesn’t get fussed easily.”

A driving horse needs to accept flapping tack, a vehicle following them, and wearing a bridle with blinders that only allows them to see what is directly in front of them, among other things.

He says that just how calm they need to be depends on the task. For combined driving, they may need to be more keen, whereas for pleasure driving and parades, they should probably be “about a 5 on a scale where 10 is super forward and 1 is not.”

Smart: Arnold prefers a driving horse to be clever.

“They can pick up on the game quickly,” he says. “For example, some horses I have driven really love the cones phase of combined driving—they love the game of going in between the cones; they know when we cross the start and when we get to cone 20 and look for the finish.”

Willing to stand: Driving horses need to stand longer than riding horses in order to be hitched or if something needs to be repaired while away from the barn.

“Trying to convince your horse to stand still while adjusting a piece of equipment, if it isn’t already in his toolkit, is a recipe for trouble,” Cashion says.

Good steering: Arnold emphasizes that it is important that a driving horse steers well and understands steering on two direct reins.

A Body Built for Driving

The other half of the list provided by Cashion and Arnold involved physical attributes for a driving horse: conformation and movement. Here is a quick summary of what they recommend.

A wide chest for more effective positioning of the breastplate to pull the carriage and to allow for easy breathing.

A neck that comes high out of the shoulder and is not too short; this also helps with room for breathing and effective pulling.

A solid, short-coupled build allows for a good back-to-front connection for pulling power.
Strong, ample hindquarters are the engine for pushing.

Good feet and legs for longevity of soundness.

Quality of movement is important for competition, but also affects soundness; a naturally good walk and a solid working trot are very important.

The Wrong Stuff

Cashion says horses that would not be good driving horse candidates include those that often bolt out of control, are prone to bucking or kicking, or are not willing to work. She also cautions against horses that cannot overcome being very noise-sensitive and those that are not serviceably sound.

“If you don’t feel confident riding or handling your horse, you won’t feel safe sitting behind him in a carriage,” she warns.

Parting Advice from Driving Horse Pros

Both professionals encourage others to try your hand with a driving horse.

“Driving is the most fun you can have while partnering with your horse,” Cashion says. “Buy or train the horse that best fits you. Make sure the people you trust to give advice are acting in your best interest, not their own pocketbooks. The sport of driving has some of the best people and equines in the world, if you know where to look!”

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USEF Intermediate Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship

Reitz of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and Awesome George began the competition by scoring 66.15 penalties in the dressage phase to sit in fourth on the overall leaderboard. Dressage is not Awesome George’s favorite phase, but he went to work for Reitz.

“Dressage is not his strong point, but it is what we worked on all year, and it had gotten better,” explained Reitz. “It kept us close enough to be in the hunt.”

Reitz and her 13-year-old Dutch Harness-cross gelding had a fast, efficient marathon phase to score only 71.62 penalties. Their strong performance allowed them to win the phase and climb to the top of the standings.

“He was super game on marathon,” said Reitz. “We took some really short, technical routes. We always say, ‘One second from hero to zero.’ It is either going to work, and we are going to end up heroes, or it is not going to work, and we are going to end up zeros. We took some short, different routes in the obstacles, and it paid off in the end to give us a lead going into cones.”

Reitz and Awesome George closed out their weekend by adding only 3.00 penalties in the cones phase. Their final score of 140.77 penalties clinched the champion title.

“He was super, super relaxed and game to play along, because it was a technical cones course, and they sort of had to wait in some of the corners,” said Reitz. “Sometimes he likes to think for all of us, and he likes to get thinking too far ahead, but today he was really listening and right there in my hand.”

Allison Stroud of Kennett Square, Penn., and Enzo won the dressage phase with a score of 51.03 penalties to start of their weekend. The duo had a solid marathon phase, tallying 88.84 penalties. Stroud and Willow Star LLC’s 11-year-old KWPN gelding collected 3.72 penalties in the cones phase, finishing on an overall score of 143.59 penalties and earning the reserve champion title.

Stacey Giere of Sagamore Hills, Ohio, and Gartijn, her 9-year-old KWPN gelding, finished third on an overall score of 152.21 penalties. Judy Canavan of Limekiln, Penn., and Emily, her 17-year-old Friesian/Thoroughbred mare, finished fourth with an overall score of 158.93 penalties.

USEF Intermediate Pair Pony Combined Driving National Championship

Harris of Woodbine, Md., guided Suki, her 8-year-old Welsh Pony-cross mare, and Morwell Amber, her 14-year-old Welsh Pony mare, to the national champion title. Harris and her Welsh ponies lead the division from start to finish. They kicked things off by winning the dressage phase with a score of 62.59 penalties.

“The ponies felt really good,” said Harris of her dressage test. “They were working well together. I did feel a little bobble in one of the movements, but they recovered from that and carried on. They did really well. I was very pleased with them.”

Harris and her Welsh ponies tackled the marathon phase and maintained their position atop the leaderboard. They were the top finishers in the phase with a score of 87.24 penalties.

“I loved the course,” said Harris of the marathon. “The weather was awesome for a marathon. The ponies were listening well and were amazing.”

Harris drove a solid cones round with Suki and Morwell Amber to clinch their victory. They tallied 11.26 penalties in the cones phase to finish on an overall score of 161.09 penalties.

“They did a great job,” said Harris of her ponies. “It was very tight between me and Megan Fullgraf. She beat me in the cones, but I was able to pull it off. It was a lot of fun. I worked really hard in preparing for it. I was really excited to come and hoping for the best.”

Megan Fullgraf of Reidsville, N.C., partnered with Bayshore Pastime, her 9-year-old Dartmoor Pony mare, and Dunbarton Double Stuff Oreo, her 14-year-old Dartmoor Pony gelding, to take home the reserve champion title. They began the competition with 66.27 penalties in the dressage phase followed by 89.71 penalties in the marathon phase. Fullgraf and her Dartmoor Ponies won the cones phase after collecting 11.19 penalties, ending on an overall score of 167.17 penalties.

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Competitors in the 2020 Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National Championship concluded their week at the Tryon International Equestrian Center on October 25 with their FEI Para Freestyle tests.

Rebecca Hart of Wellington, Fla., and Rowan O’Riley’s El Corona Texel held on to the lead through all three days of competition, finishing with an exciting freestyle that showed off the gelding’s bold gaits. The pair earned a 78.478% for their freestyle, giving them a total composite score of 77.029%.

“It’s only the second time I’ve ridden through it,” said Hart. “We trotted in and I hit all my main markers, and I was super thrilled with that. We had one little spook in the corner, and I got two steps behind, but the power and the energy and the fact that he stayed with me even after that spook was so nice. He is a very powerful horse, and we’ve been working really hard during our COVID lockdown to get prepared and in sync with each other in the ring with distractions and music. This is the first time we’ve gotten to test all of that training, and he has just risen to the occasion.”

In creating the new freestyle, Hart said she tested out several different musical selections before settling on one.

“Some of the music, he was just trotting nicely and pleasantly,” said Hart. “When this music came on, he puffed himself up and was like, ‘Yeah, buddy! This is it!’ He likes his music. He thinks it’s fun.”

Hart and Tex will go home to Florida and have some downtime before competing again at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in January.

“We’re going to keep carrying on with everything that we’ve been doing at home,” said Hart. “It’s working really well for him. It’s been great to kind of test that and get feedback from the judges. I like to continue working on the basics. He’s got all the talent and the skill, so it’s just keeping him healthy and happy and focusing on the little things.”

Hart gives thanks to her sponsor, Rowan O’Riley, who owns Tex and Hart’s other competition mount, Fortune 500.

“She’s just a phenomenal advocate for the sport and so amazingly generous,” says Hart.

Sydney Collier of Ann Arbor, Mich., scored a personal best in her freestyle with Going for Gold LLC’s All In One in the Grade I division with a 78.711, which gave her a composite score of 76.147% and the reserve champion title in the Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National Championship.

“He’s such a special horse,” said Collier. “Any time I get to ride him is just the best time of my life. So to be able to be here, competing against such awesome people is such an incredible experience.”

This year’s national championship is only the second time that Collier has performed this freestyle in a CPEDI competition.

“It’s fairly new to me. I’ve had this freestyle longer than I’ve had Alle,” said Collier. “I had to adapt the freestyle to him and adapt the feel, and Katie [Robicheaux, Collier’s trainer] has really helped me to understand all the little musical cues that are so neat to understand to make it flow the way it did today.”

Collier and Alle will head to Florida in December for the winter competition circuit.

“My plans are to compete at the two qualifiers there and goals are to compete as much outside of those two qualifiers as possible,” said Collier. “Obviously with COVID-19, it’s so up in the air for so many of us, but just to be able to be in the warmer weather and be able to train with Alle consistently is such a blessing. I can’t wait to be down in Wellington—it’s such a camaraderie. I think the horse community is so resilient that we’re going to make it happen.”

Each year, competitors at the Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National Championship vote for one of their peers to win the Lloyd Landkamer Memorial Sportsmanship Award. This year, Cynthia Screnci of Boca Raton, Fla., received the honor. Screnci competed in the Grade V and won the division with her 11-year-old KWPN gelding, Eragon VF.

The Lloyd Landkamer Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy is awarded annually to the para-dressage athlete competing at the Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National Championship who best personifies the high standards and virtues of integrity, sportsmanship, honor, courage, team spirit, good temper and unselfishness.

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California eventer Tamie Smith had a big victory on home turf at the Galway Downs International on Halloween weekend, winning the 2020 USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship with Elliot-V, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Smith’s student, Luisa Southworth. Smith took over the ride on Elliot-V when Southworth left for college, and he’s become an exceptional horse at the Intermediate level.

“We did our first intermediate here last fall,” said Smith. “I did my second intermediate at the CCI3*-S at Woodside three weeks ago to get him qualified for this weekend. He was great there and then he was just super here this weekend.”

Smith and Elliot-V took a narrow early lead with a 29.8 in dressage, putting them just barely ahead of Asia Vedder of Carpenteria, Calif., and Isi, who scored a 29.9. But Smith held her lead with a double clear cross-country and just 0.4 time faults in show jumping.

For 2020, Clayton Fredericks took over the task of designing the cross-country course at Galway, and it suited Elliot-V well.

“It was an awesome, super galloping course,” said Smith. “A little bit twisty here and there, but it was great. Clayton and [course builder] Bert Wood did a great job on the design. I was first out, so we weren’t sure how the time was going to be, but that horse has such a ginormous gallop stride that it was great.”

Vedder and Isi, her own 10-year-old Thoroughbred/Holsteiner gelding, maintained their second-place standing through all three phases, with only 1.2 time penalties from cross-country day and 4 jumping and 0.4 time penalties in show jumping.

Andrea Baxter of Paso Robles, Calif., and her 10-year-old Holsteiner/Thoroughbred gelding, Laguna Seca, rounded out the top three in the USEF CCI3*-L National Championship, finishing fifth overall in the division with a score of 44.0.

USEF National Young Rider Eventing Championships

The National Young Riders Championship for the John H. Fritz Trophy is awarded to the highest placed U.S. citizen in the USEF National Young Rider Eventing Championships, which is open to riders ages 16 through 21. For 2020, Charlotte Babbitt of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., took home the John H. Fritz Trophy with her own Dutch Warmblood gelding, 2 A.M. Sophie Click of Snoqualmie, Wash., was reserve champion with her own and Amy Click’s 9-year-old Holsteiner gelding, Quidproquo.

This year’s event marked the first time that the USEF CCI3* National Championship has been held on the West Coast, and after a challenging 2020 season marked by event cancellations and unexpected changes, a successful event was a welcome occurrence.

“Galway Downs really pulled out all the stops to make it an amazing national championship,” said Smith. “We’re grateful that they really stepped up to the plate. I can see the competition growing into a great event. It was really fun, because it’s my hometown and it’s the West Coast, and I really wanted it to run the way it did for the east coasters coming out here to show that we have great events out here. It was super to have the support.”

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Further Reading

• Caroline Martin and QC Diablo Hit Win 2020 USEF CCI2*-L Eventing National Championship

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Caroline Martin of Miami, Fla., captured four championship titles during her weekend at the Virginia Horse Trials in Lexington, Va., and capped her impressive weekend piloting her own QC Diablo Hit to the top of the 2020 USEF CCI2*-L Eventing National Championship. Starting in seventh place after dressage, the pair jumped two faultless rounds to finish on their initial score of 33.8 and were presented the Richard Collins Trophy for their win.

“He gets a little nervous in dressage, but that’s all right,” said Martin of the 9-year-old Oldenburg gelding. “Cross-country is a blast. It’s the easiest thing for him. In show jumping, I’m so proud of him. He jumped his heart out. This is the best thing for him, winning this show, because this is going to boost his ego so much. He’s such a tricky horse, so this is the best outcome for him. I think he’ll be my next Advanced horse.”

Carol Stephens had originally sent Diablo to Martin to sell. Martin broke her shoulder the day he arrived and her first ride on him was with just one working arm, but she fell in love. Diablo made it clear early on that he was a one-person horse, and he and Martin bonded.

“He’s such a funny horse,” said Martin. “You can’t put any other riders on him. Even if I’m gone, he goes lunging. He doesn’t like other people.”

Martin produced Diablo to Preliminary and sold him, but he soon came back when the buyer changed their mind. “I called Carol and said ‘I think it’s meant to be,’” she said. “I’ll take the horse back, let me produce him, I’ll own him and keep you updated about how he is. So, I own him now, and he’s been nothing but a pleasure to ride. I knew he was legit since day one.”

Hannah Sue Burnett of Kennett Square, Pa., and Christa Schmidt’s Carsonstown, an 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, led the division for most of the weekend, but a single rail in the final phase dropped them into second, finishing as the CCI2*-L Reserve Champions on a three-phase score of 36.3.

USEF CCI2*-L Junior/Young Rider Championship

Charlotte Stillfried of Saint Stephens Church, Va., and Palma D won the 2020 USEF CCI2*-L Junior/Young Rider Eventing National Championship on a score of 46.2. Stillfried’s mom, Agnes, picked out the now 8-year-old Westphalian mare in Germany recalling, “They pulled her out of a very small barn and she had an amazing appearance.”

This is the first CCI2*-L of Stillfried and Palma D’s partnership. They finished fourth in the CCI2*-S at Maryland Horse Trials this past July. “It’s been pretty cool to bring her along,” Stillfried said. “I had a lot of help—Skyeler Icke Voss from Morningside and Patrick Tigchelaar is my dressage coach.”

Stillfried and Palma D led the CCI2*-L Junior/Young Rider Championship from start to finish and were presented with the Harry T. Peters Trophy for their win. “She’s amazing in the dressage,” said Stillfried. “Show jumping has always been a little bit of a challenge, but she’s also the best cross-country horse I’ve ever sat on. We have a pretty strong partnership…[This week] has been nothing short of amazing.”

Finishing second in the USEF CCI2*-L Junior/Young Rider Eventing National Championship was Annabelle Kress of Villanova, Pa., and Canny Calypso.

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The U.S. Equestrian Junior Equestrian of the Year, who will be acknowledged at the 2020 U.S. Equestrian Annual Meeting at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla., is Julia Stone. Stone will receive her award during the U.S. Equestrian Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan on Friday, January 10, 2020, along with other prestigious award winners.

Seventeen-year-old Julia Stone of Santa Barbara, Calif., has ridden hunter, jumper and equitation horses throughout her life. Trained by Jim Hagman at Elvenstar Farm in Huntington Beach, Calif., Stone has spent the last two years focused on the big equitation classes and year-end finals.

She developed a special relationship with the equitation horse she has been riding, Let’s Go, and the combination won several key awards throughout the season, such as winning the ASPCA Maclay Region 8 Final. In 2019, Stone and Let’s Go showed at prestigious competitions across the country, including the Winter Equestrian Festival, Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and the Del Mar International Horse Show.

Stone was a finalist in the United States Hunter Jumper Association Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, is a member of the U.S. Equestrian Lettering Program, and participated in Interscholastic Equestrian Association competitions throughout high school. A well-rounded young horsewoman, Stone also enjoys competing in western events, such as cutting and barrel racing, and participates in weekend backpacking trips on horseback.

Stone is described as gracious, well-spoken and extremely intelligent. She is now a freshman at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., majoring in international political economy. Stone started her career at Georgetown with a $10,000 scholarship from the Los Angeles Hunter Jumper Association after winning their Horse Mastership Scholarship Competition.

To learn more about U.S. Equestrian’s 2020 Annual Meeting and registration, how to purchase tickets to the 2019 Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan, as well access to a full schedule, visit www.usef.org/annual-meeting.

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U.S. Equestrian’s new headquarters were celebrated with an official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly-completed, state-of-the-art headquarters located at the Kentucky Horse Park. U.S. Equestrian is the national governing body for equestrian sport in the United States. The new building will provide a collaborative work space for more than 155 employees and service the organization’s 145,000 members, 11 breeds, 18 disciplines and 20 affiliates. As part of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee family, the building proudly displays the official designation of the Olympic rings and the Paralympic symbol, and is located directly inside the main entrance at the iconic Kentucky Horse Park.

“We believe this building sets the stage for a bright, new future for U.S. Equestrian and reflects our commitment to service for all of our members, affiliates, and partners every single day,” said Murray Kessler, President of U.S. Equestrian. “This is the first time ever that the Olympic and Paralympic marks are proudly and prominently displayed on our building, which is representative of the role we play as the national governing body for equestrian sport in the U.S.”

The design and construction process was a two-year undertaking. The final product highlights the history and heritage of equestrian sport while promoting the overarching vision of U.S. Equestrian to bring the joy of horse sports to as many people as possible. The interactive and educational lobby, which also includes a ShopUSEF retail and merchandise space, provides a unique display of the diverse activities encompassed by equestrian sport in the United States.

“Our new headquarters provides a space where you can see the productivity happening,” continued Kessler. “When you have a building like this, where people can interact and you put the right departments together, the ideas flow and great things happen. We’re passionate about our vision, and our vision is to bring the joy of horse sports to as many people as possible. I truly believe this building will help us do that better than ever before.”

The Importance of U.S. Equestrian’s New Headquarters

The decision to construct a new building was the result of a thorough cost analysis by the U.S. Equestrian Board of Directors and executive staff, leading up to the expiration of the long-term lease on the former office site within the Kentucky Horse Park. The new headquarters is estimated to generate more than $200,000 in annual savings, which will be repurposed to better serve the needs of the organization’s membership and re-assert U.S. Equestrian’s commitment to preserve its location at the horse park.

“This day is monumental in that not only does it talk about our relationship, but the commitment the U.S. Equestrian Federation has made to the horse park, to our state, to our sport, and to our city,” said Laura Prewitt, Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Park.

U.S. Equestrian has worked closely with both state and local government officials to support the organization’s desire to have their key operational space continue to be located in the state of Kentucky. Lexington’s Mayor Linda Gorton spoke to the impact of the equine and agricultural industry on the Central Kentucky region, and the importance of ensuring a successful future here for U.S. Equestrian.

“The Kentucky Horse Park is home to dozens of equine-related associations,” said Mayor Gorton. “Organizations that represent different breeds, different professions, different activities, and we are so proud to say that one of these organizations is the United States Equestrian Federation, which has now built what we hope will be a permanent home at the horse park. I’m a strong supporter of our equine industry – it’s a key part of our signature brand here in Fayette County and Central Kentucky, as is the horse park. The farms that surround our city sustain our economic health and quality of life.”

Secretary Don Parkinson of the Kentucky Tourism, Art & Heritage Cabinet also spoke to the profound importance the presence of U.S. Equestrian’s headquarters has for the tourism industry and for the other associations and businesses that reside at the Kentucky Horse Park.

“This organization is so important to all of us here in Kentucky, as well as here at the horse park,” commented Secretary Parkinson. “Having this anchor all of the horse industry here is so very important to everyone at the horse park. We have over 30 organizations that are officed here, and it was really important that we have the big capstone with U.S. Equestrian.”

U.S. Equestrian extended its sincerest thanks to the following contractors, individuals and partners for their continued support and dedication to this project, as well as to the U.S. Equestrian staff for their flexibility and patience as construction completed.

• DW Wilburn: Doug Wilburn, Kim Blethen, Kevin Taylor & Mitchell Roe
• Integrity Architecture: Joey Nolasco, Joe Rasnick, Aaron Bivens, Adam Gillett and Carrie Hendrickson
• ID&A: Jessica Hardin, Abby Hall, Alicia Hester and Jordan Hope
• PNC: John Gohmann and David Kidd
• Nomi Design: Matthew Brooks, Melody Jackson and Jeremy Clements
• Kentucky Horse Park: Laura Prewitt and Jonathan Lang
• Kentucky State Department: Don Parkinson, Secretary of Tourism, Arts, and Heritage; and Regina Stivers, Deputy Secretary of Tourism, Arts, and Heritage
• Sarah Lockwood-Taylor
• U.S. Equestrian Staff – David Harris, Vicki Lowell, Jessica Strayer, Ian Thornton, Ryan Hays, Josh Talboo and Will JUSohnson

To learn more about U.S. Equestrian, please visit www.usef.org.

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