Awareness of the outside world. USDF: Where Your Dollars Go. This seems to be a new feature that folks are adding to their pages. [Signed Up, intro]
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The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) offers year-end awards for different breeds that compete in dressage.
This year, the American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association, Training Level Open & First Level Open were won by Paddyngton’s Gold Glory. Intermediate I Open was won by Rockin In Vegas. There were no other competitors. USDF Connection March/April p156, Your Dressage: Chosen By a Saddlebred
This means the door is wide open for someone with a jumping Saddlebred to win the year-end title in Training Level: Adult Amateur. Ahem. [Finding A Horse To Match The Hat]
In addition, this was when I learned that the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) is now the American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association (ASHBA), and has been for three years. Oops. ASHBA: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: The Urge to Merge
There’s no hope for me. I still think of them as the USCTA & the AHSA rather than as the USEA & the USEF. Those changed in 2001 and 2002, respectively. USEA: About Us, Equisearch: AHSA Changes Name to USA Equestrian, Jaffer, 2002
Maybe I would be better with the alphabet soup if I showed at higher levels more often … or at all … or … stop, that way lies the drama llama.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Drama Llama.
Good phrase.
Thank you.
Joan
Glad that American Saddlebreds are in dressage competitions. They’re smooth, and good learners too. RE Alphabet soup — you are miles and letters ahead of me. I still get lost sometimes, and miss the old ASHA name ….. MM
Drama 🦙
Alphabet 🥣
(I’m impressed that there is a llama emoji.)