USDF Congratulates 2020 GMO Award Winners
Lexington, KY (November 25, 2020) - The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) is pleased to congratulate all of the winners of the 2020 GMO Awards, which will be presented as part of the Board of Governors General Assembly during the 2020 Adequan®/USDF Virtual Convention. These awards are given annually, to recognize outstanding achievement within USDF’s GMO community. Recognition is given in the following categories: GMO amateur photograph, website user experience, newsletter first person experience and general interest articles, and creative GMO-sponsored program. USDF also recognizes outstanding volunteers at the regional level.
This year’s winners are:
GMO Photography Awards:
Best Amateur Photograph:
| GMOs with less than 75 members: | No nominations |
| GMOs with 75 to 174 members: |
First Place: St. Louis Area Dressage Society, Hoofprints, June 2020, Photographer: Brianna Zwilling
Honorable Mention: Southern Eventing & Dressage Association, Off Course Online – The Bleep, July 24, 2020, Photographer: Nicole Miller |
| GMOs with 175 to 499 members: | First Place: Central States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, July 2020, Photographer: Ann McMillan |
| GMOs with 500 or more members: | First Place: Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc., Collected Remarks, July/August 2020, Photographer: Caren Caverly |
GMO Newsletter Awards:
First Person Experience Article:
| GMOs with less than 75 members: | No nominations |
| GMOs with 75 to 174 members: |
First Place: Southern Eventing & Dressage Association, Off Course Online - The Bleep, June 25, 2020: The Road to the AEC’s (Parts 1 & 2) by Aryelle Collins
Honorable Mention: St. Louis Area Dressage Society, Hoofprints, January 2020: The German Way by Brooke Von Hoffman |
| GMOs with 175 to 499 members: |
First Place: South Carolina Dressage & Combined Training Association, Tracking Up, July 2020: My Clinic Experience by Carson Richards
Honorable Mention: Central States Dressage & Eventing Association, Cross Country, November 2019: Sharp Dressed Man by Deena Helminiak |
| GMOs with 500 or more members: |
First Place: New England Dressage Association, A Tip of the Hat, November/December 2019: What I learned last winter: “Riding in the Moment” by Julie Hoogeveen
Honorable Mention: Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc., Collected Remarks, March 2020: Training in Portugal by Hannah Rickles |
General Interest/Informational Article:
| GMOs with less than 75 members: | No nominations |
| GMOs with 75 to 174 members: |
First Place: St. Louis Area Dressage Society, Hoofprints, September 2019: Horse-Rider Suitability: Matchmaking and Divorce in the Equine World by Taffy Ross
Honorable Mention: Three Rivers Equestrian Association, Three Rivers Equestrian Association Newsletter, May 2020: How To Get a Nine on the Centerline by Kristin Hermann |
| GMOs with 175 to 499 members: |
First Place: Illinois Dressage & Combined Training Association, Scribe, May 2020: Eric’s Training Corner – Achieving Steps Forward Into a Foggy Future by Eric Dierks
Honorable Mention: South Carolina Dressage & Combined Training Association, Tracking Up, July/August 2020: Rider Wellness for Competition (Two-Part Series) by Lisa Burch |
| GMOs with 500 or more members: |
First Place: New England Dressage Association, A Tip of the Hat, November/December 2019: Build It And They Will Come by Hollie McNeil
Honorable Mention: Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc., Collected Remarks, January/February 2020: ‘Equestrian Community Unites’ by Joanne Morse |
GMO Website Awards:
Best User Experience:
| GMOs with less than 75 members: | First Place: New Mexico Dressage Association (http://nmdressage.net) |
| GMOs with 75 to 174 members: |
First Place: Nebraska Dressage Association (www.nebraskadressage.org)
Honorable Mention: Mid-Ohio Dressage Association (www.midohiodressage.com) |
| GMOs with 175 to 499 members: |
First Place: Northern Ohio Dressage Association (www.nodarider.org)
Honorable Mention: Illinois Dressage & Combined Training Association (www.idcta.org) |
| GMOs with 500 or more members: | First Place: Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association, Inc. (www.gdcta.org) |
Creative GMO-Sponsored Program Award:
| First Place: | New England Dressage Association – NEDA Know How Series |
| Regional GMO Volunteers of the Year: | |
| Region 1: | No nominations |
| Region 2: | Joe Hull (London, OH – Mid-Ohio Dressage Association) |
| Region 3: | No nominations |
| Region 4: | No nominations |
| Region 5: | No nominations |
| Region 6: | No nominations |
| Region 7: | No nominations |
| Region 8: | Jane-Marie Law (Ithaca, NY – Cayuga Dressage & Combined Training Inc.) |
| Region 9: | Ann Houchin (Tulsa, OK – Central Plains Dressage Society, Inc.) |
For more information on GMOs in your area or GMO award programs, please visit the USDF website at www.usdf.org or contact the USDF Group Member Organizations Committee liaison at gmoliaison@usdf.org.
Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more information about USDF membership or programs, visit www.usdf.org, e-mail usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277.
Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more information about USDF membership or programs, visit www.usdf.org, email usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277.
