Hope Hand Was honored in January 2022 with the USEF Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Bill Steinkraus. View press release here. Watch the video here. ... Read More
Wellington, FL- February 9, 2023 Ellie Brimmer Represents Para Dressage with Elected Seat on USEF Board of Directors in 2023 Wellington, FL- February 9, 2023 – Ellie Brimmer of Wellington, Florida, was named to the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) Board of Directors in January 2023. Brimmer, a current USEF Para-Dressage Development athlete representative, is also on the board of the U.S. Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA). She will serve on t... Read More
Vote for Paralympian Kate Shoemaker and Her Horse Quiana for USEF International Equestrian and USEF International Horse of the Year Vote Here Kate Shoemaker riding Solitaer 40. Photo by Lindsay Y. McCall Lexington, KY – December 20, 2022 – Paralympic Dressage athlete Kate Shoemaker and her horse Quiana have been nominated for the USEF International Equestrian and International Horse of the Year. To vote for Shoemaker and her horse&n... Read More
Wellington, FL – Sept 19, 2022 – United States Para Equestrian Association (USPEA) is seeking tax-deductible donations for the Hope Hand Memorial Grant Fund to keep her vision of educating and helping US Para Dressage long into the future. Donations may be made through Paypal or by mail at the address below. Hope Hand passed in June 2022, and she was the engine of the USPEA and a leader in creating educational opportunities for Para-Equestrian athletes. She made it... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Para Dressage Qualifies for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games With Their World Championship Bronze Medal Winning Team in HerningWritten By: Lindsay Y. McCallPhoto courtesy of U.S. Equestrian Wellington, Florida – August 24, 2022 – Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team continued to prove themselves at another world event with multiple medal wins at the Orifarm Health FEI Para Dressage World Championship held in the BB Horse Arena. The 2022 ECCO FEI World ... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wellington, FL – August 12, 2022 – The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) is excited about its future with para-equestrian sport. In new elections, the board has approved Christina (Tina) Wentz as Interim President and Carole Lee Laulis as Vice President. Adding to an already experienced and professional board for the para-equestrian non-profit. Both these women have been involved in all aspects of the discipline and USPEA for decades f... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Remembers Organization President Hope Hand Hope Hand at the Tryon CPEDI3* in Mill Spring, NC. Photo by Lindsay Y. McCall Newtown, Pennsylvania – June 29, 2022 – 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... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USPEA Would Like to Thank the Owners of the 2020 United States Paralympic Equestrian Medal Winning TeamPhotos and article by: Lindsay Y. McCal lU.S. Paralympic Equestrian Double gold medal winner Roxanne Trunnell and Owner of Dolton Karin Flint at the Final Observation Event for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics June 18-20, 2021 in Mill Spring, NC. Photo by Lindsay Y. McCall Newtown Square, Penn. – November 24, 2021- The aftereffect of the 2020 Tokyo... Read More
Watch Out World! USA Equestrian Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton Break World Records in Para Dressage at the Perrigo Tryon Summer Dressage CPEDI3* and Final Observation Event for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Trunnell sets a Team Test record then follows that test with an overall world record breaking score. The U.S. riders are looking solid with only a short time until the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Photos and article by: Lindsay Y. McCall Roxanne Trunnel... Read More
