The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce the results of the USDF Art of Dressage Youth Arts Contest. USDF received more than 100 entries from youth members in fourteen divisions of photography, art, and writing. The USDF Art of Dressage Contest was designed to encourage creativity and the involvement of youth riders in the sport of dressage outside the realm of riding.
The winning entries will be published in the 2005 USDF Yearbook, on the USDF Web site, and will be displayed at the USDF Annual Convention. The winners and second place finishers will receive a trophy and prizes.

The winners of the 2005 Art of Dressage Contest are as follows:
PHOTOGRAPHY - POSED 15 & UNDER DIVISION
First Place  Mackenzie Cooley Liverpool, NY 
Second Place  Emily Logan  Redmond, WA

PHOTOGRAPHY - POSED 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Kathryn Bongarzone Weymouth, MA
Second Place  Jessica Buchanan Lexington, VA

PHOTOGRAPHY - CANDID 15 & UNDER DIVISION
First Place  Kaitlyn Nielson Poplar Grove, IL
Second Place  Tessa Savakus  Shingle Springs, CA

PHOTOGRAPHY - CANDID 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Kathryn Bongarzone Weymouth, MA
Second Place  Katie Calvin  Brentwood, TN

ART - COLOR 15 & UNDER DIVISION
First Place  Emily Logan  Redmond, WA
Second Place  Kristen Barcheski Wailuku, HI

ART - COLOR 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Navah Ross  Oakdale, PA
Second Place  Brittany McGuire Gambrills, MD

ART - BLACK AND WHITE 15 & UNDER DIVISION
First Place  Alexandra Taft Greensboro, NC
Second Place  Hannah Lewis  Highlands Ranch, CO 

ART - BLACK AND WHITE 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Megan Workman Payson, UT
Second Place  Carrie Graves  Hayden Lake, ID

WRITING - NONFICTION 15 & UNDER DIVISION
First Place  MacKenzie Cooley Liverpool, NY
Second Place  Kylie Rush  Dell Rapids, SD

WRITING - NONFICTION 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Stacy Durham  Kula, HI
Second Place  Lydia Rice  Joplin, MO

WRITING - FICTION 15 & UNDER DIVISION
No Entries

WRITING - FICTION 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Lydia Rice  Joplin, MO
Second Place  Jess McGlothlin Kalispell, MT

WRITING - POETRY 15 & UNDER DIVISION
First Place  Emily Pate  Apex, NC
Second Place  Corinne Voight Tucson, AZ

WRITING - POETRY 16-21 DIVISION
First Place  Carrie Graves  Hayden Lake, ID
Second Place  Jill Cowie  Jarrell, TX

For more information on the USDF Art of Dressage Contest, contact Sheila Forbes at (859) 271-7879 or [email protected].

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 [email protected], or call (859) 971-2277.