USPEA

USPEA Welcomes Dr. Jenna Encheff to Board of Directors and Announces Jonathan Wentz Memorial Classification Travel Grant Recipient Audrey Guiteau

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Audrey Guiteau. Photo courtesy of Audrey Guiteau. WELLINGTON, Fla. – July 12, 2026 – The United States Para Equestrian Association (USPEA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jenna Encheff to its Board of Directors and recognize Audrey Guiteau of Houston, Texas as the latest recipient of the Jonathan Wentz Memorial (JWM) Initial Classification …

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USPEA Awards Hope Hand Memorial Equine Travel Grants for Festival of Champions

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Elizabeth Welch of Summerville, SC. Photo courtesy of Sue Stickle WAYNE, IL – October 12, 2025 – The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Hope Hand Memorial Equine Travel Grants, awarded to support Para Dressage athletes competing in the new Intermediate division at the U.S. Dressage Festival …

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Laura Mollrich Becomes First Para Rider to Earn Dressage Foundation’s Century Club Award

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Wellington, Fla. — December 5, 2024 – The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) proudly announces that Laura Mollrich, of Laguna Beach, California, has become the first para-dressage rider inducted into The Dressage Foundation’s prestigious Century Club. This honor celebrates horse and rider pairs whose combined ages total 100 years or more, marking a significant milestone …

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Hope Hand (1949-2022) Honored with 2022 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award

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Lexington, Kentucky – December 13, 2022 – Paralympian, eleven-year USEF Board member, and United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) founder Hope C. Hand of Newtown Square, Penn. was honored with the 2022 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Lifetime Achievement Award. Hand died June 12, 2022, of pancreatic cancer in her home surrounded by her family before …

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