Carriage Dog Photo Contest

April 17, 2015

Here are the results of the Carriage Dog Photo Contest that ADS recently held on their facebook site – both Diane with her GoldenDoodle and Stef with her Yellow Lab finished in the top 10 out of 65 entries.  I think it is a testimony to the broad marketing appeal and publicity that our disabled drivers can […]

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Equestrienne Equal

March 23, 2015

http://pvamag.com/sns/article/6796/equestrienne_equal Article was written by the gal who had interviewed Diane Kastama and wrote the article for a local newspaper, she then re-wrote it and submitted it to the National Magazine Sports and Spokes.

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VIP Diane Kastama Rides Again & Helps Team USA Win Bronze

January 23, 2015

On a recent Friday at her home on the Nipomo Mesa, Grand Meadows Sponsored FEI World Carriage Driver, Diane Kastama, took her horse Rupert out for a drive. Although she was in an automobile accident that left her paralyzed, Diane still drives carriages competitively. In late June, she helped Team USA take bronze at the […]

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Diane Kastama Won the Becky Grand Hart Trophy

December 24, 2014

Congratulations to our VIP Driver, Diane Kastama of Arroyo Grande, CA, who recently won the Becky Grand Hart Trophy from the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). The award is presented to international-level non-Olympic athletes. Para-equestrian driver Diane Kastama enjoyed an outstanding season in 2014, which saw her top Advanced CDE competition and earn a World […]

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Vote for the 2014 Equestrian of the Year by January 5th

December 19, 2014

Dear USDFD Member, One of our Team USA 2014 and prominent USDFD drivers, Diane Kastama, has been nominated for the USEF Equestrian of the Year Award for 2014.   Everyone can vote.   You do not need to be a USEF member.  Just provide your email at the following link: https://www.usef.org/_IFrames/eoty/default2.aspx Further info in at […]

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The USPEA has written an oustanding report on the Shady Oaks CDE

October 14, 2014

The USPEA has written an oustanding report on the Shady Oaks CDE para equestrians who competed. October 14, 2014- U.S. Para-Equestrian Drivers Excel at Shady Oaks Farm CDE « USPEA. United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall [email protected] -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks,

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Stefany Putnam Is interviewed by Florida Sport Horse magazine

October 8, 2014

Stefany Putnam Is interviewed by Florida Sport Horse magazine, Spring 2014 edition. Click here.

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Interview of Diane Kastama by the Santa Maria Times California

September 23, 2014

Diane Kastama likes to go fast, to ride hard, to rise to a challenge. In June, the Arroyo Grande horsewoman left her wheelchair behind to take the driver’s seat in a horse-drawn carriage she raced through rain, muck and mire to help Team USA take bronze at the 2014 FEI Para-Equestrian World Championship in Sandringham, […]

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Team USA Clinches Bronze; Robert Giles and Virginia Boo Fitch place in individual Silver and Fourth Place

July 1, 2014

Dear USDFD Members and Supporters, At Sandringham, England the FEI Para-Equestrian World Driving Championships have come to a close today. Germany held on to its overnight lead to take Team Gold. The Netherlands took Silver with the USA a mere 3.29 penalties behind in Bronze. Great Britain finished in fourth place. Robert Giles (USA) won […]

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Team USA now in England; Sitting in Bronze Medal position after Dressage

June 30, 2014

Dear USDFD Members and Supporters, The team has successfully negotiated the English Channel traveling via ferry from their training camp in Holland to Sandringham, England with Koos de Ronde’s fantastic packing and transport assistance. The dressage phase was completed today, and the team is in Bronze Medal position, just 8 points behind The Netherlands and […]

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