Laura Graves on Verdades at WEG, 2018.
© Michelle Terlato
Verdades inducted into USDF Hall of Fame
By Equestrian Life
Champion dressage horse Verdades has become one of the latest Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame Inductees, alongside researcher Dr. Hilary Clayton and retired FEI 5* judge Gary Rockwell.
Verdades, the 2002 KWPN gelding (Florett AS x Liwilardo/Goya) owned and ridden by Laura Graves, first made waves on the international dressage scene in 2014 and went on to enjoy a highly successful career that saw the pair lead the US to multiple medal podiums.
They placed second at the 2014 US WEG dressage qualifying competition and proceeded to finish an incredible fifth individually, the highest-scoring US pair at those Games.
Other major achievements include team bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, team and individual Grand Prix Special silver medals at the 2018 FEI WEG, silver medals at the 2017, 2018, and 2019 FEI World Cup Dressage Finals, and team gold and individual silver at the 2015 Pan American Games.
On January 8, 2020, Graves announced Verdades’ retirement.
The USDF Hall of Fame was established to honour and preserve the achievements of the people and horses that made outstanding contributions to, and represent the most influential and dedicated within the sport of dressage in the US.
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