This award was originally conceived by Maurine (Mo) and Jim Swanson of Rolling Stone Farm in Slatington, Pa., as a new year-end award for American Hanoverian Society breeders and owners in 2006. The Swanson's commissioned a beautiful painting that hangs in the AHS office in Lexington, Ky. Each year, the names of the winners are added on small brass plates around the frame and winners receive keepsake trophies with a photo of the painting at the annual meeting banquet.

A heartfelt thank you to Hilltop Farm Inc. for generously sponsoring the 2025 FEI Young Dressage Horse Awards!

To be eligible for AHS FEI Young Dressage Horse Awards, horses must be registered with the American Hanoverian Society and the owner must be a current member of the AHS. For horses bred outside the US, owners must record their imported horse with the AHS. The horse must have a Lifetime recorded number with USDF, and the owner and rider must be participating members with the USDF for their scores to be incorporated into the results.