Marilyn Payne

Sep 13, 2020

Know Your Rules: COVID-19 Clarifications

It was very exciting to see horse trials running again! There was, however, some confusion due to the new USEF COVID-19 Action Plan, so here are some points of clarification.

Jan 19, 2018 Dressage Tests

Decoding the 2018 Dressage Tests

Every few years the USEF releases new dressage tests for eventing and 2018 marked the year in the cycle for new tests. FEI 4* Eventing Judge, Marilyn Payne, led the committee charged with designing the 2018 tests, shares some of the insight of why certain movements were incorporated into the new tests.

Aug 07, 2008 Editorial

Soggy but Sensational - an Official's View of the Olympic Cross-Country Course

Due to my flight delay I finally arrived at midnight Tuesday night. Wednesday morning I woke up after four hours sleep to a typhoon ( and 8 out of 10 !). So, buses weren’t allowed out and the barns were all "locked down" until six that evening.