Ashley Holzer Wins Champion and Reserve Titles in Prix St. Georges Future Challenge
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Ashley Holzer Wins Champion and Reserve Titles in Prix St. Georges Future Challenge

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Ashley Holzer & Liberty L. Photo ©susanjstickle.com After three jam-packed months of exciting competition that included seven CDI shows, on Sunday, March 30, the curtain came down on the final day of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) season in Wellington, FL. This year, the one-of-a-kind dressage circuit boasted 1996 entries in the national…

Perry-Glass Spearheads Olympic Girl Power Podium in Last Friday Night Stars of 2025 AGDF
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Perry-Glass Spearheads Olympic Girl Power Podium in Last Friday Night Stars of 2025 AGDF

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Kasey Perry-Glass & Heartbeat W.P. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Three female Olympians filled the podium in the Lövsta Stuteri CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle on March 28, during the season’s final edition of the popular ‘Friday Night Stars’ gala evening. U.S. Olympic team bronze medalist from Rio 2016 Kasey Perry-Glass and Heartbeat W.P. logged their third international win…

Marcus Orlob and Jane Seal Third Straight Victory in the CDI4* Grand Prix
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Marcus Orlob and Jane Seal Third Straight Victory in the CDI4* Grand Prix

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Marcus Orlob & Jane. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Jennifer Williams and Joppe K Claim CDI3* American athletes on Dutch Warmblood horses dominated both CDI Grand Prix classes on Thursday, March 27, on the opening day of week 12 at the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. It is the final week of the three-month…

Trussell and Woodard Claim Last Two Spots in Developing PSG Series; Finalists Announced
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Trussell and Woodard Claim Last Two Spots in Developing PSG Series; Finalists Announced

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Belinda Trussell & Quincy. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Twelve promising small tour horses went down centerline in the Buffalo Wild Wings Future Challenge FEI Prix St. Georges on Sunday, March 16, hunting one of the two remaining slots in week 12’s prestigious grand final. The class is open to developing small tour horses aged seven to nine….

Marcus Orlob and Jane Find Their Stride to Post Second Win in AGDF 10
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Marcus Orlob and Jane Find Their Stride to Post Second Win in AGDF 10

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Marcus Orlob & Jane. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Marcus Orlob (USA) made it two for two when he won the Prestige Italia USA Grand Prix Special CDI3* on Saturday, March 15, during week 10 of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. He rode Alice Tarjan’s 11-year-old Desperado x Metall mare Jane to 72.043%…

Adrienne Lyle and Helix Double Up to Win Freestyle with New Personal Best
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Adrienne Lyle and Helix Double Up to Win Freestyle with New Personal Best

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Adrienne Lyle & Helix. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Adrienne Lyle (USA) expertly guided Zen Elite Equestrian Center’s 13-year-old Helix (by Apache x Jazz) to a new combination high score of 80.6% to top the Havensafe Farm CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle on Friday, March 14. The spectator seating was packed and buzzing during ‘Friday Night Stars’ at the…

Fiona Howard Sets New World Record with Plus-83% Freestyle
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Fiona Howard Sets New World Record with Plus-83% Freestyle

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Fiona Howard & Diamond Dunes. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Grade II para-athlete Fiona Howard (USA) and Diamond Dunes stormed to a new world record score of 83.276% in the CPEDI3* FEI Para Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday, March 9, the closing day of action in week nine of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington,…

“Special Mare” Dancing Darkness Wins Grand Prix Special on CDI Debut under Evelyn Eger
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“Special Mare” Dancing Darkness Wins Grand Prix Special on CDI Debut under Evelyn Eger

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Evelyn Eger & Dancing Darkness. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Eight athletes represented seven different nations, with Eger emerging victorious on Connie Kang’s Hanoverian mare Dancing Darkness 4, who made her CDI debut in AGDF 8. The Dancier x Sandro Hit daughter — a graduate of the 2018 P.S.I. auction — scored 72.362% with a consistent, harmonious test…

Kevin Kohmann Books Ticket to Second World Cup Final with Personal Best Freestyle
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Kevin Kohmann Books Ticket to Second World Cup Final with Personal Best Freestyle

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Kevin Kohmann & Dünensee. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Kevin Kohmann (USA) pulled off the performance of a lifetime in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by 3 Graces Dressage, on Friday, February 28, during “Friday Night Stars” at the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Riding Dünensee to a new personal best…

Prince of Hope Lives Up to His Name for Cohen in Future Challenge Prix St. Georges Qualifier
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Prince of Hope Lives Up to His Name for Cohen in Future Challenge Prix St. Georges Qualifier

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Rebecca Cohen & Prince of Hope. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Fifteen up-and-coming small tour horses lined out in the Buffalo Wild Wings Future Challenge FEI Prix St. Georges on Sunday, February 23, the closing day of action in week seven of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. The top three all finished within…