Evelyn Eger & Tabledance 3. Photo ©susanjstickle.com The Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* Grand Prix was the feature competition on Thursday, February 20, to open proceedings in week seven of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL, hosted by Wellington International. Five countries lined out for the Nations Cup CDIO3* Grand…
Nanna Skodborg Merrald (DEN) and Blue Hors Zepter © FEI/Stefan Lafrenz Nanna Skodborg Merrald brought a sense of déjà vu to Neumünster (GER), clinching the FEI Dressage World Cup™ qualifier victory with Blue Hors Zepter, just as she did two years ago. It was a thrilling showdown with Isabel Freese (NOR) and Total Hope OLD….
Cian O’Connor (IRL) and Bentley de Sury © FEI/Shannon Brinkman As Cian O’Connor (IRL) watched the jump-off unfold in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala, he found himself inspired by his Irish teammates. “When there’s so many Irish in the jump-off, and I knew they’d go so hard, it kind of motivated me a…
Martin Fuchs (SUI) and Conner Jei © FEI/Łukasz Kowalski Martin Fuchs (SUI) produced two flawless rounds of jumping to take victory in the penultimate leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League staged in Bordeaux (FRA) with the wonderful Conner Jei (Connor x Cosimo). After a slow start to this season’s campaign,…
Adrienne Lyle & Helix. Photo ©susanjstickle.com In a beautiful display of riding, Adrienne Lyle (USA) pulled off a huge new personal best of 80.325% on Friday, February 7, in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by The Dutta Corp, on her Paris 2024 Olympic partner, Helix. With it, she booked a starting place…
Marc Houtzager (NED) and Sterrehof’s Dante © FEI / Leanjo de Koster In front of a sell-out partisan crowd, Dutchman Marc Houtzager aboard his long-term partner, the 17-year-old Sterrehof’s Dante, delivered two faultless performances to win the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup leg in Amsterdam (NED). It was a case of déjà vu for Houtzager…
Willem Greve (NED) and Highway TN N.O.P. © FEI / Leanjo de Koster Willem Greve and the wonderful 13-year-old stallion Highway TN N.O.P. took victory in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup of Leipzig (GER) with a sensational jump-off round that proved impossible to beat. Finishing top of the podium here remarkably marks Greve’s first…
Bram Chardon (NED) © FEI / Leanjo de Koster Reigning FEI Driving World Cup™ champion Bram Chardon (NED) timed his series-best performance perfectly as he won the eighth and last qualifying leg of the 2024-25 series in Leipzig (GER), beating his father Ijsbrand who was second. It was 1-2-3 for the Dutch drivers as Koos…
Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Donatello d’Auge ©FEI/Martin Dokupil Julien Epaillard (FRA) with Donatello d’Auge blazed a trail that none of his fellow competitors could match as they produced an unbeatable time of 39.52 from first draw of the eight athletes qualified for the jump-off to win the 10th leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World…
Bram Chardon (NED) © FEI / Dirk Caremans Beneath an array of sparkling Christmas trees dangling from above, Bram Chardon (NED) found the perfect festive present with his first victory of the 2024-2025 series at the seventh and penultimate FEI Driving World Cup™ leg in Mechelen (BEL). His total of 124.55 beat fellow dutchman Koos…
