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Week three of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida was a time of extreme highs and lows for para-athlete Kate Shoemaker. She put in three outstanding performances inside the white boards on her nine-year-old Vitalis mare, Vianne — culminating in a plus-80% freestyle victory in the CPEDI3* FEI Para Grand Prix …
Wellington, Fla. — December 5, 2024 – The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) proudly announces that Laura Mollrich, of Laguna Beach, California, has become the first para-dressage rider inducted into The Dressage Foundation’s prestigious Century Club. This honor celebrates horse and rider pairs whose combined ages total 100 years or more, marking a significant milestone …
Two more Individual gold medals on the final day of Freestyle crowned the United States’ best ever Para Dressage performance at a Paralympic Games as they topped the medal table at Château de Versailles. Fiona Howard, partnering Diamond Dunes in Grade II, and Rebecca Hart with Floratina in the concluding Grade III both won their …
The United States continued their best Para Dressage performance at a Paralympic Games by edging Netherlands for gold in a dramatic conclusion to the Team event at Château de Versailles. Personal best scores by Individual gold medallists Fiona Howard – a stunning 80.000% on Diamond Dunes in Grade II – and Rebecca Hart, who scored …
Demi Haerkens (NED) confirmed her status as a rising star of Para Dressage as she claimed Grade IV gold with Daula on her Paralympic Games debut on the second day of Individual medal events at Château de Versailles. The 26-year-old, who came to the fore by winning European Championship gold last year, excelled in the …
Team USA enjoyed a superb opening day of Para Dressage action at Paris 2024 with two golds and a silver in the first three Individual medal events at Château de Versailles. Rebecca Hart on Floratina (Grade III) and Fiona Howard, partnering Diamond Dunes (Grade II), both struck gold before Roxanne Trunnell, double gold medallist from …
Established stars will seek to hold off the challenge of emerging athletes as Para Dressage makes its entrance to Paris 2024 at the spectacular Château de Versailles. A total of 76 athletes from 30 nations will assemble for four days of competition spread across five days from Tuesday, 3 September to Saturday, 7 September. The …
Recently, the first-ever FEI Para Dressage World Challenge in Uruguay successfully concluded, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of the sport both in the country and the region. The National Director of Para Equestrian Sports in Uruguay – Gustavo dos Santos – sheds light on the journey leading up to this historic event and …
If there has been any doubt about the development that Para Dressage has gone through the last few years, this FEI Para Dressage European Championship in Riesenbeck has surely proven it. With the freestyle in all five grades being won with over 80% scores, it’s evident that Para Dressage has been raised to a whole …
Sweden Qualifies for Paris The excitement for the team rankings has been high at the FEI Para Dressage European Championships in Riesenbeck. Not only were the evident glory of team medals at stake, but for one team, a good result meant a nation spot for the Paralympic Games in Paris next year. As the top …