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Zuzanna Społowicz. Photo: Leszek Wójcik/Strzegom Autumn Show Strzegom, August 10th, 2025 – The Strzegom Autumn Show, taking place on 5–7 September 2025, is one of the last opportunities of the season to compete in the prestigious arenas of Morawa and experience the unique atmosphere of the Strzegom events. The event will not only be a …
Lexington, KY – August 5, 2025 – Due to the late sharing of an exciting new championship for young horses at the 142nd National Horse Show, we have decided to expand the qualification criteria to include 5-, 6-, or 7-year-old horses from the Young Hunter, Green Hunter 3′, or Green Hunter 3’3″ sections for this …
Winning jumper groom Nelson Ramos with Sally Stith-Burdette of Shapley’s (left) and EAF Board member and class organizer Missy Luczak-Smith (center). Photo by ShowFolio/Cathrin Cammett Jul. 30, 2025 – Blowing Rock, NC – Nelson Ramos and Nicolas Lopez topped a field of 21 entries to win their respective divisions in the $5,000 Equestrian Aid Foundation …
Katharine Hemmer (GER) rides Denoix PCH © FEI/Leanjo de Koster Germany did not have strength in numbers in Thursday’s FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ of Aachen (GER). But they certainly had strength in scores. Despite having just three team members and no drop score following the last-minute defection of Sönke Rothenberger (Fendi), Germany was a dominant …
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 …
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 …
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 & 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, …
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 & 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 …