Anna Marek and Fayvel Smash Freestyle Personal Best at AGDF to Qualify for World Cup Final

Anna Marek and Fayvel got the crowd on their feet and clapping to the beat of their winning performance in the ‘Friday Night Stars’ FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by The Dutta Corp, on Friday, February 9. This is the second of three World Cup™ legs hosted this year by the Adequan® Global …

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Ben Ebeling and Escona 8 End Third Week of AGDF on a Win

The 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) closed out week three with a full day of competition concluding with the Buffalo Wild Wings Prix St. George Future Challenge as part of the Future Challenge Young Horse Series at AGDF. The U.S. anthem sounded proudly across the stadium as young professional Ben Ebeling took his place …

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Harmony’s V-Plus Steps on the Gas for Susan Pape at AGDF

At the conclusion of the Grand Prix Special CDI4*, sponsored by Donato Farms, the British anthem rung out during the prizegiving. Susan Pape and Harmony’s V-Plus took the spoils in Saturday’s top class during Week 3 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Pape was the unanimous choice from all five judges, …

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Felicitas Hendricks Hits All the Right Notes at AGDF

Germany’s 23-year-old sensation Felicitas Hendricks allowed herself to smile as she and Drombusch OLD performed their final piaffe at X in the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle, presented by US PRE Association, as the audience clapped enthusiastically to the beat of their lively music. The pair — unbeaten in all four of their starts at the …

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Felicitas Hendricks Extends Unbeaten Streak at AGDF

A nail-bitingly close class heralded the start of week three of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. The top five combinations in the CDI4* FEI Grand Prix, sponsored by US PRE Association, all topped 70%, and just 0.044 percentage points split the winner, Felicitas Hendricks, from the runner-up, Susan Pape (GBR). Hot …

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Anna Marek Does the Double on Pan-Ams Partner Fire Fly at AGDF

Anna Marek (USA) and Janet Simile’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood Fire Fly were the number-one pick of all five judges in the Grand Prix Special CDI3*, presented by Olympia Footing. Despite a two-hour storm delay midway through, the day’s marquee class produced some pleasing performances during week one of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in …

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Rising German Star Felicitas Hendricks Captures First Friday Night Stars Honor of AGDF

The much anticipated first ‘Friday Night Stars’ evening of musical freestyle competition at the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL brought impressive performances on a balmy night in front of packed stands during Lloyd Landkamer Memorial week. In the week’s highlight class, the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, presented by Palm …

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Felicitas Hendricks Comes Full Circle at Adequan Global Dressage Festival

Opening day of the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) delivered a poetic win for Germany’s 23-year-old Felicitas Hendricks and Drombusch OLD in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix, presented by Palm Beach Equine Clinic on Thursday. Hendricks and her 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Destano x Dimaggio) claimed their first Big Tour win after Hendricks made …

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Orlob and Berktold Claim Developing Horse Championship Titles to Wrap AGDF 11

International action for the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 2023 season in Wellington, Florida wrapped up on Sunday, March 26. The grand champions were crowned in both the Lövsta Future Challenge Young Horse Grand Prix Series and the Buffalo Wild Wings Future Challenge Young Horse Prix St. Georges Series. These classes aim to identify and …

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Barbançon Scores a Double to Close Out Her First AGDF Season in Style

It was an epic and unforgettable day for 30-year-old French rider Morgan Barbançon, who capped a sensational first Wellington season of her career with wins in both the Dutta Corp CDI4* Grand Prix Special and the Beatrice Marienau Dressage CDI3* Grand Prix Special. They were the two showcase classes of the penultimate day of week …

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