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Tiny Margins Determine Big Freestyle Wins at the 2025 US Dressage Final

2025-11-03T15:24:52-05:00November 3, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

Three of Sunday’s titles were incredibly close at the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Tightest of all was the tussle for the top in the AA Third Level Freestyle Championship, with Alexa Briscoe and Lincolntime coming out on top, 0.008 percentage points ahead of Alexandra Crossen. Briscoe scored [...]

Two for Two as Emily O’Neill and Katrina Heilbroner Repeat Titles

2025-11-03T14:48:57-05:00November 2, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

Both Emily O’Neill and Katrina Heilbroner came hot off Second Level Regional Championship wins in their respective regions and repeated the feat at the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Heilbroner rode Odanse GS, her own six-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare to the top of the leaderboard with 72.842% in [...]

Autumn Vavrick and One De La Fazenda Lead the Charge of the JR/YR Saturday Titles

2025-11-02T15:16:29-05:00November 2, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

“This win is a huge marker for us” — 19-year-old Ryleigh Koch tops the Prix St. Georges Junior/YR Championship victory on Ruben D4K with 67.696%. (Photo: Sue Stickle Photography) Three of the seven Junior/Young Rider titles, which run from training to intermediate I level at Finals, were decided [...]

Fabulous Ride Secures Open Grand Prix Freestyle Title for Kristin Wasemiller-Knutson and Vashti

2025-11-02T13:48:24-05:00November 2, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

On Saturday evening, November 1, at the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® Kristin Wasemiller-Knutson danced her way to the champion’s blanket in the Open Grand Prix Freestyle with a fabulous ride on Vashti which garnered 72.25% and the nod from all three judges. The pair finished as runners-up [...]

Adult Amateur’s Celebrate Saturday Championship Success at the US Dressage Finals

2025-11-01T23:04:24-04:00November 1, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

Sarah Pyne scored an emotional win on Saturday, November 1, at the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, which runs October 30 to November 2, 2025, at World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Wilmington, OH. Photo - Since switching careers, Sarah Pyne’s former eventer Dirhon C has excelled in dressage, [...]

Alexa Briscoe and Lincolntime Take Second Level AA Title After 7 Hour Class

2025-11-01T22:41:48-04:00November 1, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

After a mammoth seven hours of competition in the 36-strong Second Level Adult Amateur Championship at the 2025 US Dressage Finals, detective Alexa Briscoe and her seven-year-old Lincolntime nosed ahead to claim victory with 71.032%. Photo - Alexa Briscoe topped the huge Second Level AA Championship with 71.032% on her [...]

Jorge Arauz and London Do Vouga’s Step Up to Grand Prix Earns Championship Title

2025-11-01T22:24:19-04:00November 1, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

A multitalented “sweetheart” Iberian stallion new to the level this summer was crowned the Grand Prix Champion under rider Jorge Arauz during Friday night’s gala evening at the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. The show takes place from October 30 to November 2, 2025, at its new home, [...]

Figardo and Taryn Anderson Have a Magical Ride to top the Third Level Open Championship

2025-10-31T19:27:55-04:00October 31, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

Taryn Anderson of Eerie, CO, was also first to go in the Third Level Open Championship at the 2025 US Dressage Finals, and her 71.625% on her mother Tammy Anderson’s seven-year-old Figardo proved unbeatable. Photo - Figardo gave Taryn Anderson “a magical ride” to top the Third Level Open Championship [...]

Christina Morin-Graham and Mondlicht Defy Critics to Take the I-II AA Championship

2025-10-31T15:35:11-04:00October 31, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

Christina Morin-Graham was the very first Championship class rider of the entire 2025 US Dressage Finals as the pathfinder in the Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship on Thursday morning. Her 66.961% performance on her own 15-year-old Oldenburg mare Mondlicht was more than enough to keep her atop the leaderboard throughout [...]

Lauren Chumley and Leeloo Dallas Glides Their Way to Intermediate II Open Championship

2025-10-31T15:20:21-04:00October 31, 2025|DressageDaily, Featured, News|, , |

On day one of the four-day 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, which began on Thursday, October 30, four of the 37 titles on offer were captured by fresh champions. The show, which offers $125,000 in prize money, unfolded under autumnal conditions, so competitors and spectators were especially appreciative [...]

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