Emily Donaldson’s faith in the Sewickley Farm Partnership LLC’s talented five-year-old Supersonic by Secret was rewarded when they earned the top spot in the First Level Open Championship at the US Dressage Finals. “I’m so happy he pulled off one of his best performances here,” said the Pennsylvania-based rider. “It’s [...]

The 12-year-old Holts Le’Mans may look familiar to regulars at the US Dressage Finals. He stepped into the winner’s circle in 2022, taking the Third Level Jr/YR class honors under his teenage rider Ella Fruchterman. This year, it was Angela Jackson in the saddle, and she piloted him to the [...]

The Intermediate I Freestyle AA at this year's US Dressage Finals was nail-bitingly close, with the top three all finishing within 0.1% of each other. Lyndsey Bailey eventually came out on top, riding her own 18.1-hand, 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding Kasparov Toja by Vivaldi to 69.858%. The reserve champion Phyllis [...]

Heather Mason’s Jazz gelding Manuskript SCF stepped out of the shadow of his stablemate, Shmoky Quartz, to claim the Fourth Level Open Championship with 73.704% at the US Dressage Finals. He was one of only two six-year-old horses in the class, and all three judges placed him first, one even [...]

Amy Swerdlin went one better in the Fourth Level Freestyle AA at the US Dressage Finals, claiming an impressive and unanimous victory with 74.583%, almost 5% clear of the reserve champion, Rebecca Tadikonda (Rupert Angus). Photo - Amy Swerdlin won the Fourth Level Freestyle AA, almost 5% clear of the [...]

On Saturday, November 11, 2023, competition continued on the third day of the 10th anniversary edition of the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Previous champions shone and some new names came to the fore at the flagship national show, which continues through Sunday, November 12, and offers a wealth [...]

Day two of the 10th anniversary edition of the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® on Friday, November 10, 2023, held the show’s first gala evening in the atmospheric Alltech Arena. The national show, which runs through Sunday, November 12, 2023, offers a wealth of championship titles and more than [...]

It was the very last combination down the center line in the Intermediate I Open class who snatched victory, with Taylor Lindsten on Susan Skripac’s striking Wallace G being the only combination to crack 70%. The nine-year-old pinto is a Georgian Grande stallion, being half Friesian half Saddlebred. Photo - [...]

Jennifer Roth finished more than 2% clear of her rivals to claim the US Dressage Final's Training Level Open Championship on board her own and client Chris Harvey’s seven-year-old Valor with 72.867%. “This was his second test today, so he was a little bit on the tired side,” said Roth, [...]

On their fourth visit to Finals, Meghan Richards and Kingstown (El Capone x United) finally bagged a championship sash, logging 68.284% to top the Intermediate I AA at this year's US Dressage Finals. Richards has owned the eight-year-old KWPN gelding since buying him from a video when he was three [...]