Three United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championships shows of the nine held annually took place over the weekend of September 18-21, 2025. The championships serve as qualifiers for the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, OH, running October 30-November 2.

Photo – Taryn Anderson scooped both the Intermediate I straight and freestyle titles at the Region 5 Championships on board the 10-year-old Kumami ADQ, by Fidertanz. (Una Schade Photography)

Kumami ADQ’s high-scoring double win at Intermediate I level — including a 77.725% in the freestyle — was backed up by a reserve finish in the Prix St. Georges. Figardo led the Third Level championship with 71.438% and Anderson scooped another reserve champion’s rosette in the Training Level class, piloting Aaron Lake’s four-year-old Royal Rivendale to 71.1%.

All Over the Map

Luuk Mourits pulled off a one-two-three finish in the Region 5 Open Grand Prix, topping the class on the FEI horse Harmony’s Eclectisch. (Photo: Una Schade Photography)

“I had four horses there and was all over the map, so I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off,” said Anderson, who competed from Training Level through Grand Prix. “I felt a bit bad for ‘Kumi’ as he had two I-1 classes on the same day, but he was super. One judge even gave us a 79%, which is crazy. It was a super clean test and we even got our three-time changes on a circle, where we pretty much always have a mistake. I was so excited about that, and he was totally there for it.”

Both Kumami ADQ and Figardo were found by Jenny Wetterau in Europe. Figardo was bought for Anderson to ride, while Kumami ADQ was intended to be a schoolmaster for her mother.

“We got Kumi about a year and a half ago, and after two months, he injured his fetlock,” said Anderson. “When he was in rehab, he then gave himself a suspensory injury rearing in his stall. When he came back into work early this year, he was hot and a bit spooky, so I’m riding him at the moment. Hopefully, he becomes something my mom, who is an Adult Amateur, can ride one day.”

Anderson trains with Petra Warlimont in Colorado, and with George Williams and Lars Peterson in Florida, where she spends winters.

One-Two-Three Finish

Luuk Mourits pulled off a one-two-three finish in the Region 5 Open Grand Prix, topping the class on the FEI horse Harmony’s Eclectisch. Photo by Una Schade Photography.
Dutch athlete Luuk Mourits settled for second behind Anderson with 70.294% in the Intermediate I on Harmony’s Astro, but he snuck ahead of her in the Open Prix St. Georges to take the title with 72.941% riding the 15-year-old gelding Harmony’s Sarotti, by De Niro. The rider, who works for Harmony Sporthorses, dominated the Grand Prix class, filling all three top spots. His champion with 66.141% was the 16-year-old Zenon gelding Harmony’s Eclectisch, a prominent horse on the international circuit under another Harmony rider, Great Britain’s Susan Pape.

Click here for full results from the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 5 Dressage Championships.

The 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® takes place October 30-November 2 at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, OH. It is a national, head-to-head competition that showcases competitors in Adult Amateur, Open, and Junior/Young Rider divisions. Classes run from Training Level through Grand Prix, plus freestyle to music divisions, with Junior/YR sections at Training Level through Intermediate I. There is more than $125,000 in prize money on offer over the four days. Learn more at http://www.usdf.org/usdressagefinals/.