US Dressage Festival of Champions

The U.S. Dressage and U.S. Para Dressage departments will host a joint informational webinar on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. EST to discuss the addition of the USEF Para Dressage National Championship to the 2022 USEF Festival of Champions.

Fourteen combinations completed the FEI Five-Year-Old Final Test to determine the Markel/USEF Young Horse Five-Year-Old Dressage National Championship. Marcus Orlob and Glory Day scored an incredible three 10s to win the class with a score of 9.770.

Nine combinations completed their third and final tests by riding their FEI Intermediate I Freestyle Test of the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship. Dawn White-O’Connor and Hudson M led from start to finish to clinch a national championship title.

Fourteen combinations competed in the FEI Six-Year-Old Final Test of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Six-Year-Old Dressage National Championship. Madeleine Bendfeldt of Germany (Davie, Fla.) and Sonata MF had a solid test to take home the national title.

Twelve combinations competed in the USEF Developing Horse Grand Prix Test to determine the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Grand Prix Dressage National Championship title winner.

Fifteen combinations rode the USEF Four-Year-Old Horse Test for the second time to close out the Markel/USEF Young Horse Four-Year-Old Dressage National Championship. Katryna Evans and Fontenay delivered another stellar performance to claim the title.

The third day of competition of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was packed full of excitement. Seven divisions competed on Friday with three national championships on the line.

Combinations from three divisions headed down centerline on Wednesday to begin an exciting week of competition at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Dawn White-O’Connor and Hudson M won the FEI Prix St. Georges Test for the first class of the day.

The US Equestrian Board of Directors has approved August 24-29 as the dates for the 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. The event will once again be held at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center.

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