‘Friday Night Stars’ was a chilly one, but freestyles brought the heat in this qualifier for the new US Equestrian Open of Dressage.

Susan Pape and Harmony’s Eclectisch owned opening week of the 2025 Adequan Global Dressage Festival, taking the Grand Prix and the Special.

Felicitas Hendricks and Drombusch OLD danced to the top of the leaderboard in the FEI World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle at AGDF.

Marek and Fayvel smash their freestyle personal best; Grand Prix Special marked by early tension for Silfvén and Holzer.

Felicitas Hendricks and Drombusch OLD win Grand Prix Freestyle; Susan Pape and Harmony’s V-Plus victorious in Grand Prix Special.

Riding Habana Libre V and Deodoro, the French rider won the both the CDI4* and CDI3* Grand Prix Special classes.

It was well worth the trip to the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington for the west coast native and her horse FRH Davinia La Douce.

Three Canadians ‒ Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, Naima Moreira Laliberté and Diane Creech ‒ reached the podium in CDI4* action in Wellington.

Canada's Diane Creech places 3rd in Grand Prix for Special CDI4* with Chrevis Christo; Pia Formuller and Frieda take Grand Prix for Special.

Camille Carier Bergeron won two classes at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, while Shannon Dueck scores a couple of second places.