Every single one of the top four combinations in the FEI Nations Cupโ„ข Grand Prix Freestyle CDIO3*, presented by Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, posted a personal best. But it was the last rider down the center line during โ€œFriday Night Starsโ€ under the floodlights that took the gold medal: home rider Adrienne Lyle produced a breathtaking test on Elizabeth โ€˜Betsyโ€™ Julianoโ€™s 11-year-old stallion, Salvino, in the 12th and final week of the 2018 Adequanยฎ Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida.

They scored 81.75% to take the gold โ€” the first time Lyle has ever surpassed the 80% mark. She led an all-female, all-American podium, flanked by Sabine Schut-Kery (silver with 78.145% on Sanceo) and Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (bronze on Lonoir with 77.385%)

They scored 81.75% to take the gold โ€” the first time Lyle has ever surpassed the 80% mark. She led an all-female, all-American podium, flanked by Sabine Schut-Kery (silver with 78.145% on Sanceo) and Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (bronze on Lonoir with 77.385%).

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