The 2025 North American Youth Championships take place in Traverse City, MI, July 29-Aug. 3, spotlighting top talent aged 12 to 25 years.
Dressage
The small but mighty three-rider German team edged Belgium and Sweden, led by Isabell Werth and Wendy's personal best score of 79.761%.
The World Cup Champions have bounded ahead of former leader Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN); Germany's Isabell Werth now in second spot.
It was a defining year for equestrian sport, featuring the Paris Olympic Games and new horse welfare strategies.
Great Britain put up a strong fight, led by Lottie Fry and Glamourdale, but had to settle for second place by a very narrow margin.
A video captured a couple of years ago surfaced showing the Australian dressage and eventing rider repeatedly whipping a horse.
A snapshot of the main movers and shakers for the month of June 2025, and where Canadians are standing in the mix.
The inclement weather energized rather than discouraged participants, and there was plenty of action beyond the white fences, too.
The Canadian piloted the 13-year-old stallion Light My Fire – formerly a show jumper – to win the $25,000 class at Thunderbird Show Park.
Dressage excellence was on full display in Western Canada at Rocky Mountain Show Jumping and included the first CPEDI in almost a decade.
