Wayne, Ill. – Day two of the 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions saw the Intermediaire I combinations return to the Grand Prix Arena for their FEI Intermediate I tests. The Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship continued with entries in the Para Intermediaire and Para Grand Prix completing Test B.
USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship
Jojoba de Massa, a 2014 Portuguese Sport Horse stallion owned by Four Winds Farm and ridden by Sabine Schut-Kery (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), earned his second blue ribbon of the show after yesterday’s Prix St. Georges win. The pair posted a 71.412% for Tuesday’s I-1 test to top the class. C. Cadeau, a 2016 Danish Warmblood gelding owned by the Elvis Syndicate LLC and ridden by Lauren Sprieser (Marshall, Va.) placed second in the class with a 70.353%. Vincent, a 2017 Oldenburg gelding shown by Elizabeth Bortuzzo (Frenchtown, N.J.), and owned by Bortuzzo and Mark Paul, were less than one-tenth of a point behind to secure third place with a 70.294%.
The Intermediaire I entries will have a day off tomorrow before concluding their competition with the FEI Intermediate Freestyle tests on Thursday, Aug. 21., beginning at 3:00 p.m. CT.
Adequan®/USEF Intermediaire I Para Dressage National Championship
In the FEI Para Intermediate Test B, it was Divino, a 2000 Hanoverian gelding owned by Roberta Clark and ridden by Sienna Busking (Owasso, Okla.), who earned the top spot on a score of 63.963%. Baltico BRH, a 2018 PRE gelding ridden and owned by Elizabeth Welch (Summerville, S.C.), clinched a close second place on a score of 63.029%. Carrera GH, a 2005 Hanoverian mare owned by Tami Glover and ridden by Victoria Yu (Coatesville, Pa.) finished third with a 61.451%.
Adequan®/USEF Grand Prix Para Dressage National Championship
With a score of 74.324% Supreme, a 2016 Westphalian gelding shown and owned by Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.), turned in a second winning ride in this year’s championship on Tuesday in the FEI Para Grand Prix Test B. Rumour Has It, a 2012 Hanoverian gelding owned by Simone Van Der Schalk and ridden by Roxanne Trunnell (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) turned in a strong test to earn a 69.583% and second place. My Moment, a 2010 Hanoverian mare ridden and owned by Eleanor Brimmer (Wellington, Fla.), finished in third on a 66.666%
Both sections of the Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championships will showcase their FEI Para Freestyle tests on Wednesday starting at 12:30 p.m. CT, followed by the presentation of national champion awards.
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