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Don John

Nickname: DJ Owner: Beverly Gepfer Groom: Jose Alaniz Gender: Gelding Breed: KWPN Disciplines: Dressage Sire: Johnson TN Dam: Lindalie Foal Date: 5/15/2008

Don John began his partnership with Nick Wagman when he was five-years-old in 2013. Wagman developed Don John up the levels, and the pair had a standout year in 2019. Wagman and Don John helped the U.S team earn the team bronze medal at FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ France at CDIO5* Compiègne and made the U.S team again at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup The Netherlands at CDI Geesteren. They closed at their season by winning the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions.

In 2020, Wagman and Don John collected second-place finishes in the CDI3* FEI Grand Prix and FEI Grand Prix Special at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 5.

In 2021, the duo collected wins in the CDI3* Grand Prix during week five and the CDI3* FEI Grand Prix and FEI Grand Prix Special during week eight at AGDF. Wagman and Don John tallied a personal best score of 75.652% in the FEI Grand Prix at the U.S. Dressage Mandatory Observation Event.