The 2025 U.S. dressage Festival of Champions at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center highlighted top performances across multiple divisions, including the conclusion of the Adequan®/USEF Para dressage National Championships. Kate Shoemaker and her Westphalian gelding Supreme won the Grand Prix Para dressage National title with a freestyle score of 74.425%, marking their first championship together. Close contenders included Paralympic gold medalist Roxanne Trunnell with Rumour Has It and Eleanor Brimmer with My Moment. The debut Adequan®/USEF Intermediaire I Para dressage National Championship saw Sienna Busking and Divino claim the title, with strong competition from Victoria Yu and Carrera GH, and Elizabeth Welch with Baltico BRH, emphasizing the division’s role as a steppingstone for riders progressing to higher levels.
Other notable competitions included the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Championship, won by Christian Simonson and Indian Rock, and the tightly contested Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup Championship, where Josh Albrecht and Goldenboy Vinckenburgh narrowly edged out Christian Simonson. In the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Championships, Katie Duerrhammer and Rosebank VH took top honors in the 7-Year-Old Preliminary Test. The event was streamed live on the USEF Network, providing fans with access to high-level dressage performances and ongoing updates through US Equestrian’s digital platforms.
