Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival Preparing to Celebrate 10th Anniversary as a Premier Equestrian Destination
Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival Preparing to Celebrate 10th Anniversary as a Premier Equestrian Destination
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Jan. 7, 2020
The Adequan Global Dressage Festival World Cup will be the first international event of 2021 and mark the 10th anniversary of the Wellington, Florida shows that have grown to become one of the world’s premier circuits.
Friday Night Lights Grand Prix Freestyles with spectators packed into open air stands and the VIP pavilion that has been a hallmark of Florida’s typically warm winter-long circuit will be missing this year as a result of measures to counter coronavirus.
But there are early indications the circuit of seven CDIs–three World Cup qualifiers, two CDI4*s, a CDI5* and still the only dressage Nations Cup outside Europe–is drawing large numbers of riders. The circuit is an essential qualifier for some nation’s teams for the Olympics in Tokyo delayed a year to mid-summer and the World Cup Final scheduled for Gothenburg, Sweden in April.
As with much of the economy ravaged by Covid-19, competitors and their sponsors and horse owners are anxious to return to the show rings for the sake of their businesses that a large army of staff and support enterprises depend upon for their livelihoods.
Strict enforcement of requirements for face masks, social distancing, virtually no spectators are tougher than required by Florida regulations but have kept at least 25 hunter/jumper and dressage competitions at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center over the second half of 2020 almost completely free of incidents.
A look back of some of the highlights of the past decade of the Global Dressage Festival, launched with the promise of a show grounds equal to any in the world and a schedule of competitions over three months with high prize money. The memories are those of the photographer who was there before the beginning and has not missed a competition in the international arena since the first event.
Global was the scene of some memorable farewells.
The best in the world came with their training tools for master classes.
ORNAGO, Italy, Oct. 3, 2021--Alisa Glinka and Aachen won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday for the fifth musical performance victory since beginning Big Tour six months ago
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