Adrienne Lyle to Ride Topgun at Wellington Prix St. Georges in Horse’s 1st International Competition

Adrienne Lyle to Ride Topgun at Wellington Prix St. Georges in Horse’s 1st International Competition
Zen Elite horses in different stages of careers–Zen Elite’s Bohemian, the 16-year-old gelding on which Endel Ots (left) was reserve at the 2024 Paris Olympics. and Hussmanns Topgun, , 10-year-old gelding, that Adrienne Lyle (right) will compete at Prix St. Georges in first international event. © 2026 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 25, 2026–Adrienne Lyle is debuting Hussmann’s Topgun at Prix St. Georges in the 10-year-old gelding’s first international competition at the Global Dressage Festival Thursday.

The horse sired by Totilas from a Belissimo NRW mare and bred in Denmark is owned by Heidi Humphries, the owner of Zen Elite Equestrian Center. Adrienne, a three-time Olympian for the U.S. including on the silver medal team at Tokyo, rode Topgun to developing St. Georges championship title at the 2025 Festival of Champions and has competed the horse in national Small Tour competitions.

Zen Elite’s Bohemian was bought by Heidi Humphries in late 2023 to be competed by Endel Ots as a prospect for the U.S. team in Paris, as was the Zen-owned Helix ridden by Adrienne. Helix was selected as one of the three team horses at the Games and Bohemian was traveling reserve. Bohemian, now aged 16, is also competing in the Palm Beach Derby CDI3* Thursday, at Grand Prix.

Bohemian was ridden by Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Denmark’s team at the Tokyo Olympics and on the bronze medal team at the European Championships the same year.

The impact of Zen on U.S. dressage is displayed with other competitors at this week’s Global event.

Christian Simonson, who has qualified on Indian Rock for this year’s World Cup Final, is competing Fleau de Baian in the same CDI3* to qualify for the Special as is Endel. Zen owns both of Christian’s Big Tour horses.

Adrienne is entered on My Vitality in Friday’s Lövsta Future Challenge Intermediate II, a national competition for developing Grand Prix horses in Global’s centerpiece arena and a panel of five international judges.

Christian Simonson with Fleau de Baian in the Global Dressage Festival veterinary inspection. © Ken Braddick/DRRESSAGE-NEWS.com

 

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