Dawn White O’Connor Rides Leon to Victory in Wellington’s Lövsta Future Challenge to Qualify for Final

Dawn White O’Connor Rides Leon to Victory in Wellington’s Lövsta Future Challenge to Qualify for Final
Dawn White-O’Connor on Leon. © 2026 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 13–Dawn White O’Connor rode the nine-year-old Leon to victory Friday in the Lövsta Future Challenge to qualify for the final at the Global Dressage Festival next week.

Dawn and Leon with a score of 67.000% and Ashley Holzer second on Derek on 65.853% are among 10 combinations to have qualified throughout the Global winter-long circuit.

The 10 qualifying combinations are:

Marcus Orlob USA – JJ Glory Day
Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven SWE – So Perfect
Ashley Holzer USA – Liberty L
Sarah Tubman USA – Gorklintgards Smarties
Benjamin Ebeling USA – Frank Jacques
Sarah Tubman USA – Barton VDL
Lindsay Kellock Duckworth CAN – Kensington
Dawn White-O’Connor USA – Leon
Ashley Holzer USA – Derek
Eline Eckroth USA – Key To Be Fabulous

Results:

Lövsta Future Challenge – Intermediate II
RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB
1.
Dawn White-O’Connor (USA)
Leon
67.000%66.76568.23566.47166.91266.618
2.
Ashley Holzer (USA)
Derek
65.853%62.94167.20666.32467.05965.735
3.
Eline Eckroth (USA)
Key To B Fabulous
65.088%63.23565.58866.17664.55965.882
4.
Jovanna Stepan (USA)
Benedetto
64.647%65.73565.00063.23565.14764.118
5.
Emmaline Count (USA)
Kumami ADQ
64.265%63.38264.85363.52964.55965.000
6.
Katie Duerrhammer (USA)
Vividus QRE
64.147%63.52963.67664.70664.26564.559
7.
Charlotte Jorst (USA)
Niquel CAP
60.294%60.29460.73560.00060.58859.853
WD
Kevin Kohmann (USA)
Mr. Worldwide
scratched
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