Dressage
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The final day of the Sydney CDI saw Wendi Williamson and Don Vito MH complete the hat-trick for the second year running in the CDI3*. The pair won the Grand Prix Freestyle with an impressive 73.3% under the lights of the SIEC indoor.
Roger Fitzhardinge reports on the action from Friday at the Sydney CDI, which dawned with the sun trying to shine for the third day of competition at Sydney Internation Equestrian Centre.
She completed the hat-trick in winning the Grand Prix, Special and Freestyle at last year’s Sydney CDI, and now New Zealand’s Wendi Williamson is looking to do it again following a great win in today’s CDI3* Grand Prix as day two concludes at the 2025 Sydney CDI.
Today marked the first of four exciting days of dressage action at the 2025 Sydney CDI, with Robbie McKinnon and QS Sierra claiming the Advanced Championship.
Australian Olympian William Matthew has finished first and second in the Grand Prix at Schloss Wickrath in Germany, with two scores over 73%.
Great Britain’s Becky Moody, world number 4 in the FEI dressage rankings, was in fine form in Fontainebleau, France, winning both the CDI5* Grand Prix and Freestyle.
Horses & Dreams, held annually at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, is one of Germany’s premier equestrian events and officially opens the outdoor season with a prestigious CDI4*/CSI4* competition. From April 23 to 27, 2025, the event is once again drawing top international riders – including Australians.