By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 9, 2024–Adrienne Lyle rode her Olympic mount Helix to victory Thursday in the Global Dressage Festival World Cup Grand Prix on a personal best score.

Adrienne and the 13-year-old KWPN gelding that she has been riding for a year since being bought by Zen Elite Equestrian Center scored 74.065%, the highest Grand Prix score by an American combination since Paris Olympic team partnership of Steffen Peters on Suppenkasper in California in February last year.

The duo underwent a hectic schedule in 2024, qualifying in Florida in winter for the U.S. team short list to go to Europe then competing there to earn a place on the three-member team for Paris and have since become the No. 1 American combination in the world rankings.

Germany’s Felicitas Hendricks on Drombusch OLD, her 14-year-old gelding that was the top ranked rider and horse on the 2024 Global winter-long circuit, was runner-up on 70.913% in the first international competition in the intensely competitive Florida series. It was the only other pair above 70%.

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