Adrienne Lyle & Olympic Mount Helix Win Wellington World Cup Grand Prix on Personal Best Score
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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