Tight Margins and Riders with Multiple Titles Characterize Last Day of 2025 US Dressage Finals
On Sunday, November 2, 2025, the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® wrapped up, with the last 10 titles decided. Many of them went to riders who had already won championship classes at the show, while three others went down to the wire. The Finals took place for the first time at World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Wilmington, OH, and boasted a prize fund of $125,000.
Valerie Golden has only been united with the 19-year-old Brunited (by United x Jazz) since the summer of 2025, but in that time he has taken her to her first Regionals and then to Finals, where they won the Adult Amateur (AA) First Level Freestyle Championship with 72.343% to a “Last of the Mohicans” compilation.
“It’s been a long week for him. He was tired today, so it took a lot for me to ride him through the test, but he was wonderful,” she said through happy tears. “I’ve only had the horse a few months. Thankfully, my trainer Jennifer Roth has helped me through the fall to get him here.
“I was honestly just pleased that we got around the test without spooking. Even at his age he’s still a very spooky guy — that’s the Jazz in him. Coming into this show, I just wanted to survive. The first few days we were scared of judges’ booths, but today we were not, so that was awesome,” added the full-time equine accountant from Belville, Ohio.
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Tight Margins and Riders with Multiple Titles Characterize Last Day of 2025 US Dressage Finals
