Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén and Jennifer Williams Shine Under the Lights at AGDF
By Alice Collins for Wellington International
Wellington, Fla. – February 27, 2026—Two top-level classes highlighted the ‘Friday Night Stars’ gala evening during Week 8 at the 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén (SWE) led the Donato Farms CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle, while Jennifer Williams came out on top of an all-female Donato Farms CDI4* Grand Prix Special riding Joppe K.
As Vilhelmson Silfvén passaged one-handed down the final centerline of her charming freestyle test on Lövsta Stuteri’s 14-year-old Hyatt, whoops and cheers rang out. Their final score of 78% was their second highest to date. Germany’s Michael Klimke rode the youngest horse in the class, 12-year-old Harmony’s Fado (Fairytale x Sir Donnerhall), into second place in the horse’s second-ever CDI freestyle, with a new personal best of 74.77%. U.S. athlete Susan Dutta rounded out the podium representing a third nation with her 72.895% ride on Flying D Equine Company’s 16-year-old Don Design DC (Der Designer x Sir Donnerhall).
Vilhelmson Silfvén has been riding Hyatt (Apache x Sandreo) since March 2023 and has always maintained her belief in the compact, willing mare’s talent for the higher scores. Her prediction is proving well-founded.
“Last year, I didn’t dare to compete Hyatt in the Friday night class because she is really motivated and very awake,” said the seven-time Olympian who earned week eight’s Leading Lady Freestyle Rider Award, sponsored by Frank & Eileen. “Over the past year, I started to think it could work. I took her in the five-star and she got really excited, but today she was super.
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