New Sponsors Re-Energize 2018 AGDF Circuit
AGDF
Dressage has long been a sport of passion for many of the riders who compete both nationally and internationally. For years, the sport of dressage was only noticed by those who participated or understood the technical difficulties executed by horse and rider combinations, but now sponsors from around the world are flocking to the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in hopes of gaining exposure and presence with the South Florida dressage community. Less than a decade ago, the grounds of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival sat vacant, only a few grassy polo fields, while the hunter/ jumper circuit of the Winter Equestrian Festival thrived just across South Shore Blvd. A group of dressage competitors, owners and trainers banded together to address the lack of the sport in Wellington, the horse capital of the world. Soon the AGDF circuit was born, and not long after that, sponsorship of the sport started to steadily increase. As one of the wealthiest dressage circuits in the world, the AGDF has welcomed sponsors from all facets of industries over the years, and will welcome new-
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