The 16 horse-and-rider combinations who competed in this year’s Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final didn’t disappoint the near-packed house at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena during Thursday’s Grand Prix and Saturday’s Freestyle competition.

From Becky Moody (GBR) and Jagerbomb’s personal-best, Beatles-themed freestyle that included double pirouettes, one-tempis down the centerline and one and two-tempi serpentines to the U.S.’s Christian Simonson and Indian Rock’s dynamite freestyle choreographed to the “Rocky” movies’ soundtrack and all the special moments that took place out of the spotlight, our immensely talented, award-winning photographer Amy K. Dragoo didn’t miss a beat of this year’s thrilling competition.

Check out or relive these extraordinary moments from the 2026 Dressage World Cup™ Final!

Scenes from the 2026 Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final

Germany’s Moritz Treffinger celebrates an excellent Grand Prix performance with 17-year-old stallion Fiderdance. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Great Britain’s Becky Moody and her homebred 11-year-old KWPN gelding Jagerbomb made their victory lap after winning the 2026 Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final Grand Prix. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Julio Mendoza Loor (ECU) and 15-year-old KWPN gelding Jewel’s Goldstrike delivered a stellar Grand Prix performance on Thursday evening at the 2026 World Cup™ Final. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Austria’s Bettina Kendlbacher introduced 13-year-old gelding Broadmoars Don Alfredo AWO to Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena before the 2026 Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final kicked off on Thursday, April 9. ©Amy K. Dragoo
The U.S.’s Ben Ebeling familiarizes 16-year-old Hanoverian mare Bellena with Dickies Arena before the competition kicked off. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Christian Simonson (USA) gives 13-year-old KWPN stallion Indian Rock a reassuring pat as they warmed up on Wednesday. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Dressage rider, trainer and judge Lilo Fore shares a laugh with Germany’s Moritz Treffinger while he and Fiderdance warm up in Dickies Arena for the first time. ©Amy K. Dragoo
After taking silver on the podium at the 2026 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final Freestyle, Christian Simonson reaches down to embrace Heidi Humphries of Zen Elite and “Rocky’s” owner. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Christian Simonson waves to thousands of cheering fans as he and Rocky exit the arena following the Freestyle awards’ ceremony on Saturday night. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Great Britain’s Becky Moody and “Bomb” delivered a near flawless freestyle to a medley of The Beatles’ hits on Saturday night to top the podium on a final and personal best score of 88.33%. ©Amy K. Dragoo
The U.S.’s Kevin Kohmann rode Duenensee to a ninth-place finish with a score of 76.730% at his third time riding in World Cup™ Final. ©Amy K . Dragoo
Lithuania’s Justina Vanagaite-Samuile was all smiles following her and Nabab’s freestyle set to John Williams’ scores from “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones.” ©Amy K. Dragoo
Ben Ebeling’s beautiful Bellena struts her stuff while warming up in Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Julio Mendoza Loor introduces Jewel’s Goldstrike to the videographer and his camera during the warm-up on Wednesday. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Natalie Lutz, groom for Germany’s Raphael Netz and DSP Dieudonne, makes sure the stallion’s coat is super shiny before entering the show ring. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Moritz Treffinger’s stallion Fiderdance was a bit wide-eyed when he first experienced the electric atmosphere of Dickies Arena. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Ben Ebeling and Bellena performed a beautiful Grand Prix test on Thursday evening. ©Amy K. Dragoo
An elated Becky Moody waves to her adoring fans as she and Bomb leave Dickies Arena following their Freestyle victory lap. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Poland’s Sandra Sysojeva and her 10-year-old mare Maxima Bella rounded out the podium to take bronze on a score of 80.77% following Saturday’s Freestyle competition. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Becky Moody made her way to the stage at the Draw Party on Wednesday night in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square to select her cowgirl boot with no. 14. for Thursday’s Grand Prix. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Fort Worth’s Dickies arena, located adjacent to the city’s historic Will Rogers Equestrian Center with premium stabling for the equine athletes, proved to be an ideal site for this year’s World Cup™ Final. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Morocco’s Yessin Rahmouni, who was the first Moroccan and African to compete in dressage at the Olympics in 2012, and 11-year-old gelding Kind of Magic get familiar with Dickies Arena on Wedneday, with Christian Simonson and Rocky warming up in the background. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Julio Mendoza Loor and Kevin Kohmann shake hands in the Mixed Zone with Kohmann’s wife and fellow dressage rider, Devon Kane, who was sporting a purple cowgirl hat for the occasion in Fort Worth. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Germany’s Raphael Netz celebrates his and DSP Dieudonne’s freestyle on Saturday night with an enthusiastic crowd at Dickies Arena. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Christian Simonson made sure Rocky was A-OK with the World Cup’s™ videographer during the warm-up on Wednesday. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Split Rock Jumping Tour, the team behind this year’s World Cup™ Final in Fort Worth, got creative to build the perfect in-gate warm-up area on the “basement” floor of Dickies Arena. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Christian Simonson and Rocky are hyper-focused during their freestyle performance set to the “Rocky” film series’ soundtrack. ©Amy K. Dragoo
Lithuania’s Justina Vanagaite-Samuile and 13-year-old gelding Nabab coming down the centerline in Dickies Arena during the Freestyle competition on Saturday night. ©Amy K. Dragoo

Thanks to Zoetis for our coverage of the 2026 FEI World Cup Finals. It includes lead-up events, rider interviews, competition reports, photos and more!

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