One Big Thing: An All-New Layout at the 2026 Defender Burghley CCI5*
If you’re heading to Defender Burghley this year, you’ll be in for a treat as the showgrounds have been reimagined in terms of layout, making things even more enjoyable and accessible for spectators! A lot has been moved around, so use the Instagram post above to check out some of the updates, which include a relocation of the popular Insights Stage interview location, easier access to all of the shopping (truly, you could spend a whole week just shopping and not see a horse the entire time, if that’s your speed) and much more.
If you are wanting to tick Burghley off your list, we’ve got just the ticket! There are still just a few spots remaining on the inaugural Five Star Eventing Tours trip to Burghley, which is an all-inclusive offering (you just need to get yourself to England!) absolutely full of behind-the-scenes experiences (dinner/cocktails IN the Burghley House?? Sign us up) and a fully curated experience you don’t even have to think twice about. You can learn more and snag one of the final spots on the trip here.
Major International Events This Weekend
4CYTE Ballarat International HT CCI4*-S (AUS): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
US Events This Weekend
The Event at Skyline (UT): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Windridge Farm Spring HT (NC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Waredaca HT (MD): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Stable View Local Charities HT (SC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Majestic Oaks Ocala HT (FL): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Texas Rose Horse Park HT (TX): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Riga Meadow at Coole Park Combined Test (NY): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times]
Other Links & Reading
- The USEA wants to hear from you as they finalize plans and entry numbers for this year’s American Eventing Championships at Kentucky Horse Park!
- Take the Dread Out of the Long Approach
- Bridging the Gap Between Performance and Welfare
- Do Horses Grieve the Loss of a Friend?
- Seven Candidates Nominated for EC Board of Directors
- Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Muddled-Middle of the Backside
Training Tip of the Day
Why do circles matter so much? Olympic eventer Lauren Billys Shady tells us why:
Go Eventing
Throw it back to Jonelle Price and Classic Moet’s Badminton victory in 2018:
