Photo by Zenya Lepper Photography.
The Horse Sport MD Bred to Event Classic returns to Loch Moy Farm this year with a new feature for its oldest competitors: four-year-olds will jump a single steeplechase fence and five-year-olds two, incorporated into the gallop phase at the end of cross country during the Championship — a change organizers say reflects the series’ commitment to preserving the gallop as a core evaluation tool amid ongoing debate over the sport’s direction. The steeplechase obstacles will appear only on the Four- and Five-Year-Old Championship courses, not at the qualifiers, giving judges Phyllis Dawson, Kim Severson, and Robin Walker an added dimension for assessing the Gallop Score.
The 2026 schedule pushes the second qualifier and Championship later in the calendar to reduce conflicts with other events: the first qualifier runs August 22 at Loch Moy Farm, with the second qualifier on October 23 and the Championship October 24–25. The program, created to fill the gap left by the discontinued USEA Future Event Horse program, offers divisions from yearlings through five-year-olds with awards for Maryland-bred, Thoroughbred, and U.S.-bred horses, and prize money split among breeders, owners, and riders.
Learn more about the HSI Bred to Event Classic at Loch Moy Farm here.
Major International Events This Weekend
Burgham International Horse Trials CCI4*-S (GBR): [Website] [Tickets] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
Strzegom Horse Trials CCI4*-S (POL): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [Live Stream]
US Events This Weekend
Hoosier HT (IN): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Revel Run HT II (MI): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Bayou Gulch HT (CO): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Full Moon Farm’s Midsummer HT (MD): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Links & Reading
- More Than a Team: How Randolph-Macon College Built a Home for Eventers
- Lillie Keenan Earns Two Wins At Dinard CSI5*
- Kevin McNab enjoys a successful weekend at Millstreet
- Nine course-walking tips for a clear round from showjumping star Ben Maher
- Are Hoof Boots Right for Your Horse?
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