Nearly ten years after the idea was first conceived, a new water jump is coming to Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi, the home of the Adelaide Equestrian Festival and sole CCI5* in the southern hemisphere. The Adelaide Equestrian
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US Equestrian is pleased to announce seven-time Olympian Phillip Dutton has been appointed the USEF Eventing Development Program Advisor. Dutton will join in the advisory role under the continued leadership of USEF Eventing High Performance
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On Saturday, July 18, two statements from British Eventing were posted informing us that two serious incidents had taken place at competitions – one at Swalcliffe in Oxfordshire and one at Penrith in Cumbria. Both
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A new championship is set to make its debut in North America this coming January with the announcement of the inaugural FEI Pan American Equestrian Confederation (PAEC) Championship of the Americas, which will be made
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The phrase “identity crisis” gets tossed around a lot in horse sport, and on the surface, it sounds plausible. Social media rewards that kind of framing. We have our silos, our breed and discipline loyalists,
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One is lucky in life to have discovered a passion for an artform, profession, hobby, or social cause. But the truly fortunate are those that are able to spend their lives with that passion, working
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The next CCI5* on the docket for 2026 comes to us from Germany at Longines Luhmühlen, which has its own unique style and flavor and also features the CCI4*-S Meßmer Trophy German Championship each year.
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We all know the photo. Maybe it’s the big, breath-stealing one: a horse galloping over something enormous and solid, knees tucked, ears pricked, rider folded neatly above. Maybe it’s the dressage shot: grace and polish and
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When I was in my early 20s, I had the same aspirations as many young riders today: to be the best I could be, to ride at Kentucky, to represent my country at the Olympics.
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October, 2025. Mia Farley had just finished up the Maryland 5 Star, where she had seen another CCI5* podium finish slip from her grasp after a gutting show jumping round with the incredible Thoroughbred Phelps.
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The Maryland International CCI and Horse Trials is making a major move in 2026. Thanks to a transformational gift to the Maryland International Equestrian Foundation from an anonymous donor, the Maryland International at Loch Moy
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In March, EN announced that the Maryland 5 Star would not go forward for its sixth year in October of 2026. The CCI3*-L and USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships were confirmed to be
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It’s not over until it’s over; that’s the motto of eventing and particularly this weekend at the Adelaide Equestrian Festival. Every moment of action had rippling consequences down the individual leaderboard and the Oceania team
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It’s easy to get distracted as a rookie in the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event CCI5*. There’s a lot of external chatter on how first-timers will fare. Plus, translating a lifelong dream into the actual
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When Eventing Nation teamed up with Five Star Eventing Tours to launch the Horse Heroes Contest, the idea was simple: ask readers to tell us about the horse who changed something fundamental in their lives.
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Liz Halliday continues her remarkable recovery from a traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall on cross country in August of 2024, and her latest update is full of news we can all smile about.
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We spend a lot of time highlighting the riders and the programs at the top of the sport, but we also should be talking more about how to grow the sport’s base. It’s no secret
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Happy 5* season! We’ve got a fresh entry list for your eyes this morning, and it’s our (sad emoji) sole U.S. 5* of the year that’s the latest to join the party. Defender Kentucky runs
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Welcome one, welcome all to The Amateur Experience with me, your host, Sydney: a semi-successful online influencer, full time horse weirdo who has big dreams and seemingly no regard for the risk both financial and
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Elisa Wallace might not have left Road to the Horse with the World Champion of Colt Starting title, but she absolutely left with a lot to be proud of. Elisa’s well-versed in working with all
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On Tuesday, March 10, the United States Equestrian Foundation (USEF) announced that the 2026 Maryland 5 Star, scheduled for October 2026, has been cancelled. Since 2020, the event had been held annually in the Special
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We knew the imminent future of the MARS Maryland 5 Star was in jeopardy early this year (and really, if you had an ear to the ground, earlier) when the sudden departure of Maryland 5
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We spend a lot of time highlighting the riders and the programs at the top of the sport, but we also should be talking more about how to grow the sport’s base. It’s no secret
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