Several U.S.-based athletes attended the weekend’s FEI Eventing Forum, held in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss important matters within the sport of eventing. On topic for discussion were things such as the proposed changes to the eventing format for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, a rule change proposed to the existing flag rule on cross country, risk management measures, and more.
We’ll have more coming from the Eventing Forum in the coming days (and stay tuned for a press release from the FEI recapping the sessions today), but for now we’ll give the mic to Phillip Dutton, who was in attendance and shared his thoughts on social media. You can also review the Eventing Forum topics and recordings of sessions here.
Phillip’s thoughts can be found in the post embedded above or directly on Facebook here.
Events Opening This Week
Sporting Days Farm March H.T. (SC); Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. International (GA); SAzEA Spring H.T. (AZ); Southern Pines H.T. I (NC); Full Gallop Farm March I H.T. (SC)
Events Closing Today
Pine Top Intermediate (GA); Ocala Winter I (FL); Galway Downs Kickoff H.T. – Late Entries (CA)
News & Reading
In honor of Martin Luther King Day on January 20, the USEA DEI Committee penned a thoughtful piece on how to honor his legacy through small acts of kindness within our sport. Read it here.
Chronicle of the Horse blogger Jamie Sindell took pen to paper to expand on how horses gave her young daughter a sense of empowerment. This is surely a sentiment many of us can relate you, and you’ll find some reflections to take to heart within your own journey here.
German Olympian Jérôme Robiné is ready to take a new role within the sport this year as he steps in as co-U25 coach alongside Andreas Dibowski. You can read Jérôme’s thoughts on this new era in an interview with Buschreiter here.
Should you adjust your horse’s diet during their winter time off? Get some help from an equine nutritionist on feeding during this transitional period here.
Sponsor Corner: Kentucky Performance Products
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Video Break
Take a walk down memory lane with some footage from the 1974 World Championships held at Burghley.