Mark your calendars! Tickets for the 2025 MARS Maryland 5 Star will hit the box office starting on May 27, and it’s time to start planning your trip! This is an event you won’t want to miss as the second CCI5* on the North American calendar and a weekend full of festivities for the whole family, both horsey and horse-adjacent! To learn more and to book your tickets starting next week, click here.
U.S. Events Opening for Entries Today
Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. (GA); Mile High Horse Ranch H.T. (CO)
U.S. Events Closing Entries Today
Windermere Run H.T. (MO); Essex H.T. (NJ) *ENTRIES EXTENDED TO MAY 27*; Revel Run H.T. I (MI); Middleburg H.T. (VA); Unionville H.T. (PA); Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (MA)
News & Reading
No matter where you fall, you will love this week’s episode of the USEA Podcast, which dives into a chat with a member of the USEA IEL champion team and the president of this year’s Intercollegiate Spirit Award winners, the University of Georgia. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it feels like to participate in one of these championships from Olive Dumais and Katlyn Parker. Listen here.
The U.S. is currently home to three World #1-ranked riders across eventing, show jumping, and para dressage. Meet these three top athletes and the unique paths they took to this highest-honor ranking here.
As immigration crackdowns continue to sweep across the country, the equestrian industry is one sector that stands to be massively affected. NPR dove into the topic as it concerns horse racing here.
Do the corners in your dressage arena make you cringe? It’s a relatable feeling, honestly. This tip column from Practical Horseman will give you some new tools to fight those corner demons. Read or bookmark it for your next ride here.
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Video Break
ICYMI, watch the incredible efforts of Journalism to take the 2025 Preakness Stakes:
