Ema Klugman and Bendigo. Photo by Sally Spickard.
Later this week, we’ll kick off a multi-part mini series on our social media platforms dedicated to the #HeartHorse. Brought to you with support from our friends at Kentucky Performance Products, our Heart Horse spotlight series will feature several familiar faces and special horses that have kept us inspired this year and beyond.
We plan to continue featuring Heart Horses here on EN all through 2026, and we’d love to feature yours! We’re officially opening reader submissions soon, many of which will be selected by our team and published here on EN in 2026. Stay tuned for more information on how to submit your Heart Horse story, coming your way soon!
U.S. Events Opening Entries Today
Ocala Winter I (FL); Pine Top Intermediate H.T. (GA)
U.S. Events Closing Entries Today
Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks (FL)
News & Reading
It’s that time of year again! The 2025-2026 USEA Emerging Athletes U21 (EA21) National Camp is next week. This year the EA21 National Camp will welcome 12 exciting young athletes to Ocala, Florida, to participate in a prestigious week-long academy led by U.S. eventing legend David O’Connor. This year’s camp takes place Dec. 30, 2025 through Jan. 3, 2026, and will feature classroom sessions, guest lecturers, and in-the-saddle work as a group to help strengthen the foundation of each rider selected to participate. Meet this year’s participants and learn more about EA21 here.
Five coaches were awarded the prestigious Level 4 Coaching Certification by British Equestrian. The recipients of the status were honored in a ceremony at the London Horse Show. Level 4 is the highest certification level offered via British Equestrian, which lays out strict coaching qualifications that must be obtained at Levels 1 through 3. Level 3 is considered a senior level, but Level 4 is a custom program that really hones in on the coaches’ skills and allows them to develop a deeper understanding that will prepare them for coaching at the highest performance levels of their chosen discipline. Read more on the new Level 4 coaches and the certification program here.
A great repost from The Horse Magazine contains some reminders from Ingrid Klimke on the importance and value of cavaletti work. No matter what your focus is this off-season, cavaletti can likely help. The benefits include greater strength and mobility for your horse, better coordination, responsiveness to aids and so much more. Read the full tip list from Ingrid here.
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10 tips from Carl Hester that will help your riding:
