This year’s Cornbury House Horse Trials takes place from 11-15 September – and tickets are now on sale, starting at just £5. In just four years, Cornbury House Horse Trials in Oxfordshire has gained a reputation as eventing’s most special showcase. The very top British-based riders and the most exciting young horses provide superb sport in a truly beautiful country-house setting, and owners, spectators and guests can relax and watch them in unparalleled style with premium hospitality. Cornbury House hosts the British Eventing Young Horse Championships, featuring Olympic stars of…

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Three of the world’s four top-ranked riders and defending champion Tamie Smith (USA) head to the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian from April 25-28.  The Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event features one of only seven annual Five Star three-day events in the world. In addition to the traditional CCI5*-L, the event also features the Cosequin® Lexington 4* and Kentucky CSI4* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.  With many riders’ sights set on the Paris Olympics this summer, the CCI5*-L and the Cosequin Lexington 4* will be thrilling…

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British Eventing venues Belsay, Alnwick Ford and Burgham International Horse Trials will all form part of an exciting new eventing challenge in 2024. The news comes following a flurry of event cancellations that continue to shake up the eventing community in the UK. The new initiative, aptly named the Northumberland Challenge, will include the CCI3*-S, CC2*-S and, for the first time, the BE100 competitions. All will take place across the three venues offering a total potential prize pot of £61,000. All events have received considerable support so far, with Hambro…

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The 2024 Eventing Spring Carnival, held at Thorseby Park, will this month welcome just shy of 700 horse and rider combinations for the first international event of the season. Taking place from March 29th to 31st, this year’s event will be an enormously important fixture ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games (Paris 2024). Heading up the CCI4*-S (126 entries) field of Paris 2024 hopefuls is world champion Ros Canter riding her Badminton 2023 winner, Lordships Graffalo. Ros will be joined by industry heavyweights Laura Collett and London 52, reigning World Champions…

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BEDE Events have announced the launch of a Teams Competition that will take place at this year’s Catton Park (15th—16th June) and Brightling Park (29th—30th June) from BEDE Events. The concept is designed to create a new fun dynamic for competing with friends or for brands to bring together individual ambassadors competing at the same event to compete as a team. Teams at Catton Park will require a rider at BE90 and BE100, whereas teams at Brightling Park will also require a rider at BE80. Teams may also include riders in…

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In a disappointing turn of events for equestrian enthusiasts, the iconic Gatcombe Park’s Festival of British Eventing has been canceled for the upcoming season. Despite the fervent efforts of the organizing team, the prevailing economic climate has rendered the event financially unviable. Event Director, Peter Phillips, expressed his regret, stating, “It is with a heavy heart that The Festival, which has played a significant part in the British Eventing calendar since 1983, cannot run this year.” Phillips, whose family has been deeply involved in the event for four decades, acknowledged…

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BEDE Events has announced a new development for the 2024 season that features further incentives and opportunities for amateur riders to aim for. This, the latest offering from BEDE Events, welcomes support from top industry brands such as Charles Owen and Agria Equine Lifetime. Highest Placed Amateur across all events! With the support of Charles Owen, BEDE Events is pleased to offer a prize for the highest-placed amateur across all of their events. The prize will be applicable to all classes, from BE80 to Advanced, with international classes also included. Rosettes…

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Agria Lifetime Equine BE100 League Promises Exciting Opportunities for Amateur Riders in 2024 Season Amateur riders across the UK are gearing up for an exhilarating 2024 season as the Agria Lifetime Equine BE100 League unveils its plans to expand and reward competitors. Sponsored by the world’s oldest pet insurer, Agria, this league offers a unique platform for amateur riders to showcase their skills and compete for major prizes. The league, which spans across eighteen British Eventing events, will now encompass a broader range of fixtures beyond those organized by BEDE…

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Global Eventing Seminar Sparks Dialogue on Future Olympic Formats and Risk Management In a landmark virtual gathering, the global Eventing community came together on Saturday, January 20, for a three-hour online seminar. The seminar attracted over 280 participants from a total of 36 nations. The event delved into critical topics such as proposed modifications to the competition format for Eventing at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. However, Risk Management, Paris 2024 preparations, and issues surrounding horse welfare and social license to operate were looked at too.. Opening Session FEI…

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For only the third time in the 72-year history of the Pan American Games, Team Canada claimed Eventing gold at the 2023 edition in Quillota, Chile on Sunday. It was a real upset when Michael Winter (El Mundo), Colleen Loach (Fe Golden Eye), Lindsay Traisnel (Bacyrouge), and Karl Slezak (Hot Bobo) pinned the leading Americans back to silver medal spot when the Jumping course designed by Marina Azevedo – the first-ever female designer at the Pan Americans who will also set the tracks for Jumping later this week – proved…

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Equine students showcased their skills as the British Eventing Horse Trials returned to a specialist equestrian college in Warwickshire. The prestigious competition which took place at Moreton Morrell College, part of WCG and Warwickshire College and University Centre, is an annual event in the British eventing calendar and sees top riders compete across showjumping, dressage and cross country. This year’s event saw over 500 entries across the two days and competition featured two British Olympians Oliver Townend, Kitty King and Mary King alongside three students from the college. Level 3…

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British Eventer Oliver Townend has claimed the top spot in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings with 504 points. A spot he takes from his fellow countrywoman, Rosalind Canter, who held the coveted position for just one month. Townend’s ascent to the summit of the rankings comes as no surprise for the Olympic gold medalist, who previously held the world’s number one ranking over a year ago. He temporarily relinquished his position to New Zealand’s Tim Price, who enjoyed an 11-month reign before being surpassed by Canter. “It is and…

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It’s been a jam-packed day of competition at the BEDE Events Osberton International Horse Trials, with wall-to-wall cross-country action on the roster alongside the continuation of the Bennington Carriages National Carriage Driving competition and the culmination of four of our six hotly contested eventing classes.  Agria Equine Lifetime CCI1* Four classes saw their finales unfold on Saturday, and the largest of those was the inaugural Agria Equine Lifetime CCI1*, which had 81 competitors come forward to the final phase.  Both the showjumping course and the time allowed proved enormously influential,…

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Osberton International Horse Trials started in earnest on Thursday with riders of all levels taking to the dressage arenas, punctuated by appearances from some of equestrian sports most exciting names – and the stars of the future, too.  Agria Equine Lifetime CCI1* Osberton Ambassador, Simon Grieve, kept his grip on the CCI1* leaderboard with Make Believe, who took that top spot in the first day of dressage. Their score of 24.9 sees them sit 2.1 penalties ahead of their nearest competitors, second-placed Amy Simpson and Hero RHF, who go into cross-country…

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