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Eventing News Reported by Everything Horse

Discover an abundance of Eventing news and stories from riders in the sport. From British to internationally recognised 5* events, we deliver news stories on BE, alongside event reports, as they happen at some of the world’s largest trials.

Badminton Horse Trials, Kentucky, and Burghley Horse Trials all feature each year, with previews, rider features, timetables, and end-of-event reports. Other series/calendar events are reported on by highlighting results after each event.

What is the meaning of eventing?

In brief, eventing is when riders and their horses compete in various disciplines across the sport that test the partnership, stamina, skill, ability, and fitness of both the horse and rider. It can often be referred to as a ‘horse trial’ and attracts many riders, from novices to professionals in the sport. The three standard disciplines include dressage, cross country, and showjumping. The level of the competition will decide the order in which discipline is taken. Riders will compete for a trophy, fulfillment, and for a share in a prize fund. The higher the level of competition, the more testing the event will become and the more money can be won. The sport is recognised and supported by worldwide brands such as Rolex, Land Rover, Mars Equestrian, and more.

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Suzanne Ashton

Hector Payne and Bueno Claim World Championship Silver at Le Lion d’Angers

EVENTING NEWS | 18 October 2026 British event rider Hector Payne secured an impressive second-place finish with seven-year-old Bueno at the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Le Lion d’Angers, France, on Sunday (18 October). The British combination completed the CCI3*-L competition on their dressage score of 29.0 penalties, producing clear rounds across both the cross-country and showjumping phases to claim the silver medal. Payne and Bueno, an AES gelding by Dante’s Junior out of Florina (by Alicante), owned by Caroline Primrose, moved up from third place following a fault-free cross-country performance. A further clear round

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Gemma Stevens
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Suzanne Ashton

Great Britain win 2026 FEI Eventing Nations Cup Final at Boekelo

Great Britain won the inaugural FEI Eventing Nations Cup Final at Boekelo, finishing ahead of Germany after a closely fought showjumping decider in the Netherlands. Katie Magee, Gemma Stevens and Yasmin Ingham delivered the three counting scores to secure victory on 84.4 penalties. Germany finished just 2.6 penalties behind on 87.0, while Ireland claimed third on 97.5. Britain’s winning squad comprised Magee with Cushlas Indigo, Stevens with Cooley Park Muze, Ingham with Kinda Corvette and Kirsty Chabert with Classic VI. Chabert’s elimination during cross-country left the remaining three combinations to complete without the security of a discard score. With every

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Gold medallists Thailand on the podium during the Eventing team medal ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. © FEI / Yusuke Nakanishi Photography
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Suzanne Ashton

Thailand Claim Historic Asian Games Eventing Gold as Alex Hua Tian Defends Individual Title

Thailand produced three faultless counting cross-country rounds to claim a first Asian Games Eventing team gold at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, while China’s Alex Hua Tian and Manjushri completed a start-to-finish victory in the individual competition. Thailand claimed a first Asian Games Eventing team gold on Wednesday after a superb cross-country performance saw them overhaul overnight leaders Japan at Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Sitting third after Tuesday’s jumping phase and 12.6 penalties adrift of Japan, the Thai team delivered when it mattered at Tokyo Equestrian Park. Woraphat Sittiju and Uster de Chanay, Korntawat Samran and Billy Elmy, and Weerapat Pitakanonda with Carnival March all

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Tom McEwen and The Fieldmaster - credit Libby Law Photographer
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Suzanne Ashton

Tom McEwen makes Blenheim history with record-breaking double

Tom McEwen became the first event rider in history to win both feature classes at the Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in the same year, completing a remarkable weekend with first and second place in the CCI4-L.* The British Olympic gold medallist won the Agria CCI4*-L aboard The Fieldmaster before claiming the GFS Saddles CCI4*-S for eight and nine-year-old horses with Brookfield Danny de Muze. McEwen’s dominance was underlined by his one-two finish in the CCI4*-L, where just 0.1 of a penalty separated The Fieldmaster and Brookfield Quality. By the time Tom McEwen entered the showjumping arena as the

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Final Blenheim Challenge Scores - Stars & Stripes
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Suzanne Ashton

Stars & Stripes claim inaugural Blenheim Challenge title

Stars & Stripes secured a convincing 12.5-4 victory over the Rising Lions as the inaugural Blenheim Challenge reached its conclusion at the Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. The American team had already established an unassailable lead across the dressage and cross-country phases before Sunday’s showjumping, but individual points and a share of an additional £20,000 prize fund remained at stake. Rising Lions rider Jess Rimmer was the first to enter the arena, producing a clear round and adding only 0.4 time penalties. Her head-to-head opponent, Tommy Greengard, responded with a clear inside the time to secure another point for

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Tom McEwen
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Suzanne Ashton

World champion Tom McEwen set for Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials

Fresh from winning team gold for Great Britain at the FEI World Eventing Championships in Aachen, Tom McEwen is set to compete at the Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials this September. The double Olympic team gold medallist has a number of horses entered for the Oxfordshire event, which takes place from 16 to 20 September against the backdrop of Blenheim Palace. McEwen helped Great Britain secure World Championship team gold in Aachen in August and will now return to three-day competition closer to home. The Agria-sponsored rider is based at Gatcombe in Gloucestershire. Agria UK CEO Vicki Wentworth said:

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Amy Kingham

Red Hot Win for Gemma Stevens and Chilli Knight at Defender Burghley

Thirty-one five star starts and 15 years later, Gemma Stevens finished on her dressage score of 29.6 penalties to be crowned the Defender Burghley champion for the first time, on board the indomitable Chilli Knight. Their story is the stuff equestrian dreams are made of – the pair met the day “Alfie” was born, out of Gemma’s 5 star mare, King’s Gem, and have forged an unbreakable partnership over the subsequent 16 years of the gelding’s life. “I knew him as an embryo” Gemma said of Christopher and Lisa Stone’s British Sports Horse.   It’s partnerships like that which see

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Amy Kingham

Leaderboard Shake Up After Cross Country at Defender Burghley

After a customary day of Defender Burghley cross country day thrills and spills, it’s all change on the leaderboard which now sees Great Britain’s Gemma Stevens sitting at the top with Chilli Knight, thanks to the formidable cross country duo posting one of only two clear rounds of the day. Stopping the clock well inside the optimum time of 11 minutes and 20 seconds, with three seconds to spare, Stevens stormed around Derek di Grazia’s immaculate course to remain on her dressage score of 29.6, meaning she and the 16-year-old former 5 star winner are now the only combination in

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Defender Burghley Horse Trials Nadja Minder
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Amy Kingham

Nadja Minder Makes History to Lead Defender Burghley After Dressage

For the first time in history, a Swiss rider tops the CCI5* Defender Burghley Horse Trials dressage leaderboard as the first phase of the competition comes to an end. Nadja Minder and Toblerone chose the perfect moment to produce their five-star personal best in the dressage, posting one of only two sub-30 scores to take an overnight lead on 29.5 penalties. “Dressage doesn’t come naturally for him and I saw his nostrils a couple of times when I first started riding,” Nadja said with a wry smile of the 19-year-old Swiss warmblood, whom she has competed at international level for

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Pippa Funnell MBE coaches a Member of The Pony Club during the 2025 Masterclass. Credit London International Horse Show / Peter Nixon 
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Suzanne Ashton

Pippa Funnell Pony Club Masterclass Returns to London

Four young riders will earn the opportunity to train with Olympic eventer Pippa Funnell MBE at London International Horse Show 2026. The Pippa Funnell Pony Club Masterclass will return to London International Horse Show this December, placing four rising young riders in the spotlight at one of Britain’s biggest equestrian events. The participants will earn their places through the 2026 Pony Club National Championships before joining Funnell in the New Horizon Plastics London Arena on Monday 21 December. Four riders to qualify Places will be awarded to the winners of the four sections of the evoke PC100 Eventing Championship, held

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Piggy March Defender Burghley 2025 dressage day 1
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Suzanne Ashton

Defender Burghley Horse Trials prepares for four days of five-star action

The countdown is on to one of the biggest weeks in the British eventing calendar as the Defender Burghley Horse Trials returns to Burghley Park from 3 to 6 September 2026. Burghley has long held a special place in the sport and in the heart of many equestrian enthusiasts. Its rolling parkland, imposing cross-country fences and unmistakable backdrop of Burghley House combine to create an event that tests every part of the horse-and-rider partnership. The CCI5* competition begins with the first horse inspection on Wednesday 2 September before two full days of dressage take place on Thursday and Friday. Saturday

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Tom McEwen (GBR) riding JL Dublin FEI Eventing World Championship, Aachen (GER) 2026 Dressage Team & Individual DHL-Prize © FEI/Leanjo de Koster
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Suzanne Ashton

Tom McEwen Takes World Championship Lead as Great Britain and New Zealand Share Top Spot in Aachen

Tom McEwen and JL Dublin have taken the provisional individual lead at the FEI Eventing World Championship Aachen 2026, where Great Britain and New Zealand ended a fiercely competitive opening day of Dressage locked together at the top of the team standings. There could hardly be less between the leading nations after the opening exchanges of the FEI Eventing World Championship in Aachen. With the first half of the field having completed their Dressage tests, Great Britain and New Zealand sit together on 55.9 penalties, while hosts Germany are within touching distance in third on 59.9. At the centre of

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Caroline Harris (Cooley Riddle Master). Image credit Peter Nixon.
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Suzanne Ashton

Caroline Harris claims Burgham victory with exciting young prospect

Just weeks before representing Great Britain at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Caroline Harris enjoyed a confidence-boosting victory at Burgham International Horse Trials, guiding the talented Cooley Riddle Master to success in the Jack-Thomas Watson Horses CCI2-S.* Harris led from the outset after posting a dressage score of 26.3 with the six-year-old gelding, adding nothing in either the showjumping or cross-country phases to seal an impressive wire-to-wire victory. Owned by Lucy Matthews, Penelope Makins, Marie Anne Richardson and Jim Chromiak, Cooley Riddle Master was contesting his first international event and his first stay-away competition, making the performance all the

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Suzanne Ashton

Great Britain win team gold at inaugural FEI Eventing U25 World Championships

Great Britain’s rising eventing stars secured team gold at the inaugural FEI Eventing U25 World Championships in Millstreet, Ireland, with Cerys Macaulay and Kananaskis also claiming individual silver. The British squad produced an impressive week of performances across the three phases of competition, finishing on a team total of 149.7 penalties. Germany took team silver on 168.6, while host nation Ireland secured bronze with 180.0. Macaulay completed the championships on 45.3 penalties to finish behind Germany’s individual gold medallist Calvin Böckmann. Olivia Dutton of the USA took bronze. Britain moves into gold-medal position Great Britain sat third following the opening

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Laura Collett and London 52. Image credit Maxime David Photography
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Suzanne Ashton

Great Britain tops FEI Eventing participation rankings as international competition reaches record levels

Great Britain has the highest number of FEI-registered Eventing athletes and horses of any National Federation, according to newly published figures in the FEI Annual Report 2025. The latest data also highlights the continued global growth of the discipline, with the number of international FEI Eventing competitions increasing significantly over the past 16 years. Great Britain leads FEI Eventing participation The FEI’s latest statistics show Great Britain recorded the largest number of registered Eventing athletes and horses competing in FEI international competition during 2025. Top nations by registered FEI Eventing athletes Top nations by registered FEI Eventing horses Meanwhile, the

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Suzanne Ashton

British Eventing Names Squad for 2026 U25 World Eventing Championships

British Eventing has confirmed the riders and horses selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 U25 World Eventing Championships, which take place at Millstreet, Ireland, from 22–26 July. The six-strong squad, selected by British Eventing, will compete against some of the world’s leading young event riders as they bid for championship honours. The selected combinations, listed alphabetically, are: Reserve combinations are: British Eventing Under-25 Chef d’Equipe David Sheerin said: “We are delighted to announce the combinations selected to represent Great Britain at the U25 World Eventing Championships in Millstreet. The selectors have chosen riders and horses who they believe

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Suzanne Ashton

Great Britain Wins FEI Eventing Nations Cup at Bicton International Horse Trials

Great Britain secured victory in the British leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup at Bicton International Horse Trials, leading from start to finish to claim the team title on a final score of 135.6. The United States finished second on 182.2, with New Zealand completing the podium in third on 199.5 following four days of competition in Devon. The British team was represented by Kirsty Chabert and Classic VI, Tom McEwen and Shannondale Arnold, Laura Collett and Hester, and Tom Rowland aboard LB Mettaphor. The victory capped a successful week for the home nation, with the British quartet maintaining

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Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo winners of Badminton Horse Trials 2026
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Suzanne Ashton

Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo Make Badminton History with Third Victory

There are victories that define careers, and then there are performances that redefine a sport. At the 2026 MARS Badminton Horse Trials, Ros Canter and the brilliant Lordships Graffalo produced one of the greatest achievements modern eventing has ever seen, becoming the first horse-and-rider combination in the event’s 77-year history to win the title three times. Already regarded as one of the sport’s outstanding partnerships, Ros and “Walter” arrived at Badminton carrying expectation, pressure and the weight of history. They left Gloucestershire as legends. What makes the achievement even more extraordinary is the timing. Ros gave birth to her second

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BE90 and BE100 Badminton Grassroots winners 2026 stood in front of Badminton House. Image courtesy of Hannah Cole Photography
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Suzanne Ashton

LeMieux Grassroots Championship Riders at Badminton Horse Trials Produce Strong Wins

Badminton Horse Trials delivered a standout day for grassroots eventing yesterday as the LeMieux Championships were decided across BE100 and BE90. With the pressure on in the final phases, two riders kept their nerve and turned early leads into championship titles. BE100: Untouchable Hendry shows her worth In the BE100 final, Philippa Hendry held on to her overnight advantage to win with Flyer Des Coupeaux on 24.8, after setting the standard in the first phase with an exceptional 19.8 dressage. A clear cross-country round kept her on track, and although a single pole fell in the showjumping, it was enough

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Holly Jessett aboard Lombard Lad. BE90, British Eventing LeMieux Grassroots Championships at MARS Badminton Horse Trials 2026. Image credit 1st Class Images.
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Suzanne Ashton

Fierce Competition Marks Start of LeMieux Grassroots Championships at Badminton

The opening day of the British Eventing LeMieux Grassroots Championships at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials got underway today, in fresh and breezy conditions. Overall, the dressage phase welcomed high-quality performances, setting the tone in both the BE90 and BE100 sections of the event. BE90: Jowett and Jessett share the lead A competitive BE90 field saw a tie at the top of the leaderboard, with Lucy Jowett aboard Lilly, and Holly Jessett aboard Lombard Lad, both posting identical scores of 27.1 heading into cross-country. Jowett, competing at Badminton for the first time, admitted the moment had yet to fully register:

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