Category: Eventing News

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Under the beaming sunshine, the Defender Burghley Horse Trials arena once more witnessed a historic afternoon as Great Britain’s Oliver Townend is crowned the winner for his third time on board Ballaghmor Class. The 16-year-old Irish Sports Horse is no stranger to the hallowed turf of Burghley, having won here in 2017 as a fresh faced 10-year-old at his first five star, as well as notable results in 2018 and 2019, finishing second and third respectively. “He jumped as good as he’s ever jumped, what can I say about him?…

After a day of the usual thrills and spills at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials, despite the shuffling leaderboard beneath him, New Zealand’s Tim Price remains on top. Adding eight time penalties to his overnight score to lie on 26.7, Tim’s breathing space at the top is somewhat diminished, to leave him without even a fence in hand over Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class going into tomorrow’s show jumping phase. “He’s shown his class again, he didn’t feel like the horse I’ve had around this place last year, but for…

Ros Canter was again in a class of her own at Defender Blair Castle Horse Trials this weekend, beating herself by almost 10 penalties for first, second and fourth place finishes in the CCI4*S, on Izilot DHI, Rehy Royal Diamond and MHS Seventeen respectively.  I’m absolutely delighted,” said Ros. I brought the horses up here to set them up for their autumn 4* long-formats; they are all at slightly different stages in their careers, but I’ve always found Blair to be a really good stepping stone in horses’ development. If…

Ros Canter’s fabulous run of form continues, this time at Defender Blair Castle Horse Trials. With three horses in the CCI4*S after the dressage phase in first, second and fifth, it looks set to be yet another promising run for Ros and her team. Her final ride, Izilot DHI, has a commanding lead after scoring 24.8: Izilot DHI is possibly the most talented horse I have ever sat on, but also the quirkiest. He’s taught me a huge amount, with some fabulous results but also a few little blips. He’s…