Horse Illustrated covers equestrian events and conferences in order to give readers a first-hand perspective and the latest news. Events include the FEI World Equestrian Games, the Olympic Games, Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Equus Film and Arts Fest, national championships and breed and discipline championships, international discipline events, BreyerFest, the Adequan FEI North American Youth Championships, and more. Keep up to date on who the latest winners are from your favorite event, catch the action through photos from staff, and feel like you are there during our live coverage. And let us help you plan your trip to your favorite equine event.
2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event
March 26, 2026
Stay up to date on the action from the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Find information about the event, including a recap from each day of the competition below, and follow links to the full stories. 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event: World #1 Harry Meade and #2 Boyd Martin Head...
2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event: World #1 Harry Meade and #2 Boyd Martin Head Impressive List of 5* Entries
March 26, 2026
Lexington, KY – World #1 Harry Meade (GBR) and #2 Boyd Martin (USA) head an impressive list of entries for the CCI5*-L division at the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™ (K3DE). Meade, who finished third last year aboard Et Hop Du Matz and fourth aboard Grafennacht, and Martin, who placed second with...
2026 FEI Longines League of Nations Jumping: Germany Shines Under Ocala Sun
March 24, 2026
The German Team bested nine other nations in the second leg of the 2026 FEI Longines League of Nations™ (LLN) show jumping competition under the sun and palm trees in Ocala, Fla., last weekend. The four-man squad accrued only 4 faults over two rounds in the main arena at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) on Saturday, March 21. Prize money for the CSIO5*-LLN event was $770,000. Nations with...
Road to the Horse 2026 Recap
March 23, 2026
Horse Illustrated was thrilled to be back at the 2026 Road to the Horse competition from March 19-22. Taking place in the iconic Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., spectators watched as some of their favorite names in colt starting competed for a world championship title...
Horse Illustrated Returns as Media Partner and Booth Vendor at Road to the Horse 2026
March 10, 2026
Horse Illustrated is proud to once again be a media partner of Road to the Horse, and will be on-site during the colt-starting championship March 19-22, 2026 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. As the magazine dedicated to people who love horses, Horse Illustrated finds that its partnership with...
A Preview of the 2026 FEI World Cup Finals in Fort Worth
January 13, 2026
For fans of television producer Taylor Sheridan’s series Landman and 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story, or the 1980’s TV drama Dallas created by David Jacobs, mention of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area evokes images of ranches with cowboys, cowgirls and longhorn cattle, and of oil wells too. About four hours to the west are the vast oil fields of the Permian Basin, where roughnecks work the rigs for executives sitting in shiny office buildings back in Fort Worth. ...
How Jessie Dowling’s Mongol Derby Adventure Paved the Way to More
January 2, 2026
The Mongol Derby—the longest horse race in the world—is undeniably an adventure of a lifetime. Riders cover over 1,000 kilometers as they gallop across the Mongolian steppe, changing steeds every 40 km, relying on sheer determination, riding skills, and a GPS navigator to cover the remote course. The Gaucho Derby—deemed the “greatest...
Ben Ebeling and Bellena Win Inaugural US Equestrian Open Dressage Final
November 16, 2025
Thermal, Calif. — Ben Ebeling (USA) and Bellena stole the show in the inaugural US Equestrian Open Dressage Final, hoisting the impressive trophy to conclude the first year of the finals across the three Olympic disciplines. The partnership earned a personal best score of 79.903% for their freestyle composition to a...
Equine Affaire Massachusetts 2025: Where Horse Lovers Celebrated Everything Horse
November 11, 2025
Tens of thousands of horse enthusiasts lined up at the gates of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass., November 6-9, 2025 in anticipation of Equine Affaire. They came ready to discover new breeds, consider adopting, sell used tack on consignment, watch demonstrations, ride with their favorite clinician, participate...
Vogg Is Victorious at 2025 Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill
October 21, 2025
Little did Swiss rider Felix Vogg know when he spent a year in the USA living and training at Boyd and Silva Martin’s Windurra Farm in Cochranville, Pa., that he would return to the area someday to stand atop the winner’s podium at the 2025 Mars Maryland 5 Star at...
