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.

2022 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event – Day 1

April 28, 2022

The first day of the 2022 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event kicked off in Lexington with dressage, starting with the CCI4*-S division and ending the day with the CCI5*-S division. See the top scoring horses in both divisions below, then keep up to date with live scoring throughout the weekend....

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2022 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event is Underway

April 27, 2022

All 45 horses who presented to the ground jury at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™ will be moving on to the first phase of competition, the dressage, following the first horse inspection. Under warm blue skies, the competitors in the CCI5*-L competition put their best...

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Checkers the Breyer Horse

April 22, 2022

Sir Rugged Chex—known as Checkers—is headed to Kentucky for BreyerFest 2022! Checkers was given the honor of becoming the first mountain trail horse to be turned into a Breyer Model Horse in 2020. Due to COVID, BreyerFest went virtual that year, so special guests have been invited to attend this year’s in-person...

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What Happened to the Central Park Horse Show?

March 25, 2022

A horse show inside one of the most densely populated urban landscapes in the country doesn’t happen often. But the Central Park Horse Show brought elite horses to the city—for four years in a row. That streak ended in 2017 after subsequent scheduling issues. And an anticipated return in 2020...

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Podcast Episode #10: Equine Affaire Ohio, Mustang Adoption, and Nature: American Horses for February 22, 2022 from Title Sponsor Straight Arrow Products

February 22, 2022

In the 10th episode of The Horse Illustrated Episode of Horses in the Morning, sponsored by Title Sponsor Straight Arrow Products, hosts Glenn the Geek and Sarah Evers Conrad chat with Coagi Long, president of Equine Affaire for a preview of Equine Affaire Ohio, which happens April 7-10; Emily and...

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International Modern Pentathlon Committee Removes Show Jumping

February 7, 2022

Last winter, the International Modern Pentathlon Union (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, or UIPM) decided to remove equestrian show jumping from its slate of five sports. Without directly referring to the controversy that occurred during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games last summer where a German coach was seen striking a...

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Multiple Martins Win in Eventing Competitions at Inaugural Maryland CCI5*-L at Fair Hill

October 21, 2021

It was a really good week to have the last name Martin at the first-ever Maryland CCI5* at Fair Hill, with multiple eventing championships awarded October 13-18 in Cecil County, Md. The inaugural event hosted both CCI3*-L and CCI5*-L eventing divisions, the United States Equestrian Federation CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship,...

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Attendees Enjoy Equitana’s First American Entertainment and Education Expo in 2021

October 7, 2021

  Equitana USA, produced by Reed Expositions, debuted at the Kentucky Horse Park the first weekend in October, welcoming horse lovers with a premier mix of equestrian instruction, education, shopping and entertainment. After going virtual in 2020, the long-awaited event finally greeted fans in person October 1–3, 2021, as the first...

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Latest News from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

August 30, 2021

Horse Illustrated presents the latest information and daily updates from the Tokyo Olympics on equestrian sport for the three disciplines of dressage, eventing, and show jumping.  Schedule U.S. Dressage Team U.S. Eventing Team U.S. Jumping Team U.S. Paralympic Team   Current Olympic and Paralympic Medal Count Scroll down to each...

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USA’s Roxanne Trunnell Breaks Paralympic Record in Stunning Night of Freestyle Displays

August 30, 2021

American Roxanne Trunnell broke the 9-year-old Grade I Paralympic Freestyle record today in Tokyo in a stunning Freestyle medal competition, which also saw Great Britain’s Sir Lee Pearson take his third gold of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The Highest-Scoring Podium Grade I was the only Grade to have three athletes...

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