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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.

Jacob Arnold Claims USEF Advanced Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship at Kentucky Classic CDE
Jacob Arnold Claims USEF Advanced Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship at Kentucky Classic CDE

June 25, 2021

The Kentucky Classic Combined Driving Event concluded with the cones phase at the picturesque Hillcroft Farm. A small but mighty field contested the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Advanced Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship, and Jacob Arnold, of Goshen, Ky., took home his second consecutive title. Arnold drove Steve...

U.S. Eventing Olympic Team for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Announced by U.S. Equestrian
U.S. Eventing Olympic Team for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Announced by U.S. Equestrian

June 23, 2021

U.S. Equestrian recently announced the four athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the U.S. Eventing Olympic Team as part of Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Erik Duvander and Team Leader Jenni Autry. Competition will begin July 30...

Episode 2: Spirit Untamed, Olympic Preview, and Insider Stories of The Black Stallion for June 22, 2021 from Title Sponsor Fields of Grace by Cara Whitney
Episode 2: Spirit Untamed, Olympic Preview, and Insider Stories of The Black Stallion for June 22, 2021 from Title Sponsor Fields of Grace by Cara Whitney

June 22, 2021

In the second podcast episode of The Horse Illustrated Episode of Horses in the Morning, brought to you by Title Sponsor Fields of Grace by author Cara Whitney, hosts Glenn the Geek and Sarah Evers Conrad talk to Elaine Bogan, director of the new DreamWorks Animation movie, Spirit Untamed; U.S....

U.S. Equestrian Announces U.S. Dressage Olympic Team Ahead of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
U.S. Equestrian Announces U.S. Dressage Olympic Team Ahead of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

June 17, 2021

U.S. Equestrian has announced the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the United States Dressage Olympic Team. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald and Team Leader Hallye Griffin. The first horse inspection...

U.S. Dressage Mandatory Observation Event Showcases Talent of Top U.S. Combinations
U.S. Dressage Mandatory Observation Event Showcases Talent of Top U.S. Combinations

June 15, 2021

The 14 athlete-and-horse pairs on the U.S. Dressage Olympic Short List took their final trip down the centerline on June 12 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Fla., contesting the FEI Grand Prix Special Test at the U.S. Dressage Mandatory Observation Event. The U.S. Dressage Mandatory...

Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Photo Gallery
Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Photo Gallery

April 30, 2021

Although there were no spectators this year, a last-minute rush of grassroots donations proved enough to rescue the fan favorite Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event from a second straight cancellation due to COVID. Click to read our full coverage of dressage day one, dressage day two, the cross-country and Sunday’s...

Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Wrap-Up
Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Wrap-Up

April 27, 2021

  Calm has settled over the grounds at the Kentucky Horse Park after the conclusion of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Grooms have taken care of their equine charges and packed up the tack trunks. The horses have all been loaded onto trailers, vans or airplanes for their trips...

Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Cross-Country Highlights
Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Cross-Country Highlights

April 26, 2021

Mother Nature did her bit to augment the complexity of course designer Derek di Grazia’s already challenging CCI4* and CCI5* cross-country courses on Saturday. Rain started in earnest at around 11 a.m. and continued into the late evening. The organizers had wisely moved the five-star cross-country from the originally planned...

2021 Land Rover Kentucky 3-Day Event Dressage Concludes
2021 Land Rover Kentucky 3-Day Event Dressage Concludes

April 24, 2021

Friday was another chilly day at the Kentucky Horse Park north of Lexington, but by late afternoon, the sun had come out and it was almost warm enough to shed our heavy coats. The dressage phase concluded in both the CCI4*-S (four-star) and CCI5*-L (five-star) divisions of the Land Rover...

First Day of 2021 Land Rover Kentucky 3-Day Event in the Books
First Day of 2021 Land Rover Kentucky 3-Day Event in the Books

April 23, 2021

The 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, which was rescued by a swell of grassroots donations from a second-straight year of cancellation during the COVID pandemic, arrived with bone-chilling cold in the Blue Grass State. This year, the traditional CCI5* division will be run, as well as an additional CCI4*...