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.
2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Saved by Grassroots Donations
February 5, 2021
An unprecedented outpouring of public support and a grassroots fundraising effort have led to a reversal of the announced cancellation of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI Five Star presented by MARS Equestrian™ (LRK3DE). A new partnership between Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the world-class event, and the...
Totally Tokyo: Previewing the Equestrian Events of the Tokyo Olympics (Now in 2021)
December 25, 2020
While this article was originally written as a preview for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, shortly after publication the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It as been rescheduled for July 23-August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. We’ve updated the text to reflect the change, but we did...
Record Number of Exhibitors Compete at the 2020 Farnam and Adequan American Quarter Horse Association World Show
December 15, 2020
That’s a wrap on the largest American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show in history! During the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show; AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan; AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals; and the Adequan Level 2 and Nutrena Level 1 Championships, more than 7,500 entries,...
Deserving Award Winners Honored at the 2020 Certified Horsemanship Association Virtual Awards Ceremony
December 3, 2020
Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) members, instructors, and speakers gathered to participate in the 2020 CHA Virtual International Conference, Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. During the two days attendees engaged in networking, expanded their knowledge over a variety of equine topics, and honored the highly anticipated 2020 winners for the annual...
Certified Horsemanship Association International Conference Goes Virtual on October 30; Online Auction Now Open to the Public
October 21, 2020
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) is holding its first-ever Virtual International Conference on Friday, October 30, 2020. This event will be open to all horse enthusiasts with a CHA member and non-member rate for the educational day. This conference will not just be your typical Zoom call with talking heads...
Equitana USA Unveils Month-Long Virtual Program to Celebrate the Horse
September 1, 2020
The equine industry won’t have to wait a year to celebrate the horse with Equitana USA after all. Equitana USA will showcase a month-long virtual celebration of the horse in September, and the program is free and open to anyone. Registration and more information about the full programming schedule can...
FEI European Championships in Show Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, and Para Dressage Cancelled for 2021
July 26, 2020
The FEI European Championships in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines of jumping, eventing, dressage and para dressage will not be held in 2021 due to the revised dates for the Tokyo Games next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. European Championships in the non-Olympic disciplines will still be organized in...
An Equestrian Christmas Party at the London International Horse Show, aka Olympia
July 15, 2020
Imagine a snow globe. Inside is the city of London, England. There’s the bridge, Big Ben, the river, Buckingham palace. Now give it a shake and it turns into a Christmas wonderland, where ponies prance, jumpers leap, and elves cavort around Christmas trees. Carolers sing and a magical, horsey Christmas...
An Equestrian Event Look Back: 2019 Pan American Games Performance in Peru
June 9, 2020
A pictorial look back, with photos by MacMillan Photography, at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, July 28-Aug. 9. 2019 Pan American Games Medal Results Jumping, Team Gold: Brazil Silver: Mexico Bronze: USA Jumping, Individual Gold: Marlon Modolo Zanotelli (Brazil) Silver: Jose Maria Larocca (Argentina) Bronze: Beezie Madden (USA)...
2020 Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships for Dressage and Jumping Cancelled
May 12, 2020
U.S. Equestrian, Equestrian Canada, and the Mexican Equestrian Federation, with support of the International Equestrian Federation (Fédération Equestre Internationale, FEI), have cancelled the 2020 Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) for Dressage and Jumping. The 2020 NAYC for Dressage and Jumping was scheduled to run August 4-9 at the Great...
