One Big Thing: Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials #Featured Friday
Registration is now open for the Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials in Fort Collins, Colorado, which will take place this year on April 18th. A fairly new event as of July 2023, Redefined is one of only nine venues in Area IX that hosts a USEA-recognized event, offering a Spring event and a Fall horse trials in October, as well as several schooling shows, clinics, and arena eventing competitions throughout the season.
Built ground-up from a dream of the property owners, Daina Kaugars and James Kersey took their boarding and training program in the Rockies and made it into a top-notch facility for the eventing population of Colorado and the Mountain West area. With both excellent terrain and tracks built by ‘R’ designer Cathy Wieschhoff, Area IX’s first recognized horse trials of the year is a great place to kick off the season for riders competing at every level from Tadpole to Modified.
In July of 2025, the Redefined Equestrian property suffered severe flooding damage that resulted in damage to footing, equipment, and the loss of several cross-country fences — all of which had been built from scratch by Daina, James, and members of their community. Thanks to USEA’s newly-established Organizer’s Relief and Competition Assistance Program, Daina became the first recipient of the ORCA grant to help them replace jumps and make necessary repairs on property in time to run their event in October 2025.
About Redefined from USEA:
“I love the terrain that they have there,” said [Cathy Wieschhoff]. “I mean, you can really do some fun stuff with doing exercises either uphill or downhill. You’ve got to be careful about that because you get people coming from flat, and those are hard questions to ask beginner horses to do—not so much jumping uphill but going downhill and having some type of balance and making a turn. I felt like I used the terrain well in order to have some questions but not have it be too difficult.”
Click here to read more from the USEA Events A-Z highlight on Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials. Consider adding this one to your upcoming calendar!
[Click here for Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials’ omnibus listing]
Major International Events This Weekend
Grandorse International Kronenberg (NED): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Segovia Eventing (ESP): [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Canberra International HT (AUS): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring]
Wandin Park International (AUS): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
US Events This Weekend
Carolina International CCI & HT (NC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks (FL): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Texas Rose Horse Park HT (TX): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Full Gallop Farm March II HT (SC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Volunteer]
Other Links and Reading
Sponsor Corner: Stable View Spring International and HT Early Insights
Morning at Stable View Photo by Shelby Allen.
The 2026 Stable View Spring International and Horse Trials is proud to offer $60,000 in prize money at this year’s event! Prize money is to be awarded for all FEI levels, with $40,000 for the 4*, $10,000 for the 3*, $6,000 for the 2*, and $4,000 for the newly added 1*. Ribbons will be awarded through 10th place per FEI division, through 6th place for each National division, and through 4th place for CTC and IEL, as well as to the top 3 teams in the Adult Team Cup. TIP awards and prizes will also be presented for the highest placed Thoroughbred Horse at each level.
Video at Stable View:
Horse & Country will be live-streaming show jumping on Friday, April 3rd — you can watch live here. For $35 per horse and rider combination, Horse & Country will send you a digital video clip of your ride. No refunds will be given for clips, once processed and received.
Equireel will be filming cross country. Check out their website here for more information and to order your round.
Competition Schedule & Notes:
Depending on numbers, the competition scheduled days will most likely be as follows:
- Int, Adv, 1*, 2*, 3*, 4*= 2-day, Friday-Saturday
- Training, Mod= 2-day, Saturday-Sunday
- Prelim= TBD based on entry numbers
VIP Experience tickets are now SOLD OUT.
Important Update for 2026: Wristbands will now be required for entry to Graze and Gaze. Wristbands will be provided to riders in their packets — each entry will receive 2 wristbands, along with 2 drink tickets per wristband (for those 21+). Please ensure you have these with you when you arrive at Ollie’s Inn.
4* XC Comments from Helen West:
- The April tracks are nearer the maximum range of distance at the appropriate levels, very much with spring three-day campaign in mind.
- The tracks are galloping and flowing to encourage forward riding and provide flow for horses and riders.
- The 2* & 3* are utilizing the sunken road combination whilst the 4* are heading up to the newly-improved loop at the Kennel Water complex.
Training Tip of the Day
If your horse’s canter needs more adjustability, let Amelia Newcomb walk you through her key steps here:
Go Eventing
Kentucky-bound David Doel and Galileo Nieuwmoed recently took 1st in the Intermediate at Oasby Horse Trials — watch their round here:
