Hey EN, a quick note before today’s news:
On Saturday, July 18, two statements from British Eventing were posted informing us that two serious incidents had taken place at competitions — one at Swalcliffe in Oxfordshire and one at Penrith in Cumbria. Both events were abandoned for the remainder of the weekend, and live scores were removed from the scoring platform out of respect for those affected. The full statement released by British Eventing can be found here.
Following other losses in our sport, EN has undertaken the following protocol:
These incidents represent incredibly dark days within our sport. We understand that the news cycle is cruel, particularly in cases like this. To help keep the cycle from perpetuating in the light of such loss, EN will continue to publish stories and news on an as-needed/timely basis, but we will refrain from sharing these updates on our social media platforms for the next few days. We feel as powerless as anyone in these situations and feel that the least we can do is not move on lightly. We will also not speculate on the circumstances of the incidents, nor will we allow this to take place in the comments sections.
We also know that there’s a World Championship (two of them — one this weekend at Millstreet for U25 riders and one next month at Aachen for Seniors) right at our doorstep. We’ll be covering these events to honor our commitment to our sponsors as well as to continue to provide coverage of the sport’s key competitions. However, we hope you’ll understand that we don’t feel it appropriate to approach these with our usual happy hype. Our content will be quality, but out of respect to all of those we have lost, we hope to offer this as a time of reflection.
Our thoughts are with all of those affected by these losses and we work for a safe sport in everything we do. We thank you for your understanding.
Anyone affected is encouraged to seek support through the British Eventing Support Trust Helpline, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on 07780 008877.
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One Big Thing: Ready-Made World Class Show Jumping Courses
Chris Barnard, FEI Level 2 and USEF “R” licensed Show Jumping Course Designer, recently announced a novel subscription service that any top event organizing committees are going to want to jump in on. In his post on Facebook, he announced:
“Starting August 1st, 2026, I’m excited to offer a new monthly subscription plan that sends you courses with measurements and distances to improve your arena, your horses and your riding. There will be two arena sizes to choose from, but in addition you will also have the option to have your own personalized course designed specifically for your arena and material.
You can sign up for just one month starting at $65 or there are discounted three-month, and six-month options available so you can keep the courses in your arena continually updated.
This is available to anyone, anywhere in the world!! All you have to do is email me to sign up and I’ll get you on your way.
Email [email protected] and we’ll send you all the information, or feel free to call or text 845-417-8987 to chat about the possibilities.”
We always welcome new ideas to spread access to the highest quality of eventing education throughout the world, so don’t miss this chance to bring world-class level courses to a ring near you!
Major International Events This Weekend
FEI Eventing World U25 Championships for U25 Riders & Millstreet International HT CCI4*-L (IRL): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage]
Hamm-Rhynern International CCI4*-S (GER): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
US Events This Weekend
Millbrook HT (NY): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
Hunt Club Farms HT (VA): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Other Links and Reading
Sponsor Corner: Stable View
If you missed the July Eventing Academy at Stable View, fear not — you still have a week before entries close for the next Eventing Academy on August 8-9!
Training Tip of the Day
Join Sarah Kuhn as she teaches us how to introduce your horse to a corner and corner combination:
Go Eventing
Catch up with Harry Meade… in the ocean? Harry rides out at National Hunt trainer Christian Williams’ seaside facilities:
