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*Featured/Spotlights | Championships | Competitions | Hunter/Equitation | Maclay | National Horse Show

2026 NHS ASCPA Maclay National Champion
ByAssociate Editor November 3, 2026November 3, 2026

Mill Spring, NC – November 2, 2026 – Continuing a time-honored tradition on the first Sunday in November, the National Horse Show welcomed North America’s top junior equitation riders to Tryon International for the prestigious 2026 NHS ASPCA Maclay National Championship, presented by Chansonette Farm. One of the most coveted titles in junior equestrian sport,…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Hunter/Equitation | National Horse Show | Show Jumping

A Grand Prix Night to Remember
ByAssociate Editor November 1, 2026November 1, 2026

Mill Spring, NC – November 1, 2026 – Regular competition at the 143rd National Horse Show culminated on Saturday, October 31, with championship honors awarded in the Junior Hunter 3’3″ divisions and two featured jumper events taking center stage: the $20,000 National Horse Show 1.35m Open Jumper Classic and the $100,000 National Horse Show National…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Community/Charity | Dressage | Equestrian Assistance | Para-Equestrian | USPEA

Welch and Guiteau Earn Hope Hand Memorial Festival of Champions Travel Grants
ByAssociate Editor October 30, 2026October 30, 2026

Para-Dressage Intermediaire I Reserve Champion Audrey Guiteau. Photo courtesy of Audrey Guiteau. WELLINGTON, Fla. — October 29, 2026 – Para-Dressage Intermediaire I Champion Elizabeth Welch and Reserve Champion Audrey Guiteau have received Hope Hand Memorial Festival of Champions Equine Travel Grants to help offset the cost of transporting their horses to and from the USEF…

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National Horse Show | *Featured/Spotlights | Championships | Competitions | Hunter/Equitation

A Day of Champions at the National Horse Show
ByAssociate Editor October 25, 2026October 25, 2026

Mill Spring, NC – October 25, 2026 – Championship ribbons were awarded to seven junior riders on Saturday in the Pérez & Bennett Under 14 Equitation, Pérez & Bennett 14–15 Equitation, and Pérez & Bennett 16–17 Equitation Divisions. The day concluded with the highly anticipated $10,000 Adult Amateur Hunter Classic, presented by Mr. & Mrs….

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*Featured/Spotlights | Championships | Competitions | Hunter/Equitation | National Horse Show

Opening Day of the 143rd National Horse Show
ByAssociate Editor October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

Mill Spring, NC – October 22, 2026 – Wednesday marked the opening of the 143rd National Horse Show at its new home, Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina. One of the most prestigious and historic events in American equestrian sport, the National Horse Show welcomes exhibitors from across the country over the next two…

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Show Jumping | *Featured/Spotlights | Competitions

The Best of the Best: Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary at CHI Geneva
ByAssociate Editor October 20, 2026October 20, 2026

Richard Vogel riding United Touch S @IJRC/Fabio Petroni Geneva, 20 October 2026 – This December, ten of the world’s leading show jumping athletes will come together at CHI Geneva, which this year celebrates 100 years of history, for the 25th anniversary edition of the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final, marking a landmark moment for one…

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Horse Care/Protection | *Featured/Spotlights

Southern California Burns Again: The 2018 Warning Agencies Ignored
ByAssociate Editor October 19, 2026October 19, 2026

In August 2018, as California and the West were already enduring massive wildfires and toxic smoke, William E. Simpson II issued a direct, detailed warning to the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, the USDA, and the U.S. Forest Service. The press release, titled “Catastrophic Wildfire and Toxic Smoke Evolved from Ecological…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Community/Charity | Emergencies and Disaster Support | Equestrian Aid Found. | Equestrian Assistance

When Disaster Strikes, Equestrian Aid Foundation Is Here to Help
ByAssociate Editor October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

When disaster strikes, no one in the equestrian community should have to face it alone. In the wake of last week’s Hurricane Isaias, we’re reminded how quickly natural disasters can disrupt livelihoods, threaten stability, and leave equestrians facing unexpected hardship. Equestrian Aid Foundation is here when it matters most. Through our Disaster Relief Fund, we…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Eventing/H.T. | Show Jumping | Strzegom

Strzegom October Festival 2026 – A Grand Finale to the Eventing Season
ByAssociate Editor October 12, 2026October 12, 2026

Tom McEwen and Brookfield Future News. Photo: Leszek Wójcik / Strzegom October Festival Strzegom, 11 October 2026 — Strzegom October Festival, the final international eventing competition of the 2026 season in Strzegom, has come to a close. Over four days, Morawa Hippodrome welcomed 400 horse-and-rider combinations from 22 countries, with Sunday’s show jumping and cross-country…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Eventing/H.T. | Show Jumping | Strzegom

Strzegom October Festival 2026 – Tom McEwen Takes the Lead after Cross-Country
ByAssociate Editor October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

Tom McEwen and Brookfield Future News. Photo: Leszek Wójcik / Strzegom October Festival. Strzegom, 10 October 2026 — The third day of Strzegom October Festival brought plenty of sporting excitement on both the cross-country courses and show jumping arenas. At Morawa Hippodrome, riders from 22 countries battled for the best possible positions ahead of Sunday’s…

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