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Shows, finals and championships: who, when and what to watch.

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US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final 2026: Morven Park's $200,000 Finale

The second-ever $200,000 Final opens with the horse inspection on Oct. 7 in Leesburg, Virginia. Here's how the series works, what a long-format four-star asks of a horse, and how to watch in person or online.

Updated Oct 7, 20266 min read

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Horse of the Year Show 2026: Dates, Schedule, Tickets and What to Watch
Five days of showjumping, showing and Pony Club games open tomorrow in Birmingham. Here is how to follow it, even if you have never been.
Oct 6, 20265 min read
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Longines League of Nations Final 2026: How Germany Won and How It Works
Germany and Brazil finished level on 4 faults in Barcelona, and Richard Vogel's clear round settled it. Here is the result and a plain-English guide to team show jumping.
Oct 5, 20264 min read
FEI Eventing Nations Cup: Great Britain Wins the Boekelo Final
Great Britain won the new winner-takes-all Nations Cup Final at Boekelo on 84.4, 2.6 ahead of Germany, which had led after cross-country. Julia Krajewski won the individual title for a record third time.
Oct 4, 20267 min read
CCI4*-S Meaning: Eventing Levels Explained After Davis's Win
Mary Bess Davis won her first four-star at 48. Here is what the letters and stars on an eventing entry list actually tell you.
Sep 29, 20265 min read
Asian Games 2026 Equestrian: China's First Team Dressage Gold
Korea's Dongheon Nam won individual dressage gold on Sept. 27, two days after China's first team title. Here's every equestrian result so far, how the scores work and what to watch through Oct. 4.
Sep 27, 20267 min read
What Is Major League Show Jumping? Teams, Standings and Bluman's Greenwich Win
Daniel Bluman and the mare Corbie V.V. were the only double-clear in a storm-shortened Greenwich Grand Prix. Here's how the league works, and why a clear round beat a faster one.
Sep 27, 20266 min read
Dressage at Devon 2026: World Cup Grand Prix Results and the Freestyle
Canada's Camille Carier Bergeron and Finnländerin won Friday night's World Cup Grand Prix, and the freestyle that awards World Cup points runs tonight under the lights. Here are the scores, what to watch next and how to stream it.
Sep 26, 20267 min read
What Is the Longines Global Champions Tour? Show Jumping at Schönbrunn
Katrin Eckermann and her homebred mare Chao Lee won a 15-horse jump-off in front of Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace. Here's what the LGCT is, and what to watch in Sunday's Grand Prix.
Sep 26, 20266 min read
What Is Equitation? How Riders Are Judged at the Capital Challenge
The Capital Challenge in Maryland opened the East Coast indoor season on Sept. 23 with five days of equitation finals. Here's what the judges are watching, and how to follow the road to the Maclay.
Sep 24, 20267 min read
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Quarter Horse Congress 2026: Dates, Classes and How to Follow Along
Billed as the world's largest horse show, the Congress opens Sept. 26 in Columbus, Ohio. Here's what reining and western pleasure are, the new health-paper rules, and how the Congress differs from the AQHA World Show.
Sep 23, 20267 min read
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What Is Eventing? The 3 Phases Explained with Burghley and Asian Games
Gemma Stevens won Burghley on her dressage score, and Thailand struck team gold in Tokyo. Here's how the three phases, the penalties and the five-star system really work.
Sep 23, 20267 min read
FEI Jumping World Cup 2026/27: American Gold Cup Result and the Puebla, Mexico Qualifier
Switzerland's Beat Mändli opened the North American League with the only double-clear round in Michigan. Next up is a free-to-watch qualifier in Puebla, Mexico, the second of seven stops on the road to Gothenburg.
Sep 23, 20266 min read
First Horse Show for Kids: Cross Rails, Pony Club and What to Wear
Start small, on a pony your child already knows. The class ladder from cross rails up, how hunters, equitation and jumpers are judged, the kids' dress code and a packing list.
Sep 23, 20268 min read
How Is Dressage Scored? Grand Prix, Freestyle and Piaffe After Aachen
Lottie Fry and Glamourdale kept both world titles in Aachen with 82.295% and 91.907%. Here's what those numbers mean, how the Special and Freestyle differ, and what a piaffe actually is.
Sep 23, 20267 min read

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