The FEI Board has named the qualifiers for the 2022/2023 season of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Series during its teleconference meeting this week.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank the FEI Event organizers, who, despite the cancellations and grave losses suffered in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, have shown great resilience and determination to continue hosting FEI events," FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez said.
The final allocations for eventing are as follows:
FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Series 2022
Pratoni (ITA) – 11-15 May
Houghton Hall (GBR) – 26-29 May
Strzegom (POL) – 22-26 June
Avenches (SUI) – 7-10 July (Dates TBC)
Haras du Pin (FRA) – 11-14 August
Arville (BEL) – 18-21 August
Bromont (CAN) – 18-21 August
Moscow (RUS) – 8-11 September
Ballindenisk (IRL) – 21-25 September
Boekelo (NED) – 6-9 October
The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is proud to announce the first class of USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) Judges have completed their certifications through the YEH New Judge Education Program, which was led by YEH faculty member, Marilyn Payne.
Nazila Hejazi and her 20-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter mare, Tessa, may have made for an unconventional pair at the USEA Area VI Championships, held in October at Galway Downs (Temecula, California) but they didn’t let that hold them back. It’s uncommon to see a horse in their twenties still competing in eventing, and even more rare for a gaited horse to compete in a jumping sport.
Today, we pause to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on the powerful moment in 1963 when he stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his vision for a better future. Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech was more than just words; it was a call to action that transcended time, culture, and boundaries—a beacon of hope that continues to inspire.
We’ve all been there—on the horse who pokes his way around the warm-up ring, needs leg, leg, leg coming into the combination, or brings up the rear on every trail ride. None of us wants each and every ride to be a lower-body squeezefest, nor do we wish to do anything with our crop except maybe wave it at that annoying deerfly. In this excerpt from his book The Sport Horse Problem Solver, former international eventer Eric Smiley explains the essential quality of forwardness and how to prepare the horse to expect you to look for it in all that you do together.