Articles from British Equestrian

Sunday’s eventing finale at the FEI World Championships in Aachen was a fitting end to a rollercoaster week, but the one constant throughout has been the British team leading the competition from start to finish. In a thrilling showjumping final phase, the team of Ros Canter, Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Gemma Stevens claimed gold on 84.0 penalties, taking the

A super-Saturday of equestrian action delighted fans at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany yesterday. It was the final day of the vaulting competition, with Britain’s Urssie Levett performing her free test, while the eventers completed their cross-country phase. The dressage finale, the Grand Prix Freestyle, rounded out a fantastic day of sport with a further gold for Britain.

Headline equestrian industry statistics Equestrian Participation Statistics 4.3 million people have a direct interest in equestrianism, of which 3.2 million who can ride and 1.82 million riding regularly* while it’s estimated some 27 million have some sort of interest. Racing is Britain’s second largest spectator sport behind football with an attendance of just over 5 million in 2025. According to

Featured image BEF / Kirsty Pasto On Friday 3 October, British Equestrian proudly unveiled groundbreaking new research that, for the first time, puts a clear monetary value on the impact of equestrian activity in the UK. Developed in partnership with leading social value specialists State of Life, the research findings reveal that equestrianism annually delivers £1.2 billion of social value,

Photo Credit Peter Nixon / BPIHT After three days of intense competition against the iconic backdrop of Blenheim Palace, the Agria FEI Eventing Championship 2025 all came down to the final showjumping phase. This was the day when medals would be won and names would be written into the history books. With four of the six British squad members out of the

Photo Credit British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Months in the making, the eagerly awaited cross-country day at the Agria FEI European Eventing Championships 2025 was set to be a true test of talent. It was to be Captain Mark Phillips’s final major event course design responsibility, and he set a track which ensured the medals would not be won in the dressage

Photo credit British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Media After day one at the Agria FEI Eventing European Championships, it was the now-familiar tussle between Great Britain and Germany that made the headlines, with both nations dominating the team and induvial podium placings. Today, it was the culmination of the dressage phase and the ground jury of Sandy Philips (GBR – President), Valerie

Photo Credit British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Media. With Wednesday’s opening ceremony declaring the 37th Agria FEI Eventing European Championships officially underway, it was down to the business end of the Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials with day one of dressage. The responsibility of judging the 55 championship tests fell to ground jury of Sandy Philips (GBR – President), Valerie Pride (USA) and