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  • 2025-08-04 19:00:02

    The 2025 event saw twelve of our first-timers complete their first Badminon. Katie Magee (pictured), a 43-year-old riding instructor, has finished best of the first timers, finishing in 11th place on ...
    First-timers wrap
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  • 2025-07-17 19:00:02

    Badminton Horse Trials was saddened to hear of the passing of Biddy Wingfield Digby, one of the first women to compete at the inaugural Badminton Horse Trials in 1949. Biddy was one of a handful of wo ...
    Obituary – Biddy Wingfield Digby
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  • 2025-06-27 01:00:01

    This week, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) announced an emergency ban on artificial foam-producing substances used in horses’ mouths. The new veterinary rule, effective Jul ...
    Foam, Fear, and False Signals: Why the FEI’s Ne...
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  • 2025-06-19 07:00:02

    Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Anne Quain, University of Sydney and Cathrynne Henshall, Charles Sturt University Last week, the peak body for equestrian sport in Australia suspended a prominent member a ...
    Horse whipping is painful and cruel. The latest...
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  • 2025-06-16 19:00:02

    Early May already seems a while ago, but the memories are good! Last year, it was thought to be one of the best ever Badminton’s, but I think this one probably topped it.  The weather, which plays ...
    Director’s Blog – June 2025
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  • 2025-06-02 19:00:02

    Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo were pure class in the final, tense moments of the 2025 MARS Badminton Horse Trials, jumping faultlessly to regain the title they won two years ago by just one penalt ...
    Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo are back on t...
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  • 2025-05-30 19:00:02

    Commonly employed husbandry, training and other management practices used with racehorses and sports horses are being seriously questioned on welfare grounds.  These concerns have been outlined in d ...
    Machinations About Mouth Pain in Dressage Horses
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  • 2025-05-30 01:28:50

    By Jean Llewellyn / press release Photography: Hannoveraner Verband The top price at the Verden Auction OnLive YoungSTARS in Verden was €19,500, when the magnificent open-air setting, the black col ...
    YoungSTARS Verden Auction Onlive under the ope...
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  • 2025-05-29 13:00:02

    Lucy writes about her trip to Jordan in April 2025. Travelling with a group of keen adventurers, her blog guides us through the 9 night Footsteps of Lawrence itinerary. Starting in Petra, then riding ...
    My Journey Through Jordan
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  • 2025-05-28 19:00:02

    Ascension weekend is just around the corner, and international equestrian sports are looking north. Because when the 94th German Show Jumping and Dressage Derby is held in Hamburg-Klein Flottbek, the ...
    Holsteiner foal auction during 94th Hamburg Derby
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