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Britain is widely acknowledged as the traditional home of eventing but several countries in Europe, particularly Germany and France, also have a strong standing in the sport.
British Eventing
Many of Britain’s biggest competitions are hosted at prestigious and historic venues such as the Badminton Estate, Burghley House, Blenheim Palace and Belsay Castle.
More than 170 events throughout Britain are managed by the sport’s body, British Eventing, during the March to October season, with competitions from introductory level through to the highest international level at CCI5*. There are also a growing number of Unaffiliated events that take place around the country
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the British team of Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen secured the first British Olympic eventing team gold since 1972, with Tom McEwen also taking individual silver. They then backed that up with team gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with Laura Collett this time taking individual bronze.
The depth and breadth of Britain’s riders was also shown when Tokyo Olympic victory was followed by the young British rider Yasmin Ingham taking the Individual World Championship at Pratoni Del Vivaro, Italy in 2022, making her the third female World Champion in a row after Ros Canter (GBR) at Tryon in 2018 and Sandra Auffarth (GER) at Normandy in 2014
Eventing in Europe
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Germany and France are both past Olympic team gold medallists but they are not the only countries in Europe with a strong standing in the sport. Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and Sweden are just some of the countries that regularly host international competitions on home soil and Poland has also become a significant host of eventing competitions
Our featured events in the UK and Europe include many of the world’s top eventing competitions at historic and well-known venues as well as more local events run at national level in the UK.
Throughout the season we also visit some of Europe’s most beautiful eventing venues and important championships such as Le Lion d’Angers Young Eventing Horse World Championships in France and the FEI European Eventing Championships to bring you stunning photographs and the latest information
In 2026 the FEI World Eventing Championships will take place in Europe, to be held at Aachen in Germany from 11th - 23rd August 2026
