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After Three-Year Ban, Bob Baffert Makes His Comeback at the Kentucky Derby: ​As Bob Baffert reflects on his return to the Kentucky Derby after a three-year suspension, he draws a parallel to the film No Country for Old Men, using its themes to express the complex emotions behind his comeback. Read story here.

Top U.S. Honors for Martin and Commando 3 at 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event: The 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event concluded with Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH winning the CCI5*-L, Boyd Martin and Commando 3 earning top U.S. honors and the national championship, and William Coleman claiming his second consecutive CCI4*-S title with Off The Record. Read story here.

2025 High-Goal Horse Awards at the National Polo Center: The National Polo Center’s 2025 High-Goal Horse Awards honor the indispensable equine athletes of high-goal polo, with winners selected through a peer-driven poll among Gauntlet of Polo competitors, recognizing standout horses and strings for their consistent excellence and impact on the sport. ​Read story here.

Meet the 2025 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship Teams: This weekend, 154 intercollegiate riders from 16 schools will compete in 42 teams at the 2025 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship—held alongside the Interscholastic Eventing League Championships—at the “Happiest Horse Trials in the World” in Stable View, Aiken, South Carolina. ​​Read story here.

2025 Battle Born Broncs Champions Include Standout, Familiar Names: The 2025 Battle Born Broncs made history in Fallon, Nevada, with an unforgettable showcase of elite bareback and saddle bronc riders and top-tier stock, culminating in the crowning of this year’s champions. Read story here.

Evanston Cowboy Days Mourns the Loss of Influential President Dustin Matthews at Age 40: Dustin Matthews, the influential president of Evanston Cowboy Days and passionate rodeo advocate, passed away on April 23, 2025, at age 40, leaving behind a legacy that includes the introduction of a special needs rodeo at the event he helped shape. Read story here.

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Vrijspringcompetitie - Rijpaarden Fokvereniging Twente 📍 Saasveld, Netherlands | 📅 April 28, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Linz-Ebelsberg - FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth 2025 📍 Linz-Ebelsberg, Austria | 📅 April 29–May 03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Höven Opening - Springturnier 📍 Höven, Germany | 📅 April 29–May 03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Pferde & Emotionen - Dressurturnier Reiterhof Pickl 📍 Karlsfeld, Germany | 📅 April 30–May 04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Springfestival Erbenheim 📍 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany | 📅 April 30–May 04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

DM for seniorer og Agria DRF-mesterskab for U18, U21 og U25 (B) 📍 Stutteri Ask, Denmark | 📅 April 30–May 03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Otomi 2025 (semana 1) 📍 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | 📅 April 30–May 03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Woodside Spring Classic 2 📍 Woodside, US | 📅 April 30–May 04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Aiken Charity Horse Show I 📍 Aiken, US | 📅 April 30–May 04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

HITS Del Mar National Horse Show 📍 Del Mar, US | 📅 April 30–May 04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Sydney CDI 2025 📍 Sydney, Australia | 📅 April 30 – May 3, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

2025 Pacific Coast Dressage CDI Galway Downs 📍 Temecula, CA | 📅 May 1-4, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ 2025 - CDIO5* - Compiègne 📍 Compiègne, France | 📅 May 03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Longines EEF Series - Maimarkt Turnier Mannheim 📍 Mannheim, Germany | 📅 May 01–05, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Pferdesporttage Aaretal-Münsingen 📍 Münsingen, Switzerland | 📅 May 01–03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Pro-Am Barbaste 📍 Barbaste, France | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Pro-Am Le Mans 📍 Le Mans, France | 📅 May 01–03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Nancy 📍 Nancy, France | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Dressurturnier Reitanlage Löckenhoff 📍 Mettmann, Germany | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Renntag München / Hannover 📍 München / Hannover, Germany | 📅 May 01, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Majhoppet 📍 Gothenburg Horse Park, Sweden | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CDI3* Las Cadenas - LIGA NACIONAL DE DOMA CLÁSICA CABALLOS JÓVENES Y GRAN PREMIO 2025 📍 Madrid, Spain | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Preding - CSN-B* - 2.Etappe Alpenspan TEAM TOUR 2025 📍 Preding, Austria | 📅 May 01-04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

iWEST-Dressur-Cup 2025 📍 Deutschland, Germany | 📅 May 01–November 14, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CSI4* Sagrantino Show Jumping 2025 - week 1 📍 Montefalco, Italy | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Auktion für Haflinger und Edelbluthaflinger - Haflingergestüt Meura 📍 Meura, Germany | 📅 April 30, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Präsentation der jungen Verbandshengste (Holsteiner Verband) und "Horster Pferdetage" 📍 Elmshorn, Germany | 📅 May 01, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Pferdesporttage Uster Woche 1 📍 Uster, Switzerland | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Dressurtage Turbenthal 📍 Turbenthal, Switzerland | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Drammen Spring Tour 📍 Drammen, Norway | 📅 May 01-02, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Aalborg Dressage Event 2025 📍 Aalborg Rideklub, Denmark | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

STX Cyclus 5: Wuustwezel 📍 Wuustwezel, Belgium | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CSI 3* Sentower - STP Riders Series 📍 Opglabbeek, Belgium | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Springturnier Leutkirch-Diepoldshofen 📍 Leutkirch-Diepoldshofen, Germany | 📅 May 01-04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Pöttmeser Pferdetage - Springen 📍 Pöttmes, Germany | 📅 May 01-04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Champs of Tomorrow Münster-Handorf 📍Münster-Handorf, Germany | 📅 May 01-04, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CSI Ermelo 📍 Ermelo, Netherlands | 📅 May 01-03, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

American Royal ProRodeo 2025 📍 Hale Arena, Kansas City, MO | 📅 May 1–3, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

IHSA National Championship Horse Show 📍 Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC | 📅 May 2–4, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Adelaide Equestrian Festival 2025 📍 Adelaide, Australia | 📅 May 2 – May 4, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

BSPS Winter Championships 2025 📍 Arena UK, Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK | 📅 May 2–5, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Championships 📍 Stable View, Aiken, SC | 📅 May 2–4, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo 2025 📍 Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena, Guymon, OK | 📅 May 2 – May 4, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

CINCH World's Toughest Rodeo 📍 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA | 📅 May 2–3, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Kentucky Oaks 2025 📍 Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY | 📅 May 2, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

Kentucky Derby 2025 📍 Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY | 📅 Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 🎥 Event details

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