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Canada’s Largest Horse Slaughterhouse Closes: Animal advocates are celebrating the permanent closure of Bouvry Exports, once Canada’s largest horse slaughterhouse in Alberta, calling it a major victory while warning that horse slaughter and live export operations continue elsewhere in Canada and abroad. Read story here. (World Animal News)

New U.S. Equestrian Trainers Group Forms to Tackle Issues: Prompted by growing negativity and poor communication in the show ring, industry leaders formed the U.S. Equestrian Trainers Association to unify trainers’ voices, improve collaboration with governing bodies, and promote education, mentorship, and positive change across the sport. Read story here. (Chronicle of the Horse)

Pozzi Tonozzi Wins Ruby Buckle Central Futurity: Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, an 18-time NFR qualifier and three-time world champion, won the Ruby Buckle Central Futurity on her standout colt Fireball, a richly bred young horse from her own program, continuing her success developing elite barrel racing prospects. Read story here. (Rodeo SI)

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American Rodeo Semifinals Set for $2 Million Prize: The American Rodeo semifinals are set for Globe Life Field in Arlington on May 22, where top qualifiers from across the country will compete for a chance to advance to the finals and vie for a historic $2 million prize across multiple rodeo disciplines. Read story here. (Rodeo SI)

NYRA to Celebrate Aqueduct Closing June 27–28: NYRA will honor Aqueduct Racetrack’s historic legacy with a festive Closing Weekend June 27–28, celebrating over a century of iconic racing moments, community impact, and fan traditions before racing operations shift permanently to Belmont Park. Read story here. (NYRA)

Light Up Racing to Close After Funding Struggles: Light Up Racing will shut down after the Breeders’ Cup due to funding and alignment challenges, despite its mission to improve transparency and public trust in horse racing, with leaders acknowledging the need for its work but failing to secure a sustainable long-term path forward. Read story here. (Thoroughbred Daily News)

Southeastern Circuit Sportsmanship Cup | 📍 Aiken Polo Club, Aiken, SC, United States | 📅 April 25 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event details

Southwestern Circuit Masters Cup | 📍 Pecan Acres Polo Club LLC, Simonton, TX, United States | 📅 April 25 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event details

Longines EEF Series - Maimarkt Turnier Mannheim | 📍 Mannheim, Germany | 📅 May 1–5, 2026 | 🎥 Event details

BSPS Winter Championship Show 2026 | 📍 Arena UK, United Kingdom | 📅 May 2–4, 2026 | 🎥 Event details

4 Beveraner Frühlingsreitturnier | 📍 Bevern, Germany | 📅 May 4 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI3* Kentucky Spring Horse Show | 📍 Kentucky Horse Park, Kentucky, United States | 📅 May 5 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Rodeo Corpus Christi | 📍 Corpus Christi, TX | 📅 May 5 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

MARS Badminton Horse Trials 2026 | 📍 Badminton Park, United Kingdom | 📅 May 6 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show Week 1 - CSI3* | 📍 Old Salem Farm, North Salem, NY, United States | 📅 May 6 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Aiken Charity Horse Show II | 📍 Aiken, SC, United States | 📅 May 6 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI2* OTOMI 2026 (Week 1) | 📍 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | 📅 May 6 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Riders Festival | 📍 Deurne, Netherlands | 📅 May 6 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI4* Jumping International de Bourg-en-Bresse | 📍 Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 📅 May 6 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pferde & Emotionen - Springturnier Reiterhof Pickl | 📍 Karlsfeld, Germany | 📅 May 6 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI2*-W, CSI1*, CSI-YH1* - Jumping Samobor - Ethno farm Mirnovec | 📍 Mirnovec, Croatia | 📅 May 7 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Longines EEF Series Lier - CSIO3* | 📍 Lier, Belgium | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

The 13th Longines Hathab Tour 2025/2026 - Dressage & Jumping & Future Riders | 📍 Doha, Qatar | 📅 May 7 – May 8, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

South View - Second Rounds Show | 📍 Winsford, United Kingdom | 📅 May 7 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Chard - British Showjumping 4 Day Show incl. Area Trial | 📍 Chard, United Kingdom | 📅 May 7 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDI1*, CDI3* & Copa ANCCE - Liga Nacional de Doma Clásica CJ KIWOKO y GP - Las Cadenas 2026 | 📍 Camarma de Esteruelas, Spain | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Longines Versilia Horse Show presented by Giorgio Armani | 📍 Versilia, Italy | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Holtkämper Dressurtage mit Jumpingday | 📍 Bielefeld-Holtkamp, Germany | 📅 May 7 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Silicon Valley Horse Show | 📍 Paso Robles, CA, United States | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Springturnier Schwanheim | 📍 Bensheim-Schwanheim, Germany | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

MAY CSI2*/1*/YH* Peelbergen | 📍 Kronenberg, Netherlands | 📅 May 7 – May 8, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Crockett Lions Club PRCA Rodeo | 📍 Crockett, TX | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Tops In Texas Rodeo | 📍 Jacksonville, TX | 📅 May 7 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Southwestern Circuit Masters Cup | 📍 Pecan Acres Polo Club LLC, Simonton, TX | 📅 May 7 – May 21, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

J. William Petro Memorial S | 📍 Thistledown, OH, United States | 📅 May 7, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Daryl E. Parker Memorial/Tall Stacks S | 📍 Belterra Park, United States | 📅 May 8, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI Ponte de Lima | 📍 Ponte de Lima, Portugal | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Lützower Pferdesporttage | 📍 Herford, Germany | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSN4* Ruta de Primavera semana 2 - 2026 | 📍 Sevilla, Spain | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Vetlanda Spring Champions | 📍 Vetlanda, Sweden | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Großlangheimer Springtage | 📍 Großlangheim, Germany | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Borås Dressage Trophy | 📍 Borås, Sweden | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

consteed's Preis der Besten | 📍 Warendorf, Germany | 📅 May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Reit- und Springturnier Münster-Angelmodde | 📍 Münster, Germany | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 

Dressurfestival Erbenheim | 📍 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany | 📅 May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pannon Lovasakadémia - CSN (Nemzeti és felkészítő verseny) | 📍 Kaposvár, Hungary | 📅 May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Airvent Lovas Club - CSN (Nemzeti és felkészítő verseny) | 📍 Kecskemét, Hungary | 📅 May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 

Pferdesporttage Uster Woche 2 | 📍 Uster, Switzerland | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

National A3* Ornago - Malaspina | 📍 Ornago, Italy | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Outdoor CSI** Riesenbeck International | 📍 Riesenbeck, Germany | 📅 May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

St. Margarethen Stückler CDI3* CDIYH1* CDIU25 CDIJ CDIP CDIChA 2026 | 📍 St. Margarethen Stücklerhof Lavanttal, Austria | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Lake Arena Wr. Neustadt CSNA* CSN-B* 2026 - (L.A. Jumping Tour) | 📍 Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Livingston Memorial | 📍 Houston Polo Club, Houston, TX | 📅 May 8 – May 22, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Southeastern Circuit Congressional Cup | 📍 Point Clear Polo Club, Silverhill, AL | 📅 May 8 – May 11, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Southeastern Circuit Centennial Cup | 📍 Point Clear Polo Club, Silverhill, AL | 📅 May 8 – May 11, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Colorama | 📍 Grand Coulee, WA | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Panola County Cattlemen's ProRodeo | 📍 Carthage, TX | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Cowboy's PRCA Rodeo | 📍 Scott, LA | 📅 May 8 – May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Tryon International Spring Three-Day Event 2026 | 📍 North Carolina, USA | 📅 May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Eichendorfer Dressurtage | 📍 Eichendorf, Germany | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Hengstpräsentation Helgstrand Dressage bei Isabell Werth | 📍 Rheinberg, Germany | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Renntag Halle / Krefeld | 📍 Halle / Krefeld, Germany | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSN Las Delicias - Córdoba 2026 | 📍 Córdoba, Argentina | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CS Giubiasco | 📍 Giubiasco, Switzerland | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Schockemoehle Online Auction - Young Jumpers | 📍 Online, Germany | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Showjumping Ireland 2026 Premier Performance Grand Prix League & Plusvital Grand Prix Series | 📍 Barnadown, Ireland | 📅 May 9 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Mother Lode Round-Up | 📍 Sonora, CA | 📅 May 9 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Lakeland Xtreme Broncs | 📍 Cold Lake, AB, Canada | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Ron Ross Memorial Steer Roping | 📍 Liberty Hill, TX | 📅 May 9 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Liberty Hill Legacy Steer Roping | 📍 Liberty Hill, TX | 📅 May 9 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Woodlake Lions Rodeo | 📍 Woodlake, CA | 📅 May 9 – May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

John A. Nerud (G3) | 📍 Belmont at Aqueduct, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Peter Pan S (G3) | 📍 Belmont at Aqueduct, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Ruffian (G2) | 📍 Belmont at Aqueduct, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Take the A Train | 📍 Belmont at Aqueduct, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

William Walker | 📍 Churchill Downs, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Coin Collector S | 📍 Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Kenny Cotton S | 📍 Evangeline Downs, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Royal Palm Juvenile | 📍 Gulfstream Park, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies | 📍 Gulfstream Park, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Epsom Cup (G3T) | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Kyoto Shimbun Hai (G2T) | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Long Branch S | 📍 Monmouth Park, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Calvin Houghland Iroquois (G1T) | 📍 Percy Warner, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Green Pastures Hurdle | 📍 Percy Warner, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Margaret Currey Henley Hurdle S | 📍 Percy Warner, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Senorita S (G3T) | 📍 Santa Anita Park, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Willowdale Steeplechase | 📍 Willowdale, United States | 📅 May 9, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

NHK Mile Cup (G1T) | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Siren Lure S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, United States | 📅 May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Southeastern Circuit Constitution Cup | 📍 Aiken Polo Club, Aiken, SC | 📅 May 10 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Renntag Berlin-Hoppegarten | 📍 Berlin-Hoppegarten, Germany | 📅 May 10, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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