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11 Yearlings From TTA Sale Surface Under Suspected Kill Pen Buyer: The Texas Thoroughbred Association confirmed that 11 yearlings bought by David OβDwyer at its Aug. 26 sale have since appeared on a suspected kill pen site, prompting the buyerβs ban and urgent efforts to resolve the situation. Read story here.
American Equestrian Tradition Sparks Curiosity Across Europe: Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma has developed a fascination with the American βhuntersβ discipline, attending the Hampton Classic to learn its slower, beauty-focused style of jumping with plans to promote it in the Netherlands and beyond. Read story here.
How Monmouth and Del Mar Are Attracting the Next Generation of Racing Fans: Monmouth Park and Del Mar are successfully attracting younger fans through targeted marketing, promotions, and party-like events that turn racing into a must-attend social experience, building the next generation of loyal supporters for the sport. Read story here.
Resistol Rookies Chasing Their Chance at Vegas: As the PRORODEO season nears its Sept. 30 close, rookies like Australiaβs Qynn Andersen are making a late push for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, aiming to join veteran contenders with strong finishes at major September playoff events. Read story here.
Hemmer Claims Top Spot on Opening Day of Crozet Grand Prix: Germanyβs Katharina Hemmer leads after day one of the FEI Dressage European Championship in Crozet, with Britainβs Becky Moody close behind, while Germany, Great Britain, and Denmark hold the top three spots in the team standings heading into the decisive second day. Read story here.
US Equestrian Board Approves Rule on Blood in Competition, Updates Mileage and Hunter Points: At its Aug. 26 meeting, the US Equestrian Board approved a new blood-in-competition rule to enhance horse welfare, along with changes to hunter Channel II points, prize money limits, and mileage rules, while also issuing a temporary modification to championship qualification timelines. Read story here.
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U.S. Polo Assn. Pacific Coast Open Semifinals and Final π Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club | π August 10β31 | π₯ Event details
Copa de Oro 2025 π Santa Maria Polo Club β Sotogrande | π August 18β30 | π₯ Event details
Waratah World Cup 2025 π Sydney International Equestrian Centre β Australia | π August 21β25 | π₯ Event details
Colorado State Fair & Rodeo π Pueblo, CO | π August 22β25 | π₯ Event details
CSI5* HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW π Bridgehampton, NY β United States | π August 24β30 | π₯ Event details
Tops International Auction 2025 π Valkenswaard, Netherlands | π August 25 | π₯ Event details
Young Champions Auction 2025 π Belgium | π August 25β26 | π₯ Event details
MPK PP MK Jakubowice 2025 π Jakubowice, Poland | π August 26β30 | π₯ Event details
CSI4* / 2* / YH Las Mestas - Patronato Deportivo - Ayuntamiento de GijΓ³n 2025 π Gijon, Spain | π August 26β30 | π₯ Event details
Jumping Pro-Am Auvers π Auvers, France | π August 26β27 | π₯ Event details
FEI Dressage European Championship - Crozet π Crozet, France | π August 27β31 | π₯ Event details
Brussels Stephex Masters 2025 π Wolvertem, Belgium | π August 27β30 | π₯ Event details
SILICON VALLEY EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL 2 π Woodside, CA, United States | π August 27β30 | π₯ Event details
CSI2* Del Mar Summer Classic II π Del Mar, CA, United States | π August 27β30 | π₯ Event details
2025 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds π Galway Downs, Temecula, California, USA | π August 27β31 | π₯ Event details
HITS-on-the-Hudson VII π Saugerties, NY, United States | π August 27β30 | π₯ Event details
Ostsee Trophy - Hofgut Redentiner MΓΌhle π Krusenhagen, Germany | π August 27β31 | π₯ Event details
68 Fohlenmarkt Riedlingen π Riedlingen, Germany | π August 27 | π₯ Event details
Jumping Pro-Am Les Arcs sur Argens π Les Arcs sur Argens, France | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
Bad Rothenfelder Reitertage π Bad Rothenfelde, Germany | π August 28β31 | π₯ Event details
27 Wallau Classics π Hofheim Wallau, Germany | π August 28β31 | π₯ Event details
The Breen Equestrian 2025 Hickstead Place Auction & Showcase π Hickstead, United Kingdom | π August 28βSeptember 6 | π₯ Event details
The AELEC Tamworth World Cup π AELEC, Tamworth, Australia | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
Subtop Dressuur Meerdaagse Tolbert π Tolbert, Netherlands | π August 28 | π₯ Event details
Heinsberg Classics π Heinsberg, Germany | π August 28β31 | π₯ Event details
The All England September Tour at Hickstead - Week 1 π Haywards Heath, United Kingdom | π August 28β31 | π₯ Event details
4 Dressurfestival Neustadt-Dosse π Neustadt-Dosse, Germany | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
3 kval af BB Cup, Dressurens Venner finale, champ. kval. mm π Vilhelmsborg, Denmark | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
Kammer-SchΓΆrfling - CSN-A* CSN-B - 5. ALPENSPAN TOUR 2025 (Finale) π Kammer-SchΓΆrfling, Austria | π August 28β31 | π₯ Event details
CSI 2* Sentower π Opglabbeek, Belgium | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo π Plains, MT | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
Magic Valley Stampede π Filer, ID | π August 28β30 | π₯ Event details
Socorro County Fair & PRCA Rodeo π Socorro, NM | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Daggett Heritage Rodeo π Manila, UT | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Longford Rodeo π Longford, KS | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Dayton Championship Rodeo π Dayton, IA | π August 29βSeptember 1 | π₯ Event details
Iron County Fair and PRCA Rodeo π Parowan, UT | π August 29βSeptember 1 | π₯ Event details
Elk City Rodeo Of Champions π Elk City, OK | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Pioneer City Rodeo π Palestine, IL | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Painted Pony Championship Rodeo π Lake Luzerne, NY | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Walla Walla Frontier Days π Walla Walla, WA | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Pine City PRCA Rodeo π Pine City, MN | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Stockyards Pro Rodeo π Fort Worth, TX | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Iron County Fair and PRCA Rodeo π Parowan, UT | π August 29βSeptember 1 | π₯ Event details
Elk City Rodeo Of Champions π Elk City, OK | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Ocala Shrine Rodeo π Ocala, FL | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Badlands Iron Cowboy Rodeo π Killdeer, ND | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Bicton - Mid-Summer Festival π Exeter, United Kingdom | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Dressurturnier Anakenenhof π Pinneberg, Germany | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Pferdemarktturnier Bietigheim-Bissingen π Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Dressage Ireland National Finals 2025 π Ballindenisk Equestrian, Ireland | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Jumping Pro-Am Royan π Royan, France | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Kiskunhalas - CSN - FIAT OB (PΓ³ni, Ifi, U25, AmatΕr, Masters) π Kiskunhalas, Hungary | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Baltic Cup Drammen 2025 π Drammen, Norway | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Pohjola Series Finals jumping - Power Park π HΓ€rmΓ€, Finland | π August 29β30 | π₯ Event details
Tyszko & CichoΕ Elite Foals Auction π KJ Salio, Poland | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Hofauktion der Jungpferdeaufzucht Klaassen π Bocholt, Germany | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Veteran Horse Society National Championships 2025 π Arena UK | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
Brussels Stephex Masters 2025 π Linthoutstraat, Merchtem, Belgium | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Stephex Exclusive Breeding Collection 2025 π Belgium | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Plusvital Premier GP Series 2025 Irish Breeders Classic π Ireland | π August 29β31 | π₯ Event details
DWB Elitefoal Auction 2024 - Presented by Dansk Hesteforsikring π Vilhelmsborg, Denmark | π August 29 | π₯ Event details
Mesquite Championship Rodeo π Mesquite, TX | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Socorro County Fair & PRCA Rodeo π Socorro, NM | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Badlands Inn Cowboy Rodeo π Killdeer, ND | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Evanston Cowboy Days π Evanston, WY | π August 30βSeptember 1 | π₯ Event details
Jim Shoulders Living Legends Pro Rodeo π Henryetta, OK | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Cowtown Rodeo π Woodstown Pilesgrove, NJ | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Dillon Jaycees PRCA Rodeo-Montana's Biggest Weekend π Dillon, MT | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo π Merritt, BC, Canada | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Pete Clemons Memorial Labor Day Rodeo π Okeechobee, FL | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Timber City Pro Rodeo π Maquoketa, IA | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Jumping Pro-Am Saint Pierre d'Azif π Saint Pierre d'Azif, France | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Dressurfestival der DSG Bliesgau π Rodenbach, Germany | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
3 Hofauktion der Jungpferdeaufzucht KlaaΓen π Bocholt, Germany | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Budapest - CDN - KΓΆzΓ©p MagyarorszΓ‘gi RegionΓ‘lis DΓΆntΕ π Budapest, Hungary | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
British Riding Clubs NAF Five Star National Championships 2025 π Lincolnshire Showground, UK | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Jumping Pro-Am Le Mans π Le Mans, France | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Brussels Stephex Masters 2025 Brussels Rolex Grand Prix π TV Channel Only | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
GroΓe Woche Baden-Baden π Baden-Baden, Germany | π August 30βSeptember 6 | π₯ Event details
Dressurturnier Mainz-Bretzenheim π Mainz-Bretzenheim, Germany | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
Schweizermeisterschaft Springen Senioren π Roggwil, Switzerland | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
Talheimer Teamchallenge π Talheim, Germany | π August 30β31 | π₯ Event details
SWB MΓ€lardalen | Till Salu Dagarna π StjΓ€rnborg, Sweden | π August 30 | π₯ Event details
MistrovstvΓ ΔeskΓ© republiky v reiningu π Kozlovice, Czechia | π August 31 | π₯ Event details
Lake County Round-up π Lakeview, OR | π August 31βSeptember 1 | π₯ Event details
Meagher County Labor Day Rodeo π White Sulphur Springs, MT | π August 31βSeptember 1 | π₯ Event details
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