UK Racing Strike, Japanese Haru Urara Dies & Fallon Taylor Injury 🐎🌎💥

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British Horseracing to Hold Historic Strike Over Government Tax: British horseracing will stage its first-ever voluntary strike on September 10, cancelling four race meetings in protest of the Government’s proposed betting tax hike, which the industry warns could cost hundreds of millions and thousands of jobs. Read story here.

Barrel Racer Fallon Taylor Suffers Injury at Tri-State Rodeo: World Champion barrel racer Fallon Taylor and her horse suffered minor injuries after a fall at the Tri-State Rodeo, prompting her to announce plans to scale back competition and refocus her rodeo goals. Read story here.

‘The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere’ Who Inspired a Popular Umamusume Horse Girl Dies: Japanese racehorse Haru Urara, famed as the “shining star of losers everywhere” for losing all 113 of her races and inspiring a beloved Umamusume: Pretty Derby character, has died at 29 from colic, leaving a legacy that includes saving Kochi Racetrack financially, winning fans worldwide, and even inspiring donations of luxury grass in her retirement. Read story here.

Tracy Bowman and Albrecht's Hoeve's Lars Claim Silver at 2025 FEI Para Driving Worlds: Tracy Bowman and her Welsh Pony Lars earned their third consecutive world medal, winning individual silver at the 2025 FEI Para Driving World Championship, while helping the U.S. team to a fourth-place finish. Read story here.

‘An Incredible Horse Sale’ as $3.3M Gun Runner Colt Tops Keeneland September Opener: A $3.3-million Gun Runner colt headlined a record-setting opening session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where 106 yearlings sold for $69.2 million, marking all-time highs in average and median prices. Read story here.

New Filly Joins Growing Corolla Wild Horse Herd: The Corolla Wild Horse Fund announced the birth of a new filly this weekend, one of nine healthy foals—six fillies, two colts, and one of unconfirmed gender—added to the Outer Banks herd this season as foaling winds down. Read story here.

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Open de France 2025 📍 Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly | 📅 September 3–21 | 🎥 Event details

West Texas Fair & Rodeo 📍 Abilene, TX | 📅 September 5–13 | 🎥 Event details

Abierto del Jockey Club 📍 AAP – Pilar, Argentina | 📅 September 9–20 | 🎥 Event details

CDN2* Liga Nacional de Doma Clásica Caballos Jóvenes 2025 📍 Reales Caballerizas de Córdoba, Spain | 📅 September 9 | 🎥 Event details

Sportpaardenveiling Dronten 📍 Dronten, Netherlands | 📅 September 9 | 🎥 Event details

Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2025-2026 I NAL 📍 Williamsburg, Traverse City, United States | 📅 September 10-13 | 🎥 Event details

Harvest Celebration 📍 Thunderbird Show Park, Langley Twp, BC, Canada | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

Autumn in the Rockies II 📍 Colorado Horse Park, United States | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

Thunderbird Show Park 2025 Harvest Celebration 📍 Langley, British Columbia, Canada | 📅 September 10–14 | 🎥 Event details

Chiemsee Pferdefestival - Woche II 📍 Gut Ising, Germany | 📅 September 10–14 | 🎥 Event details

Maryland Horse and Pony Show 📍 Prince George, MD, United States | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

Brownland Farm Fall II 📍 Franklin, TN, United States | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

New York Morgan Regional Horse Show 📍 Syracuse, NY, United States | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

M&S Insurance League National Finals 📍 Saugerties, NY, United States | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

September Tour Week 2 CSI2*/1*/YH* 📍 Kronenberg, Netherlands | 📅 September 10–12 | 🎥 Event details

CSI4* 2025 Old Salem Farm Fall Horse Show Week 1 📍 North Salem, NY, United States | 📅 September 10–14 | 🎥 Event details

New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo 📍 Albuquerque, NM | 📅 September 10–14 | 🎥 Event details

Pendleton Round-Up 📍 Pendleton, OR | 📅 September 10–13 | 🎥 Event details

Chard - British Showjumping 4 Day Show incl. Area Trial 📍 Somerset, United Kingdom | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

LONGINES Global Champions Tour Riesenbeck 📍 Riesenbeck, Germany | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

Devon Fall Classic 📍 Devon, PA, United States | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

Schweizermeisterschaft Dressur 2025 📍 Roggwil, Switzerland | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

CSI Ascona 📍 Ascona, Switzerland | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

CSI 2* Sentower 📍 Opglabbeek, Belgium | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

74 Landesturnier Bad Segeberg 📍 Bad Segeberg, Germany | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

ANCADES - Campeonato de España de Yeguadas y Caballos Nacionales 2025 📍 Segovia, Spain | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Compiègne 📍 Compiègne, France | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

LeMieux National Dressage Championships 2025 📍 Somerford Park, Cheshire, UK | 📅 September 11–14 | 🎥 Event details

BSHA National Championship 2025 📍 Addington Equestrian, UK | 📅 September 11–13 | 🎥 Event details

Cornbury House Horse Trials 2025 📍 Cornbury Park, Chipping Norton, UK | 📅 September 11–14 | 🎥 Event details

Othello PRCA Rodeo 📍 Othello, WA | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Hanna Indoor Pro Rodeo 📍 Hanna, AB, Canada | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Oldstoberfest 📍 Olds, AB, Canada | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Crowley's Ridge Saddle Club Charity Rodeo 📍 Forrest City, AR | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

White County Fair Rodeo 📍 Searcy, AR | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Clay County 4H Pro Rodeo 📍 Green Cove Springs, FL | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Kolding Rideklub B Stævne i Dressur med Ecco Cup 📍 Kolding Rideklub, Denmark | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Septemberhoppet 📍 Ljungby Ridklubb, Sweden | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Wales & West - End of Season Derby Show 📍 Chepstow, United Kingdom | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Szilvásvárad - CDN - Országos Bajnokság 📍 Szilvásvárad, Hungary | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Springturnier Birkenhof-Eppingen 📍 Eppingen, Germany | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Esposende (Week 1) 2025 📍 Esposende, Portugal | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

National A5* Ornago - Malaspina 📍 Ornago, Italy | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Veulenveiling Dronten 📍 Dronten, Netherlands | 📅 September 12 | 🎥 Event details

Racino Comer City CSN-B* 📍 Ebreichsdorf, Austria | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Trakehner Bundesstutenschau mit Hybrid Auktion und Kamingespräch 📍 Kranichstein, Germany | 📅 September 12 | 🎥 Event details

Renntag Köln 📍 Köln, Germany | 📅 September 12 | 🎥 Event details

The Big E 📍 West Springfield, MA, United States | 📅 September 12–27 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Pro-Am Notre Dame d'Estrées 📍 Notre Dame d'Estrées, France | 📅 September 12–13 | 🎥 Event details

Western Australia State Dressage Championship 2025 📍 State Equestrian Centre, Brigadoon, Australia | 📅 September 12–14 | 🎥 Event details

Cowtown Rodeo 📍 Woodstown Pilesgrove, NJ | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Breckenridge PRCA Rodeo 📍 Breckenridge, TX | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Marysville Stampede 📍 Marysville, CA | 📅 September 13–14 | 🎥 Event details

Saxony Lotto Modern Day Racing 2025 📍 Leipzig, Germany | 📅 September 13–14 | 🎥 Event details

Pyecombe - Senior Show 📍 Pyecombe, United Kingdom | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Breeders Trophy Eventing 2025 📍 Össjö, Sweden | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Aintree - Autumn Spectacular 📍 Liverpool, United Kingdom | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Državno prvenstvo v vožnji vpreg (SLO NC Carriage Driving) 2025 📍 Lipica, Slovenia | 📅 September 13–14 | 🎥 Event details

Renntag Magdeburg 📍 Magdeburg, Germany | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

NM LAG Dressur 2025 - Starum Hestesportsklubb 📍 Starum, Norway | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Klasseløpsauksjonen 2025 📍 Oslo, Norway | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

EquiFestival CDI - Biały Las 📍 Biały Las, Poland | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

CDN3* Dos Lunas Polo & Dressage - LIGA NACIONAL DE DOMA CLÁSICA CABALLOS JÓVENES Y GRAN PREMIO 2025 📍 San Martín del Tesorillo, Spain | 📅 September 13 | 🎥 Event details

Državno prvenstvo v eventingu 2025 (CCN) – Grad Prestranek 📍 Prestranek, Slovenia | 📅 September 14–15 | 🎥 Event details

Renntag Düsseldorf / Leipzig 📍 Düsseldorf / Leipzig, Germany | 📅 September 14 | 🎥 Event details

Český skokový pohár Praha 📍 Praha, Czechia | 📅 September 14 | 🎥 Event details

Mountain States Steer Roping Circuit Finals 📍 Torrington, WY | 📅 September 15 | 🎥 Event details

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