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Dear BEMA Member,Another year, another terrific medal haul for Great Britain's equestrian teams and somememorable competitions, with the World Cup qualifiers at London still to come and the build-up to the 20 28 Olympic Games in Los Angeles steadily gathering pace. The World Championships in Aachen was an outstanding fortnight—aside from the stiflingheat. Team GB […]

Photo credit: @sondastudios It was such a wonderful opportunity to be awarded the BEMA Bursary for Badminton Horse Trials this year. Having the chance to work with the Badminton Radio team throughout the event was an incredible experience, and I was also fortunate enough to be part of the cross-country and showjumping commentary team over […]

The 2025 Kit Houghton Photo of the Year, sponsored by Ariat, went to Julian Portch for a second year running. Reflecting on the awards, chairman Rupert Bell said: “How wonderful to celebrate a great year of equestrian sport at the 2025 BEMA lunch. Congratulations to all our award winners and a huge thank you to […]

This 35th edition will go down in history. According to event director Pascal Sayous himself, it was probably the best of the thirty he has experienced as an organiser. And it's easy to see why. Changeable weather forced changes to the programme, a fantastic cross-country test shook up the rankings, and a final show jumping […]

In form, Lara de Liedekerke-Meier? That’s an understatement! By Friday evening, at the end of the dressage phase of the Mondial du Lion Crédit Mutuel,she was sitting second in the provisional standings of the 6-year-old World Championship, and leading the 7-year-old category. This morning, the 6-year-old class delivered some beautiful performances. The first rider to […]

Fair Hill, Maryland – October 16, 2025 – Four time U.S. Olympic veteran, Boyd Martin (USA) and Luke 140 took an early lead following the first day of dressage competition in the 2025 MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory. The pair produced a polished test to earn a score of […]

DRESSAGE – 7-Year-Old Horses - Thursday, 16 October 2025 Mondial du Lion Crédit Mutuel Parc départemental de l’Isle briand - Lion d’Angers The first day of dressage, dedicated exclusively to the 7-year-old horses, unfolded under bright sunshine. It also marked the debut of the new “short format” dressage tests, now in effect at the Mondial […]

BOEKELO – In a nail-biting finale that came down to the very last rider, Belgian eventer Lara de Liedekerke-Meier claimed victory in the 54th edition of Military Boekelo-Enschede. Riding her nine-year-old bay gelding Kiarado d’Arville (by Diarado), she secured the win, while 21-year-old Sterre van Houte captured the Dutch national title with her twelve-year-old bay […]

BOEKELO – Just like last year, newly crowned European Champion Laura Collett from Great Britain will enter the decisive show jumping phase of Military Boekelo-Enschede as the overall leader, riding her eleven-year-old bay gelding Count Onyx. However, it took a long time before she was officially invited to the customary press conference. Only after a […]