Rolling Updates: Equestrian Events Canceled/Modified Due to COVID-19 [Updated 8/22]

If you’re wondering whether or not an upcoming show is still on, Nation Media is on it.  Here is a list of the equestrian events that have been modified or canceled due to COVID-19.  

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This page will be updated daily. Last update: 8/22 at 5:23pm CST.

Due to the sheer volume of events being canceled worldwide, going forward as of 4/02 we are now only updating this list with changes to North American events and major international CCI events.

🌎Global🌎

• Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League: canceled for remainder of 2020
• Palm Beach Masters Series: canceled permanently

🇺🇸United States🇺🇸

The USEA has suspended all recognized events through May 3. In accordance with the FEI, the USEF has issued a recommendation that all competitions be suspended through May 3. 

Eventing:

• Carolina International H.T. (March 19-22 in Raeford, NC): canceled
• Southern Arizona March H.T. (March 20-22 in Tucson, AZ): canceled
• Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks (March 21-22 in Reddick, FL): canceled
• Poplar Place Farm March H.T. (March 21-22 in Hamilton, GA): canceled
• Designer Builders Stable View Spring CCI-S (March 27-28 in Aiken, SC): canceled
• Galway Downs International (March 27-29 in Temecula, CA): canceled
• Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. (March 27-29 in Tyler, TX): canceled
• Rocking Horse Spring H.T. (March 27-29 in Altoona, FL): canceled
• Full Gallop Farm March II H.T. (March 28-29 in Aiken, SC): canceled, hoping to reschedule
• Morven Park Spring H.T. (March 28-29 in Leesburg, VA): canceled
• Chattahoochee Hills H.T. (April 3-5 in Fairburn, GA): canceled
• Pine Hill Spring H.T. (April 4 in Bellville, TX): canceled or postponed
• Spring Bay H.T. (April 4-5 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• CDCTA Spring H.T. (April 5 in Berryville, VA): canceled
• The Fork at TIEC (April 2-6 in Mill Spring, N.C.): canceled
• Ocala International 3-Day Festival of Eventing (April 8-12 in Ocala, FL): canceled
• Twin Rivers Ranch Spring H.T. (April 9-12 in Paso Robles, CA): postponed
• Fair Hill International April H.T. and CCI (April 10-12, Elkton, MD) – canceled
• FENCE H.T. (April 11-12 in Landrum, SC): postponed
• Fair Hill International April H.T. and CCI-S (April 10-12 in Elkton, MD): canceled
• Longleaf Pine H.T. (April 18-19 in Raeford, NC): canceled
• Plantation Field April H.T. (April 18-19 in Unionville, PA): canceled
• Fresno County Horse Park H.T. (April 17-19 in Fresno, CA): canceled
• Sporting Days Farm April H.T. III (April 18 in Aiken, SC): postponed
• St. Johns H.T. (April 18-19 in Saint Johns, AZ): canceled
• River Glen Spring H.T. (April 18-19 in New Market, TN): canceled
• Holly Hill H.T. (April 18-19 in Benton, LA): postponed, rescheduled for May 23-24 (taking Willow Draw’s date)
• Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (April 23-26 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• UNH Spring Horse Trials (April 25-26 in Durham, NH): canceled
• Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Horse Trials  (April 25-25 in Leesburg, VA): canceled
• Galway Downs Spring H.T. (May 1-3 in Temecula, CA): Postponed (tentative reschedule date: June 19-21)
• Wayne Eventing Derby (May 1-3 in Wayne, IL): canceled
• The Event at Skyline (May 1-3 in Mount Pleasant, UT): canceled
• MCTA Horse Trials (May 2-3 in Cockeysville, MD): canceled
• Poplar Place May H.T. (May 2-3 in Hamilton, GA): canceled
• Jersey Fresh International (May 6-10 in Allentown, NJ): postponed
• Spokane Sport Horse Farm H.T. (May 7-10 in Spokane, Washington): canceled
• Winona Horse Trials (May 8-10 in Hanoverton, OH): canceled, hoping to reschedule
• Plantation Field May H.T. (May 9 in Unionville, PA): canceled or postponed
• Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. at Longview (May 9-10 in Kansas City, MO): canceled
• WindRidge Farm Horse Trials (May 9-10 in Mooresboro, NC): canceled
• Riga Meadow at Coole Park Combined Test (May 10 in Millbrook, NY): canceled
• Hitching Post Farm H.T. (May 9 in South Royalton, VT): canceled
  
• Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (May 10 in Millis, MA): canceled
• Spring Gulch H.T. (May 16-17 in Littleton, CO): postponed to July
• Fair Hill International H.T. (May 16-17 in Elkton, MD): canceled
• Chattahoochee Hills/2020 Intercollegiate Eventing Championships (May 16-17 in Fairburn, GA): canceled
• Virginia H.T. (May 21-24 in Lexington, VA): postponed
• May-Daze at the Park H.T. (May 22-24 in Lexington, VA): canceled
• Flora Lea Spring Horse Trials (May 23-24 in Medford, NJ): canceled
• Willow Draw Charity Show (May 23 in Weatherford, TX): canceled
• Coconino Spring H.T. (May 24-25 in Flagstaff, AZ): postponed, tentatively rescheduled for Sept. 12-13
• Equestrians’ Institute H.T. (May 29-30 in Cle Elum, WA): canceled
• GMHA Horse Trials (May 30-31 in South Woodstock, VT): Postponed, tentative reschedule date of June 27-28
• Seneca Valley Pony Club Spring Horse Trials (June 12-14 in Poolesville, MD): canceled
• Queeny Park H.T. (June 13-14 in Ballwin, MO): postponed, tentatively for Aug. 8-9
• Groton House Farm H.T. (June 26-28 in Hamilton, MA): canceled; 2-Phase (June 6) & Summer Classic (June 21) also canceled
• Mars Essex Horse Trials (July 18-19 in Fair Hills, NJ): canceled
• 2020 FEI Adequan NAYC (July 23-26 in Kalispell, MT): canceled (The Event at Rebecca Farm has not been canceled)
• American Eventing Championships (August 31 – September 5 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill (October 15-18 in Elkton, MD): postponed to 2021
• Ocala Jockey Club International 3-Day Event (November 12-15 in Ocala, FL): canceled 

Hunter/Jumper:

• USHJA Suspends All Shows for 30 Days as of 3/16
• Longines Global Champions Tour & GCL (April 2-4 in Miami, FL): postponed
• Temecula Valley National Horse Show Series (April – May in Temecula, CA): closed to spectators
• 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (March Wellington, FL): closed to the public March 13-15, canceled after March 15
• ESP Spring Series (May in Wellington, FL): closed to spectators
• Desert Circuit (through March in Thermal, CA): remainder of series canceled
• FEI World Cup Finals (April 15-19 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• HITS Ocala (Ocala, FL): closed to public March 13-15, canceled after March 15
• World Equestrian Center (Wilmington, OH): closed to public March 13-15, canceled after March 15
• 2020 ANRC National Equitation Championships (April 9-11 in Littlestown, PA): canceled
• Blenheim EquiSports Spring Shows (March 18 – May 10 in San Capistrano, CA): canceled
• Gulf Coast Classic Winter Series (Gulfport, Mississippi): remainder of series canceled after March 15
• THIS National Children’s Medal and Ariat National Adult Medal Suspend Qualifying Classes for 30 Days
• WIHS Temporarily Suspends WIHS Equitation and Championship Qualifying Classes
• Upperville Colt & Horse Show (June 1-7 in Upperville, VA) and the Loudoun Benefit Horse Show (June 10-14 in Upperville, VA): postponed, looking for fall 2020 date.
• Spruce Meadows Summer Series (June 4-7/June 11-14/June 25 – 28-July 1 – 5 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada): canceled
• Aiken Charity Horse Shows (April 29 – May 3 & May 6-10 in Aiken, SC): canceled
• Tryon Welcome Series (March 19-April 12 in Mill Spring, NC): canceled
• Tryon Spring 1 and 2 (April 29-May 10 in Mill Spring, NC): canceled
• Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows (May 5-10 and May 12-17 in Old Salem, NY): canceled
• Sonoma Horse Park Spring Classic (May 6-10 in Petaluma, CA): canceled
• HMI Equestrian Challenge (May 13-17 in Petaluma, CA): canceled
• Devon Horse Show (May 21-31 in Devon, PA): canceled
• World Equestrian Center Summer #1 (May 20-24 in Wilmington, OH): canceled
• World Equestrian Center Summer #2 (May 27-31 in Wilmington, OH): canceled
• Blenheim June Classic I (June 3-7 in San Juan Capistrano, CA): canceled
• Blenheim June Classic II (June 10-14 in San Juan Capistrano, CA): canceled
• Princeton Show Jumping One-Day Shows (June 7 and June in Skillman, NJ): canceled
• Lexington International CSI2* of Split Rock Jumping Tour: postponed to June 17-21 in Lexington, KY
• Lake Placid Horse Shows (June 23-July 5 in Placid, NY): canceled
• Brandywine Horse Shows (June 24-July 5) in Devon, PA): canceled
• Blenheim Red White & Blue Classic (June 24-28 in San Juan Capistrano, CA): canceled
• Kentucky Summer Classic (July 28 – August 2 in Lexington, KY): canceled immediately effective August 1
• USEF Pony Finals (August 3-9 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• 2020 FEI North American Youth Championships for Dressage and Jumping (August 4-9 in Traverse City, MI): canceled
• 2020 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships (August 11-15 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• 2020 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship (August 11-15 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• Bluegrass Festival (August 11-16 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• KHJA Horse Show (August 19-23 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• USEF Junior Hunter National Championship-East (August 3-24 in Lexington, KY): canceled | UPDATE 8/07: Back ON and relocated to Traverse City, MI August 23-25
• Hampton Classic (August 23-30 in Bridgehampton, NY): canceled
• Blenheim All Seasons Summer Classic (August 26-30 in San Juan Capistrano, CA): canceled
• New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show & TIP Championships (September 3-6 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• Devon Fall Classic (September 10-13 in Devon, PA): canceled
• Pennsylvania National Horse Show (October 8-17 – relocated to Tampa, FL): canceled
• Washington International Horse Show (October 20-25 – relocated to Tampa, FL): canceled
• Aon/USHJA National Championships (November 16-22 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• Las Vegas National Horse Show (November 16-22 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• Split Rock Jumping Tour Forth Worth International CSI4*-W (December 16-20 in Fort Worth, TX): canceled

Dressage:

• Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (March in Wellington, FL): closed to the public March 13-15, canceled after March 15
• FEI World Cup Finals (April 15-19 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• Tryon Spring Dressage 1 and 2 (April 16-19 and May 2-3 in Mill Spring, NC): canceled
• National Dressage Pony Cup and Small Horse Championships (July 17-19 in Lake St. Louis, MO): canceled
• 2020 FEI North American Youth Championships for Dressage and Jumping (August 4-9 in Traverse City, MI): canceled

Breed:

• American Quarter Horse Association Annual Convention (March 13-16 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• Arabian Breeders World Cup (April 8-11 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show at Galway Downs (March 21-22 in Temecula, CA): postponed

Racing:

• New York Thoroughbred Breeders Awards Banquet (April 6 in Sarasota Springs, NY): canceled
• ARCI 2020 Racing Integrity and Equine Welfare Conference (Apr. 7-10 in New Orleans, LA): canceled
• Carolina Cup Races (March 28 in Camden, SC): canceled
• Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields (Arcadia and Albany, CA): closed to spectators
• Keeneland’s Spring Meet (beginning April 2 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• Keeneland Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale (April 7 in Lexington, KY): canceled
• Gulfstream: April 1 sale canceled, racing closed to spectators indefinitely
• Kentucky Derby (May 2 in Lexington, KY): postponed to Sept. 5
• Virginia Gold Cup (May 2 in The Plains, VA): postponed to June 20

Other:

• Interscholastic Equestrian Association: remainder of season canceled
• Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association: remainder of season canceled
• International Barrel Racing Association: pulling all sanctioned shows through March 29
• Northwest Horse Fair & Expo (March 20-22 in Albany, OR): canceled
• WNY Equifest (March 23-24 in Hamburg, NY): canceled
• Road to the Horse (Lexington, KY): rescheduled for June 18-21
• Foxcatcher Endurance Ride (April 4 in Fair Hill, MD): canceled
• Equine Affaire (April 2-5 in Columbus, OH): canceled
• 2020 Equestrian Businesswomen Summit (April 14-15 in Las Vegas, NV): canceled
• Equest Gala (April 25 in Dallas, TX): canceled
• Marion County Farm Preservation Festival (April 11 in Ocala, FL): canceled
• Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses Fundraiser (April 25 in Ocala, FL): canceled
• Turning for Spring Preferred Show (March 27 – 29 in Murfreesboro, TN): canceled
• Katydid CDE at TIEC (April 23-26 in Mill Spring, NC): canceled
• USEF/American Vaulting Association National Championships (August 5-8 in South Hadley, MA): canceled
• Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover (October 7-10 in Lexington, KY): postponed to 2021

🇦🇺Australia🇦🇺

• PSI Dressage and Jumping with the Stars (March 19 to 21): canceled
• Jumping Victoria State Titles (March 26 to 29): canceled
• CDI Werribee (March 19-21)

🇧🇪Belgium🇧🇪

• Concours Complet D’Arville (June 27-28): ERM class canceled

🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦

All EC sanctioned competitions and activities are suspended until April 12, 2020.

• 2020 MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI Three Day Event (June 3-7 in Bromont): canceled
• Spruce Meadows Masters Show Jumping Tournament (September 9-13 in Calgary): canceled

🇨🇳China🇨🇳

• Asia Horse Week/Longines Masters of Hong Kong CSI5* (Feb. 14-16 in Hong Kong): canceled
• Eventing Horse of the Year Show (March 14 in Hong Kong): canceled
• Longines Global Champions Tour & GCL (May 8-10 in Shanghai): postponed

🇩🇰Denmark🇩🇰

• Blue Hors CPEDI3* (March 14-17 in Randbøldal): canceled
• All Danish Ride Federation events between March 12 and 26: canceled

🇫🇮Finland🇫🇮

• CDI Ypaja (March 20-22)

🇫🇷France🇫🇷

France now restricting gatherings to 10 people, so all competitions are canceled. 

• Saut Hermès at the Grand Palais (March 20-22 in Paris): canceled
• Jardy International Eventing Show (July 11-12): ERM class canceled
• Saumur Voltige (April 10-12 in in Saumur): canceled

🇩🇪Germany 🇩🇪

• CDI Dortmund/CSI3* Signal Iduna Cup (March 12-15 in Dortmund): closed to spectators
• Ludger Beerbaum Stables Stallion Show (March 21 in Riesenbeck): canceled
• Mannheim Maimarkt Tournament/CDI Mannheim (March through April in Mannheim): canceled
• CHIO Aachen (July): postponed

🇭🇺Hungary🇭🇺

• FEI European Championships: Jumping, Eventing, Dressage, Para-Dressage (August 23-September 5, 2021 in Budapest): canceled

🇮🇪Ireland🇮🇪

Horse Sport Ireland is recommending that all competitions that exceed the government stated limits of indoor (max 100 persons) or outdoor (500 person) gatherings should be postponed through March 29.

• Horse Racing Ireland: all races closed to spectators
• Eventing Ireland: all national events in March are postponed
• Showjumping Ireland: all standalone shows postponed
• Event Riders Challenge Race (April 15 at Dundalk Stadium): canceled
• Irish Sport Horse, Irish Sport Pony and Irish Draught Horse mare inspections: postponed
• 2020 Winter Dressage Finals (April 4-5 at Cavan Equestrian Centre): canceled
• Pony Measuring (March 15 in Coilog): canceled
• All North Munster regional shows and winter championships: canceled
• Goresbridge Sales: postponed to April
• Association of Irish Riding Clubs: All activities suspended through March 29
• Tattersalls International Horse Trials (May 27-31): canceled
• Dublin Horse Show (July 15-19): canceled

🇮🇹Italy🇮🇹

All Italian sporting events are suspended.

• Carovigno CEI (March 13-15): canceled
• Gorla Minore CSI (March 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, April 9-12): canceled
• Ornago CDI (March 19-29) & CD: canceled
• Arezzo CSI (March 16-29): canceled
• Pratoni del Vivaro CCI (March 26-29): canceled
• Montelibretti CCI (April 9-12): canceled
• Fossalta di Portogruaro CVI (April 9-12): canceled
• Rome CSIO5* Piazza di Siena (May 28-31): canceled

🇯🇵Japan🇯🇵

• Tokyo Olympic Games (July-August in Tokyo): postponed to 2021

🇲🇽Mexico🇲🇽

• Longines Global Champions Tour & GCL (March 26-29 in Mexico City): postponed

🇳🇱Netherlands🇳🇱

• The Dutch Masters (March 12-15 in S’-Hertogenbosch): canceled
• Military Boekelo – Enschede (October 1-4): canceled

🇳🇿New Zealand🇳🇿

• March 17: Equestrian Sports NZL Announces 3-Month Cancellation of All Events

🇵🇱Poland🇵🇱

• CSI3*-W Cavaliada Warsaw (March 12-15 in Warsaw): canceled
• Strzegom Horse Trials (April 17-19): postponed
• Sopot (April 23-26 and April 30-May 3): canceled
• Equestrian Festival Baborówko (May 21-24) canceled
• FEI European Championships for Ponies (July 15-19 in Strzegom): canceled

🇪🇸Spain🇪🇸

• Mediterranean Equestrian Tour (throughout March in Oliva Nova): canceled
• CDI Madrid (March 20-22 in Madrid): postponed
• Sunshine Tour (through March in Veger de la Frontera): remainder of circuit canceled after March 14
• Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final (October 2-4 in Barcelona, Spain): canceled

🇸🇪 Sweden🇸🇪 

• FEI World Vaulting Championships  (July 29-August 2 in Flyinge, Sweden): postponed

🇨🇭Switzerland🇨🇭

• FEI Sports Forum (April 6-7 in Lausanne): moved online
• Longines Masters of Lausanne (June 18-21): canceled

🇬🇧United Kingdom🇬🇧

As of 3/16, all British Eventing shows have been canceled with immediate effect.

• All racing: closed to spectators
• Burnham Market International (April 10-11 in Burnham Market): ERM class canceled
• Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials (May 16-17 in Derbyshire): ERM class canceled
• The Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park (March 27-29): canceled
• Rockingham International Horse Trials (May 1-3): canceled
• Badminton Horse Trials (May 6-10 in South Gloucestershire): canceled
• Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials (May 15-17): canceled

Please send cancelled/modified equestrian event listings to tips@eventingnation.com. We at the Nation Media team will keep you posted with further updates as they develop.

Shelby Allen contributed to this report.