Eventing Interviews

“I think the sport is at a huge crossroad" Event Organiser Stuart Buntine talks about how Covid and its financial impacts, challenges for the big Estates, a dive in entry numbers and Social License implications, are all affecting the sport of eventing

Part 2 of our interview with eventing rider, Thomas Heffernan, the first equestrian competitor to represent Hong Kong at an Olympic Games

The story of Olympian Thomas Heffernan-Ho, the professional eventing rider still quite bemused to find himself gracing podiums and representing his country, Hong Kong

2022 was a big year for US-based Australian eventing rider Ryan Wood. “I got married, bought a farm and became a US citizen” Ryan tells Samantha Clark in this video interview (and it seems that some exciting things are also coming up in 2023)

"Always dream big" says Laura Collett, as she talks to Ruth Gregory in our At Home interview at Laura's base, Penhill Farm on the Salperton Estate in the Cotswolds

We talk to Hazel Shannon at her first eventing competition back in Australia after a year competing in the UK and meet her new horse Willingapark Chelsea

Top British eventing coach Gill Watson talks about the memories, contributors and training philosophies behind her new book, inspired during lockdown by her 'Young Rider’ WhatsApp group

What are the differences between eventing in the UK and the USA? We ask UK-based event organisers Alec Lochore and Jenny Meiklejohn on their last trip to the USA

Anna Bruce talks to Trisha Rickards about owning two of the most famous mares in the eventing world - Classic Moet and Faerie Dianimo - and what the future holds

“Cultures and managers don’t win medals – riders win medals. It’s all down to the riders” says Erik Duvander who continued his coaching role with top US riders with great success in 2022