Stakeholders in global horse sport met in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 27-28 to debate the most significant format shake-up to championships ever—and ended up with a big divide over radical proposals to reduce international championship teams to three with no drop score.

For the first time, the two-day Fédération Equestre Internationale annual sports forum adopted the single theme: the remodelling of all its disciplines, in the light of changing public perceptions, TV and sponsor demands and the social media-driven future. 

With a new coach coming in, the U.S. event riders are in the perfect position to regroup for the future.

Though I’m honored to write an analysis on the Olympic eventing competition, it’s certainly daunting to comment on the performances of my friends and those who I hold in such high respect. Because I was at the competition and had an outside chance to compete myself, I feel that I was uniquely positioned to analyze our strengths and weaknesses and therefore have the observations needed to help diagnose why we fell short.

After a recent resolution to discuss and research the current Fédération Equestre Internationale’s hypersensitivity protocol, Equine Canada has announced plans to develop a Hypersensitivity Protocol Task Force.

“We made a commitment to our athletes and our members that we would undertake a review,” said Equine Canada President Mike Gallagher in a statement. “We are honoring that commitment.”