British Eventing CEO outlines financial challenges and season progress

Rosie Williams, chief executive of British Eventing, has addressed ongoing financial pressures in the sport while noting encouraging early results for the current season.

Williams said British Eventing has faced difficult financial conditions but expressed greater confidence in current management of its finances. She emphasised the need to build reserves rather than generate large profits and described viability as a constant balancing act for the organisation, event organisers and participants.

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Eventer Sam Watson has suggested creating a new five-star pathway to address declining starter numbers at major events Mars Badminton and Defender Burghley.

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Dassett Eventing has introduced four new leagues for young event horses, each offering a £1,500 prize pot. The initiative targets five- to eight-year-old horses competing in British Eventing fixtures this season. Prizes will go to the top three finishers in each age group.

Mary King, a six-time Olympian and multiple medal winner in eventing, has retired from the sport at the age of 64 after starting her 46th season. Following a second-place finish at Moreton and opting to let her daughter Emily ride their horse at Thoresby, King reflected on her fulfilling career. Tributes from the eventing community have poured in, hailing her as a true legend for her consistency, horsemanship, and influence.

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