{"id":698296,"date":"2026-07-18T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T11:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/698296\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T11:10:10","slug":"great-britain-tops-fei-eventing-participation-rankings-new-figures-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/698296\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Britain tops FEI Eventing participation rankings, new figures reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisements<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.everythinghorseuk.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Everything Horse Magazine purchase or subscribe today\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6498.png\" alt=\"Everything Horse Magazine purchase or subscribe today\"   width=\"1828\" height=\"702\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great Britain has the highest number of FEI-registered Eventing athletes and horses of any National Federation, according to newly published figures in the FEI Annual Report 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest data also highlights the continued global growth of the discipline, with the number of international FEI <a href=\"https:\/\/everythinghorseuk.co.uk\/category\/horse-news\/eventing-news\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"5484\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eventing<\/a> competitions increasing significantly over the past 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain leads FEI Eventing participation<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FEI\u2019s latest statistics show Great Britain recorded the largest number of registered Eventing athletes and horses competing in FEI international competition during 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Top nations by registered FEI Eventing athletesGreat Britain \u2013 891United States \u2013 765Germany \u2013 699Top nations by registered FEI Eventing horsesGreat Britain \u2013 1,888Germany \u2013 1,162United States \u2013 1,103<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the United States hosted the greatest number of FEI Eventing competitions during the year, staging 119 international events, ahead of Great Britain (70) and Australia (69).<\/p>\n<p>International Eventing continues to expand<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report shows FEI Eventing remains on an upward trajectory worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, the FEI calendar featured 735 international Eventing competitions, representing 68% growth since 2009. Over the same period, the number of registered Eventing athletes increased by 15%, while registered horses rose by 17%, demonstrating sustained international growth in the discipline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEI registrations provide an indication of the depth of a nation\u2019s international Eventing programme, reflecting the number of athletes and horses competing in FEI-sanctioned competition rather than domestic participation alone.<\/p>\n<p>Strong championship season for Britain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participation figures follow another successful championship season for <a href=\"https:\/\/everythinghorseuk.co.uk\/tag\/british-eventing\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British Eventing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Agria FEI Eventing European Championship at Blenheim Palace, <a href=\"https:\/\/everythinghorseuk.co.uk\/tag\/laura-collett\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6167\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Collett<\/a> claimed the individual European title with London 52, while Germany secured the team gold medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The combination of strong championship performances and the highest number of FEI-registered athletes and horses reinforces Great Britain\u2019s position as one of the sport\u2019s leading international Eventing nations ahead of the next championship cycle.<\/p>\n<p>What the figures tell us<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the statistics do not measure domestic participation, they do illustrate the strength and depth of Britain\u2019s presence in international Eventing. Maintaining the highest number of FEI-registered riders and horses reflects a well-established pathway for athletes competing at the highest levels of the sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With international participation continuing to rise, the latest figures paint a positive picture for the future of Eventing both in Great Britain and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>You may also like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Advertisements Great Britain has the highest number of FEI-registered Eventing athletes and horses of any National Federation, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,231977,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-698296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-laura-collett","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}