Equestrian Discussion | Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Road to LA 2028

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Edited August 4, 2025 by Sindo

[Gianlu33 5,995]

For all European users, the FEI has announced an agreement with Discovery/Max to broadcast the World Cup and Nations League jumping in the coming seasons

[intoronto 6,885]

Looks like we might have our first qualification system for LA2028 (Equestrian - Jumping)

 

https://equnews.com/article/showjumping-en/longines-league-of-nations-no-longer-a-qualification-pathway-for-the-los-angeles-olympics

[Dragon 2,066]

Some odd news concerning GB Olympic champiosn of the last 10 years.

 

#1 2024 team champion Harry Charles has announced he is going to get married to Eve Jobs, daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

#2 A new documentary on 2012 and 2016 champion Nick Skelton, features an interview with his friend, rock legend Bruce Springsteen

[Gianlu33 5,995]

The FEI released a 44-slide manual on the Los Angeles 2028 qualification system that they will propose to the IOC.

https://inside.fei.org/system/files/LA2028 Qualification System_final.pdf

 

[JoshMartini007 2,855]

The big change is they got rid of the Nation's Cup quotas for Jumping. They have been added to the World Championships.

 

 

Other changes include:

 

• Should a team fail to obtain the MER certificate they won't be given an individual quota as consolation. They will need to qualify an individual normally.
• Reallocation for Eventing teams will have a maximum of 2 attempts via composite rankings. Afterwards, the quotas will become individual quotas (via Overall Olympic Rankings).
• Reallocation for individual Eventing or Dressage quotas will only have a maximum of 1 attempt through their respective Olympic Group, afterwards it will be reallocated through the Overall Olympic Rankings.
• Team quotas from cancelled events will be reallocated based on the composite rankings of nations from the relevant Olympic Group.
• Horses in Eventing must be at least 9 years old (up from 8 years)

 

 

[Gianlu33 5,995]

Third day of competition for the European Championships Finally the team title will be awarded.

Streaming, with VPN, on SVT or RSI

[clemsonbeav 556]

Giving Equestrian a little love here...

 

Today was the first event of the Grand Slam of Show Jumping, starting in  with the Dutch Masters.

 

https://www.rolexgrandslam.com/en/Events/The-Dutch-Masters/The-Dutch-Masters.html

 

The podium was Richard Vogel , Thibeau Spits , and Pieter Devos   .  Two Americans were there, including Kent Farrington, who is like World #2, I think.  There were 10 that made it to the jump-off, and unfortunately, Farrington knocked two rails down and finished 10th.   

 

Unlike a lot of other major FEI events I've come across so far, this one allows you to watch live online, and it even has easy access to replays of a specific rider.

 

Next Major is 24 May 2026, CHIO Aachen in  .