Pippa Cuckson is relieved the next world championships have been awarded to specialist organisers – though endurance 2022 may still present a dilemma.

The Endurance Temporary Committee has worked tirelessly for a year, going further than any of its predecessors dared to with reforms to rescue endurance.

Despite all the format manipulation aimed at admitting new countries, Olympic hopefuls in eventing still have to meet the Minimum Eligibility Requirement.

Sydney, Australia’s deputy state coroner presented his findings into the deaths of Olivia Inglis and Caitlyn Fischer, who both died at events in 2016.

Whether an athlete has cheated or not, using “contamination” as a defence in doping cases is becoming common place in all sports, including equestrian.

The FEI’s latest attempts at reforming endurance rules are in the final stages of consultation, and the UAE has offered some questionable suggestions.

Debate is still raging about Andrew Kocher’s decision to jump Carollo in the Spruce Meadows Derby the day after he won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

Coroner Derek Lee will put the deaths of young eventers Caitlyn Fischer and Olivia Inglis under a magnifying glass, revealing some harsh truths.

Most riders rely on equestrian judges and officials to know the rules, but with so many discipline, general and veterinary regulations, it gets confusing.

Without officials to enforce the rules, how can we expect real improvements to the sport of endurance and the welfare of the horses that participate in it?