International event results: 30 September – 4 October

Equestrian Australia has confirmed new Chef d’Equipe appointments in dressage, jumping and vaulting, locking in the leadership teams that will steer Australian athletes through the forthcoming 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen and the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Australian Olympian Thaisa Erwin and mare Hialita B have finished on the podium in the $215,000 NetJets CSI4* Grand Prix, producing a double-clear performance during week three of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.

After an electrifying series of eight qualifying legs, the six drivers who have qualified for the FEI Driving World Cup final in Bordeaux, France (7-8 February) have been confirmed. Four of them are former champions and the other two have been runners-up.