A major eventing series is being jazzed up for 2026 to make it more exciting for fans and competitors.

The existing four-star FEI Eventing Nations Cup series is being reworked, so each individual leg works as a qualifier and the top 10 teams (based on points collected at the qualifiers) progress to the season final – where all teams will start on a clean slate.

Currently, the series runs solely on a points system, which means it is effectively possible for winners to have been decided before the final starts.

FEI eventing committee chairman and Olympic gold medallist David O’Connor said the change offers “growth potential” to the eventing Nations Cup.

“We look forward to changing how the Nations Cup is going to work,” said Mr O’Connor.

He added that all teams starting equal at the fin

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