Equestrian Events & Days of the Year | 2023 Guide for Equine Businesses
Equestrian events are an exciting part of the 2023 calendar. From dressage to driving there are lots of horse shows to attend or watch this year.
This list also contains holidays and days of the year that are applicable to horse brands and businesses. So, if you’re planning your social media posts or looking for content ideas then this is a great place to start.
There are too many horse shows and days for me to list them all so I’ve tried to include a range. It’s always worth doing a bit of extra research to see what’s going on in your local area and to check out more events in your chosen equestrian discipline.
Click the buttons below to jump to the equine events in each month.
Dates are correct at time of publishing.
January Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st New Year’s Day
6th Cuddle Up Day
14th Dress Up Your Pet Day
16th Blue Monday
21st Hugging Day
27th – 29th Snow Polo World Cup - St. Moritz, Switzerland
February Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
2nd Time to Talk Day
4th World Cancer Day
6th #ReclaimSocial Day
8th - 12th FEI Dressage World Cup - Wellington, US
11th - 12th FEI Jumping World Cup - Depok, Indonesia
17th Random Acts of Kindness Day
20th Love Your Pet Day
23rd - 26th FEI Dressage World Cup - NSW, Australia
23rd - 26th FEI Dressage and Jumping World Cup - Göteborg, Sweden
March Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st - 5th FEI Dressage World Cup - Wellington, US
2nd World Book Day
2nd - 5th FEI Jumping World Cup - Krakow, Poland
8th International Women’s Day
9th - 12th FEI Dressage World Cup - 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
9th - 12th FEI Eventing Nations Cup - Montelibretti, Italy
10th - 13th Crufts
12th Daylight Savings Begin (Clocks Go Forward US/Canada)
14th - 17th Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham, UK
15th - 19th FEI Jumping World Cup - Ocala, US
17th Saint Patrick’s Day and World Sleep Day
18th FEI Jumping World Cup - Shepparton, Australia
20th International Day of Happiness and First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox)
19th Mother’s Day (UK)
21st World Forestry Day
23rd National Puppy Day
23rd - 25th FEI Dressage and Jumping World Cup - Werribee, Australia
26th British Summertime Begins (Clocks Go Forward)
National Craft Month
April Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
Equine Grass Sickness Awareness Week (date TBC)
1st April Fool’s Day
3rd National Tweed Day
4th Carrot Day
6th – 10th FEI World Cup Finals Dressage, Show Jumping, Driving and Valuting – Omaha, US
7th World Health Day
7th – 10th Strzegom Horse Trials CCI4*-L – Strzegom, Poland
9th Unicorn Day and Easter Sunday
10th National Hug Your Dog Day
11th Pet Day
12th International Day of Pink
19th - 23rd FEI World Cup Jumping - Tashkent Viloyat, Uzbekistan
20th - 23rd Adelaide International Three Day Event CCI5* - Adelaide, Australia
21st - 22nd FEI World Cup Jumping - Osaka, Japan
22nd Earth Day
23rd National Picnic Day
26th Help a Horse Day
26th - 30th FEI Jumping World Cup - Curitiba, Brazil
27th - 30th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tashkent Viloyat, Uzbekistan
27th – 30th Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI5* - Lexington, US
27th – 1st May Saumur Eventing CCI4* - L - Saumur, France
29th FEI Jumping World Cup - Cambridge, New Zealand
29th FEI Jumping World Cup - Larapinta, Australia
30th - 3rd May FEI Jumping World Cup - Beijing, China
29th World Veterinary Day
Stress Awareness Month, Active Dog Month
May Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st - 7th Strangles Awareness Week
4th - 7th FEI Jumping World Cup - Shymkent, Kazakhstan
4th – 8th Badminton Horse Trials CCI5* - Gloucestershire, UK
7th World Laughter Day
7th FEI Jumping World Cup - Midrand, South Africa
8th World Donkey Day
10th - 14th FEI Dressage World Cup - Olomouc, Czech Republic
14th Mother’s Day (US/Canada)
11th – 14th Royal Windsor Horse Show – Berkshire, UK
11th - 14th FEI Jumping World Cup - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
11th - 14th FEI Jumping World Cup - Sol de Mayo, Argentina
12th – 14th Chatsworth Horse Trials (Eventing Nations Cup) – Derbyshire, UK
13th - 14th FEI Jumping World Cup - Kakegawa, Japan
17th - 20th FEI Jumping World Cup - Oran, Algeria
17th - 21st FEI Jumping World Cup - Vazgaikiemis, Lithuania
18th - 21st FEI Jumping World Cup - Budapest, Hungary
23rd - 26th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tehran, Iran
24th - 28th FEI Jumping World Cup - Kunkiai, Lithuania
25th - 27th FEI Jumping World Cup - Blida, Algeria
25th - 28th FEI Dressage World Cup - Mariakalnok, Hungary
26th – 28th FEI Dressage World Cup – Lipica, Slovenia
26th – 28th FEI Dressage World Cup – Pärnu, Estonia
28th FEI Jumping World Cup - Kromdraai, South Africa
National Photography Month
June Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st Say Something Nice Day
1st - 4th FEI World and Nations Cup Jumping - Athens, Greece
1st - 4th FEI Dressage World Cup - Brno, Czech Republic
2nd - 3rd FEI Jumping World Cup - Nasu, Japan
2nd - 4th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tbilisi, Georgia
2nd – 4th Millstreet Eventing (Nations Cup) – Co.Cork, Ireland
2nd Donut Day
4th Hug Your Cat Day
5th World Environment Day
8th Best Friends Day
7th - 11th FEI Dressage World and Nations Cup - Budapest, Hungary
8th – 11th Bramham International Eventing CCI4*- West Yorkshire, UK
9th – 12th Melbourne International Three Day Event CCI4*- Melbourne, Australia
15th - 18th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tsaratsovo, Bulgaria
15th – 18th Luhmuhlen Eventing CCI5*-L – Luhmuhlen, Germany
15th - 19th FEI Jumping and Dressage World Cup - Samorin, Slovakia
14th – 18th Spruce Meadows National CSI5* – Calgary, Canada
18th FEI Jumping World Cup - Shongweni, South Africa
18th International Picnic Day
18th Father’s Day
21st - 25th FEI Eventing Nations Cup - Strzegom, Poland
22nd - 25th FEI Jumping World Cup - Olomouc, Czech Republic
22nd - 25th FEI Jumping and Dressage Nations Cup - Rotterdam, Netherlands
22nd – 25th Hickstead CSI4* Show Jumping, Sussex, UK
23rd Take Your Dog to Work Day
24th FEI Jumping World Cup - Caboolture, Australia
23rd –2nd July CHIO Aachen Equestrian Festival, Dressage, Show Jumping, Driving, Eventing – Aachen, Germany
29th - 2nd July Spruce Meadows Pan American CSI5* Show Jumping – Calgary, Canada
Pride Month, National Great Outdoors Month
July Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
4th Independence Day
5th – 9th Spruce Meadows North American CSI5* Show Jumping – Calgary, Canada
6th International Kissing Day
6th - 9th Barbury Horse Trials - Wiltshire, UK
6th - 9th FEI Dressage World Cup - Kunkiai, Lithuania
9th FEI Jumping World Cup - Brits, South Africa
7th – 16th Calgary Stampede – Alberta, Canada
13th - 16th FEI Nations Cup Eventing - Jardy, France
13th – 16th FEI Nations Cup Dressage & Show Jumping – Falsterbo, Sweden
14th – 17th 22nd National Day of the Cowboy
15th I Love Horses Day
20th - 23rd FEI Eventing Nations Cup - Avenches, Switzerland
25th - 30th Royal International Horse Show (including FEI Nations Cup) - Hickstead, UK
30th International Day of Friendship
Plastic Free July, Picnic Month, Independent Retailer Month
August Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
4th - 6th Festival of British Eventing - Gloucestershire, UK
8th International Cat Day
9th FEI Jumping World Cup - Brits, South Africa
9th – 13th Dublin Horse Show (including FEI Nations Cup) - Dublin, Ireland
9th – 13th Five Star Hartpury International Horse Trials - Gloucester, UK
9th - 13th European Eventing Championships - Haras Du Pain, France
10th - 13th Longines Global Championships Tour - London, UK
13th FEI Jumping World Cup - Shongweni, South Africa
17th - 20th FEI Eventing Nations Cup - Arville, France
17th - 20th FEI Dressage World Cup - Wierzbna Bialy Las, Poland
18th - 19th FEI Jumping World Cup - Sydney, Australia
19th World Photography Day
19th – 20th Sydney World Cup Jumping – Sydney, Australia
19th – 21st Longines Global Champions Show Jumping – London, UK
24th – 27th Blair Castle International Horse Trials CCI4* - Perthshire, UK
24th - 27th FEI Jumping World Cup - São Paulo, Brazil
26th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tamworth, Australia
26th National Dog Day
27th Pony Express Day
29th - 3rd Sept European Showjumping Championships - Milan, Italy
31st – 3rd Sept Burghley Horse Trials CCI5* - Lincolnshire, UK
September Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
2nd - 3rd FEI Jumping World Cup - Fuji, Japan
5th - 10th European Dressage Championships - Riesenbeck, Germany
5th International Day of Charity
6th – 10th Spruce Meadows Masters CSI5* Show Jumping – Calgary, Canada
7th - 10th FEI Jumping World Cup - São Paulo, Brazil
8th FEI Jumping World Cup - Adelaide, Australia
8th Stand Up to Cancer Day
10th Hug Your Hound Day
14th - 17th FEI Jumping World Cup - Samorin, Slovakia
14th - 17th FEI Jumping Nations Cup - Warsaw, Poland
14th – 17th Blenheim Palace Horse Trials - Oxfordshire, UK
22nd Business Women’s Day
22nd - 24th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tbilisi, Georgia
23rd Autumn Equinox/First Day of Autumn
25th World Dream Day
26th - 1st Oct FEI Dressage World Cup - Devon, USA
28th - 1st Oct FEI Jumping Nations Cup - Barcelona, Spain
28th - 1st Oct FEI Jumping World Cup - Beijing, China
29th FEI Jumping World Cup - Melbourne, Australia
29th - 1st Oct FEI Dressage World Cup - Budapest, Hungary
Friendship Month, Read a Book Month
October Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
Colic Awareness Week (date TBC)
2nd World Farm Animals Day
3rd - 6th FEI Jumping World Cup - Beijing, China
4th - 8th FEI Jumping World Cup - Sacramento, USA
4th - 8th FEI Eventing Nations Cup - Boekelo, Netherlands
4th - 8th Horse of the Year Show - Birmingham, UK
4th World Animal Day
5th - 8th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tetouan, Morocco
6th World Smile Day
6th - 8th FEI Jumping World Cup - Tallinn, Estonia
9th Thanksgiving (Canada)
10th World Mental Health Day
12th - 15th FEI Jumping World Cup - Oslo, Norway
13th - 15th FEI Jumping World Cup - Riga, Latvia
13th - 16th FEI Jumping World Cup - Rabat, Morocco
18th - 22nd FEI Dressage World Cup - Herning, Denmark
19th - 22nd FEI Dressage World Cup - Florida, USA
19th - 22nd FEI Jumping World Cup - Helsinki, Finland
19th - 22nd FEI Jumping World Cup - El Jadida, Morocco
20th FEI Jumping World Cup - Hastings, New Zealand
24th - 29th FEI Jumping World Cup - Maryland, USA
27th - 28th FEI Jumping World Cup - Osaka, Japan
27th - 29th FEI Dressage World Cup - Wroclaw, Poland
28th Make a Difference Day
29th British Summertime Ends (Clocks Go Back)
29th FEI Jumping World Cup - Mooi River, South Africa
31st Halloween
31st - 5th Nov FEI Jumping World Cup - Lexington, USA
Mental Health Month
November Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st - 5th FEI Jumping, Dressage and Driving World Cup - Lyon, France
2nd Stress Awareness Day
3rd - 4th FEI Dressage World Cup - Motesice, Slovakia
4th FEI Jumping World Cup - Cambridge, New Zealand
4th - 5th FEI Jumping World Cup - Kakegawa-Tsumagoi, Japan
5th Bonfire Night
6th Daylight Savings End (Clocks Go Back US/Canada)
7th - 11th FEI Jumping World Cup - Toronto, Canada
9th - 12th FEI Jumping World Cup - Verona, Italy
9th - 12th FEI Driving World Cup - Maastricht, Netherlands
11th Remembrance Day
13th World Kindness Day
13th - 19th FEI Jumping World Cup - Las Vegas, USA
15th - 19th FEI Jumping, Dressage and Driving World Cup - Stuttgart, Germany
16th World Horse Appreciation Day
16th - 19th FEI Dressage World Cup - Ocala, USA
16th - 19th FEI Dressage World Cup - Thermal, USA
16th - 19th FEI Jumping World Cup - Warsaw, Poland
Road Safety Awareness Week (dates TBC)
22nd Go For a Ride Day
23rd Thanksgiving (US)
23rd - 26th FEI Dressage and Jumping World Cup - Madrid, Spain
23rd - 26th FEI Jumping World Cup - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24th Black Friday
24th Native American Heritage Day
24th - 26th FEI Dressage World Cup - Cambridge, New Zealand
25th Small Business Saturday (US)
26th FEI Jumping World Cup - Sale, Australia
27th Cyber Monday
30th - 3rd Dec FEI Driving World Cup - Stockholm, Sweden
Native American Heritage Month, Movember
December Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st - 3rd FEI Jumping World Cup - La Coruña, Spain
3rd Disability Day
3rd Make a Gift Day
6th - 9th FEI Jumping World Cup - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
7th - 10th FEI Jumping World Cup - Poznan, Poland
7th - 10th FEI Driving World Cup - Geneva, Switzerland
7th - 10th FEI Dressage World Cup - Ocala, USA
9th FEI Jumping World CUp - Sydney, Australia
12th - 17th FEI Jumping World Cup - Fort Worth, USA
13th National Day of the Horse (US)
13th - 16th FEI Jumping World Cup - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14th - 17th FEI Dressage World Cup - Thermal, USA
14th – 18th London International Horse Show (including FEI Dressage, Jumping and Driving World Cup) – London, UK
16th FEI Jumping World Cup - Taupo, New Zealand
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
26th - 30th FEI Jumping and Dressage World Cup - Mechelen, Belgium
28th - 30th FEI Jumping World Cup - Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
31st New Year’s Eve
Which events will you be heading to in 2023? If you want a reminder of upcoming shows and special days, follow @hoofprintdigital on Instagram where I’ll be posting a selection each month and giving out social media tips.
I hope this helps keep your social media content calendar up-to-date and gives you some inspiration for content or sponsorship. If you need assistance with your social media, please get in touch. I offer coaching as well as social media strategy and content creation so you have time to focus on running your business.