How to watch the eventing World Championships: your essential guide
Want to know how to watch the eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (15-18 September)? Here’s the answer…
How to watch the eventing World Championships
All the action will be available to watch with English commentary on ClipMyHorse.TV. New subscribers can sign up for a free 30-day trial to ClipMyHorse.TV
BBC Sport are streaming the cross-country on Saturday 17 September and the showjumping on Sunday 18 September on the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer.
Is the World Eventing Championships on terrestrial TV?
As far as we are aware, there are no plans to broadcast action from the World Championships in Pratoni on any terrestrial TV channels.
Follow with H&H
- Horse & Hound will have a journalist and a photographer on the ground at the World Championships, plus additional staff supporting our coverage from home.
Website
- We will be creating extensive online coverage of the World Championships in addition to what will be included in the magazine report, including course photos of the cross-country track on Wednesday, 14 September, fashion photos from the first trot-up, times for the next day’s competition so you know when your favourites compete, and breaking news and numerous reports on all the action as it unfolds throughout the event.
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Magazine
- 22 September issue: 20-page special report, containing the best photos, analysis and insight from our team on the ground in Pratoni, as well as from experts including Mark Phillips.
Podcast
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- Find all our podcasts at horseandhound.co.uk/podcast or search “Horse and Hound podcast” in your podcast app – and then hit subscribe or follow to ensure each new podcast automatically downloads so you don’t miss any episodes.
- The H&H team preview the World Championships action, plus we will have an interview with Jeanette Brakewell – talking about her first championship with the legendary Over To You, the 1998 worlds in Pratoni, plus her individual world silver medal four years later – on episode 120 (released 15 September). We will review the championships on episode 121 (released 22 September).
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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.