A MESSAGE FROM EVENT RIDER MASTERS

Paul Tapner, ERM Operations Director

The Event Rider Masters Community would normally be in full swing at this time of year. We are one giant family of Horses, Riders, Grooms, Horse Owners, Vets, Physios, Event Organisers, Event Volunteers, Event Contractors, Fans and Spectators; from all around the world who normally all connect together on a very regular basis during an Eventing season.

All that's stopped and we don't know for how long. The frantic pace of Professional Event Riders' Teams has been replaced by the relentless and unrewarding "pre-season" training phase of each season, which mostly consists of going around in circles, literally. The pre-season is also normally associated with unfriendly weather conditions (for both northern and southern hemispheres) and the Eventing season would normally be a light at the end of the off-season tunnel for our Eventing family.

ERM is proud to partner with SAP, EquiRatings and BlackHorse Spectator Judging to help the #ERMeventing community #StayConnected and keep everyone's sanity during this unique period of social distancing. We hope you enjoy the #RidersConnected campaign!