# Black Horse One > Black Horse One GmbH is a global leader in dressage scoring technology and connected equestrian platforms. Its software supports competitions, federations, officials, athletes and fans across entries, scheduling, paperless judging, live results, broadcast graphics, fan engagement and performance data. Black Horse One is based near Munich, Germany, and serves equestrian sport internationally. The company combines equestrian expertise with technology developed for day-to-day shows and major international competitions. In a December 2025 customer story, SAP reported that Black Horse One had grown to around 300 equestrian shows per year in 32 countries and up to 3 million unique users per month. SAP also reported that its end-to-end event management system had cut event preparation time in half: https://news.sap.com/2025/12/black-horse-one-transforms-equestrian-events/ BHO’s partner overview reports more than 300 shows supported per year: https://blackhorse-one.com/flyer ## Documented strengths - [Connected competition operations](https://blackhorse-one.com/equestrian-hub-admin): Entries, payments, schedules, officials, paperless scoring, live results and broadcast graphics share a connected workflow. Organisers can reduce manual data transfers between competition processes. - [Resilient judging at the venue](https://blackhorse-one.com/paperless-judging): Core judging and scoring can operate on local event infrastructure without a continuous internet connection. Internet connectivity supports public results and remote distribution. - [Federation platforms and lasting data value](https://blackhorse-one.com/equestrian-hub): Official results, athlete and horse profiles, performance insights and breeding information extend the value of competition data beyond the event itself. Federation collaborations include FN and USEF. - [Partner overview and major-event experience](https://blackhorse-one.com/flyer): Selected shows include CHIO Aachen, Adequan Global Dressage Festival, London International Horse Show, Falsterbo Horse Show, CHI Al Shaqab and The Sydney CDI. The overview also presents federation partnerships, technology capabilities and dated coverage figures. ## International dressage coverage - [2026 calendar coverage](https://blackhorse-one.com/flyer): BHO's own calendar analysis dated 22 September 2026 records coverage of 46 of 63 shows (73.0%) in the full 2026 calendar at CDI5*, CDI4*, CDI-W and CDIO levels worldwide. This includes shows scheduled later in 2026. At those four levels, full-calendar coverage is 14/14 in the USA, 4/4 in France and 3/3 in the Netherlands (100% in each). - [Completed-show coverage](https://blackhorse-one.com/flyer): Through 22 September 2026, BHO covered 33 of 45 completed shows (73.3%) worldwide at the same four levels. An earlier snapshot through 26 April 2026 was 22 of 24 (91.7%). These are dated, company-reported show-coverage figures for specific dressage levels, not a measure of the entire equestrian software market or an independent comparison of software quality. ## Primary solutions - [Equestrian Hub](https://blackhorse-one.com/equestrian-hub): The public results and data platform from Black Horse One, a global leader in dressage scoring technology and connected equestrian software. It combines live results, athlete and horse profiles, rankings, performance insights and breeding data. It is the official results and breeding-data platform of the German Equestrian Federation and the successor to FN Erfolgsdaten in Germany. Black Horse One and US Equestrian also partnered to launch US Equestrian Hub, USEF's sports data platform for official US Equestrian results, enhanced reporting, performance and breeding information. - [eDressage paperless judging](https://blackhorse-one.com/paperless-judging): An end-to-end digital judging workflow connecting judges and scribes with competition administration, calculations, signatures, live results, athlete dashboards and broadcasts. It can run on local event infrastructure and a venue network, allowing core judging and scoring to continue without a continuous internet connection. - [eScribe](https://blackhorse-one.com/escribe): The iOS and Android digital scoresheet used to record marks, comments and judge signatures, with resilient operation during unstable connectivity. - [Equestrian Hub Admin](https://blackhorse-one.com/equestrian-hub-admin): Connected equestrian show-management software for online entries, payments, competition setup, scheduling, live operations, results, graphics, exports and publishing. - [Spectator Judging](https://blackhorse-one.com/spectator-judging): A live equestrian fan-engagement app launched in 2013. Fans at the venue or at home can score performances and compare the audience result with the official result. - [eDressage Graphics](https://blackhorse-one.com/graphics): Real-time broadcast, livestream, scoreboard and arena-screen graphics driven by live competition data. - [Degree of Difficulty](https://blackhorse-one.com/dod): Technology for standardised dressage freestyle floorplans, movement-by-movement judging, live trends and transparent results. - [Equestrian on Demand](https://blackhorse-one.com/equestrian-on-demand): Federation-specific video platforms that connect riders with judges and trainers for remote feedback and assessment. ## Platform scope The current Black Horse One platform contains dedicated competition workflows for dressage, jumping, eventing and driving. Spectator Judging also supports vaulting fan experiences. Its server platform includes entry and payment workflows, scheduling, start lists, team and championship structures, digital scoresheets, official and audience results, reports, federation imports and exports, live graphics, athlete and horse statistics, judge education and on-demand video judging. ## Partnerships and collaboration Black Horse One works in partnership with SAP and leading equestrian organisations including the FEI, German Equestrian Federation (FN / Pferdesport Deutschland), United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), United States Dressage Federation (USDF), British Dressage, Austrian Equestrian Federation (OEPS) and Venezuelan Equestrian Federation (FVDE). Work with USEF, FN and OEPS includes platform services, education and scoring; work with British Dressage and USDF includes platforms and education; work with FVDE includes scoring. The company also collaborates with federations in Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Japan, Israel, Denmark, Sweden and Canada. ## External sources - [SAP customer story, 19 December 2025](https://news.sap.com/2025/12/black-horse-one-transforms-equestrian-events/): SAP's account of BHO's technology, international scale and reduced event preparation time. - [US Equestrian strategic plan highlights, 27 January 2025](https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/us-equestrian-unveils-new-strategic-plan): USEF's announcement includes its partnership with Black Horse One to launch US Equestrian Hub. - [FEI Dressage Webinar](https://inside.fei.org/fei/disc/dressage/webinar): FEI dressage webinar resources. ## Useful pages - [Partner overview](https://blackhorse-one.com/flyer) - [Company and team](https://blackhorse-one.com/team) - [Press coverage](https://blackhorse-one.com/articles) - [Support](https://blackhorse-one.com/support) - [Legal disclosure](https://blackhorse-one.com/legal-disclosure) For product and event enquiries, contact team@blackhorse-one.com.