Tag: Equestrian
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Auffarth takes control for Germany in Strzegom
Lausanne (SUI), June 05, 2012: Germany is proving the nation to beat this year, after European silver medallist Sandra Auffarth opened the 2012 FEI World Cup™ Eventing with a convincing victory at Strzegom (POL) at the weekend and led her team to a second win in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series. Germany, which won…
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Eleven nations line up for Eventing “double” in Poland
Lausanne (SUI), June 01, 2012: Eleven nations, A total of 44 starters from 11 nations will be competing in the FEI World Cup™ Eventing 2012 series at this weekend’s Strzegom Horse Trials (POL), which doubles as the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012, the FEI’s first team Eventing series. Some high-profile combinations…
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FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing: Great Britain scores on home ground
Lausanne (SUI), May 29, 2012: Nations Cup Eventing, Great Britain atoned for a slow start in the new FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series by scoring a convincing victory in the second leg, held at the Subaru Houghton International Horse Trials (GBR) in Norfolk over the weekend, in which they beat Australia by nearly 30 penalties.…
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OIE AND FEI JOIN FORCES ON MODERNIZATION OF SPORT HORSE POLICIES
Lausanne (SUI), May 29, 2012: HORSE POLICIES, The OIE and FEI called for new protocols for the movement of “high health, high performance” sport horses at the 80th General Session of the World Assembly of World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Delegates in Paris last week. The OIE and FEI are continuing their collaboration to define and…
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FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 – Round 2 – Convincing win for Germany in Rome
By: Louise Parkes: Convincing win, A powerful German team breezed to victory in the second leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series at the Piazza di Siena in Rome (ITA) this afternoon. On a day when FEI President, Princess Haya, visited the venue where she competed herself during her jumping career, and where all the…
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FEI Tribunal issues decisions in Saudi Controlled Medication cases
Lausanne (SUI), May 23, 2012: The FEI Tribunal has today issued its decisions in the cases of the two Saudi Arabian athletes, Khaled Abdulaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly, whose horses tested positive for Controlled Medication substances. The Tribunal has imposed suspensions of eight months on both riders. The horses, Vanhoeve (Khaled Abdulaziz Al…
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Legacy of FEI Development Award 2011 Winner lives ON
Lausanne (SUI), May 18, 2012: Soraya Ourrais, the Franco-Moroccan winner of the FEI Development Award 2011, has set the bar very high for this category of the FEI Awards, for which nominations opened last week. The FEI Development Award rewards an individual, organisation or project that has in some way made equestrian sport accessible to…
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Precautionary measures taken in La Baule
Lausanne (SUI), May 12, 2012: La Baule, Equine Influenza (EI) is a virus commonly found throughout the world. Often it exists without causing any symptoms of disease. If ever signs of disease do occur it usually does so within 3 days of contact. The FEI Veterinary Regulations require that all horses are strictly vaccinated. A…
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Nominations Open for FEI Award 2012
Lausanne (SUI) May 11, 2012: Nominations, The FEI today launches the FEI Awards 2012 and invites the international equestrian community to contribute to this annual celebration of outstanding talent. For the fourth consecutive year, the search is on for five individuals who have demonstrated remarkable ability and commitment in the following categories: o Reem Acra…
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Swiss first into the arena as FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 gets underway at La Baule
La Baule (FRA), May 10, 2012: The Swiss team will be first into the ring when the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series gets underway in La Baule, France tomorrow afternoon (11 May), while the host nation has drawn the coveted last-to-go spot. The draw took place this morning, and the eight competing nations will enter…