Tag: FEI President
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Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival re-take
Lausanne (SUI), August 8, 2013: Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and the 16-year-old Jerich Parzival will be heading to the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championships, part of the ECCO FEI European Championships, in Herning (DEN) later this month as world number one. The Dutch rider and her striking chestnut KWPN gelding now lead the FEI World…
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FEI welcomes latest major advances
Lausanne, June 10, 2013: The FEI has welcomed two major advances in its ongoing global campaign to improve the international movement of sport horses. The European Commission and Chinese authorities jointly signed off amended legislation that will allow for the temporary importation of EU horses to Shanghai for the CSI5* Longines Shanghai Masters, just days…
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FEI and OIE announce action plan for sport horses
Lausanne, Feb 18, 2013: The FEI and the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) have embarked on a three-year plan in response to growing demand from countries for help in improving cross-border movement of top-level sport horses, as participation in equestrian competitions reaches a record high. Several proposals have been made under the plan, including a full-time…
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Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping
Lausanne, Feb 15, 2013: FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping goes global next week, when the inaugural leg of the new series running under the Furusiyya banner takes place at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, 21 February 2013. This is a pivotal moment for the sport which was described by FEI…
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Longines formalizes record 10-year partnership
Lausanne (SUI), Jan 15, 2013: The FEI and Longines have today formalized a partnership that sees the Swiss watchmaker become the FEI’s first Top Partner in a record multi-million Euro deal. The agreement is worth a nine-digit Euro sum over the next 10 years. FEI President HRH Princess Haya and Mrs Nayla Hayek, Chair of…
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Longines Top Partner with historic long-term deal
Lausanne (SUI), Dec 27: Longines has become the FEI’s first Top Partner following the agreement of a historic very long-term sponsorship deal that will see the Swiss watchmaker become the Official Timekeeping Partner of the FEI. Under the new agreement – which marks the biggest sponsorship deal ever brokered by the FEI – Longines becomes…
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HRH Princess Haya OIE Goodwill Ambassador
Lausanne, Sept 17, 2012: FEI President HRH Princess Haya has been appointed to serve as the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) first Goodwill Ambassador to help raise worldwide awareness of its missions and activities. “We are very pleased that HRH Princess Haya has generously agreed to give her time and energy to support OIE’s…
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FEI President celebrates London 2012
Lausanne (SWI), August 16, 2012: FEI President HRH Princess Haya is proud to announce that London 2012 was a clean Games for equestrian sport, following confirmation that all human and equine samples taken during the Olympic equestrian events at Greenwich Park were negative. “The FEI had a really steep mountain to climb after Athens and…
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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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Saudi Equestrian fund to finance FEI Nations Cup™ Face-Lift
Lausanne (SUI), April 30, 2012: FEI President, HRH Princess Haya, announced today that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will finance the revitalisation of the FEI Nations Cup™ series. Announcing the agreement at the opening of the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) today, Princess Haya informed delegates that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will provide full financial…