Tag: FEI Secretary General
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FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez elected President of new Paralympic Association
Lausanne, Sept 4, 2017: Sabrina Ibáñez (SUI), Secretary General of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), has been elected as President of the newly-founded Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO). The vote took place at the founding General Assembly of the Association in Abu Dhabi (UAE) today (FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibanez). The FEI Secretary General…
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Historic Asia, Far East and Oceania collaboration
Lausanne, Feb 19, 2014: The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) today opened a three-day workshop for government veterinary and animal health experts from 20 nations across Asia and Oceania at the Happy Valley Racecourse (HKG), focusing on the international movement of sport horses. The workshop, which is the first of its kind to be…
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FEI Secretary General reacts to ECM’s statement
Lausanne, Oct 18, 2013: FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos has today reacted to Endurance Committee Member Pierre Arnould’s public statement on Endurance. “I do not accept the statement made public by Pierre Arnould, a member of the FEI Endurance Committee, for a number of reasons: • Pierre Arnould has made unsubstantiated allegations about the…
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Endurance Strategic Planning Group composition announced
Lausanne, Sept 2, 2013: The FEI has announced the composition of an Endurance Strategic Planning Group further to the unanimous recommendations of the Round Table held on 24 July. The Group will be chaired by Andrew Finding, European Equestrian Federation Board Member and CEO of the British Equestrian Federation. The members of the Group are…
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FEI and IEOA sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Lausanne, August 9, 2013: The International Equestrian Organisers Alliance (IEOA) has become the first of the former FEI Associate Members to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FEI, following the removal of the Associate Member status from the FEI Statutes at the 2012 FEI General Assembly. The MOU, which was signed by IEOA…
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CE Director announces his departure from FEI
Lausanne, July 26, 2013: Carsten Couchouron, the Executive Director of the FEI Commercial Department, has announced that he is leaving the FEI after five years in the post. Since joining the FEI in 2008, Couchouron has successfully developed the organisation’s commercial portfolio, implementing a strong commercial strategy and initiating many new projects including FEI TV,…
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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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Maria Gretzer appointed as athlete representative
Lausanne, March 12, 2013: Maria Gretzer, the Swedish Jumping rider who has competed at three Olympic Games and three FEI World Equestrian Games™, has been appointed as athlete representative on the FEI Executive Board. She replaces Kevin Staut (FRA), who made history by becoming the first athlete representative on the FEI Executive Board in May…
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Development and transport and quarantine issues
Lausanne, Oct 17, 2012: FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos has just returned from a two-day visit to the Chinese city of Chengdu, where he addressed the fourth Chinese Equestrian Development Forum last weekend. High on the list of topics for discussion at the Forum and at separate meetings between the Chinese Equestrian Association and the…
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Statement from FEI Secretary on disqualification
Statement from FEI Secretary General on disqualification of Canadian horse Victor Statement from FEI Secretary General on disqualification of Canadian horse Victor London – GBR, August 09, 2012: FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos has spoken publicly for the first time about the Canadian team Jumping horse Victor, which was disqualified under the FEI’s hypersensitivity…