Tag: FEI
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FEI Nations Cup™ Spain triumphant with first win
Lausanne (SUI), Sept 24, 2012: FEI Nations Cup, Spain, who has really embraced the concept of this inaugural FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, have now moved up into second place in the overall rankings after an emphatic win at Montelibretti (ITA), the fifth leg of the series. The Spanish team riders dominated the final placing in…
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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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Christoph is the new Single Driving Champion
Companhia das Lezirias, Porto Alto (POR), Sept 16, 2012: Christoph Dieker (GER) has won the FEI World Single Driving Championships at Companhia das Lezirias, Portugal. Dieker came second in the dressage, stayed on silver after the marathon and only had one fault in the final obstacle driving competition. Bartolomiej Kwiatek (POL) was on gold before…
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In Memoriam of Royal Dutch Equestrian Harmsen
Lausanne (SUI), Sept 12, 2012: Sven Harmsen (NED), the Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation’s Chef d’Equipe, national coach and trainer for Ponies, Juniors and Young Riders in Jumping, has passed away at the age of 51. He attended the 2012 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in Calgary as Chef d’Equipe with the senior Dutch team of Jur Vrieling,…
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FEI celebrates clean London 2012 Paralympic
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 14, 2012: Para-Equestrian at the London 2012 Paralympic Games has continued the clean sport success of the London 2012 Olympic Games with the news that all human and equine samples taken during the Para-Equestrian competitions at Greenwich Park have tested negative for prohibited substances. Para-Equestrian Dressage, the only equestrian discipline included…
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FEI Balkan Jumping Championships 2012
Athens – Sept 11, 2012: Greek riders proved a formidable force at the FEI Balkan Jumping Championships when claiming three individual and three team titles on their home turf in Athens over the weekend. The 2012 fixture took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre, venue for the equestrian event of the 2004 Olympic Games,…
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FEI European Junior and Young Rider Endurance
Mont le Soie – Belgium, 10 Sept 10, 2012: France claimed team gold and Italy’s Mara Feola took the Individual title at the FEI European Junior and Young Rider Endurance Championships 2012 at Mont-le-Soie in Belgium at the weekend. This stunning venue is nestled in the region of the High Ardennes with its dramatic landscape…
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FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors
Strzegom – POL, Sept 10, 2012: The British were the dominant force once again when claiming team and individual gold along with individual silver at the 2012 FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors in Strzegom, Poland yesterday. But it was a close-fought battle for the medals, with the defending champions meeting powerful opposition from the…
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Dujardin becomes first Briton to lead Rankings
Lausanne, Sept 6, 2012: Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old Dutch warmblood gelding Valegro, double Olympic gold medallists at London 2012, have taken over as world number one in the FEI World Individual Dressage Rankings and are the first British combination ever to top the world rankings. With 2,867 points, the combination have moved…
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FEI to launch branded clothing collection in 2013
Lausanne, September 204, 012: The FEI will be launching its first FEI-branded clothing collection in 2013 after signing a three-year merchandise license agreement with international equestrian clothing manufacturer and distributor euro-star Reitmoden GmbH. The agreement, which is the first to be made under the new FEI Licensing Programme, will see the German company euro-star Reitmoden…