Tag: FEI
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Surprise Victory for Ireland at Hickstead
Hickstead (GBR), July 20, 2012: The Irish produced the shock of the season when beating crack sides from Germany and France to win the seventh leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series at Hickstead (GBR) this afternoon. Trailing at the bottom of the league table after an inconsistent run that included a miserable last-place…
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Greenwich Park footing passes final review
Lausanne (SUI), July 19, 2012: A final assessment has been carried out on the all-weather footing at Greenwich Park, and given approval by the FEI. Debbie Jevans, LOCOG Director of Sport, who was present at the assessment, commented: “With support from the FEI, the contractors and our own team have done a great job to…
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Big buzz ahead of Olympic Dressage
By: Louise Parkes, Lausanne (SUI), July 18, 2012: Olympic Dressage, There was a time when the world of international Dressage was all too predictable, but how much that has changed. Since the last Olympic Games in 2008 this sport has experienced an extraordinary make-over which, despite the reticence of the purists, has ensured that the buzz…
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Greenwich welcomes the equestrian world
Lausanne (SUI), July 17, 2012: Equestrian world, With just 10 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the hopes and dreams of equestrian athletes and their support crews are all focused on Greenwich Park, in the heart of England’s capital city. It would be difficult to find a more…
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Entries for Olympic equestrian events unveiled
Lausanne (SUI), July 16, 2012: Olympic equestrian, Athletes from 40 countries on six continents will compete in the equestrian events of the London 2012 Olympic Games, which get underway on 28 July. The list of entries validated by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is now available on the FEI…
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European Driving Championships
By Cindy Timmer, Wiener Neustadt (AUT), July 15, 2012: The first edition of the FEI European Driving Championships for Children, Juniors and Young Drivers will be remembered as a great success despite the wet weather. The Theresianic Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt, Austria welcomed 39 drivers from eight nations. The competition The Championships comprised three…
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Triple gold for Van Lierop as dominate juniors
Lausanne (SUI), JULY 15, 2012: Dana van Lierop was the show-stopper as The Netherlands scooped all gold in the Junior division, while Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour recorded a Danish double in the Young Riders at the FEI European Dressage Championships for Young Riders and Juniors 2012 which drew to a close in Berne, Switzerland today. Germany,…
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Sweden wins through in three-round thriller
By Louise Parkes, Falsterbo, July 13, 2012: Sweden snatched victory in the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 on home turf at Falsterbo today. As the competition progressed it seemed that glory was destined for France for the second week in succession, but in the best tradition of top Nations Cup competition it…
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Reem Acra continues support Award
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 12, 2012: Reem Acra, the international fashion designer and title sponsor of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series, is lending her support to the FEI’s Best Athlete Award for the third consecutive year. The Reem Acra Best Athlete Award honours an athlete (equine or human) or a combination that, over the…
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USA withdraws from World Equestrian Games
Lausanne (SUI), July 09, 2012: World Equestrian Games, Wellington (USA), which had been confirmed as an official candidate to stage the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018, has withdrawn from the bidding process. Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP), the company that had put together the US bid for 2018, informed the FEI today that it was…