Tag: FEI
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FEI World Cup™: FOUR-IN-A-ROW FOR EXELL
By Cindy Timmer, Aachen (GER), 8 July 2012: FEI World Cup, Boyd Exell, the reigning FEI World four-in-hand and four times FEI World Cup™ Driving champion, has won the prestigious Driving competition in Aachen (GER) for the fourth consecutive time. Added to his victory in 2003, Boyd’s name is now on the leader board in…
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Germany extends series lead with great Olympic
Lausanne (SUI), July 07, 2012: great Olympic, Germany scored a morale-boosting win in the fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, held on their home ground at Aachen (GER) and their final selection trial before the London Olympic Games. The Germans, who also won last month in Strzegom (POL), have now opened up a…
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FABULOUS FRENCH FLY TO VICTORY
Aachen (GER), July 05, 2012: FABULOUS, In a super-tough clash that tested character to the limit, it was the French who came out on top at the fifth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series at Aachen, Germany tonight. Henk Nooren’s team displayed grit and determination as they pipped the much-fancied host country whose…
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FEI launches London 2012 Olympic website
Lausanne (SUI), July 02, 2012: 2012 Olympic website, In the final countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the FEI has launched a new online hub fei.org/olympic dedicated to all things Olympic and Paralympic, both old and new. In celebration of the centenary of equestrian sport in the Olympic Movement and all the equine and…
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Hungary withdraws bid to stage Equestrian Games
Lausanne, June 26, 2012: Hungary, one of five countries confirmed as official candidates to stage the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018, has withdrawn from the bidding process. The Hungarian capital Budapest had been named as one of the five 2018 bid cities earlier this month, but in a letter to FEI Secretary General Ingmar…
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FEI confirms that Rushdi Malhas will not compete
Lausanne (SUI), June 25, 2012: Dalma Rushi Malhas, the Saudi Arabian rider who won individual bronze at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, will not be competing at London 2012, the FEI confirmed today. The 20-year-old had been aiming to achieve the minimum eligibility standard required for the Olympic Games by the 17 June…
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FEI NATIONS CUP™ Swiss to set the Pace in Rotterdam
By Louise Parkes, Rotterdam (NED), June 21, 2012: The Swiss team will be first to test the track set by Louis Konickx when the fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 gets underway at the Kralingsbos in Rotterdam, The Netherlands tomorrow afternoon. The Dutch course designer is recognised for his innovation and style, and…
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FEI Development Award winner 2010 receives royal honour
Lausanne (SUI), June 19, 2012: HM Queen Elizabeth II has named FEI Development Award winner 2010 Ros Spearing on her Birthday Honours List, which recognises outstanding achievement and service across the UK. Ros Spearing, founder and director of the Ebony Horse Club, is one of more than a thousand recipients of the prestigious awards, which…
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FEI World Jumping Challenge Final 2012
Caracas (VEN), June 18, 2012: Colombia’s Juan Manuel Gallego claimed gold at the 2012 FEI World Jumping Challenge Final in Caracas, Venezuela yesterday. The silver medal went to Ecuador’s Rodrigo Bermeo Andrade, while Zimbabwe’s Charley Crockart pipped the host nation’s Emanuel Andrade for the bronze. The event began at the Lagunita Country Club last Wednesday…
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FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing: Vakin roars to victory at Minsk
Lausanne (SUI), June 18, 2012: Russian rider Maksim Vakin, 32, riding the 11-year-old Harley Davidson, led from the start to win at Minsk (BLR), the second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Eventing 2012. Vakin now moves into second place in the series standings behind Germany’s Sandra Auffarth, winner of the inaugural competition at Strzegom…