Tag: FEI
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JUMPING VERONA WINS ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ PRESS OFFICE AWARD
Lausanne (SUI), April 21, 2012: Jumping Verona has won the Best Press Office award for the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League 2011/2012 as voted by journalists and photographers covering the series’ 12 Western European League qualifiers. The Best Press Office award was introduced at the start of the Rolex FEI World Cup™…
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WEISHAUPT wins second LEG, but SCHWIZER heads Rolex Leaderboard going into Sunday’s Final
Germany’s Philipp Weishaupt won tonight’s second leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) in a thrilling three-way jump-off against the clock. But it is runner-up, Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer, who holds the advantage going into Sunday’s final competition which will decide the fate of the 2011/2012 title. As the going got…
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CORNELISSEN WINS REEM ACRA FINAL GRAND PRIX
The defending champions, Adelinde Cornelissen and her mighty chestnut gelding Jerich Parzival, swept to victory in the Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands this afternoon. And the 32-year-old Dutch rider was much relieved that she could live up to expectations on her home turf after a…
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Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2011/2012
By Louise Parkes, April 20, 2012: The oldest horse in the competition, the 16-year-old Irish-bred Flexible, won the first leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final 2011/2012 for America’s Rich Fellers at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands tonight. Living up to his name, the stallion’s super-tight turn to the double of verticals at…
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Jorgensen first into the ring at Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final
By Louise Parkes, April 19, 2012: The draw for the Grand Prix, the opening competition of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2011/2012 Final, took place at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, this afternoon. And Denmark’s Lone Jorgensen got an early surprise when pulling her own name out of the hat as first…
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Hemeryck to Lead the way in Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Opening Leg
By: Louise Parkes, April 19, 2012: Belgium’s Rik Hemeryck will be pathfinder as the Rolex FEI World Cup™Jumping Final 2011/2012 gets underway at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands tomorrow. The draw for the opening Speed class took place this evening, and the order-of-go is as follows: 1, Quarco de Kerambars (Rik Hemeryck) BEL; 2, Carisma…
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Countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games Enters Final 100 Days
Lausanne (SUI), April 18, 2012: Countdown, Today, 18 April, the world celebrates 100 days to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This summer the British capital will play host to the Olympic Games for the third time in history. From 27 July to 12 August, London will welcome 10,500 athletes representing 204…
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John Quirk (USA), equestrian journalist, breeder, novelist and publisher, passed away
Lausanne (SUI), 17 April 2012: John Quirk was a man of many talents. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and flew fighter jets on and off the navy carriers, before starting an automotive engineering business in Detroit, the then epicentre of car manufacturing. At the same time, he wrote best-selling novels…
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IN MEMORIAM: CAMILLA ENEMARK (DEN) & AMY TRYON (USA)
Lausanne (SUI), April 13, 2012: Camilla Enemark, the 31-year-old Danish Jumping rider, passed away on Tuesday (10 April) after losing her battle against an aggressive brain tumor first diagnosed in 2006. Born on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1980, Camilla started riding competitively when she was 12 years old, going on to claim the Danish national…
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CORNELISSEN AND PARZIVAL ON THE TRAIL OF A DOUBLE AT DEN BOSCH
By Louise Parkes, Lausanne, April 12, 2012: Adelinde Cornelissen will be hoping to reclaim the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series title on home turf in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands next week. This Dutch city, which played host to the very first FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final back in 1986, will welcome 18 competitors from…