Tag: FEI
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GERMANY POISED TO SET NEW RECORD AT 2011/2012 ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING FINAL
By Louise Parkes, Switzerland. April 11, 2012: In the long and distinguished history of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series, no country has ever won the title on more than four consecutive occasions. American riders dominated throughout the early years with seven victories over the first nine seasons, including four between 1980 and 1983, but…
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Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy apoint Discipline Managers
Laussane-SUI, April 05, 2012: The Organising Committee of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy has announced the appointment of the managers who will be in charge of the eight competition disciplines at the FEI’s flagship event. The discipline managers who have been appointed are: Jumping: Frédéric Morand. Mr Morand is technical manager…
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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING – NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUND-UP
By Louise Parkes, NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE, The 2011/2012 North American FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifying leagues concluded last weekend at Tampa in Florida (USA), yielding a star-studded selection of contenders for the 34th Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands which is now only two weeks away. Two separate leagues take place on…
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WILLIAM FOX-PITT leads HSBC Rankings going into Kentucky
Lausanne (SUI), April 02, 2012: HSBC Rankings Kentucky, William Fox-Pitt (GBR) will head into the third leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) on 26-29 April sporting the armband reserved for the leader of the HSBC Rankings. Fox-Pitt, who last wore the armband at the second last leg of…
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FEI World Cup™ Dressage – North America and central Eurpoean League Round-up
By Louise Parkes, March 28, 2012: Central Eurpoean League, With the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final 2011/2012 now only a few short weeks away, the line-up of riders who will represent North America and Central Europe at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands from 19 to 22 April has been confirmed. The USA’s Jan Ebeling and Shawna…
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Germany Triumphs at First Leg of FEI Nations Cup Eventing
By Aimi Clark, Lausanne (SUI), March 26, 2012: Germany Triumphs, Reigning World and European Champion Michael Jung led Germany to a convincing victory at the first leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing held in Fontainebleau, France. Jung had three rides and dominated the contest from the outset, finishing at the head of the field with…
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Registration for FEI Sports Forum Closes on 16 March
Lausanne (SUI), March 12, 2012: Registration for the FEI Sports Forum 2012, which will take place in Lausanne (SUI) from 30 April to 2 May, will close this Friday, 16 March. We would like to remind the members of the media wishing to cover the event to register online using this link. No congress fee…
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FEI LAUNCHES PICTOGRAM DESIGN COMPETITION
Lausanne (SUI), March 09, 2012: PICTOGRAM DESIGN COMPETITION, The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body for horse sport, is calling on equestrian enthusiasts and designers of all ages around the world to enter its online competition to create new “pictograms” for its disciplines. The competition, launched today on FEI Facebook and www.fei.org, is…
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Riders from 41 nations have qualified to compete in the equestrian events at the London Olympic
Lausanne (SUI), March 02, 2012: Equestrian Events, The FEI Olympic Athletes Rankings in Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing are published today (2 March). They are the final stage of the qualification by nation process, which concluded yesterday (1 March). Azerbaijan, Ireland, Portugal, and Russia qualified through the FEI Olympic Athletes Rankings in Jumping bringing the total…
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FEI bureau initiates suspension proceedings against IDRC
Lausanne, Feb 29, 2012: The FEI Bureau has initiated suspension proceedings against the International Dressage Riders Club, as an FEI Associate Member due to the Club’s apparent lack of respect for the fundamental principles of good governance, in particular, the Club’s removal of two of its members without an opportunity to be heard and its…