Tag: FEI
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Ben Maher takes over as world number one
Lausanne, Sept 4, 2013: London 2012 Olympic team champion Ben Maher (GBR), who won team gold and individual silver at the P.S.I. FEI European Jumping Championships in Denmark last month, is the new world number one in the Longines Rankings, the FEI World Jumping Riders Rankings, for the first time in his career. This is…
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Endurance Strategic Planning Group composition announced
Lausanne, Sept 2, 2013: The FEI has announced the composition of an Endurance Strategic Planning Group further to the unanimous recommendations of the Round Table held on 24 July. The Group will be chaired by Andrew Finding, European Equestrian Federation Board Member and CEO of the British Equestrian Federation. The members of the Group are…
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Klimke’s new star puts Germany at the top
Lausanne, August 29, 2013: Germany’s title defence of the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships has got off to the best possible start with a typically brilliant performance from Ingrid Klimke, this time on a new young star, FRH Escada JS. Klimke, who scored the only sub-40 mark on the first day of Dressage in Malmö…
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Record participation at FEI World Pair Driving
Topoľčianky – Slovakia, August 27, 2013: The FEI World Pair Driving Championships at Topoľčianky, Slovakia, which begin tomorrow 28 August and will end on Sunday 1 September, are set to break the participation record having attracted no less than 73 competitors from 23 nations. There will be 21 teams consisting of either two or three…
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Successful European Youth Driving Championships
Szilvásvárad – Hungary, August 26, 2013: The well-known Lipizzaner Stud Farm at Szilvásvárad, Hungary hosted the successful second edition of the FEI European Youth Driving Championships last weekend. No less than 43 talented young drivers from eight nations competed in the event. Anett Érsek (HUN, Children), Monika Swiecicka (POL, Juniors) and Filip Nowacki (POL, Young…
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Driving brings this year’s test events for Alltech
Lausanne, August 26, 2013: Chester Weber (USA) came out on top at the Driving test event for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, the third of the FEI disciplines to be tested this month. The American driver, who made a strong start with an impressive Dressage mark of 34.63 points, finished the…
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Dujardin makes it individual double gold
Herning – Denmark, August 26, 2013: Olympic double gold medallists, Charlotte Dujardin and the wonderful gelding Valegro, produced another magical performance to win Freestyle gold at the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championships 2013 in Herning, Denmark today. It has been quite a week for the 28-year-old rider who began by breaking the world record…
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Great Britain dominant as four medals decided
Herning – Denmark, August 25, 2013: Great Britain were in winning mode on day four of the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships in Herning (DEN) today (24 August), winning three of the four gold medals that were up for grabs in the individual and team competition. Following impressive British performances in both the team and…
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Flying Frenchman Bost claims Individual Jumping title
Herning – Denmark, August 25, 2013: Roger Yves Bost became only the fifth French rider to claim Individual European gold when galloping to victory in the PSI FEI European Jumping Individual Championship final at Herning in Denmark this afternoon. Great Britain’s Ben Maher went into the final competition with the narrowest of leads, but a…
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One year to go to Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
Lausanne, August 23, 2013: Today (23 August 2013) marks the one-year countdown to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy. In just 12 months, some 900 riders, drivers and vaulters and their horses from over 60 countries, 500,000 visitors, at least 1,500 media representatives, and thousands of volunteers will gather in Normandy for…