Tag: FEI
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Andrew Finding to Chair FEI round table session
Lausanne (SUI), 12 June 2013: FEI President HRH Princess Haya has asked Andrew Finding, a board member of the European Equestrian Federation, to chair a round table session that will look into areas of concern within the sport of Endurance. The FEI has invited representatives from the Swiss and United Arab Emirates National Federations, and…
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FEI welcomes latest major advances
Lausanne, June 10, 2013: The FEI has welcomed two major advances in its ongoing global campaign to improve the international movement of sport horses. The European Commission and Chinese authorities jointly signed off amended legislation that will allow for the temporary importation of EU horses to Shanghai for the CSI5* Longines Shanghai Masters, just days…
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British team triumphs on home ground
May 28, 2013: The British team repeated their achievement of 12 months ago when winning their home leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing in the beautiful historic surrounds of Houghton Hall in Norfolk (GBR). As a result, Great Britain has pulled up from fifth to second place in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing leaderboard,…
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FEI President HRH Princess Haya champions need
Paris – France, May 27, 2013: FEI President HRH Princess Haya and Goodwill Ambassador to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) yesterday helped to open the 81st General Session of the World Assembly of OIE Delegates in Paris (FRA), which was attended by government representatives, animal health authority ministers and chief veterinary officers from…
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French overcome determined Dutch
Drammen – Norway, May 10, 2013: Just seven days after coming out on top in Lummen, Belgium, French riders recorded their second win of the inaugural Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping series at Drammen, Norway today. However this time they were pushed just about as close as it could get, with the runners-up from The…
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Dream team lines up for Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials
Lausanne, May 01, 2013: The scene is set for the most thrilling running yet of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) (3-6 May), fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013, and a showdown between two riders who are at the height of their powers. Andrew Nicholson (NZL), current HSBC Rankings leader and holding…
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Nicholson clocks timely first Rolex Kentucky win
Lausanne, April 29, 2013: Andrew Nicholson (NZL) rode with a winner’s confidence on Libby Sellar’s beautiful black horse, Quimbo, to secure his first-ever win of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA), third leg of the 2012/2013 HSBC FEI Classics™. Nicholson has made no secret of the fact that for him this season is “all about the…
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Nicholson takes pole position at Rolex Kentucky
By Kate Green, Lausanne, April 28, 2013: Nicholson, Andrew Nicholson’s Cross Country performance on Quimbo was the stuff of dreams at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA), third leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013. The New Zealander is now deservedly holding onto first and second places at the top of a considerably altered scoreboard…
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Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ dressage final
By Louise Parkes, Gothenburg, April 27, 2013: Freestyle, Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg lived up to all the promise she has shown over the last few seasons to clinch the 2013 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage title in style today with the fabulous stallion, Damon Hill. She was a lady on a mission from the outset, driven…
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London Olympia wins Best Press Office Award
Lausanne (SUI), April 25, 2013: Olympia, The London International Horse Show, has won the Best Press Office Award for the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League 2012/2013, following voting by journalists and photographers covering the series’ 12 qualifiers. Olympia press officer Jo Peck, event specialist for over 20 years, accepted the award on…