Tag: Jumping
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British break records with world number one slots
Lausanne, May 6, 2014: British riders have broken all-time records, occupying the world number one slots in all three Olympic equestrian disciplines. This is the first time that athletes from one nation have simultaneously topped the FEI World Rankings in Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing. In the latest rankings published by the FEI, Scott Brash heads…
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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…
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Tree marks landmark step in equestrian sport development
Lausanne, August 01, 2013: The FEI Solidarity Tree, a commemorative sculpture to mark a landmark step in the growth of the FEI’s global sport development programme, FEI Solidarity, was unveiled today at the organisation’s headquarters in the Olympic capital Lausanne (SUI). The stainless steel artwork, created by Irish artist Ian Calder, displays the names of…
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Round Table sessions generate lively discussions
Lausanne, April 09, 2013: Driving, Dressage and Jumping all had their share of the spotlight at the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) today, with three Round Table sessions focusing on the individual disciplines on a busy final day at the IMD business school. Driving Round Table Driving was the first session to get underway…
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Swiss Take title, while Belgians Bag Individual
Dinard (FRA), Sept 26, 2012: SWISS, Switzerland claimed team gold, while Belgian riders clinched two of the three Individual medals on offer at the FEI European Jumping Championships for Veterans 2012 staged in Dinard, France. Open to female riders of 45 years and older, and male competitors of 49 and above, these Championships are restricted…
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A Wide-Open Contest for Jumping Glory
By Louise Parkes, Lausanne (SUI), July 20, 2012: Jumping Glory, Since equestrian sport was first officially embraced by the Olympic movement a century ago, Jumping has always been the largest and most popular discipline, and the historical records tell of wonderful horse-and-rider partnerships whose names will never be forgotten. Golden heroes like Germany’s Hans Günter…