The FEI has announced that two horses competing at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ have tested positive for Controlled Medication substances. Controlled Medications are substances that are regularly used to treat horses but which are not allowed in competition in order to maintain a level playing field. Samples taken on August 28th from […]
A flawless Technical performance today confirmed Great Britain’s Joanne Eccles as firm favourite to take Female individual gold in Vaulting at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Caen, France tomorrow. The defending world champion showed all the grace, flair and confidence that has given her super-star status in the sport. And her adoring […]
Canadian Vaulters were definite crowd pleasers during the FEI World Pas-de-Deux Championship, held during a high energy evening time slot on September 4 at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, FRA. Canada qualified two Pas-de-Deux vaulting teams for the Games. First to enter the ring at the Zenith venue in Caen, FRA were […]
The Netherlands took their second world Jumping championship team title in style today at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy. They benefitted from the lead they established in yesterday’s round to narrowly pip the host nation of France at the end of a nail-biting contest, while the USA took bronze. Germany missed […]
The first day of the driven dressage, part of the FEI World Four-in-Hand Driving Championships at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy kicked off this morning at the lovely La Prairie racecourse in Caen (FRA). Some 23 drivers performed their tests in front of 3,000 spectators from all over the world, who […]
The Canadian Vaulting Team put in a stunning Freestyle performance portraying Disney’s Sleeping Beauty for a top 10 placing during the FEI World Squad Vaulting Championship on September 3 at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, FRA. After completing the Compulsory Test on September 2 at the Zenith venue in the […]
Day two of the Vaulting championships at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy saw Germany take the lead in the Squad by a margin of 0.47 marks ahead of Switzerland, while the first-day winners from Austria are now lying third. Freestyle scores for both teams and individuals are combined with Compulsory scores […]
The Netherlands lie top of the team standings while French star, Patrice Delaveau, heads the individual leaderboard after the first round of the team Jumping competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA) today. On day two of the Jumping championships Frederic Cottier’s exquisite course design again played a significant role. […]
The Canadian Show Jumping Team has qualified for the Team Final to be held on Thursday, September 4, at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Caen, France. The Canadian Team comprised of Yann Candele, 43, of Caledon, ON, Tiffany Foster, 30, of Vancouver, BC, defending Individual Bronze Medalist Eric Lamaze, 45, of Schomberg, […]
A high-level observer programme for organisers of future key equestrian events is being carried out for the first time at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA). Teams from the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Bromont (CAN) are currently in […]
