The FEI Dressage Committee discussed several issues at its meeting in Paris (FRA) earlier this month and the following five key developments were decided upon. Blood rule The committee proposed a new blood rule explicitly stating that the test would be stopped if blood appears anywhere on the horse. At top level events (Olympic Games, […]

The Fédération Equestre International (FEI), the governing body of equestrian sport, is pleased to announce the FEI Awards 2011 judging panel, which will be  presided by FEI President HRH Princess Haya for the third consecutive year. Diane Fissore-Wathelet, President of the Monaco Equestrian Federation, Zoë Kayes, Secretary General of the Malawi Equestrian Federation, and Juan […]

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, is once again the number one show jumping rider in the world. The new Rolex Rider Rankings, released by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on June 1, 2011, show Lamaze back in the number one spot with a total of 3,658 points. Reigning European Champion Kevin Staut […]

The Irish team are hot favourites to win the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series in Rome (ITA) tomorrow, but they got the worst of the draw today and so will be first into the ring as the action gets underway in the stunning surroundings of the Piazza di Siena.  A total […]

Joaquín Pérez de las Heras double bronze medallist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and with a professional jumping career spanning over 30 years, passed away

The second leg of the FEI Nations Cup™, which will take place this Friday May 27  in beautiful Rome (ITA), will be broadcast LIVE on the official FEI video platform FEI TV.   The broadcast will begin at 13.55 GMT (1.55pm). The first round will end at 15.15 GMT (3.15pm); the competition will resume at […]

A week after nominations opened for the FEI Awards 2011, Michelle Tipper, the British winner in last year’s Best Groom category, has called on athletes and horse-owners to make their nominations. “I highly recommend that employers nominate their staff,” said Tipper. “It is such a boost to your motivation to have this recognition and it’s […]

The Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (ESP), venue for this year’s FEI European Jumping Championship, is to provide all-weather sand footing for the main arena to ensure perfect going for the Championship. The Championship will run from 13-18 September 2011.   The Club already has sand footing in its warm-up rings, but the footing […]

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of equestrian sport, is pleased to announce that nominations for the FEI Awards 2011 are now open.   Members of the worldwide equestrian community are invited to make their nominations via the dedicated website http://www.feiawards.org/.   The awards, which were launched  in 2009, aim to acknowledge outstanding […]

The FEI Equestrian Community Integrity Unit (ECIU), which was established in January 2010, has been drafted into the FEI Statutes and will now be a permanent fixture in the structure of the Federation.   The revision to the FEI Statutes to officially establish the ECIU as a permanent entity was passed unanimously at the recent […]