Syrian athletes dominated the podium when Mohamed Jabri took gold and Hadi Nizam claimed bronze at the FEI Children’s International Jumping Final in Abu Dhabi last week but the host country finished prominently when the United Arab Emirates’ Ayesha Al-Shamsi slotted into silver medal position.    Abu Dhabi also hosted the 1999 Final which, now […]

Holland’s Eric Van der Vleuten rocketed up to the top of the leaderboard after a superb victory with VDL Groep Tomboy in the sixth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Olympia, London today.  Ireland’s Cian O’Connor set the target with Rancorrado in the 11-horse jump-off but was pipped at the post […]

Holland’s Imke Schellekens-Bartels took maximum points at the fifth leg of the 2009/2010 FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Frankfurt, Germany today with a great Freestyle test from Hunter Douglas Sunrise.  Mirroring the result from the yesterday’s Grand Prix it was Germany’s Monica Theodorescu and Whisper who lined up second ahead of Denmark’s Nathalie zu […]

The policy choice of whether the restricted use of a small number of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should be permitted in competition will be put to the vote at the 2010 FEI General Assembly, following a resolution passed by the Bureau today.   In line with the Bureau’s earlier decision, the present Equine Prohibited List […]

The Netherlands’ Edward Gal and Moorlands Totillas set a new world record in the Grand Prix Freestyle for the third time this year when scoring 92.30% to win the fourth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series at the Grand Hall at Olympia in London.  With another breath-taking performance that put him in an […]

The report contains a summary of the main decisions taken by the FEI General Assembly other than those related to the restructuring of the organisation and Clean Sport.   The 2010 FEI General Assembly will take place in Chinese Taipei (TPE) from 1 to 6 November 2010 on the kind invitation of the Chinese Taipei […]

Jos Lansink was the inaugural winner of the Gucci Grand Prix. Lansink and Valentina were one of nine riders that qualified for the jump off on a very delicate and difficult course designed by the American Conrad Homfeld. Several great riders incurred faults such as Friday night’s winner Marcus Ehning, (13 pts. with Leconte), Albert Zoer (8 pts with Okidoki), […]

Once again, the Rolex IJRC Top 10 was a thrilling show with the best riders in the world. The Exposition Parc Paris Nord Villepinte was completely sold out and the crowd enjoyed the show from the beginning when the 10 riders were driven in the arena in carriages of the famous stuntman Mario Luraschi. After […]

Ottawa, ON – Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that Robyn Eames of Stouffville, ON, has been named as the 2009 Dressage Canada Owner of the Year. As Belinda Trussell’s mother, Eames has been involved with horses since purchasing Trussell’s first horse, a Trakehener gelding named Sonet. Since Trussell was born in Australia, she represented […]

The International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC), in partnership with the FEI, today launched a major new initiative to recognize the world’s best rider according to the Rolex Rankings.   Starting at the 2009 Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final in Paris, the leading rider will wear a Green & Gold armband featuring the words, “Number 1, […]