The FEI is to host a two-day global Congress to debate the use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in competition. The FEI Congress on NSAIDs Usage and Medication in the Equine Athlete, which will be held in Lausanne*, Switzerland on August 16/17, will include the presentation of educational and scientific papers as well as open debate. […]
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Christian Baillet, owner of jumping horses including Randgraaf and Jadis de Toscane, Ideal de Prissey and Lauterbach, has been named as only the second Chairman of the Jumping Owners Club (JOC). At the JOC General Assembly, staged during the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final in Geneva, Mr Baillet, formerly the Vice President of the Club, […]
Ottawa, ON—Canadian Olympian Belinda Trussell of Newmarket, ON, received another Grand Prix test score above 70% for the third competition in a row at the Kentucky Cup Dressage CDI3* Lexington, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 20–22. Riding Anton, a 10-year old German-bred gelding (Antaeous x Saxony) owned by Robyn Eames, […]
The FEI press conference, held on 17 April in Geneva, on the disqualification of the horse Sapphire ridden by McLain Ward (USA) in the FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final, is now available free-to-view on FEI TV in English. Visit www.feitv.org and register to watch for free. The opening statement by the FEI President is […]
A short video in which Paul Farrington, FEI-appointed veterinarian and member of the thermography team at the FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in Geneva, explains the concept of hypersensitivity in a horse further to the disqualification of the horse Sapphire ridden by McLain Ward of the USA at the FEI World Cup™ Final in Geneva, […]
This weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event (22-25 April) could not be a more gripping start to the 2010 HSBC FEI Classics™ season of five 4* events. As a host of US and Canadian riders gear up for what will be a crucial showcase for selection for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at Kentucky […]
Ottawa, Ontario—The future of Canadian dressage is in good hands following results at recent US West Coast CDI competitions. Three of our country’s junior and young riders, Esmee Ingham, 18, Jennifer Wood, 20, and Monica Houweling, 17, kept Canada’s name at the top of the scoreboard in two separate events. At the CDI 3* YJ […]
Germany’s Marcus Ehning will celebrate his 36th birthday tomorrow as the newly-crowned 2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping champion. In the Palexpo arena in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon he kept the coolest head despite an early mistake and won through when those ahead of him faltered. This was his third time to take the prestigious […]
An urgent appeal/protest was lodged this morning by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), McLain Ward (Person Responsible) and Dr Tim Ober (USEF Team Veterinarian) against the disqualification of Sapphire from the FEI World Cup™ Final. The FEI Tribunal heard the case for emergency relief to allow the horse to compete today. Following the hearing, […]
Boston, MA – April 19, 2010 – Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward’s horse Sapphire was disqualified after the second round of the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Geneva, Switzerland, this past weekend after being deemed, ‘unfit to compete’. Sapphire had two fault-free performances, putting her in the lead going into Sunday’s Final round […]