Richard Johnson (GBR) has been appointed to the new position of FEI Director of Communications following an extensive and open international search. Richard, who is currently Head of Media of The Children’s Society, will join the FEI on 1 September. The Children’s Society is a leading charity dedicated to the care of young people and […]
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Eventing & Dressage: Based on the health regulations for import and export of horses to Hong Kong, the seven-day Pre-Olympic Export Quarantine (PEQ) started on Thursday 17 July for all qualified nations with horses having been confirmed as eligible to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games Eventing and Dressage competitions. Should a nation (with a […]
Bromont, PQ – The 33rd edition of the International Bromont closed its first week of competition with the $60,000 World Cup qualifier. Everything was set-up for a spectacular show with lots of questions: could Mario Deslauriers rouse the crowd by winning a second year in a row? Would American Alison Firestone Robitaille get a second […]
Ottawa, ON—Following careful consideration the Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC) has approved the following modifications to the 2008 Equine Canada Rules for Eventing—for implementation effective August 1, 2008. The rule changes were submitted by the Canadian Eventing Safety Committee and adopt the principles of the Federation Equestre International (FEI) rules. In addition the CEC have updated […]
John Long, Chair of the World Games 2010 Foundation, the organizers of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, announced today that Jack Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer of the Games, will be stepping down at month’s end. Kelly has agreed to stay on in an advisory role as long as needed. “With the key […]
John Long, Chair of the World Games 2010 Foundation, the organizers of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, announced today that Jack Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer of the Games, will be stepping down at month’s end. Kelly has agreed to stay on in an advisory role as long as needed. “With the key […]
Ottawa, ON—Lorraine Chappell successfully obtained two top three Grand Prix placings at the CDI Pebble Beach held July 3–6, 2008 in Pebble Beach, CA. Chappell and her longtime partner Carpatino, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding (CARPACCIO x CORIOLAN), rode to a third place finish in the Grand Prix Freestyle with a score of 66.900% on July […]
Ottawa, ON—Following a successful weekend outing at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, Florida, the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce that Samantha Taylor and Livewire have been selected as the fifth rider/horse combination to join the Canadian Eventing Team which will compete in the Olympic Games Beijing, China, August 9–12, 2008. […]
Ottawa, ON – Following a successful weekend outing at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, Florida, the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce that Samantha Taylor and Livewire have been selected as the fifth rider/horse combination to join the Canadian Eventing Team which will compete in the Olympic Games Beijing, China, August […]
The FEI has been informed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that the suspension of Jessica Kürten (IRL) has been provisionally lifted starting on 15 July 2008. This was the response to Mrs Kürten’s third request for a stay, the two previous requests having been denied by the CAS. The principal reason for […]
