Chester Weber (USA) and the Dutch team have made a convincing first step on their way to Driving gold at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy. Weber won the dressage competition with a wonderful test scoring 32.21 penalties, 3.3 points ahead of reigning world champion Boyd Exell (AUS) who finished on […]
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 […]
Dana Cooke (CIC1*) and Lesley Grant-Law (CIC2*) were the top Canadian riders at the Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials, held August 30–31, 2014, in Fairburn, GA, USA. Grant-Law, who is currently based in Ocala, FL, added only 9.60 cross country time penalties to her dressage score of 50.20 to finish in sixth place overall, with 59.80, […]
The Canadian Show Jumping Team finished eighth at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Team Final held September 4 in Caen, France. Yann Candele, 43, of Caledon, ON, Tiffany Foster, 30, of Vancouver, BC, defending Individual Bronze Medalist Eric Lamaze, 45, of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar, 67, of Perth, ON, comprised Canada’s team for […]
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 […]
FEI President HRH Princess Haya will be made Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest distinction and one of the best known in the world. Princess Haya will receive the insignia from Laurent Fabius, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, at a special ceremony on Saturday 6 September, […]
Following the announcement this week of the six candidates standing for the FEI Presidential election, the FEI Bureau has set up an Independent Advisory Committee in order to preserve the integrity of the election process and to avoid any potential conflict of interest. The Independent Advisory Committee, which has been established under Article 36.1 of […]
