Just one week after IOC President Thomas Bach announced a 23% increase in female representation on IOC commissions, Lisa Lazarus, FEI’s Chief of Business Development and Strategy will be addressing the SportAccord Convention held in Belek (TUR) this week on the topic of women in sport. Lazarus features on the first panel in tomorrow’s (April […]
This post has nothing at all to do with horses, but Qatar is such an overwhelming place and there is certainly a lot of other cool stuff to talk about. I promise there will be horses next time. Tuesday morning we were taken to a falcon farm about an hour from Doha (hunting with falcons […]
On a day that was filled with many surprising twists and turns, the Ukrainian team won the opening leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2014 series at Al Ain (UAE) this evening. But it was no simple triumph, as they had to battle to the bitter end against a powerful challenge from Qatar […]
A year ago, few could have guessed that the beginning of the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping series would be met with such anticipation and excitement. As the inaugural series got underway in February 2013 there was considerable concern about dramatic changes to the long-established and much-loved FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping format, including expansion […]
US riders may have been disappointed when failing to make the cut into the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Final decider when missing the cut by a few short seconds yesterday, but they were all smiles today when clinching the honours in the Consolation Competition. It was no walk in the park however, as they had […]
The Brazilian team topped the opening round of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final 2013 at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain today where the battle for the eight qualifying spots for Sunday’s second round was a real thriller. The sport of Nations Cup jumping is on fire right now, and today’s […]
The British put in a storming performance to win the last leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Europe Division 1 league in Dublin, Ireland today and earn a qualifying spot for the inaugural series Final in Barcelona, Spain next month. Lying second-last on the league table as the competition began, they needed to […]
Well, that’s that then. Bromont did not get WEG, as was announced by the FEI on the most ironic of dates, Canada Day. I’ve noticed the FEI’s Communications Dept. has developed a taste for wordy, strange headlines (such as this one); yesterday’s Bromont rejection letter is a perfect example: “Canada to remain in mix as bidding process […]
The Netherlands won the Mercedes Benz Prize, part of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2013 series at Aachen, Germany tonight. In yet another thrilling leg of this inaugural season, the result lay in the hands of the final few riders. And it was Gerco Schroder’s double-clear with the fabulous stallion London, the only one […]
The 12th annual FEI World Jumping Challenge Final 2013 came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday June 23rd at the Caracas Country Club in Venezuela where Isabel Sanchez from the Dominican Republic emerged victorious. This year’s event attracted 21 competitors from 10 different regional zones, and 16 federations were represented. The flags of Algeria, Argentina, […]
