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In Memoriam: Wojtek Markowski

Wojtek Markowski (POL), FEI 5-star Dressage Judge and Technical Delegate (TD) at the London 2012 Olympic Games, passed away on 5 January after a battle with cancer. He was 67 years old. He judged at his first Olympic Games in Athens (GRE) in 2004, and he viewed his TD role at London 2012 as a […]
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Fabulous Victory for Koos de Ronde in Mechelen

Koos de Ronde produced an excellent performance late on Monday evening to win the FEI World Cup™ Driving at the Nekkerhal in Mechelen, Belgium for the fifth time in his career. Sweden’s Fredrik Persson drove with enormous skill to finish second ahead of Germany’s Georg von Stein whose team is finally coming together. Top favourite, […]
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Delestre Clinches Longines Leg in Mechelen

Simon Delestre produced a devastating turn of speed from the stallion Qlassic Bois Margot to clinch victory at the eighth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2014 Western European League at Mechelen, Belgium. Last to go in an intriguing nine-horse jump-off, the 33-year-old Frenchman shattered the early target set by Britain’s Joe Clee […]
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Kutscher is King at Longines Leg in Olympia

German riders dominated the prizewinner’s line-up at the seventh leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2014/2015 Western European League at Olympia in London, Great Britain, today where Marco Kutscher steered Cornet’s Cristallo to victory ahead of defending series champion Daniel Deusser riding Carriere. Excitement is always guaranteed at the hugely popular pre-Christmas fixture […]
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Exell Extraordinary Again at Olympia

Boyd Exell (AUS) put down an extraordinary performance again to win his fourth consecutive FEI World Cup™ Driving competition of this season at London Olympia (GBR). Exell had already won at Stuttgart, Stockholm and last week in Geneva, where he competed with three borrowed horses to spare his own team for his wild card start […]
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Exell Makes it a Three-Peat in Switzerland

Reigning world and FEI World Cup™ Driving champion Boyd Exell (AUS) won his third consecutive series event of the season in Geneva (SUI) yesterday. Exell drove to victory an alternative team of horses in the Palexpo arena ahead of the very strong wildcard driver Jérôme Voutaz (SUI) and Christoph Sandmann (GER). Enthusiastic fans Home driver […]
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FEI General Assembly Wrap-Up

Delegates from 131 National Federations were represented at the 2014 FEI General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan, December 11-14. The highlight of which was the election of Belgium’s Ingmar de Vos, as president. De Vos claimed the presidency with 98 out of a possible 131 votes, then resigned from the role of secretary general. He announced […]
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Horse Swap Goes Unpunished by FEI

The FEI has announced that, following completion of an in-depth investigation into allegations of a switch of horses by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum during the 2012 FEI World Endurance Championships in Euston Park (GBR), no legal action can be taken for procedural reasons and due to a lack of conclusive evidence. The FEI’s statement reads: Following receipt […]
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Exell Scores a Second Success in Stockholm

Reigning FEI World Cup™ and world champion Boyd Exell (AUS) won the third leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving held in Stockholm (SWE) last night leaving home driver Fredrik Persson and young Belgian Glenn Geerts behind. The new Friends Arena in Stockholm was packed with enthusiastic equestrian fans. It was the first time that […]
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Tinne Tops Reem Acra Leg at Stockholm

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven steered Don Auriello to victory in today’s fourth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2014/2015 Western European League at Stockholm in Sweden. In yesterday’s Grand Prix it was Hans Peter Minderhoud who came out on top with Glock’s First when posting a personal best score. In today’s Freestyle however the […]