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2014 FEI European Jumping Championships for Veterans

The host nation claimed both Team and Individual gold at the FEI European Jumping Championships for Veterans 2014 which drew to a close at Hoogboom-Kapellen in Belgium yesterday. Staged at the lovely St Hubert Horse & Country Club which was home to the Van Paesschen family some years ago, the event welcomed teams from nine […]
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WEG: Week 1 Preview

In just a few short hours the first week of action at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA) will get underway, bringing a hectic schedule of top-quality sport across five different venues. Horse inspections took place today in Reining, Dressage and Para-Dressage following which the Kazakhstan Dressage team was reduced from three […]
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Let the Games Begin!

A parade of athletes from the 74 participating nations, an incredible musical and hi-tech lightshow extravaganza featuring over 100 horses, the Garde Républicaine and giant Mexican waves entertained a sellout crowd of 21,000 for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy at the d’Ornano Stadium last night. FEI President […]
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WEG Jumping Preview

With Olympic and European gold already in the bag, the British will be bidding for a clean sweep of team Championship titles when Jumping gets underway at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, France in 10 days’ time. But while their side boasts both the Longines world number one rider, Scott Brash, and number […]
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WEG Driving Preview

Some 46 four-in-hand drivers from 17 nations, including world champion and title defender Boyd Exell from Australia, are getting ready for the titanic battle, which will get underway on September 4th at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy. Exell will be facing a tough competition as his biggest opponent Chester Weber form the USA […]
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WEG Vaulting Preview

Great Britain’s Joanne Eccles will be bidding for her second consecutive gold medal in the Female Individual Championship when Vaulting gets underway at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in the Zenith Indoor Arena in Caen, France on 2 September. However the big show-stealers may be the host nation’s Male Vaulting super-stars, World and […]
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WEG Reining Preview

In 1998 the FEI World Equestrian Games™ were held in Rome (ITA). Thanks to the interest of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and European reining horse associations, the organisers of the Games agreed to offer the sport of Reining the possibility of hosting a demonstration, prior to the […]
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Definite Entries Confirmed for WEG

Definite entries for the three disciplines of Jumping, Driving, and Vaulting, which take place over the second week of competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, were finalised today. As with the disciplines taking place over the first week of the Games, the number of entries remains very high and brings […]
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WEG Endurance Preview

Endurance will see an impressive number of starters for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, beating all previous records by almost 10% when the 160-kilometre ride gets underway on Thursday 28 August. The competition takes place in Sartilly, just over 100 kilometres from the main Games venue in Caen and a total […]
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WEG Eventing Preview

No wonder the Eventing competition is a sell-out at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA) on August 28-31. A record entry of 97 combinations from 28 nations is heading for the spectacular backdrop of Haras du Pin, the French National Stud founded by Louis XIV known as “the Equestrian Versailles”, where […]