Para-Equestrian Dressage at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ„¢ in Normandy (FRA) will see a record-breaking 33 nations and 100 riders and horses compete for medals at the prestigious La Prairie racecourse venue, just a few hundred metres from the centre of Caen. “Para-Equestrian Dressage will be the biggest it has ever been at a […]
Jacques Schoufour (NED), honorary chairman of CHIO Rotterdam, has passed away in hospital in Brasschaat (BEL) after a short illness. He was 86 years old. Jacques Schoufour was born and grew up in Rotterdam and was a very well-known figure in the city. He was involved in the CHIO Rotterdam from the very first edition […]
The crackle of electricity is in the air ahead of the much-anticipated opening to the Dressage discipline at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ„¢ in Caen, Normandy (FRA) on August 25th. In the history of this exacting sport there has never been a more fascinating contest in prospect for both the team and individual […]
Ireland claimed team gold for the second year in a row while Great Britain’s Anna Wilks secured the Individual title at the FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors 2014 at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire, Great Britain today. The venue is the only College in the United Kingdom to hold Centre of Vocational Excellence […]
Definite entries for the five disciplines of Dressage, Para-Dressage, Reining, Endurance and Eventing, which take place over the first week of competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ„¢ 2014 in Normandy, have now been finalised. The number of entries is exceptionally high and breaks the previous participation records. Dressage, Endurance, and Reining have all […]
Equestrian sport will take to a new international stage as global broadcaster CNN International plans to feature hugely increased coverage of equestrian sport over the next three years. The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), world governing body for equestrian sports, welcomes this increased coverage under the new CNN Equestrian banner, as part of its extensive international […]
Portuguese photographer Filipa Scarpa has won the top prize in the FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix for her stunning image of the Lusitano stallion Xisto. The FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix competition, aimed at uncovering photographic talent around the world in 2014, the Chinese Year of the Horse, was launched in May by […]
With just three days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, the FEI has launched a dedicated blog – youtholympics.fei.org – to report live from one of the world’s most exciting international sports competitions for young athletes. The FEI Youth Olympic Games blog will feature all the latest […]
The Danish Warmblood stallion Sezuan, ridden by Germany’s Dorothee Schneider, and the KWPN mare Dancer Forever, competed by The Netherlands’ Kirsten Brouwer, claimed the Five and Six-year-old titles at the FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses 2014 at Verden in Germany over the weekend. A pilot project when first staged at the German […]
All roads lead to Normandy in France where the much-anticipated 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ„¢ begins in two weeks’ time. The seventh edition of the FEI’s flagship event is the biggest in its 24-year history, and with a massive increase in entries, and visitors already flying into northern France from all around the globe, […]
