Daniel Deusser steered the 11-year-old stallion Cornet d’Amour to victory in today’s Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2013/2014 at Lyon, France, pipping fellow-German and former FEI World Cup™ champion, Ludger Beerbaum, by a narrow margin. For 32-year-old Deusser it was a real test of nerve after moving into pole position at the end of […]
World No. 1, double-Olympic and European champion and the rider who holds all three world records in the sport, Charlotte Dujardin, became the first-ever Briton to win the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage title at Lyon in France today. To the strains of a newly-created musical score she steered Valegro, the horse that has […]
America’s Kent Farrington and Voyeur galloped to victory in the thrilling second leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2013/2014 at Lyon, France tonight. From a starting field of 38 there were 21 into the jump-off and the US rider produced a devastating turn of speed against the clock that rocketed him up […]
Britain’s Dressage superstars, Charlotte Dujardin and the brilliant gelding Valegro, set yet another new world record when scoring 87.129 to win today’s Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2013/2014 Final in Lyon, France. The British duo have blazed a trail through the sport over the last two years, setting world records […]
Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer clinched a sensational victory in tonight’s opening round of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2013/2014 Final at Lyon in France riding a horse that had never previously won an international competition. Going 32nd in the field of 40 starters, the man who has come so very close to claiming the prestigious […]
The worlds of equestrian sport and ballet met face to face in spectacular fashion today for a photoshoot to launch the start of the flagship FEI World Cup™ Finals in Lyon, France (April 17-21 ). Double Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) from the world of Dressage and US Jumping rider Charlie Jacobs were joined by […]
Equestrian sport makes history as athletes vote online for FEI Athlete Representatives For the first time in the 93-year history of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the athletes themselves have the opportunity to vote for their FEI Athlete Representatives. A total of 26 candidates from 10 nations are standing for election as FEI Athlete Representatives […]
During its monthly teleconference meeting today (April 15th), the FEI Bureau decided to review the composition of the Endurance Task Force following comments received from a number of National Federations. The two UAE representatives Mohammed Essa Al Adhab and Andrew Holmes will be removed from the Task Force. They will be replaced by Sheikh Khalid […]
Great Britain, winners of last year’s FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, scored a close victory over France in the second leg of the 2014 series, which was held for the first time at Ballindenisk (IRL) last weekend. The French, successful on home ground last month at Fontainebleau, made the long trip across the Channel in the […]
During the meeting on March 30th held between the FEI and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, where the FEI was represented by its two Vice Presidents, John McEwen and Pablo Mayorga, and FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos, some additional but significant points were discussed to create a more equitable field of […]
