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Great Britain and US Join Canada in Bid to Host 2018 WEG

The FEI has received formal Expressions of Interest from Great Britain, the US and Canada to host the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018, after re-opening the bidding process on July 1, 2013. The USA has identified two potential host cities – Wellington (Florida) and Lexington (Kentucky) – and Great Britain will have to confirm the […]
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FEI Pan-American Endurance Championships for Seniors, Young Riders & Juniors

It was a clean sweep for Uruguay for the second year running at the FEI Pan-American Endurance Championships for Seniors, Young Riders & Juniors last weekend, when they took Team and Individual gold on home soil at the hippodrome in Trinidad, the capital city of Flores in southern Uruguay. Chile claimed bronze in the Senior […]
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Changes to FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List for 2014

The FEI Bureau has approved changes to the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List proposed by the FEI List Group. The new List will come into force on January 1, 2014. The changes are summarised here and below: • Two new Controlled Medication substances have been added to the List for 2014: Metformin, a potent but […]
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2013 FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Horses

French rider Aurelien Rocchia aboard Secret de Mon Coeur scooped individual gold, ahead of Spain’s Silvia Yebra Altimiras with Espoir de Bozouls, and Laurent Mosti (FRA) took bronze on Doria de Jansavis at the FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Horses in Italy last weekend. On Saturday September 28th, 67 horses crossed the start line […]
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FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing: Waregem

Great Britain made it two in a row in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2013 when they achieved an emphatic victory at Waregem (BEL). Britain is now ahead of Germany by just one point in the series, thus guaranteeing a thrilling finale at Boekelo (NED) on October 9-12. A week after Britain’s triumph at Montelibretti […]
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France Takes Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final

It was “Vive la France” at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain today where the French team claimed the brand new Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping trophy on the last afternoon of the much-anticipated inaugural series Final. The fixture has created the biggest buzz that equestrian sport has enjoyed for a very long […]
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Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Final: Consolation Class

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 […]
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Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final: Round 1

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 […]
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FEI President HRH Princess Haya Will Not Seek Third Term

In my first meeting in Lausanne with the FEI Bureau after my election in 2006, I proposed limiting FEI Presidents to two four-year terms. I suggested that reform, which was later adopted as an FEI Statute, because it is essential to ensure fresh thinking and avoid a sense of entitlement within the leadership of an […]
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2013 FEI South American Jumping Championships for Young Riders and FEI Americas Jumping Championships for Pre-Juniors, Juniors and Children

Brazilian riders claimed all the gold medals at the FEI South American Jumping Championships for Young Riders and FEI Americas Jumping Championships for Pre-Juniors, Juniors and Children 2013 at Rosario in Argentina last weekend. And they cemented their dominance when also taking Team silver in the Children’s, Junior and Young Rider divisions along with all […]