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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dick Nijhof, FEI International Jumping Judge, announcer, equestrian commentator and board member of KNF (Royal Dutch Federation for Rural Riders) which eventually led to the creation of the Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation (KNHS), passed away in Enschede in eastern Netherlands on 21 August after a long illness. His trademark voice as announcer has been well-known […]
Great Britain has closed to within two points of Germany in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2013 after a convincing victory at Montelibretti (ITA) on the weekend. Britain finished nearly 40 penalties ahead of the host nation, Italy, with a three-man German team taking third. The British quartet, all of whom were competing in their […]
The annual clash of Young Horse champions produced more sensational winners today as the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2013 drew to a thrilling close at Lanaken in Belgium. The host country’s Royal Belgian Sports Horse Society, better known as the SBS, claimed gold in the 7-Year-Old category while the Dutch Riding […]
