Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg threw down the gauntlet when securing a convincing victory with Damon Hill NRW in the preliminary Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2012/2013 Final in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 30-year-old rider and her 13-year-old stallion have been challenging the supremacy of back-to-back double-champions Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and her great […]
The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals, which take place in Gothenburg (SWE) this week, will be live on FEI TV, the FEI’s official video platform. The broadcasts will take place according to the following schedule: Thursday, April 25th: 12.00 CEST – Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage […]
All eyes will be on Andrew Nicholson (NZL) this weekend as he heads for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) on April 25-28 to try to extend his lead in the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 series. Nicholson enjoyed a remarkable run of success last autumn, winning Burghley CCI4* (GBR), Blenheim CIC3* (GBR), Boekelo CCI3* (NED) and […]
Tim Hadaway, London 2012 Equestrian Competition Manager at Greenwich Park and the man widely credited for the success of last year’s Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events, has joined the FEI staff as Director of the newly created Games and Championships Department. The new Director’s role will be mainly to ensure that all FEI technical requirements […]
Alberto Valdés Ramos, Olympic team gold medallist at the London 1948 Games, has died at the age of 93. He was the oldest surviving member of Mexico’s 1948 Jumping “dream team”. His fellow team mates were Humberto Mariles, who also won individual gold – a feat unequalled by any other Mexican sportsman at the time […]
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has unveiled the eight ambassadors of its global sport development programme, FEI Solidarity, in a specially commissioned composite portrait. The FEI Solidarity Ambassadors, who include Olympic, Paralympic, world champions and national heroes, have formed a unique partnership to promote and develop the global equestrian disciplines governed by the FEI. The […]
The fabulous new trophy that will be presented annually to the winning team at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final was unveiled by the series sponsors, Saudi Equestrian Fund, at the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) today. The perpetual trophy, which will first be awarded at the 2013 series Final in Barcelona (ESP) […]
Driving, Dressage and Jumping all had their share of the spotlight at the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) today, with three Round Table sessions focusing on the individual disciplines on a busy final day at the IMD business school. Driving Round Table Driving was the first session to get underway today, focusing on increasing […]
The FEI, World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) and the European Commission addressed delegates on improving the international movement of top-level sport horses at the afternoon session of today’s FEI Sports Forum. The session was opened by John McEwen, FEI Vice President and Chair of the Veterinary Committee, who introduced a specially commissioned video focusing on […]
Dual career: preparing athletes for the workplace after their competitive career was the second topic on the agenda of the FEI Sports Forum 2013. Experts from the sports, business and academic worlds, as well as elite international athletes, spoke about their experiences and gave interesting examples of best practice in this area. “Is there life […]
