Maria Gretzer, the Swedish Jumping rider who has competed at three Olympic Games and three FEI World Equestrian Games™, has been appointed as athlete representative on the FEI Executive Board. She replaces Kevin Staut (FRA), who made history by becoming the first athlete representative on the FEI Executive Board in May 2011. Gretzer, who is […]
The documents which will serve as a basis for the discussions at this year’s FEI Sports Forum are now available online and can be accessed here. The documents include a proposed qualification system for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a road map for change regarding the international movement of competition horses, amendments to the FEI […]
HSBC, platinum partner of the FEI, will wind up its association with the FEI at the end of the 2013 season after six years as the global sponsor of Eventing. The global banking giant, which put its name to the HSBC FEI Classics™ when it was first created in 2008, will remain as title sponsor […]
The host nation secured a convincing win in the second leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2013 series at Palm Beach International Equestrian Centre in Florida, USA. Their final score of four faults belied the fact that Kent Farrington (Uceko), Reed Kessler (Cylana) and Laura Kraut (Cedric) had the result secured without calling […]
The second qualifier of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2013 will take place at the Wellington CSIO 4* in the USA this Friday March 1st attracting a field of seven teams. The starting order, which was determined by a draw held at Wellington last night, will be as follows: 1. Canada 2. Mexico 3. […]
A delegation led by Paul Côté, President of the Bromont Bid Committee, was at FEI Headquarters today to make an in-depth presentation to the FEI Evaluation Commission as part of the final stages of the bidding process for the hosting rights to the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018. The seven-strong team which presented the […]
The first leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping series lived up to expectations today when, in a real roller-coaster of a competition, The Netherlands won through and both Saudi Arabia and Qatar qualified for the series final. There were three teams from the Middle East Region vying for the two qualifying spots on […]
The FEI and the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) have embarked on a three-year plan in response to growing demand from countries for help in improving cross-border movement of top-level sport horses, as participation in equestrian competitions reaches a record high. Several proposals have been made under the plan, including a full-time secondment of a […]
In a double of doubles, Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW recorded a back-to-back victory in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Western European League 2012/2013 series when heading the line-up on home turf at Neumuenster, Germany where the pair also reigned supreme last season. The 30-year-old rider and her 13-year-old stallion produced a […]
The registration process for the FEI Sports Forum is now open and representatives of National Federations, event organisers, athletes, trainers, officials, the media and all other FEI stakeholders wishing to attend are invited to register using the dedicated online platform. The Forum will be held on April 8-9 in Lausanne (SUI) at the International Institute […]
