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Statement From FEI Secretary General on Disqualification of Victor

FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos has spoken publicly for the first time about the Canadian team Jumping horse Victor, which was disqualified under the FEI’s hypersensitivity protocol shortly before the Olympic team competition in London on August 5th. “Disqualification of an athlete will always spark speculation, but in the case of Tiffany Foster’s horse […]
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Olympic Jumping: Individual Final

Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat claimed individual jumping gold at the London 2012 Olympic venue at Greenwich Park today when he was the only rider in the final competition to maintain a completely clean sheet in the two rounds. And in a thrilling two-way third-round jump off, The Netherlands’ Gerco Schroder pipped Ireland’s Cian O’Connor for silver. […]
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FEI Open European Junior Vaulting Championships

Over 130 athletes, 40 lungers and 54 horses from 15 nations have competed in the FEI Open European Junior Vaulting Championships 2012 (1-5 August) in the Areál Zdravia Rozálka equestrian centre in Pezinok, Slovakia. The Championships saw vaulters aged between 7 and 18 compete over five demanding days to claim the Team and Individual titles, […]
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Olympic Dressage: Great Britain Takes Team Gold

You could hardly have scripted it better as Great Britain’s Dressage riders scooped Olympic team gold today. Yesterday the equestrian venue at Greenwich Park resounded to the wild roars of the home crowd as their jumpers topped the team podium for the first time in 60 years. Today it was the turn of Carl Hester, […]
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Olympic Show Jumping: Team Final

There were ecstatic scenes in Greenwich Park this afternoon when Great Britain ended a 60-year drought to claim Jumping team gold for only the second time in the history of the Olympic Games. They had to battle all the way, and it came down to a two-way jump-off against The Netherlands, but Nick Skelton, Peter […]
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2012 FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses

The British-bred Woodlander Farouche and her rider Michael Eilberg (GBR) made history yesterday at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany by scoring the highest marks – 9.88% – ever recorded in the 15 years of the competition. The Hannovarian chestnut mare, who won the five-year-old class last year, is […]
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FEI Statement: Victor Disqualified

The Canadian horse Victor, ridden by Tiffany Foster, has been disqualified under the FEI’s hypersensitivity protocol due to an area of clear and obvious hypersensitivity on the front of the left forelimb. The Veterinary Commission stated that the horse had an area of inflammation and sensitivity on the left forelimb just above the hoof. There […]
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Tiffany Foster’s Victor Disqualified from Olympic Jumping

In a statement released by the FEI: The Canadian horse Victor, ridden by Tiffany Foster, has been disqualified under the FEI’s hypersensitivtiy protocol due to an area of clear and obvious hypersensitivity on the front of the left forelimb. The Veterinary Commisson have stated that the horse has an area of inflammation and sensitivity on […]
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Olympic Jumping: First Qualifier

The first Jumping competition of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park threw up some big surprises today. Olympic course designer Bob Ellis’ track was expected to be a relatively gentle introduction for the Jumping riders, but two of the biggest stars of the game were amongst four to be eliminated. A total of […]
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Andrew Nicholson Takes Lead in HSBC Rankings Sfter London

Andrew Nicholson (NZL) has taken over as world number one in the HSBC Rankings after the London 2012 Olympic Eventing competition in Greenwich Park. Nicholson, captain of New Zealand’s bronze medal-winning team at London 2012, is now 46 points clear of William Fox-Pitt (GBR) who had led the HSBC Rankings since April. London 2012 is […]