Denmark came out on top at the sixth and final leg of the FEI Nations Cupâ„¢ Dressage series at Hickstead, Great Britain yesterday, but it was a close call all the way to the very end of the 2014 pilot season. When the scores were averaged out, with the results of the best three horse-and-rider […]
Riders, drivers, and vaulters representing no less than 74 nations have been nominated to compete in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ„¢ in Normandy, the FEI’s flagship event, which kicks off in 23 days. The number is an all-time high and represents a 25% increase compared to the nominated entries for any of the […]
The Ontario Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce it has selected the discipline coaches and chef d’equipe who will lead Ontario’s Jumping, Reining and Dressage riders at the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, which take place Oct. 3-5, 2014 in Blainville, QC. Named as Team Ontario Dressage coach and chef d’equipe is Krista Pollack of Stouffville, […]
The hunt for heroes continues, with nominations for the 2014 FEI Awards – the Oscars of the equestrian world – open for another six weeks until September 9th. Commitment, dedication and courage are just some of the qualities rewarded in the five categories in the FEI’s annual global search for excellence in equestrian sport. The […]
Never one to do things in small measures, Kinzinger finished her 10 lessons and decided that if she was going to keep riding, it was time to buy a horse.
Tommy Brennan, the legendary Irish Olympic event rider and championship course designer, has passed away after a short illness. He was 74. Tommy Brennan was born in Kilkenny on 29 January 1940 and grew up on the family farm at Dunnamaggin, where his love of horses started at an early age. He hunted with the […]
Germany had two of their Olympic gold medal horses back at their brilliant best to spearhead a third successive team victory at their showpiece home event. The DHL Preis at Aachen (GER), fifth leg of the FEI Nations Cupâ„¢ Eventing 2014, was the most competitive so far, with eight nations fielding teams. As Sandra Auffarth […]
The three remaining Athlete Representatives that will form the Athletes’ Committee and also serve on the respective Technical Committees have now been finalised following the closure of the second ballot in the online FEI Athletes Election 2014. The Athlete Representatives for Jumping, Eventing and Para-Equestrian Dressage are: • Jumping: Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) • Eventing: Daisy […]
Calgary, AB, Canada – July 13, 2014 – The ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows concluded on Sunday with a fantastic win for Kent Farrington (USA) and Uceko in the $400,000 Pan American Cup presented by Rolex. The pair set an uncatchable pace in the jump-off that left McLain Ward (USA) and Rothchild […]
It’s not often that a win for Germany comes as a surprise, but today at the sixth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cupâ„¢ Jumping Europe Division 1 League in Falsterbo, Sweden, even Otto Becker’s team could hardly believe it when they emerged victorious. Lying fifth at the halfway stage of a competition that had […]
