There was a time when the world of international Dressage was all too predictable, but how much that has changed. Since the last Olympic Games in 2008 this sport has experienced an extraordinary make-over which, despite the reticence of the purists, has ensured that the buzz ahead of London 2012 could hardly be more electrifying. […]
With just 10 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, the hopes and dreams of equestrian athletes and their support crews are all focused on Greenwich Park, in the heart of England’s capital city. It would be difficult to find a more gracious location in which to celebrate equestrian […]
Dana van Lierop was the show-stopper as The Netherlands scooped all gold in the Junior division, while Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour recorded a Danish double in the Young Riders at the 2012 FEI European Dressage Championships for Young Riders and Juniors which drew to a close in Berne, Switzerland today. Germany, so dominant when claiming five […]
The first edition of the FEI European Driving Championships for Children, Juniors and Young Drivers will be remembered as a great success despite the wet weather. The Theresianic Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt, Austria welcomed 39 drivers from eight nations. The competition The Championships comprised three categories. The first one was for Children aged between […]
Athletes from 40 countries on six continents will compete in the equestrian events of the London 2012 Olympic Games, which get underway on July 28th. The list of entries validated by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is now available here. Continuing the Olympic tradition, Jumping is the strongest discipline […]
Reem Acra, the international fashion designer and title sponsor of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series, is lending her support to the FEI’s Best Athlete Award for the third consecutive year. The Reem Acra Best Athlete Award honours an athlete (equine or human) or a combination that, over the past year, has demonstrated exceptional skill […]
Wellington (USA), which had been confirmed as an official candidate to stage the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018, has withdrawn from the bidding process. Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP), the company that had put together the US bid for 2018, informed the FEI today that it was officially withdrawing from the process, due to a […]
Boyd Exell, the reigning FEI World four-in-hand and four times FEI World Cup™ Driving champion, has won the prestigious Driving competition in Aachen (GER) for the fourth consecutive time. Added to his victory in 2003, Boyd’s name is now on the leader board in Aachen five times. The Dutch team also continued their dominance and […]
Germany scored a morale-boosting win in the fourth leg of the FEI Nations’ Cup™ Eventing, held on their home ground at Aachen (GER) and their final selection trial before the London Olympic Games. The Germans, who also won last month in Strzegom (POL), have now opened up a 20-point lead in the FEI Nations Cup™ […]
The Ukraine galloped to the top of the FEI Nations Cup™ European Promotional League 2012 leaderboard following victory at the fifth leg in Drammen, Norway on Saturday June 23rd. Denmark had been out in front following the previous round on home turf in Copenhagen last month, but an impressive performance at the Norwegian fixture from […]
