Tag: Fédération Equestre International

Pieter Devos & Mom’s Toupie de La Roque Rise to the Top in World Cup Grand Prix of Basel CSI 5*-W

Basel, Switzerland – January 14, 2024 – Belgium’s Pieter Devos (BEL) was thrilled with his victory partnering Mom’s Toupie de La Roque at the tenth leg of the 2023/2024 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League series in Basel, Switzerland today. Moving his points tally up to […]

Riders & Horses for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final – Omaha CSI 5*-W

Omaha, Nebraska, USA – April 05, 2023 – It’s showtime for showjumping tonight at the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final as riders and horses take the stage at the CHI Health Centre for the opening class of the coveted championship. Horses have already been vet checked during the FEI Jog […]

France Flies to First as Simon Delestre Dashes Away with Victory at the CHI Al Shaqab 5*

Doha, Qatar – February 24, 2023 – The second day of showjumping action at the 2023 CHI Al Shaqab 5* came to an end with France flying towards first place. In the Jumping €26,200 Speed Challenge CSI 5* Table C class, over a course of fences set at […]

Ingmar De Vos to Run Unopposed for Third Term as FEI President

Lausanne, Switzerland – May 04, 2022 – FEI President Ingmar De Vos is set to be re-elected for a third and final four-year term after being confirmed as the sole candidate for the Presidential election that will take place during the FEI General Assembly in Cape Town (RSA) on […]

FEI Publishes Second Part of Report on 2021 EHV-1 Outbreak in Mainland Europe

Lausanne, Switzerland – April 26, 2022 – The FEI has today published Part 2 of the Report into the 2021 outbreak of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) in mainland Europe. This section of the Report focuses on the Return To Competition protocols put in place […]

FEI Signs Memorandum Recognizing the International Grooms Association

Lausanne, Switzerland – April 26, 2022 – FEI President Ingmar De Vos and Founding Director of the International Grooms Association™ (IGA) Lucy Katan have recognised the creation of the IGA with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the FEI Sports Forum today. An independent not-for-profit […]

Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Finals: Four Former Champions in Fascinating Final Field!

Lausanne, Switzerland – April 01, 2022 – It has been three years in the making due to pandemic cancellations, so there’s an extra sizzle of excitement ahead of the 2022 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Finals which will kick off next Thursday, 7 April, at the Exhibition Hall […]

Stars Take to the Skies as Attention Turns to the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Leipzig

Lausanne, Switzerland – March 10, 2022 – The win for Ireland’s Bertram Allen (IRL) at the eighth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2021/2022 North American League in Ocala, Florida last weekend marked the last of the qualifiers that have taken place right across the globe over […]

FEI Removes all International Equestrian Events from Russia & Belarus

Lausanne, Switerzerland – March 11, 2022 – The FEI Executive Board has met and unanimously condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces and agree on the ramifications to equestrian sport in Russia and Belarus. In line with the IOC statement of 25 February 2022 urging International […]

Harry Charles & Stardust Light Up to Make Magic at the London International Horse Show CSI 5*-W

London, England – December 19, 2021 – There are wins in every athlete’s career that will stand out forever, and last Sunday Harry Charles (GBR) recorded one of those when topping the sixth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League on home ground […]

FEI Board Defines Locations for Major Championships in 2022 & 2023

Lausanne, Switzerland – December 16, 2021 – The FEI Board has named the qualifiers for the 2022/2023 season of the FEI Driving World Cup™ and the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Series during its teleconference meeting this week. The FEI postponed the allocation of the qualifiers of the FEI […]

FEI Defines Allocations for 2022 Longines Nations Cup™ Series – Europe Division 1

Lausanne, Switzerland – December 16, 2021 – Allocation of teams to Europe Division 1 events for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2022 series have been confirmed this week. The 10 teams competing in Division 1 for the 2022 season includes freshly promoted Czech Republic – taking the […]

Hunter Holloway Unveils a Star With Win in $150,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Las Vegas CSI 4*-W

Las Vegas, USA – November 20, 2021 – Hunter Holloway (USA) knew she had a talented mount in the 10-year-old Westphalian mare Pepita Con Spita well before stepping her up to the World Cup level last month in October. But the 23-year-old professional was insistent upon waiting before she allowed her mare […]

Peder Fredricson Amongst Winners of 2021 FEI Awards

Lausanne, Switzerland – November 18, 2019 – The number may be unlucky for some, but for the winners of the 13th edition of the FEI Awards was definitely one to remember as the stars of equestrian sport were honoured in Antwerp (BEL).This year’s celebration also included the winners of […]

The Journey of Five-time Olympian Peder Fredricson’s Sensational Rise to World Number One

Lausanne, Switzerland – October 07, 2021 – Five time Olympian Peder Fredricson (SWE) has secured the number one spot of the Longines World Ranking for the first time in his career, taking the reins from Olympic bronze medallist, Daniel Deusser (GER) who took over the position for the third time back in […]

Andre Thieme & DSP Chakaria Dazzle Claiming the Crown at Longines FEI European Championships

Riesenbeck, Germany – September 05, 2021 – Individual glory for Germany’s Andre Thieme (GER) and his lovely mare DSP Chakaria brought the Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2021 to the perfect close at Riesenbeck (GER) today. On an afternoon of spectacular sport, the 46-year-old rider rose from overnight silver […]

Swiss Soar to Team Gold at the Longines FEI European Championships

Riesenbeck, Germany – September 03, 2021 – The Swiss stole the show when grabbing Team gold at the Longines FEI Jumping European Championships 2021 in Riesenbeck, Germany on Friday. The final round of the team competition was a breathtaking affair, with everything hanging in the balance to the […]

David Will Dashes to Victory in Opening Class at the Longines FEI European Championships

Riesenbeck, Germany – September 01, 2021 – David Will (GER) dashed to victory in the opening class and into an early lead of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping European Championship yesterday at the Riesenbeck International equestrian venue in Germany.  Besides being in second place in the team competition yesterday, the host […]

Sweden Out to an Early Lead at the 2021 Longines FEI European Championships

Riesenbeck, Germany – September 01, 2021 – Team Sweden swept into the lead on the opening day of the Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2021 at Riesenbeck, Germany today but the newly-crowned Olympic champions have only a narrow advantage over the host country who in turn lie just […]

Can the Swedes Repeat at Riesenbeck?

Lausanne, Switzerland – August 27, 2021 – When Belgium took the team title and Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs (SUI) claimed individual gold at the Longines FEI Jumping European Championships 2019 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, few could have anticipated the chaos that would ensue over the next two years as […]

FEI Board Allocates 2023 Jumping European Championship to Italian City

Lausanne, Switzerland – August 26, 2021 – Milan in Italy has been confirmed as the host city for the FEI European Championship in the Olympic discipline of Jumping for 2023. The allocation to the Italian city was confirmed during the FEI Board teleconference held on 23 August 2021. […]

World Class Veterinary Facilities at the Tokyo Olympic Games

Lausanne, Switzerland – July 30, 2021 – The state-of-the-art Veterinary Clinic at Baji Koen Equestrian Park, specially built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is fully equipped to ensure that all onsite equine athletes have access to world-class veterinary facilities. The Japan Racing Association (JRA), owner […]