Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2021 – The FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale) hosted a stakeholder consultation session last Wednesday to review comprehensive draft Return To Competition protocols. These measures are aimed at, in the short term, minimizing the risks associated with the restart of FEI competitions in mainland […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2021 – The FEI Board has approved four recommendations from the FEI Jumping Calendar Task Force to allow greater flexibility around Date Clash Rules, Calendar Applications, Date Change Applications due to EHV-1, as well as new dates for the 2021 FEI WBFSH Jumping […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – March 23, 2021 – The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in consultation with the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan, have announced that fans and spectators from overseas will not be allowed […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 19, 2021 – The FEI Veterinary Epidemiology Working Group, whose individual members have been working with the FEI since the start of the EHV-1 outbreak, held its first formal meeting on the 18th of March 2021 to discuss virus gene typing, the evolution of […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 12, 2021 – The FEI has imposed a further two-week extension of the shutdown of all international events in mainland Europe until 11 April 2021 due to the ongoing outbreak of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). The FEI had previously announced […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 6, 2021 – The hometown squad stepped up to shine under the lights during the eighth week and CSIO 4* competition as the team from the United States of America claimed victory in the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO 4*, presented by Premier Equestrian in the […]
Doha, Qatar – March 5, 2021 –The third CSI 5* competition of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha saw international combinations rocket around the Longines Arena at Al Shaqab. The 1.50m speed class had twenty-six starters and eight of those jumped clear rounds, meaning the riders really […]
Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – March 05, 2021 – The organizers of the Sunshine Tour released a statement on Friday announcing that the two remaining days of the already shortened edition of the event had been suspended immediately due to due to second horse that had entered […]
Doha, Qatar – February 27, 2021 – Besides the €410,000 Commercial Bank Grand Prix CSI 5*, presented by Longines, the final day of the 2021 Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab 5* also featured another five-star class. After winning the €25,400 Two-Phase Special Class CSI 5* on the first […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – February 25, 2021 – Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) and Citadin du Chatellier turned on the nitro to win the Speed Challenge CSI 3* on Thursday during the third week of Spring MET II at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour. Riding the 2012 Selle Français bay gelding […]
Doha, Qatar – February 25, 2021 – Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab presented by Longines 2021, the signature event of Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation, got off to an exciting start at the iconic Longines Arena at Al Shaqab. The eighth edition of the international event […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – January 21, 2021 – The main ring at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour was once again battle of speed specialists on Thursday during the second week of Spring MET I. As many times before, Julien Epaillard (FRA) and David Will (GER) were the main characters […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – January 16, 2021 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has made its decision in regards to appeals made by Canadian Jumping athlete Nicole Walker (CAN) and Equestrian Canada (EC) against the disqualification by the Panam Sports Disciplinary Commission (Pan-Am Sport) of the athlete […]
La Baule, France – January 14, 2021 – The 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ for European Division 1 will be kicked off in La Baule from the 13th to the 16th of May. The only French leg among seven European qualifiers before the world final in Barcelona […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 09, 2020 – The holidays are over and the engines of the sport are warming up for a show of true horsepower after a year of little action due to the pandemic. The top 10 positions in the Longines FEI Jumping Ranking. Steve Guerdat (SUI) […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 22, 2020 – Marco Fusté (ESP), one of the best known figures on the international Jumping circuit, has been appointed as Jumping Director for the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body for equestrian sports. Mr. Fusté has been Director of Jumping at […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 18, 2020 – The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decisions in a number of equine and human anti-doping cases. In the following Jumping case, the athlete has been provisionally suspended until the FEI Tribunal renders its decision. The horse has been provisionally suspended […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 07, 2020 – All three equestrian disciplines – Jumping, Dressage and Eventing – have been formally confirmed for the Paris 2024 Olympic program. In addition, the six events – team and individual across each of the three disciplines – and the full quota of […]
Barcelona, Spain – December 06, 2020 – Wilfrid Prud Homme (FRA) and Une Sauterelle were the winners of the €25,550 Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the Barcelona Christmas Tour at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. The Frenchman and the 2008 bay […]
Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – November 18, 2020 – Mathieu Billot (FRA) and Ilena S were the winners of the €25,800 Jump-off Challenge CSIO 3* yesterday during the seventh week of the 2020 Vilamoura Champions Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre. After winning the €15,140 Small Grand Prix CSI 4* last week, the Frenchman and the 2008 bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Verdi […]
Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – November 17, 2020 – FEI Nations Cup action made its return to the sport today during the seventh week of the Vilamoura Champions Tour during at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Portugal. A total of 12 teams from different nations lined up for the […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 12, 2020 – Harold Boisset (FRA) continues to dominate the competition during Autumn Tour Series at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour. Once again, the Frenchman teamed up with T’Obetty du Domaine to win €10,375 Speed Challenge CSI 4*. The Frenchman and the 2007 chestnut Selle […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 06, 2020 – Harold Boisset (FRA) and T’Obetty du Domaine have had major victories at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in the past and it was no different on Saturday, claiming top honors in the €26,100 Two-Phase Challenge CSI 2*, presented by CHG – Construcciones […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – November 07, 2020 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) remains at the top of the leaderboard in the standings of the Longines FEI Jumping Individual Rider Ranking. The Swiss leads all FEI-ranked riders, now accumulating a total of 3627points. The “Battle of the top of the Everest” continues as fellow […]
Valencia, Spain – November 05, 2020 – Guillaume Batillat (FRA) and Kristaps Neretnieks (LAT) went head-to-head yesterday in the feature class of the day during the third week of the CES Valencia Autum Tour. The Frenchman and the Latvian rider were neck and neck right down to the […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – October 30, 2020 – It was business as usual for Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Usual Suspect d’Auge on Friday during the second week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Autumn Series. After winning the €10,000 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 2* on Thursday the Frenchman and the 12-year-old Selle Français gelding (Jarnac x Papillon […]
Saint Lô, France – October 22, 2020 – Edward Levy (FRA) and Rebeca LS raced to victory in the during the opening day of the Meeting d’Automne – Jumping International de Saint Lô CSI 4* & 2* in France. The Frenchman and the 14-year-old bay La Silla mare (Rebozo LS […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – October 22, 2020 – The FEI has committed made the decision to allocate 2021 European Championships in two Olympic disciplines – Jumping and Dressage, both to German venues. The FEI Board has confirmed allocation of the 2021 FEI Jumping European Championships to Riesenbeck, home-base of […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – October 11, 2020 – The 2020-autumn edition of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain, concluded its second week of competition on Sunday with France’s Harold Boisset (FRA) taking the top honours in the 1.45m Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented by CHG. Eight of […]
Grimaud, France – September 26, 2020 – Julien Epaillard (FRA) proved once again why he is considered one of the fastest riders in the world, claiming first place in the €35,000 Hubside Speed Challenge CSI 5* yesterday during the third week of the Hubside Jumping Fall Tour. The “Flying […]
