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 […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada – March 01, 2021 – The Spruce Meadows Organizing Committee, with the unanimous support of the Spruce Meadows Board of Directors, has determined that current circumstances, brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and its related impacts and restrictions, will prevent the Spruce Meadows Summer […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 04, 2021 – After the confirmation of a horse affected by the Equine Herpes Virus EHV-1, the Tom Struzzieri, President and CEO of Hits Inc., released a letter addressing exhibitors and the equestrian community in regards to the new calamity that occurred in Valencia […]
Naas, Ireland – March 03, 2021 – Representatives from Horse Sport Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the FEI IRL National Head Veterinarian and representatives from the Irish Equine Centre met last night to discuss and agree a risk management EHV-1 Protocol for FEI athletes […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 02, 2021 – The FEI has cancelled international events in 10 countries on the European mainland with immediate effect and until 28 March 2021 due to the rapid evolution of a very aggressive strain of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), which originated […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 02, 2021 – It is with great disappointment and sadness that the organizers of The Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5* at ‘s-Hertogenbosch have announced that the 2021 edition of the event has been cancelled due to the Equine Herpes […]
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 […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 18, 2020 – Germany and France have battled for the top placings the past few days of competition during the two weeks of the Diriyah Equestrian Festival (DEF) at the Al Duhami Farm in the Saudi capital. On Friday, it was Germany who claimed victory […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – September 21, 2020 – Peelbergen Equestrian Center welcomed the candidates for the 2020 selection just over one week ago, with rigorous security protocol in compliance with the anti-contagion policies – and behind closed doors. This 7th edition, as previously announced, has finally adopted a new […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – September 14, 2020 – The International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC) Taskforce for Brexit and European Union (EU) Animal Health Law has formulated a digital passport solution to ensure the efficient cross-border movement of sport, racing and breeding horses from 2021. The proposed solution would allow […]
Zaventem, Belgium – August 20, 2020 – After controversy in the equestrian community, the European Equestrian Federation (EEF) released a statement yesterday announcing that the organization supports the FEI’s current entry system. They state the following in their announcement: As reaction to ongoing controversy within the Equestrian community concerning the […]
Sacramento International Horse Show To Take Place September 23 – October 4 Sacramento, California, USA – August 07, 2020 – Due to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19, the Sacramento International Horse Show will regretfully not host the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Sacramento in 2020. We are deeply sorry […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – August 06, 2020 – The sport of showjumping has slowly picked up the pace again but the “new reality” has kept its “old” king since Steve Guerdat (SUI) remains in the lead of Longines FEI Jumping World Ranking. The Swiss has accumulated a total of […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – August 06, 2020 – The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2020 in Barcelona (ESP) has been cancelled. The cancellation is a joint-decision taken by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), Spanish National Federation – Real Federación Hípica Española and the Foundation and Board of the […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – July 13, 2020 – The FEI and ClipMyHorse.TV (CMH.TV) have entered into an agreement that is set to change the future landscape of the global governing body’s live streaming services to millions of equestrian fans worldwide. CMH.TV is one of the world’s leading providers of […]
Grimaud, France – July 01, 2020 – The FEI Board allocated FEI Championships and key events for 2021 and 2022 during its three-day videoconference meeting last week. In addition to the normal allocation process for the 2021 and 2022 Championships, following the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – May 28, 2020 – The FEI has published its Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, aimed at assisting Organisers and National Federations with the safe resumption of international equestrian events in line with national and local restrictions. The Policy will apply to […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – May 25, 2020 – Professor Vittorio De Sanctis (ITA), the man widely recognised for introducing the sport of Endurance to Italy and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), has passed away. He was 84. A qualified lawyer, he had a life-long passion for equestrian sport that he passed […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – May 26, 2020 – American actress and avid equestrian Kaley Cuoco is the voice of the FEI’s latest digital campaign, sharing her enthusiasm, passion and love for the sport that has been at the core of the Olympic Movement for over a century. #ForTheLoveOfEquestrian has launched […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has released a statement announcing that the 2021 FEI European Jumping Championships will not take place due to the covid-19 outbreak. The press release from the FEI states the following: The FEI European Championships in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines of […]
Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Still Moving Forward with Six Weeks of Competition Traverse City, Michigan, USA – May 6, 2020 – US Equestrian, Equestrian Canada, and the Mexican Equestrian Federation, with support of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), have announced the cancellation of the 2020 Adequan/FEI North American […]
Falsterbo, Sweden – May 07, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Falsterbo International Horse Show CSIO 5* has issued a statement announcing the cancellation of the 100th anniversary edition of Sweden’s most traditional horse show, an event that also hosts the prestigious Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup […]
