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 […]
Wellington, Florida – December 17, 2021 – Castlewood Farm, Inc. and Sandalwood Farms have acquired the 9-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Ideal for 20-year-old Tanner Korotkin (USA). Formerly campaigned by Shane Sweetnam (IRL), the bay jumped to wins in Lexington, KY and Traverse City, MI, at the three-star level […]
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 […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 14, 2021 – From Tokyo to Thermal, it’s truly been a milestone year for O’Neill Show Jumping, as international show jumper Uma O’Neill (NZL) and Clockwise of Greenhill Z made their championship debut for New Zealand at the Olympic Games; 7- year -old London’s […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 15, 2021 – The FEI President has welcomed the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that equestrian sport will be proposed for inclusion in the Olympic programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. During the IOC Executive Board meeting yesterday, the initial list […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 10, 2021 – Fine Lady 5, the horse that carried Canada’s Eric Lamaze (CAN) to an individual bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, was officially retired in a special ceremony held Friday night, December 10, during the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final at […]
You must be delighted that this year’s edition of CHI Geneva is going ahead, after last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19? Yes, very much so, the last year has been extraordinary. We haven’t been able to see the horses compete as much and as regularly, as in normal […]
Despite COVID-19 you’ve had a spectacular year. What are your plans for 2022? I haven’t finished 2021 yet. I am still enjoying the successes of this year and I haven’t set any new goals for next year. If you could re-live one moment from your whole career, what […]
Why is CHI Geneva such a special show? I think it’s a special show to every rider out there. For me, the first time I came here I was kindly invited by the show through Steve Guerdat, as we owned a horse of his called Bianca [Albführen’s Bianca] […]
What are your plans, dreams and ambitions for 2022? Recently, I have been climbing up in the rankings, but due to my injury I think I will drop back down. My main aims for 2022 are to compete in a few World Cups and step up to the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – November 29, 2021 – Starting in July of 2021, the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) has been undergoing significant improvements to the grounds in order to benefit participants and their horses. Thanks to the investment of the Global Equestrian Group, the facility has received […]
La Baule, France – November 30, 2021 – For more than 60 years, the editions of the International Jumping of La Baule, home to the prestigious CSIO 5* of France, follow one another but are not alike. And in 2022, this will be particularly the case. A new […]
London, England – November 30, 2021 – Great Britain’s Olympic individual champion, Ben Maher (GBR) MBE, heads an illustrious list of international Show Jumping entries for the London International Horse Show 2021. The confirmed line-up will facilitate five days of world-class competition at ExCeL London from 16 – […]
What is your earliest equestrian memory? My earliest equestrian memory comes from when I was 10-years-old, and I remember watching the top riders at the London International Horse Show [formerly known as Olympia] racing camels! What is the proudest moment of your career so far? One of my […]
What are you goals for the rest of this year, and what are your plans, dreams and ambitions for 2022? This year, I was selected to jump in a few World Cups for the first time, which has been an amazing experience. I am competing in the World […]
London, England – November 26, 2021 – Ben Maher (GBR) MBE and his Olympic gold medal-winning partner, Explosion W have been confirmed to be part of the celebratory Medal Parade, which will take place during the Afternoon Performance on Friday 17 December. The parade will feature many of Great Britain’s […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – November 18, 2021 – Lauren Crooks has never forgotten her roots. Clearview Farm in Snohomish, WA has been in her family for more than three decades, and it’s where she and her brother Sean grew up learning from some of the best horsemen in the […]
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 […]
Prague, Czech Republic – November 20, 2021 – Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) and King Edward were declared winners of the third edition of the spectacular Longines Global Champions Tour after they faced down extraordinary pressure. The €1.25 million showdowns took place in front of a sell-out crowd at […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – November 17, 2019 – The Olympic and Paralympic qualification systems for Paris 2024 were the key topics for discussion at the Rules and Regulations session today, with the FEI President calling on the community to work together to safeguard the future of equestrian sport in […]
Brussels, Belgium – November 16, 2021 – Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill (CAN) has joined Eric Lamaze’s (CAN) Torrey Pines Stables with bases in Brussels, Belgium, and Wellington, FL. The new collaboration will see Underhill (CAN) competing at the highest levels of show jumping with the horses of Torrey […]
Winter Feeding In the winter months horses will often need extra energy to maintain their body temperature without decreasing their weight. It has been estimated that the average horse needs about 25% more energy during the coldest winter months. For each degree Fahrenheit the air is below the […]
Aachen, Germany – November 09, 2021 – The organisers of the CHIO Aachen, the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. (ALRV) are gearing themselves up for the future. When Frank Kemperman (66) steps down from the board at the end of September 2022, he will be succeeded by Philip Erbers. “Philip […]
Langley, British Columbia – November 09, 2021 – Mark Laskin has resigned from his position as Equestrian Canada’s (EC) Technical Advisor – Jumping, which includes acting as chef d’équipe for the Canadian Show Jumping Team at major games and Nations’ Cup team competitions, effective immediately. Laskin of Langley, […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – October 29, 2021 – The fifth week of the Tryon Fall series marked the final competition of a six-month stint on the road for Tanner Korotkin (USA). He made it count. Korotkin (USA), 20, not only kicked off his week by recording his first FEI […]
Worcestershire, England – October 16, 2021 – Team GB starlet Emily Moffitt (GBR), 23, has appointed “perfect match” Italian showjumper Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) to take her to the next level with her sights fixed on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. De Luca, 33, will give extensive training […]
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 […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – October 4, 2021 – Kevin Babington (IRL) continues to make progress month-by-month. The commitment to his daily physical therapy and frequent stem cell and other medical interventions continues at a torrid pace. At no point has Kevin’s self-expectations been anything less than dramatic. As I’ve frequently said, the […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – October 05, 2021 – An impressive list of nominees are in the race for the FEI Awards 2021 as the online public voting opens today for the Peden Bloodstock FEI Best Athlete, Longines FEI Rising Star, Cavalor FEI Best Groom, FEI Against All Odds and […]
Helsinki, Finland – October 05, 2021 – Helsinki Horse Show has been moved to October 2022. The biggest indoor sports event in Finland – The Helsinki International Horse Show CSI 5*-W moves to October 2022. The ongoing pandemic has caused several challenges which ultimately forced the organizer to […]
