International News
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11 February 2012 at 17 : 46 PM
Only 6 weeks until the 2012 Dressage and Jumping with the Stars
(Equestrian Australia) - The entries have now closed for Dressage and Jumping with the Stars, 2012. Exceptions made to Queensland competitors whose competition circuit has been affected by the floods. There are still places available for the Eddy de Wolff clinic to be held at Werribee Park on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th of March. Eddy has had extensive experience in the equestrian world. He has competed in showjumping, eventing and dressage, he did a stint of military service in the Royal Stables, followed by training as a Bereiter and International 4 star judge, he still finds the time to compete and has trained numerous horses to Grand Prix success. As international 4 star ...
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10 February 2012 at 15 : 07 PM
200 Days To Go To London 2012 Paralympics Games
(FEI) - The London 2012 Paralympic Games look set to take Paralympic Equestrian into the history books for many reasons, as we get one step closer on the eve of the 200-day countdown (11 February). Sales of Paralympic Equestrian tickets for London 2012 have already broken records. More than 40,000 tickets were sold before Christmas last year, dramatically overtaking the previous record of 33,000 for the 2008 Paralympic Equestrian events held in Hong Kong. Mexico will also be making its Paralympic Equestrian début on 30 August - 4 September in Greenwich Park represented by a team of four riders, and Ireland will be competing for the very first time as a Paralympic Equestrian ...
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9 February 2012 at 17 : 26 PM
Equestrian Australia Announces Appointments for the Equestrian Australia Board
(Equestrian Australia) - Equestrian Australia (EA) is pleased to announce the recent appointments for the Equestrian Australia Board. Nicholas Crowe and Warwick Vale were formally appointed to the EA Board at the January 2012 Board meeting upon the recommendation from the nominations panel. Both members bring a wealth of experience to the Equestrian Australia Board, possessing a strong passion for equestrian sport. Nicholas Crowe is a Senior IT Executive with more than 20 years of experience in global infrastructure, telecommunications and networking projects. Adding to his extensive experience in IT strategies, Mr Crowe also has a passion for Showjumping and has been ...
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2 February 2012 at 04 : 37 AM
Twenty-three Nations Qualify for London 2012 Paralympic Games
(FEI) - Para-Dressage riders from 23 nations have qualified to take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The qualification process, which began in October 2010, finished yesterday, 31 January 2012. As the top three ranked teams at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2010, Great Britain, Germany and Denmark will each be represented by a team of four plus one individual rider. Canada, the top ranked nation on the Para-Equestrian Team ranking list for countries not otherwise qualified, will also receive five qualification slots. Eleven nations, which qualified through the Para-Equestrian Team ranking list and regional distribution of teams, will be entering teams of ...
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1 February 2012 at 03 : 02 AM
World Dressage Masters Adds Frankfurt CDI5* to the Circuit
(WDM) - During a press conference following the Grand Prix Special at the 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach on Saturday, January 28th, WDM CEO Anthony Kies announced that the Frankfurt CDI5* will be part of the WDM circuit, beginning December 12th to 16th, 2012. The Frankfurt CDI5* is the only indoor equestrian competition in the world that is held for the benefit of UNICEF. It will also become the only indoor competition in the 2012 WDM Calender which has three outdoor events: Palm Beach (USA), Munich (GER) and Falsterbo (SWE). Hickstead has been postponed to 2013 due to its date conflict with the 2012 Olympic Games in London. We feel very honoured to have this ...
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24 January 2012 at 04 : 00 AM
Sports Forum to Discuss Future of Equestrian Sport
(FEI) - The 2012 Sports Forum, which will be held in Lausanne (SUI) from 30 April to 2 May, offers a unique opportunity to discuss issues related to the future of equestrian sport. The Forum is open to the National Federations and all FEI stakeholders, including members of the media. Delegates will hear detailed presentations on proposed rule changes for Jumping, Eventing, Endurance and Veterinary matters. The Sports Forum will give all stakeholders the opportunity to join the debate and have their say on key issues, before the proposals are put to the vote at the FEI General Assembly in November. Registration for the Forum opens on 6 February. The registration process ...
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19 January 2012 at 16 : 01 PM
Sanna Books her Ticket to Den Bosch While Loika Leads Central European Series
(FEI by Louise Parkes) - Australia's Rachael Sanna earned a place at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2011/2012 Final at 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands next April with a convincing victory in the Asia/Pacific FEI World Cup™ Dressage League which concluded at Werribee, Australia last month. The series embraced six rounds of competition, all on Australian soil, and kicked off at Boneo in March 2011 before moving on to Werribee and Melbourne. Sydney hosted two legs before the Final returned to the National Equestrian Centre at Werribee, Victoria in December. A strong favourite from the outset, the Australian National Champion, Sanna, dominated throughout. The 39 ...
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16 January 2012 at 19 : 13 PM
Equestrian Australia announces Olympic and Paralympic Shadow Teams
(Equestrian Australia) - Equestrian Australia (EA) has today announced the 2012 National Squads. The Elite and A Squad listed combinations for each discipline Dressage, Eventing, Jumping and Para-Equestrian will form the Shadow Teams for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Brett Mace, Equestrian Australia’s High Performance Manager, explains the composition of the Shadow Teams. “The “Elite” listed combinations are presently the front-runners for the Olympic and Paralympic teams. However, I am sure our “A” Squad members will make the most of every opportunity to claim a place on the team through exceptional performances in the lead up to London. “Through ...
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15 January 2012 at 16 : 01 PM
FEI Children’s International Classics Final – Brazil’s Sarah Vasconcellos Earns Two Gold Medals
(FEI by Louise Parkes) - Brazil's Sarah Vasconcellos clinched her second gold medal of the Championships when taking the Individual title on the final day of the FEI Children's International Classics Final in Hong Kong today. Silver went to the host nation's Arianna Ladd, while South Africa's Cameron Dawson was the well-deserved recipient of the bronze. Vasconcellos also helped the Happy Diamonds side to gold in the Team competition, ably supported by Russia's Nikita Pomogalova, Venezuela's Victoria Karm and Hong Kong's Michelle Li. The youthful enthusiasm and sporting spirit of the competitors, all aged between 12 and 14 years, permeated the event which took place at the Hong ...
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11 January 2012 at 18 : 14 PM
Christopher Schofield Passes Away
(FEI) - Christopher Schofield (GBR), former Chairman of Great Britain’s Young Rider Selectors programme, passed away on 4 January at the age of 90. Many young British Eventing riders enjoyed success during his leadership of the Young Rider Selectors programme, including William Fox-Pitt, Tina Cook and Pippa Funnell. Jane Holderness-Roddam, who secured team gold in Eventing for Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, remembers Christopher Schofield as "a truly great character, he was always incredibly enthusiastic and supportive and was always thrilled to hear how the Young Riders were getting on, even in more recent years. He was always there with wise words ...
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10 January 2012 at 18 : 15 PM
Carl Hester Up Two Spots and Laura Bechtolsheimer Down One in Latest World Dressage Rankings
In the latest world individual dressage rankings, Adelinde Cornelissen kept her number one spot with Jerich Parzival. Meanwhile, Carl Hester moved up two spots from number 4 to number 2 with Uthopia, while Laura Bechtolsheimer dropped from second place to third with Mistral Hojris. The highest ranked American pair is Steffen Peters and Ravel at number 16, down one from their previous position at 15th. Complete rankings are below with the first number the current position and the second number the previous ranking position. 1 1 CORNELISSEN, Adelinde JERICH PARZIVAL NED 2739 2 4 HESTER, Carl UTHOPIA GBR 2526 3 2 BECHTOLSHEIMER, Laura MISTRAL ...
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10 January 2012 at 17 : 15 PM
FEI Signs Off Improved Footing for London 2012 Equestrian Events
(FEI) - The FEI has today given final sign-off on the footing that will be used for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events at Greenwich Park. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) conducted footing tests at a site near Preston in the north of England on 20 and 21 December 2011. The mix for the footing is now composed of non-waxed sand, felt and fibre. Testing of the new footing concluded on 21 December when international riders Geoff Billington (Jumping) and Richard Davison (Dressage) rode on the surface, which had been laid on the platform structure that will be used at Greenwich Park next year. Leopoldo Palacios, ...
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