USET Foundation Awards Pinnacle Cup to Lauren Kieffer
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USET Foundation Awards Pinnacle Cup to Lauren Kieffer

Lauren Kieffer was awarded the USET Foundation’s Pinnacle Cup Trophy as the highest placed American rider at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI 4*. Photo By: Shannon Brinkman. Lexington, KY – April 30, 2014 – The USET Foundation is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Pinnacle Cup Trophy at the Rolex…

Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Attracts Massive New TV Audience
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Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Attracts Massive New TV Audience

The 2013 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping series champions from France will begin the defence of their title at the first leg of the 2014 Europe Division 1 League in Lummen, Belgium next Friday 2 May. Photo: FEI/Tomas Holcbecher. Lausanne (SUI), 30 April 2014 – The new global format of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™…

Normandy Update and Evolution of Vaulting at FEI Sports Forum
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Normandy Update and Evolution of Vaulting at FEI Sports Forum

Laurent Cellier, Sports Director for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014, updated delegates at the Sports Forum on progress in Normandy. (Germain Arias-Schreiber/FEI). Lausanne (SUI), 29 April 2014 – The Organising Committee of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 (23 August to 7 September) and the FEI marked the 116-day countdown to the…

Exceptional Entries for First International Royal Windsor Horse Show
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Exceptional Entries for First International Royal Windsor Horse Show

Boyd Exell. Photo Credits – Kit Houghton/HPower. 30 April 2014 – An exciting international line up of riders from over 24 nations will descend on Royal Windsor Horse Show on 14-18 May 2014, in the same year that the prestigious show boosts prize money to £255,000 and upgrades to a CHI for the first time….

Reformatted 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial Deemed a Success
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Reformatted 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial Deemed a Success

Part of Group 1 finishing the revised format of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial (Becky Pearlman Photography) Lexington, Ky. – The top U.S. athletes in endurance headed to Broxton Bridge Planation in Ehrhardt, S.C., to take part in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial…

USA’s Top Riders Gather to Compete in Two $75,000 Grand Prix Events at Kentucky Spring Horse Shows
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USA’s Top Riders Gather to Compete in Two $75,000 Grand Prix Events at Kentucky Spring Horse Shows

Margie Engle and Royce Photo By: Rebecca Walton/PMG. Lexington, KY – April 28, 2014 – The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows are just one week away, and riders are preparing their horses for the two main events: the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix and the $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix sponsored by Audi of Lexington. The…

Far-reaching Initiatives Announced at Endurance Round Table
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Far-reaching Initiatives Announced at Endurance Round Table

FEI Director of Endurance Ian Williams addresses the session dedicated to the discipline during the FEI Sports Forum 2014. (c) Germain Arias Schreiber/FEI. Lausanne (SUI), 29 April 2014 – The FEI today announced bold steps that will ensure improved protection of the welfare of horses in Endurance events, proposing unprecedented athlete penalties for equine injuries,…

Princess Haya Signals Intention to Stand for Re-Election as FEI President

Princess Haya Signals Intention to Stand for Re-Election as FEI President

FEI President HRH Princess Haya at the Extraordinary General Assembly which took place on 29 April 2014 in Lausanne (SUI). © Germain Arias-Schreiber/FEI. Lausanne (SUI), 29 April 2014 – HRH Princess Haya today signalled her intention to stand for re-election as FEI President following an overwhelming vote in favour of amending the FEI Statutes to…

USEF Announces Dates & Locations of 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals
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USEF Announces Dates & Locations of 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the following dates and locations for the 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals. Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West: September 19-21, 2014; Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East:…

USEF Names 10 Athletes to Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Short List for 2014 World Equestrian Games
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USEF Names 10 Athletes to Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Short List for 2014 World Equestrian Games

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named 10 show jumping athletes to the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Athletes named to the Short List will compete on U.S. teams in Nations Cup competitions at CSIOs Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’, Rotterdam, Aachen, Hickstead, and Dublin. The following 10…