Pablo Barrios: Winner of the 2014 Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Award. Lexington, KY – April 30, 2015 – The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows will be getting underway next week at the Kentucky Horse Park, and one of the highlight events will be the kick-off of the 2015 Hagyard Challenge Series, sponsored by the Hagyard…
Lausanne (SUI), 30 April 2015 – The fourth qualifier of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 season will take place in Lummen, Belgium tomorrow, Friday 1 May, attracting a field of eight teams. The starting order, which was determined by a draw held in Lummen today, will be as follows: France Netherlands Sweden Belgium…
Ingmar De Vos, FEI President, closed the FEI Sports Forum 2015 today at the IMD in Lausanne (SUI) thanking all participants, including the International Olympic Committee, National Federations, FEI stakeholders, Organisers and athletes, and the FEI Technical Committees for all their work in preparing the proposals that were heard over the two-day session. (FEI/Germain Arias-Schreiber)…
Author and lecturer, Dr. Pellom McDaniels, III, will greet visitors and sign copies of his book Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy at the Kentucky Horse Park Gift Shop in the Visitor Center on Thursday, April 30, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Admission to the book signing is free. One of the…
The panellists of the Jumping Session at the FEI Sports Forum 2015. Pictured from left to right are: Stephan Ellenbruch, FEI Jumping Committee member; John Roche, FEI Director Jumping; John Madden, FEI Jumping Committee chair; and Richard Nicoll, FEI Sports Forum Moderator. Photo FEI/Germain Arias-Schreiber. Lausanne (SUI), 28 April 2015 – Proposed changes to the…
I see blue sky, green grass, and yellow flowers. I can’t see red apples as my eyes perceive the color red as deep gray. I’ve been told that it’s because horses have a different eye structure from humans and can only see things in blues, yellows, and greens. My eyes don’t have the cones to…
IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell (far right) pictured with the chairmen of FEI Olympic disciplines (from left): Frank Kemperman, Dressage; Giuseppe Della Chiesa, Eventing; and John Madden, Jumping. Photo: FEI/Germain Arias-Schreiber. Lausanne (SUI), 27 April 2015 – The second of the morning sessions at the FEI Sports Forum was dedicated to Olympic Agenda 2020, with…
Gladstone, NJ – April 28, 2015 – The United States Equestrian Team Foundation will be hosting the George H. Morris “Gladstone Program” at its headquarters at Hamilton Farm May 19-24, 2015. This will mark the third year that Morris returns to Gladstone, NJ for the clinic, which is dedicated to the country’s talented jumping riders…
Equine programs, degrees and options are as unique and diverse as breeds of horses. Finding the “right” college and equine program can be challenging. The EQUUS Foundation just made it easier with the launch of its Equine Education Network (EEN). The EEN is a free online resource designed to connect individuals interested in pursuing studies…
Frank Kemperman, Chair of the FEI Dressage Committee, addressed the FEI Sports Forum 2015 today at the IMD in Lausanne (SUI) (FEI/Germain Arias-Schreiber) Lausanne (SUI), 27 April 2015 – The Chairs of the Dressage and Eventing Committees, Frank Kemperman and Giuseppe della Chiesa presented the proposed format changes for their individual disciplines in the two…
