Photo: Cooling stations were set up across the Paris 2024 Olympic equestrian venue at Versailles, equipped with cold water, ice, and personnel ready to assist horses with immediate cooling needs. © FEI/Liz Gregg Olympic Equestrian Dressage competitions got underway with comprehensive heat and humidity protocols put in place by the FEI in response to rising…
Nanna Skodborg Merrald (DEN) and ZEPTER © FEI/ Benjamin Clark Denmark’s Nanna Skodborg Merrald and Zepter threw down the biggest score on the opening day of Dressage at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA), and the Danish team, holders of the World Championship title, now look set to present a mighty challenge to…
L-R: Rosalind Canter (GBR), Tom McEwen (GBR), and Laura Collett (GBR) © FEI/Benjamin Clark In glorious Versailles sunshine, in front a packed stadium of wildly enthusiastic spectators, the British team of Rosalind Canter (Lordships Graffalo), Tom McEwen (JL Dublin), and Laura Collett (London 52) clinched team gold, while Germany’s Michael Jung (Chipmunk FRH) took the…
Laura Collett (GBR) and LONDON 52 during Eventing Dressage at the Chateau de Versailles for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. © FEI/Benjamin Clark Great Britain got off to a flying start topping both the team and individual leaderboards after the thrilling opening Dressage phase of Eventing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA),…
We wanted to share some GOOD news regarding The Cloud Foundation’s lawsuit to get cameras on helicopters at roundups. As you may know, public observers attending roundups are only able to see a small portion of the operation (and that is dependent on the government providing adequate observation areas — which is not usually the…
Photo by Mariusz Chmieliński The European Championships for Young Riders and Juniors in the Eventing discipline will be held from 22 to 25 August at the hippodrome in Morawa near Strzegom. The competition will begin on Tuesday, 20 August, with an opening ceremony attended by all qualified teams. On Thursday and Friday, the athletes will…
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro at the London 2012 Olympic Dressage (own work, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license) The FEI has officially announced the provisional suspension of British Dressage athlete Charlotte Dujardin (FEI ID: 10028440) effective immediately from the date of notification, 23 July 2024. This decision renders her ineligible to…
Team France © FEI/Martin Dokoupil The FEI Vaulting World Championships came to a close with the ultimate battle of the nations. In a record-breaking finale, Team France won back-to-back Nations Team titles, scoring 9.239. The combination of the French squad with Yannick Kersulec and Orlof de Conde, Quentin Jabet with Ronaldo 200 NRW, and Andrea…
Theo Gardies (FRA) and Sir Sensation © FEI/Martin Dokoupil It was medals galore on what was super Saturday at the FEI Vaulting Championships. Five nations picked up gold medals in a day full of spectacular horse sport. In a mind-blowing Senior Female final, Austria’s Eva Nagiller took home the Senior World title. She connected with…
Team Germany on Ecuador 28 © FEI/Martin Dokoupil On the third day of vaulting competition in Bern (SUI), Germany gave their all and were handsomely rewarded. The first medals of the FEI Vaulting World Championships were presented in the Squad competition in one of the best ever finals. The Swiss squad were eye-catching and crammed…
