Bram Chardon (NED), winner of the FEI Driving World Cup™ Final 2023/24 – Bordeaux (FRA) © FEI/Łukasz Kowalsk Ten top four-in-hand drivers plus a few wild cards will thrill audiences between November and February at some of Europe’s most prestigious indoor shows. The eight qualifying legs start in Lyon (FRA) this week and end in…
Jessica Wächter (GER) and Gucci FST ©FEI/FFE/PSV Germany’s Jessica Wächter sealed her supremacy in producing young horses at world level as she won both the five- and seven-year-old categories, narrowly beating Poland’s Weronika Kwiatek in the older class – but it was a win for Weronika in the six-year-old category. The 9th FEI Driving World…
Marion Vignaud (FRA) and First Quality. ©FEI/M Guillamot Host nation France retained team gold at the FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses – but only just! In a thrilling contest, they totalled 298.59 to stay ahead of rivals Germany by only 1.32 for silver (299.91), who was only 0.84 ahead of Switzerland for bronze…
Bronze CHESTER WEBER of the United States pours champagne over gold BOYD EXELL of Australia. Copyright FEI/Martin Dokupil History was made in Hungary as Boyd Exell (AUS) and The Netherlands won record breaking gold medals in front of passionate crowds at the State Stud Farm. Boyd’s quest for his 7th consecutive gold seemed assured after…
BRAM CHARDON with his horses – FREDDY, JAMES BOND, JUVENTUS, and MAESTRO © FEI/Martin Dokoupil The odds of defending champion Boyd Exell (AUS) winning a record-breaking 7th consecutive world title look stronger than ever after his display of dominance on the marathon. Using a team of experienced horses who are marathon specialists, including one from…
Anna Sandmann (GER) with her horses Fredie U, Harley, Iwan Van De Martha Hoeve Texel, and Max Van Het Rodeland – © FEI/Martin Dokoupil After the first day of competition of the FEI Driving World Championship Four-in-Hand in Szilvásvárad (HUN), Germany’s Anna Sandmann took the lead on 40.99 after a polished test, which pleased all…
FEI Driving World Championship 2022 – EXELL Boyd (AUS) during Marathon phase B on 24 September 2022. Copyright FEI / Christophe Tanière World class Driving returns to its historic heartland for the 26th FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand when the Hungarian Equestrian Federation will welcome 43 athletes from 14 nations to the State Stud…
Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) riding Imhotep @LondonInternationalHorseShow/Ashley Neuhof Charlotte Dujardin and Imhotep set the ExCeL alight on day two of the London International Horse Show as they took the victory in the FEI Dressage World Cup Freestyle to Music presented by Bret Willson Dressage International Ltd supported by Horse & Hound. The International Arena also saw…
Fabrice Martin (FRA) & Idromel Noir – FEI/FFE/Mélanie Guillamot Venturing outside Hungary for the first time since the event was established in 2016, the 7th FEI Driving World Championship for Young Horses was held at the superb equestrian centre Parc Equestre Fédéral at Lamotte-Beuvron, south of Orleans (FRA). It has been a busy time for…
BRAM CHARDON © FEI/Martin Dokoupil The thunder cracked and the lightning flashed, bringing a triumphant double championship to an end in Exloo. The Para Drivers had exited the arena in time to avoid the storm, but in scenes reminiscent of the prize giving at the FEI World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA) last year,…
