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From isolation to the Olympic Games….Ken Lalo

Louise Parkes
January 16, 2021

FEI Talking Horses press release by Louise Parkes He’s a horseman, a sports fan, a legal expert and successful businessman, and as 2021 dawns Israel’s Ken Lalo is filled with anticipation. Because, for the very first time, his country will be represented by a Jumping team at the Olympic Games…

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Westphalian Cascamara tops 6-year-olds, Trakehner Sweetwaters Ziethen T wins 7-year-old title at Le Lion

Louise Parkes
October 19, 2020October 21, 2020

FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses 2020 There was an exciting conclusion to the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses 2020 at the Haras National at l’Isle de Briand in Le Lion d’Angers (FRA) yesterday, where German star Ingrid Klimke steered Cascamara to claim…

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Big blow for Ireland as Kenny and Thompson dissolve partnership

Louise Parkes
September 19, 2020September 19, 2020

The news that Ireland’s Darragh Kenny will no longer compete the brilliant string of horses owned by America’s Ann Thompson sent a shudder through the sport today. The 32-year-old Offaly native has risen to the no. 7 spot in the Longines World Rankings, thanks in no small part to the…

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Baumgürtel breaks Individual world record on way to triple gold

Louise Parkes
August 30, 2020September 1, 2020

FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes  Fantastic performances from the next generation of Dressage superstars A fabulous Freestyle finale brought the third and last week of the FEI Dressage European Youth Championships 2020 drew to a close at Pilisjàszfalu in Hungary today, with Germany’s Lucie-Anouk Baumgürtel the runaway star of…

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U25 and Young Riders produce stunning sport

Louise Parkes
August 22, 2020

FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Dutch take four of the six titles on offer If the stunning Freestyle performances that brought week 2 of the FEI Dressage European Youth Championships 2020 to a close at Pilisjàszfalu in Hungary today are anything to go by, then the future of European…

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It’s all gold for the gritty Germans

Louise Parkes
August 17, 2020

FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Clean sweep of gold and plenty of drama It wasn’t the biggest surprise when Team Germany dominated the first week of the FEI Dressage European Youth Championships 2020 which drew to a close at Pilisjàszfalu in Hungary today. But plenty of drama accompanied their…

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The best is yet to come……..Federico Fernandez

Louise Parkes
July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Mexican showjumper, Federico Fernandez, had just arrived in Madrid (ESP) by train when I spoke with him last week. He was en route to a business meeting and had intended travelling by air from Valencia (ESP), but the flight was cancelled at the last…

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The King of the Ring……Pedro Cebulka

Louise Parkes
July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

FEI Press Release It sounded like he was being dive-bombed by sea-planes when I spoke with Pedro Cebulka last week. “That’s another one coming over now”, he’d say with a laugh as our conversation about his life and times had to be put on hold again and again. He and…

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The best job in Fleet Street…..Alan Smith

Louise Parkes
July 6, 2020

Talking Horses – FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Not too many people have been to 17 Olympic Games in their lifetime, but retired British journalist Alan Smith most certainly has. In a career that spanned 48 years he reported on no less than nine Summer and eight Winter Games…

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From equestrian press to Olympic media mogul…..Lucia Montanarella

Louise Parkes
June 29, 2020

FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes The birds were singing so loudly in the background that I thought Lucia Montanarella was out in the countryside when I called her last week. She wasn’t though, she was in her apartment in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland where she has been based…

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