FEI Talking Horses, by Louise Parkes Horses and Courses…. As the FEI celebrates its centenary this year, some of the biggest names in modern course design talk about the changes and challenges in the sports of Jumping and Eventing. They may have their very different styles and their own personal…
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Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of The Netherlands – by Louise Parkes for FEI In the presence of the former Queen of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix, Rob Ehrens’ Dutch team did themselves proud when coming out on top in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ in Rotterdam (NED) this evening….
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ report for FEI by Louise Parkes The weather was hot and the excitement was intense as Team Germany won through at the third leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2021 series at Sopot in Poland this afternoon. The 1,200 spectators permitted to attend…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ report for FEI by Louise Parkes Team Jumping lived up to it’s reputation for edge-of-the-seat excitement when Switzerland won through in a thriller at the second leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2021 Division 1 series at La Baule in France today. The…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ report, by Louise Parkes Sweden pipped Germany in a third-round showdown against the clock to win the opening leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2021 Division 1 series at St Gallen in Switzerland today. On a dramatic day of top sport in the…
Continue ReadingEEF Nations Cup report by Louise Parkes Team Ireland proved untouchable at the second leg of the Longines EEF Nations Cup 2021 series in Peelbergen, The Netherlands today when producing six sensational fault-free rounds to clinch an outright victory. In a competition full of twists and turns, the runners-up from…
Continue ReadingFEI 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…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingFEI 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…
Continue ReadingTalking 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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