Longines 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…
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EEF 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…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes When I called David Broome last Tuesday he had been haymaking at Mount Ballan Manor near Chepstow in South Wales which, apart from being the family farm, is also home to the hugely popular Wales and West showgrounds. The legendary British showjumping rider is…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Kevin Babington had just had his hair cut when I spoke with him last week, and in these strange times that’s a cause for major celebration. Around the globe people have been prevented from keeping their curls under control due to pandemic lockdowns. But…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Riders and sports fans all around the globe are pining for the cut-and-thrust of FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ this year. Since it was first staged back in 1909, war is the only thing that has ever stopped this great annual tournament in its tracks,…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of United States of America 2020 FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Wellington opener comes down to an all-female showdown The 2020 series got off to a galloping start with a home victory for Team USA in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of United…
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