Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2022 FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2022 kicks off at the elegant Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain in two days’ time and the excitement is mounting. At the end of another truly exciting season…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes On-form Fuchs holds top spot after day one thriller Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs flew into the lead at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2022 in Leipzig, Germany today where Austria’s Max Kühner and Elektric Blue P finished second ahead of Ireland’s Conor Swail…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2022 – Leipzig, Germany FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Hopes, dreams, idols and relationships – A Q&A with defending champion Steve Guerdat Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat has won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ title three times during his sparkling career. He talks…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes He is young, talented, ambitious and has a superb string of horses. Could 22-year-old Harry Charles become only the third-ever British rider to claim the coveted Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ title when the 42nd Final gets underway in Leipzig (GER) next week? In…
Continue ReadingFEI EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PONIES 2021 FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Quality performances were the order of the day at the FEI European Championships for Ponies 2021 in Strzegom, Poland where France claimed Team and Individual gold in both Eventing and Jumping, and Germany dominated the Dressage podium. Dressage…
Continue ReadingTOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – Team Jumping Final Tokyo (JPN), 7 August 2021 Photo Caption: FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes It’s almost a century since Sweden last won Olympic Jumping Team gold, and when they did it tonight they did it with both style and grace. A magnificent performance…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes It was a tough day at the office for many of the nations competing in the Team Jumping Qualifier at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen Equestrian Park today. But for Team Sweden it was just another walk in the park. Since…
Continue ReadingTOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – Jumping Day 1 Tokyo (JPN), 3 August 2021 FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes There was an edge-of-the-seat start to Jumping at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today, with fluctuating fortunes in the opening first Individual competition. Only 30 of the 73 starters could qualify…
Continue ReadingFEI 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…
Continue ReadingTOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – FEI PRESS RELEASE By Louise Parkes Before the action even begins the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are already unforgettable. Running a year later than scheduled and with multiple challenges along the way, the best of the best are now putting in their final preparations ahead…
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