FEI 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…
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TOKYO 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…
Continue ReadingLongines 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 Reading“FEI Talking Horses”, by Louise Parkes As the FEI celebrates its centenary, one man’s name stands out when it comes to the development of equestrian sport over the last 100 Years – journalist, historian, art collector and creator of the FEI World Cup™ Jumping series Mr. Max Ammann….. There are…
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