May, 13, 2014, Lausanne ~ The FEI Bureau has set September 1, 2014, at 23.59 CEST (local time in Lausanne) as the deadline for submission of candidacies for the position of FEI President. The application process starts today (13 May), following the decision taken during the Bureau’s monthly teleconference. Candidates are requested to send a…
Pietrasiewicz and Phraseur Kosack Win Ladies’ Championship in Berlin
May 12, 2014, Berlin, Germany ~ Top Dutch lady jockey Jadey Pletrasiewicz partnered Phraseur Kosack to land the seventh round of the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR at the Hoppegarten Racecourse on Sunday May 11. “It’s a race to remember,” said the 30-year-old jockey whose full-time job is home care nurse. “I…
HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Festival Returns to Berlin’s Famous Hoppegarten racetrack
May 10, 2014, Berlin, Germany ~ The seventh leg of the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR is a re-match between the two top Arabian-bred raiders Phraseur Kossack and Athlete Del Sol at the Hoppergarten Racecourse here on Sunday, May 11. The race will be run over a mile and carries a…
FEI Launches Photo Grand Prix
8 May 2014, Lausanne ~ The FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix, a competition aimed at uncovering new photographic talent around the world in 2014, the Chinese Year of the Horse, has been launched by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The joint initiative with Action Images/Thomson Reuters encourages amateur and professional photographers to submit images that…
Three Equestrian Journalists Awarded WEG Coverage Stipend
May 8, 2014, CAEN, France ~ Three exceptional journalists, including two Americans, will visit the historic region of Normandy, France, after winning the contest which will give them a travel stipend to cover the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy this summer. Members of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists (IAEJ) and Alltech officials…