It seems that the other shoe has dropped in the ongoing conflict between the Global Champions League and the FEI. The FEI has suspended two of its officials, international judge Rogier Van Iersal and course designer Rob Jansen, who officiated over the first two stages of the unsanctioned Global Champions League in Miami (April 10) […]
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“Being open and transparent is vital to us as we are discussing matters which have the intention to, and most probably will, affect the future of our sport,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said in his opening address at the fifth edition of the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) on Monday, April 4th. “By […]
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FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez has today, December 24th, 2015 voiced her full support for the actions of FEI Officials at London Olympia on Monday night (21 December) when Irish rider Bertram Allen was disqualified [from the Olympia Grand Prix] after blood was found on the flank of his horse, Quiet Easy. “I have absolutely […]
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The five winners of the FEI Awards 2015, the “Oscars of the equestrian world”, were presented on Friday, November 13th with their awards by Hollywood actress Bo Derek, at a Longines sponsored glittering gala dinner in the Puerto Rican capital city of San Juan. Saluting the heroes of today and tomorrow for their outstanding contribution […]
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Olympic formats were the focus of Thursday afternoon’s session at the FEI General Assembly in San Juan (PUR), with FEI President Ingmar De Vos leading discussions with National Federations on proposed radical changes to Olympic competition formats. “Olympic Agenda 2020 is a driving force in this process, but even prior to that we already knew that […]
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