Eventing: Fair Hill: Nate Chambers On Top in CCI *** Fall Eventing Championship

                Fair Hill, MD-October 15, 2010-Youthful enthusiasm combined with practiced precision led the way at the 22nd annual Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country. The thirty-three horse field includes a broad range of competitors, including Olympians and riders that have just returned from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Eventing: Fair Hill: Nate Chambers On Top in CCI *** Fall Eventing Championship

              Fair Hill, MD-October 15, 2010-Youthful enthusiasm combined with practiced precision led the way at the 22nd annual Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country. The thirty-three horse field includes a broad range of competitors, including Olympians and riders that have just returned from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Eventing: Boekelo CCI***: Preliminary Results: USEF News from Boekelo CCI3* Holland

The U.S. Eventing Program sent a squad of horse/rider combinations from the U.S. to the Boekelo CCI3*this weekend in Holland. Tiana Coudray (Ojai, CA) was the best of the U.S. contingent after the first day finishing on 46.2 for sixth place after the first phase.

Eventing: Fair Hill: Montgomery Holds on to Top Spot in CCI2*; Chambers Excels in CCI3* at USEF National Eventing Championships at 2010 Dansko Fair Hill International - By Joanie Morris

Elkton, MD - The Dansko Fair Hill International kicked off the last chapter of the 2010 eventing season, with the USEF National CCI2* and CCI3* Eventing Championships. With many competitors and staff still shaking off the effects of a month of World Equestrian Games activities, Fair Hill International provided some welcome relief in the Maryland countryside.

FEI Clean Sport: FEI announces all equine samples from Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ negative for prohibited substances

The FEI has announced today that all blood and urine samples taken from horses competing at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ were negative for all prohibited substances.

Hunter/Jumper: Penn National: Jessica Karsin Landis and Oliver Twist Win North American League Pony Jumper Finals

Jessica Karsin Landis and Oliver Twist winning the North American League Pony Jumper Finals. (Al Cook Photo)

Harrisburg, PA - October 14, 2010 - In her final year showing as a Junior, 18-year-old Jessica Karsin Landis of Greenville, NC, galloped away with the victory in the North American League (NAL) $5,000 Pony Jumper Finals Thursday evening at the 65th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show (PNHS). Riding her 8-year-old dapple-gray pony, Oliver Twist, Landis flew past the competition to capture the coveted blue ribbon.

Rolex World Cup: Television Schedule

FEI TV - Live coverage from Oslo begins on FEI TV at 15.25 CEST on Sunday October 17 - join us for edge-of-the-seat excitement at www.feitv.org!

The World Cup broadcast schedule can be downloaded at www.feitv.org.

Rolex World Cup: 2010-2011 Schedule

ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2010/2011
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE: 1, Oslo (Norway) 14-17 October; 2, Helsinki (Finland) 21-24 October; 3, Lyon (FRA) 27 Oct-1 November; 4, Verona (Italy) 4-7 November; 5, Stuttgart (Germany) 17-21 November; 6, Geneva (Switzerland) 9-12 December; 7, London-Olympia (Great Britain) 14-20 December; 8, Mechelen (Belgium) 26-30 December; 9, Zurich (SUI) 28-30 January; 10, Bordeaux (France) 4-6 February; 11, Vigo (Spain) 10-13 February; 12, Gothenburg (Sweden) 24-27 February; 13, s'Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) 24-27 March; FINAL -. Leipzig (Germany) 27 April-1 May.

Jumping: NEW ROLEX SEASON GETS UNDERWAY THIS SUNDAY

Oslo in Norway is the venue for the exciting first leg of the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Western European League Jumping series this Sunday, October 17.

Hunter/Jumper: Penn National: The Nation's Top Junior Riders in the Spotlight at the 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Hasbrouck Donovan and Falcao winning the first class of the show. (Al Cook Photo)

Harrisburg, PA - October 14, 2010 - From the first horse on course in today's Small Junior Hunters to the last jumper in the October 23 $75,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National, more than 1,200 horses will gallop across the bright new footing at the 65th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show (PNHS). This prestigious indoor show attracts the nation's best riders to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Exhibition Center in Harrisburg.

Eventing: Fair Hill: USEF Fall Championship Kicks Off

Fair Hill, MD-October 14, 2010- Persistent autumn drizzle did not hinder the performance of the top three contenders at the 22nd annual Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country. In the lead after the first day of competition in the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) CCI** Fall Eventing Championships is Clark Montgomery, from Chatsworth, Georgia, riding Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft's 7 year-old Irish Sport Horse, Loughan Glen. Said Montgomery of his early lead of 45.3 penalties, "He's pretty reliable for a young horse, even when he is away from home at a show. I can go in the ring, put leg on and go for it. Judges seem to like that."

World Cup: Driving: WORLD CLASS DRIVERS IN 2010-2011 FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING

WORLD CLASS DRIVERS IN 2010-2011 FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING

Following the success of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, the Driving world can expect more thrilling competition as the sport moves indoors for the 10th season of the FEI World Cup™ Driving.

London 2012: Paralympics: Nations qualified for London 2012 Paralympics announced following Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™

With a total of 11 team slots available for the London 2012 Paralympic Dressage events, The FEI, using the qualifying system approved by the International Paralympic Committee,  announced today that three nations have qualified for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

London 2012: London 2012 Announces Team Qualification Placements Following WEG 2010

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London 2012 Olympic places announced following Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™

The FEI has today announced the teams which have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games following their success at the recently-concluded Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky.

WEG Closing Ceremony: Governor and First Lady celebrate successful closing of World Equestrian Games Kentucky will benefit for years to come

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2010) – As the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games come to a close, Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear today expressed their appreciation to all those who helped make the games held at the Kentucky Horse Park an overwhelming success.

WEG Para Dressage: WELLS VICTORY TAKES BRITAIN TO TOP OF THE MEDAL TABLE - by Louise Parkes

 On the Para Dressage podium on the final day of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA - the medallists from the Freestyle Grade 4 Championship - (left to right) Michele George BEL (silver), (centre) Sophie Wells GBR (gold) and (right) Frank Hosmar NED (bronze)

Para Dressage rider Sophie Wells claimed Grade 4 Freestyle gold to put Great Britain at the top of the medal table as the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ came to a close at the Horse Park in Kentucky, USA today having attracted a massive attendance of over 500,000 spectators to the 16-day extravaganza. The British Para squad have been in fantastic form, scooping six individuals gold medals along with the team title.  And Wells steered her 13 year old gelding Pinocchio to victory today despite a glitch in her test. 

WEG Driving: Facts, Figures, and Quotes

Quotes:
Boyd Exell (AUS):
“IJsbrand and I have been competing neck-and-neck all season and it just depends on who is in best shape on the weekend to decide who wins. It is a great feeling to have won the gold, but I don’t really realize it yet. I enjoy working with horses and to be able to put the icing on the cake and win a World Championship is just fantastic.”

WEG Driving: Audio Link for Boyd Excell (AUS) Interview

Audio Links:

Boyd Exell (Aus) Individual Driving Gold
http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/WEG_Boyd_exell.mp3

WEG Driving: GOLD AT LAST FOR EXELL by Cindy Timmer

Boyd Exell (AUS) finally claimed the World Four-in-Hand Driving title he has been craving when winning at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky today. Photo: FEI/Rinaldo de Craen

Boyd Exell from Australia has been on the hunt for a gold medal in four-in-hand driving for many years and at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky it finally came together for him. After a World Record dressage test and third place in the marathon, Exell drove a safe cones course and won his first individual gold medal. Dutch driver IJsbrand Chardon took the silver; with the bronze going to USA’s Tucker Johnson. The Dutch team won the gold, ahead of the USA and Germany.

WEG Driving: Exell Makes Australian History In Driving World Championships At Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Boyd Excell (AUS) the new World Champion driving four in hand Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Lexington - Kentucky 2010 © Dirk Caremans

Lexington, KY—Boyd Exell accomplished something today that no other Australian has ever done at a previous Driving World Championships—he won the individual gold medal, at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.