Jimmy Mandala, FEI Steward, Global Facilities Manager & Much Loved Figure, Passes After Long Battle With Pancreatic Cancer–1969-2017

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Jimmy Mandala, FEI Steward, Global Facilities Manager & Much Loved Figure, Passes After Long Battle With Pancreatic Cancer–1969-2017
James Mandala, an FEI steward, Global Dressage Festival facilities manager in Wellington, Florida and a much loved figure in American dressage, died at a hospice in Easton, Maryland Tuesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 48 years old Read More

Three Pairs Added in October to Bring to Nine Aussie World Games First Stage Qualifiers

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Three Pairs Added in October to Bring to Nine Aussie World Games First Stage Qualifiers
Three more Australian combinations this month earned the first World Equestrian Games results seeking to qualify for the short list to select the team for the world championships at Tryon, North Carolina next September. A total of nine pairs have now made the list with one of the required scores Read More

Overwhelming Majority of Dressage Nations Oppose “HiLo” Scoring Proposal

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Overwhelming Majority of Dressage Nations Oppose “HiLo” Scoring Proposal
An overwhelming majority of dressage nations have come out against a controversial proposal by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to change judging in 2018 by dropping high and low scores for each movement. Only two nations supported the proposal and a handful of others suggested testing and evaluating first Read More

FEI to Seek Sponsors for Individual Horse Sport Disciplines

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The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is restructuring its marketing program to seek separate sponsors for each of the seven disciplines it governs, according to the organization's commercial director. Read More
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