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FEI Implements New Dressage Ranking Method with March Standings Due to Coronavirus Impact on Events

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April 1, 2020
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The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has changed the method of calculating world rankings as a temporary measure to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that has already led to the cancellation or postponement of hundreds of horse shows….

FEI “Strongly Recommends” Canceling All Horse Shows Worldwide for Next 4 Weeks to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic

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March 13, 2020
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The International Equestrian Federation “strongly recommends” closing all horse shows worldwide for the next four weeks, in a statement issued Friday just hours after cancelling the World Cups of dressage and jumping scheduled for Las Vegas in mid-April because of…

Coronavirus Leads FEI to Cancel in Person Sports Forum, Switch to Online for Key Topics

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March 6, 2020
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Mar. 6, 2020–The International Equestrian Federation’s annual Sports Forum scheduled for early April has canceled the in-person gathering in the Swiss city and switched to online for key topics. The FEI gave no indication about the status of…

FEI Imposes Costly Changes to Paperless Scoring, Other Digital Innovations at Dressage, Para-Dressage Competitions

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January 22, 2020
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The FEI–International Equestrian Federation–has issued requirements that could have the effect of crippling paperless and spectator judging and cause delays on results for most dressage and para-dressage shows in the world….

Russia’s Olympic Dressage Team Status Uncertain as Fallout from Country’s Anti-Drug Turmoil

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December 15, 2019
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Russia’s dressage team, the only one of the three equestrian disciplines to qualify for the 2020 Olympics, is caught in the long running drug testing turmoil involving the status of its athletes and the flag to compete under in Tokyo….

FEI Awards Voting Open, Europe Dominates Nominations

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September 25, 2019
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Voting by the public for FEI–International Equestrian Federation–Awards opened Wednesday with Europeans dominating nominees….

HiLo Scoring Proposal that Drew Opposition from Many Riders, Judges, Organizers, Spectators Reported Off Table–Again

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February 25, 2019
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A proposal for so-called HiLo scoring that was pushed for two years by the International Equestrian Federation but opposed by much of the rest of the dressage world–top riders, judges, show organizers and spectators–has reportedly been dropped by the FEI…

FEI Reports “Very High” Level of Interest, Quality of Submissions to Host 2022 Individual World Championships With 2 Weeks to Deadline

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February 13, 2019
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2018–The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) reported Wednesday “very high” level of interest and quality of submissions two weeks ahead of the deadline to bid for world championships in 2022 of the eight international horse sports that…

Alleged Abuse Case Involving Rider & Trainer at Wellington Dressage CDI Sidestepped by International & USA Federations

7 minutes
January 29, 2019
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 29, 2019–A decision by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and considered appropriate by the U.S. Equestrian Federation to not become involved in one of the first alleged incidents of violence at a horse show after America’s Safe…

Isabell Werth Slams FEI “Short” Grand Prix to Debut at London Olympia World Cup

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December 16, 2018
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FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 17, 2018—Isabell Werth, the German dressage superstar and the most decorated Olympic equestrian in history, dismissed as making no sense shortening the Grand Prix that will have its first experiment at the World Cup event at London…