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Meydan FEI Nations Cup™: Aachen Preview
June 30, 2009The unique atmosphere of the Aachen stadium will add its own special magic when the ten participating nations line out in the Mercedes-Benz Prize, part of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ next Thursday evening. This Read more »
FEI Appoints Dressage and Para Equestrian Dressage Director
June 30, 2009The FEI is pleased to announce that Trond Asmyr has joined the organization as FEI Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage Director. Originally from Norway, Trond Asmyr has an in-depth knowledge of Dressage as a rider, Read more »
Whitaker Suspended for Doping
June 29, 2009Veteran British team member Michael Whitaker has been suspended after his stallion, Tackeray, failed a drug test. Whitaker has been prvisionally banned when the A sample taken during a competition in La Baule, France last month tested positive for Alternogest. A hormone, Alternogest is found in Regumate and is used to supress estrus in mares. Whitaker has reportedly said that there was an error made in feed that was meant for his mare, Portofino. Whitaker challenged his provisionary suspension at a preliminary hearing with the FEI but was denied and was forced to withdrew from the the Global Champions Tour in Monte Carlo. He has requested a testing of the B sample and a hearing before the FEI’s tribunal.
GCT of Monaco Grand Prix - Day 3
June 29, 2009The freak storm which nearly ruined the previous day’s proceedings had passed and the Monaco crowd warmed up on Grand Prix day with a 1.50m jump off class. This was sponsored by the Gulf Horizon Read more »
Freak Storm Interrupts Day 2 of Monte Carlo GCT
June 29, 2009The second day started with that rarest of things in the Principality, a torrential downpour accompanied with thunder and lightening, nicely amplified by the encircling mountains. The heavens opened just as John Whitaker Read more »
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