Press Releases
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKEN IN LA BAULE
May 11, 2012The La Baule Organising Committee Veterinary Advisors and the FEI have been constantly monitoring horses at the French event following a confirmed case of Equine Influenza in a horse that was competing in Le Touquet (FRA) last weekend.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) swab testing, a “super-sensitive” forensic type test for viral infections. PCR looks for par ...
FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2012 - ROUND 1, LA BAULE
May 11, 2012WATHELET WINS IT FOR BELGIUM IN THRILLING TWO-WAY JUMP-OFF AT LA BAULE by Louise Parkes
In a super-tight fight to the finish, the Belgian team came out on top at the opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series in La Baule, France this afternoon. It took three tough rounds of jumping to decide the result however, as The Netherlands chased ...
Read moreFEI NATIONS CUP™ 2012 - DRAW REPORT, ROUND 1, LA BAULE
May 10, 2012SWISS FIRST INTO THE ARENA AS FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2012 GETS UNDERWAY AT LA BAULE by Louise Parkes
The Swiss team will be first into the ring when the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series gets underway in La Baule, France tomorrow afternoon (11 May), while the host nation has drawn the coveted last-to-go spot. The draw took place this morning, and the eigh ...
Read moreGEORGE WHITAKER - THE ROLEX ONE TO WATCH FOR MAY 2012
May 10, 2012The Rolex One to Watch for May 2012 is George Whitaker (GBR). Currently based in Huddersfield, Yorkshire in Northern England, the 19-year-old jumped from 354th to 231st during May – a move up the Rolex Rankings of 123 places.
George is from the most successful family in the sport of Jumping, and he forms part of the next generation of the Whitaker dynasty, along with his broth ...
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