Content tagged with "2018 World Equestrian Games"
Suspension for Endurance Chef at the Centre of WEG ‘Riot’
Leading endurance figure Ignasi Casas Vaque has been suspendedfor 12 months by the FEI Tribunal for his part in the angry scenes that erupted when the World Equestrian Games endurance race was cancelled. However, in an interesting twist, Tribunal rejected…
Spain Fails in Second Appeal for WEG Endurance Medals
Spain, front-runners when the World Equestrian Games endurance ride was controversially called-off, has failed in a second attempt to receive medals in hindsight. The FEI Tribunal dismissed an appeal from the Spanish Equestrian Federation in a decision notice published this…
Brief Encounters – The New ‘Normal’ in Endurance
I haven’t spoken to, or read anything written by, any veterinarian that disagrees with abandoning the Tryon WEG endurance ride. Vets all seem emphatic that horses were not coping with the fast rising heat and humidity. One told me some…
What Should we Think About WEG 2018 Now that it’s Over?
The eighth edition of the FEI World Equestrian Games had more than its share of problems, but then, problems seem to go with the genre. The compilation of eight world championships, up from six at the well-planned, highly successful first…
Exell wins third individual Driving gold medal at WEG
On a day when the home nation USA, secured a stunning victory in the Polaris Ranger driving team competition to round off a triumphant FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon (WEG), Australian driver Boyd Exell proved he remains in a league…
Germany’s Blum is golden while making jumping history at WEG
Super day for the Swiss as Fuchs and Guerdat take silver and bronze Germany’s Simone Blum (29) etched her name into the record books when becoming the first woman in the 28-year history of the FEI World Equestrian Games™, and…
Stunning conclusion to FEI WEG Vaulting Championships
Double gold for Germany; Boe and Leclezio in a league of their own In a breathtaking finale to Vaulting at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Tryon, USA today, Team Germany, their individual female star Kristina Boe and Lambert Leclezio…
Boyd Exell untouchable in Driving Marathon at WEG
Not even broken brakes could prevent Boyd Exell (AUS) from tightening his grip towards a third successive individual gold medal as the Polaris Ranger driving marathon test delighted the packed crowds at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon (WEG) today….
Netherlands Score Five Gold Medals in WEG Para-Dressage
On the day of the “dancing horses”, The Netherlands’ Sanne Voets became the first ever non-British rider to win three gold medals in one major international championship before team-mate van der Horst put the icing on the Dutch cake by…
Canadian Vaulting Team Finishes 10th at WEG
Mill Spring, NC, – The Canadian Vaulting Team closed out Canada’s participation in the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG) by coming together to secure a top 10 finish the Squad Competition in Mill Spring, NC, on Sept. 22, 2018….
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