Home | Search | Highlights | Yellow Pages | Contests | Submit URL/Place Ad | Site Map

- FEI Delegation visit Athens
- FEI Bureau Meeting in Lausanne
- 2001 World Driving Pairs Championship
- Millstreet World Cup victim of the storms
- Former AHSA President honoured
- In Memoriam

FEI DELEGATION VISIT ATHENS

An FEI delegation composed of the President, HRH The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón , Mr Freddy Serpieri, 1st Vice President, Dr Bo Helander, Secretary General, Dr Giuseppe Della Chiesa, member of the Eventing Committee and consultant appointed by the FEI for the Eventing competitions of the 2004 Games, and Catrin Norinder, Manager Olympic Department, visited Athens on 7 and 8 November.

Several meetings were organised with representatives of the Organising Committee of the 2004 Olympic Games (ATHOC) to review important aspects of the organisation of the Games, such as:

· Sports organisation, including equestrian division (with Mr, Nikolas Karidis, Competition Manager)
· Venue location, test event
· Competition schedule
· Veterinary issues
· Training of the Greek national officials
· Accommodation
· Transport
· Security
· Technology plans, which received special attention

The FEI delegation also met with the ATHOC President, Mrs Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the Minister of Sports, Mr George Floridis. The FEI will closely monitor the situation in regard to the start of the construction of the equestrian venue. The meetings were held in a very cooperative and fruitful atmosphere and the FEI delegation was favourably impressed by the professional presentations that were given and by the works in progress.

FEI BUREAU MEETING IN LAUSANNE

The FEI Bureau will meet on 13 and 14 November in Lausanne (SUI). Among theimportant items of discussions are the following:

· Allocation of the 2003 European Championships in the three Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing
· Implementation of the recommendations of the Eventing Safety Committee
· Rules of the new FEI discipline of Reining, which will be presented for final approval at the 2001 General Assembly
· Reports on Sydney Olympic Games and preparation of the 2004 Games in Athens.

The Eventing Committee will hold a meeting in the FEI Secretariat in Lausanne on Saturday 11 November and will meet with the Strategic Planning Committee on Sunday.

On 13 November, the Bureau is invited for lunch by Lausanne authorities. Several personalities will attend the official dinner organised the same evening jointly by the FEI and the Swiss Equestrian Federation, among whom IOC President S. E. Antonio Samaranch, Me Denis Oswald, President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations and some of the best Swiss riders, Lesley McNaught and Willi Melliger, silver medallist in Jumping in Sydney, Christine Stückelberger, several times Olympic medallist will also pay a visit to the Olympic Museum on 14 November and meet with Mrs. Françoise Zweifel, director.

ST. GALLEN (SUI) WITHDRAWS FROM THE ORGANISATION OF THE 2001 WORLD DRIVING PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

The Swiss Equestrian Federation has informed the FEI that St.Gallen had decided to withdraw from the organization of the 2001 World Driving Pairs Championship, due to take place from 7 to 10 June.

Several Federations have already indicated their interest in hosting this championship. The Swiss Federation is also investigating a possible new venue. The Executive Board will take a decision on the reallocation of the championship during the first weeks of December.

MILLSTREET WORLD CUP VICTIM OF THE STORMS

The 3rd world Cup competition of the 2000-2001 season in the Western European League in Millstreet (IRL) only saw the participation of riders from Ireland and Great Britain (plus a French rider living in Ireland).

AS a result of the heavy storms that devastated the British Isles, the ferries from Europe could not take any horses in time to bring them to Ireland.

FORMER AHSA PRESIDENT HONOURED

The Marty Simensen Memorial Trophy has been awarded to Richard McDevitt, President of the American Horse Show Association from 1975 to 1987. This annual trophy was awarded for the first time in 1996 in memory of Marty Simensen, the USET Veterinarian for 22 years.

IN MEMORIAM

Anders Gernardt, a former Olympic jumping rider for Sweden and for many years a much admired equestrian commentator died on 2 November of a heart failure. He was 80 years old.

During the recent Olympic Games in Sydney, Anders Gernardt had for 13 days reported on the equestrian competitions for Swedish TV.

Former Cavalry officer, Anders Gernardt rode for Sweden in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games, as well as in several Nations Cups.