Press Releases
SEVENTEEN NATIONS TO COMPETE AT THE FEI WORLD DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR COMBINED PONIES 2011
20 September 2011
From 21 to 25 September, the Lipica Stud Farm in Slovenia will host the fifth edition of the FEI World Driving Championships for Combined Ponies. Seventy-seven drivers from 17 nations will compete in the singles, pairs and four-in-hand classes.
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FIRST EUROPEAN TITLE FOR IJSBRAND CHARDON
5 September 2011
Four-time world four-in-hand champion IJsbrand Chardon (NED) has added a new title to his long list of successes. Chardon won the first FEI Open European Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand since 1981, which were held in Breda, the Netherlands this weekend. Jozsef Dobrovitz from Hungary won the silver medal; the bronze medal went to Chardon’s fellow country- and teammate Koos de Ronde. The Dutch team took the lead from the very beginning and won the European team gold ahead of Hungary and Germany. Reigning world champion Boyd Exell from Australia won the Open category.
Read moreFEI OPEN EUROPEAN DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR FOUR-IN-HAND RETURN AFTER 30 YEARS
1 September 2011
The FEI Open European Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand are back on the FEI calendar for the first time since 1981. Outdoor Brabant, formally known as Breda Hippique, is proud to host the seventh edition of these Championships, which will be held on the traditional show grounds of the Prinsenhoeve Estate in Breda, The Netherlands, from 1 to 4 September 2011.
Read moreCAROLA DIENER (GER) IS THE NEW WORLD PAIR DRIVING CHAMPION
29 August 2011
DUTCH TEAM KEEP TEAM GOLD
Twenty-three-year-old Carola Diener (GER) became the new world champion at the 15th FEI World Pair Driving Championships at Conty, France. She performed a superb dressage test, drove a wonderful marathon and was near-perfect in the obstacle driving competition The silver medal went to home representative Stéphane Chouzenoux; Tom Engbers from The Netherlands won individual bronze.
Read moreTWENTY-FOUR NATIONS REPRESENTED AT 15th FEI WORLD PAIRS DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CONTY
24 August 2011
The Driving world will gather in the Picardie region in France this week (24-28 August), when the Ateliers du Val de Selle will host the 15th FEI World Pairs Driving Championship in Conty. Sixty-nine competitors from 24 nations, will battle against each other for the individual and team medals, with 18 nations fielding teams and six countries sending individuals.
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