IntNewsGroup: European Championships - Ireland 2003

On Behalf Of Lori & Rick Stewart

Note: Date of the event is on or about September 20,2003.

Hello Ian and Everyone,

I think it is a good idea that we receive input from the NF's about the
change in the distance for the European Continential Championships (from a 2
x 100, to a 1 x 160 ). I would personally be in favor of this change but I
am forwarding this message to the Group IV Countries for their input.

If I can be of further service in this matter, or answer any questions that
the federation countries might have, please advise.

Carpe Diem
Dane

>From: "Ian Williams"
>To:
>CC:
>Subject: European Championships - Ireland 2003
>Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:49:08 +0200
>
>Good Afternoon Gentlemen,
>
>We have just received word that the sponsorship has been secured for the
>above event and we are now faced with the choice of changing this from the
2
>day X 100km to a 160km I day event. More funds are available which now
makes
>this possible.
>
>As the FEI EC will need to request permission for this change from the
>Executive Board I am about to issue the following email/fax to all National
>Federations:
>
>Dear Sir/Madame
>
>We have today received confirmation from the organisers at Punchestown that
>the above championships will definitely take place.
>
>Their recent discussions with sponsors have been concluded successfully.
>This now means funds are available for the organisers to construct an
>additional vet gate and to run the event as a 1 day 160km if so wished.
>
>For the existing European Championships, accepted as a 2 day X 100km per
>day, to now change it needs the permission of the FEI Executive Board.
>Before approaching this FEI board we would like your confirmation that you
>would like this change of distance and are happy with the event to now run
>as a one day competition.
>
>Under the new qualification criteria, running this as a 160km I day ride
>will also mean that it can be used as a qualifier for the World
>Championships in 2004, which at present it could not.
>
>As time is short we would request your reply by the 30th April 2003.
>Dependent upon the view of all participating countries the FEI board will
>then be approached as necessary.
>
>We await your urgent response.
>
>Regards
>
>I will keep you updated on the feed back from the NFs as received.
>
>Regards
>Ian

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RE: FEI OFFERS FREE BIOGRAPHY SERVICE

On Behalf Of Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
===========
Please note who is helping out from endurance. The Ambassador
Endurance organisation ????? This seems to be made up of ex-FEI (well,
I would hope that they are ex) who seem to be mainly promoting the UAE.
The home page for the site is most enlightening and probably contains
more pictures of a certain patron of equestrian sport than almost
anyone needs. They also have the nerve to list Egypt as a participant.
There hasn't been an honest endurance race in this country in the last
two years....and the Ambassador's race was a total fiasco, albeit
highly entertaining locally.

Maryanne Gabbani
Cairo, Egypt

FEI OFFERS FREE BIOGRAPHY SERVICE

FEI OFFERS FREE BIOGRAPHY SERVICE

In conjunction with the FEI World Cup Final, which starts today in Las
Vegas, the FEI is pleased to announce a new online riders biography
service:

http://bios.horsesport.org

The biographies of all riders participating in the World Cup Final are
available for commentators, media representatives and any interested
person.

After having selected the jumping discipline on the homepage, you can
either
:

1) Consult the biography of each individual rider by clicking on the
rider's name,
2) or print the biographies of all riders participating in the World
Cup

Final in a printer friendly pdf file.

For several months, the FEI has worked on a global biography project
including the development of a database of riders for all disciplines.

This development includes the requirements of the International Olympic
Committee and will be used for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Information
on
riders includes present and past results, rankings and personal data.

After a test version at the 2002 World Equestrian Games, the FEI
riders' biography service will be offered to all Super League events,
World Cup Finals and Championships at senior level in 2003, thanks to the
invaluable cooperation of many contributors, among whom:

Show Jumping Archive
Umberto Martuscelli & Mauro Battistini
www.sja.it

Head2Tail
Cindy Velstra-Timmer
www.head2tail.nl

Ambassador Endurance
Thomas Cathomen
www.ambassadorendurance.com

NRHA
Dan Wall
www.nrha.com

Lucia Montanarella, Mediancer, and the FEI Secretariat.

The information on riders will be completed and constantly updated
during the year. Your comments and input are always welcome.

-------------------------------------
Muriel Faienza, FEI Communications
FEDERATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE
1005 Lausanne Switzerland
T 41 21 310 47 47 F 310 47 60
m.faienza@horsesport.org
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[RC] IntNewsGroup: USA Equestrian and USET Submit NGB Application to USOC

USA Equestrian and USET Submit NGB Application to USOC

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) and USA Equestrian (USAE)
submitted to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) today documents containing
bylaws and an application to be the Olympic Sport Organization and National
Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of equestrian.
The new organization is to be formally called the United States Equestrian
Federation, Inc. and it will be commonly referred to and marketed as U.S.
Equestrian.

The bylaws and application, as proposed to the USOC Membership &
Credentials Committee, are cerrently available on the respective websites
of both USAE (www.equestrian.org) and the USET (www.uset.org).

The website postings provide for the 30-day public notice for the public
hearing to consider the application that is required by the Ted Stevens
Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and the USOC Bylaws. The USOC Membership and
Credentials Committee meeting and Public Hearing will be on Saturday, May
3, 2003 at the Denver Airport Gateway Marriott. Representatives from both
the USET and USAE will be in attendance. The second and final Public
Hearing will be held in September at a date to be determined. The final
recognition of the US Equestrian Federation, Inc. as NGB will rest with the
USOC Board in the autumn.

USAE Vice President, David J. O'Connor said, "This is an important and
exciting step in creating the new organization for the future of equestrian
sport."

Armand Leone, Jr., USET President, also hailed the submission. "The
working group is to be commended for focusing on the mission at hand and
the best interests of the sport. This is a great day for all involved in
equestrian sports."


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[RC] IntNewsGroup: Gulf News Article U.S. in bid to halt UAE dominance

Lori & Rick Stewart

Dubai:Friday, March 28, 2003 U.S. in bid to halt UAE dominance
Dubai |By M. Satyanarayan | 28-03-2003

The United States has planned a focussed programme in their bid to halt the
UAE riders' dominance and regain their pride of place in the sport of
endurance.

Speaking to Gulf News during the World Cup Endurance Arthur Priesz , Vice
President of the US Endurance Team (USET) said the aim was to match and
emulate the performance of the UAE riders in competitions held here in the
UAE.

"We started the programme last year and with the World Endurance
Championship likely to be held here in late 2004, we are obviously working
towards that," he said.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum won the 2002 World Championship while
in 2000 Maya Killa Perringerard brought a halt to the US dominance of world
championship.

Becky Hart won it three times while Valery Kanavy won it in 1994 and 1998
while her daughter Daniella won it in 1996.
"Though the UAE has an endurance history of just over a decade, back in the
US riding as a competition has been on for over a 100 years. But the flat
terrain here is an area on for which we are preparing ourselves," said
Priesz.

A team of six US riders took part in the President's Cup in Al Wathba while
on Wednesday Valery Kanavy led a 6-strong US team of riders for the FEI-UAE
World Cup which was once again dominated by UAE riders.

Kanavy, who finished eight was the first of the foreign riders after seven
UAE riders finished ahead of them.
"We plan to short list rider-horse combinations of about 15 in number and
this will form the nucleus of our 2004 team for the World Championship. For
the world championship itself we plan to bring about eight horses in advance
to the UAE and train them here," Priesz added.

"It is quite amazing to watch the UAE riders in action. They certainly have
changed the face of endurance as a sport. Most of their riders take part in
a competition and ride to finish first. This is in stark contrast to many of
the traditional who first want to finish to win," he said.

'The speed is one aspect on which we are working on.

In competitions in the US each ride has a varied terrain which means a
change in pace and tactic for each area. But here in the UAE it is rather a
flat and predominantly straight trail. Thus we are working on the pace in
such terrains," Priesz added.

Until 1998 the US had dominated the world championship and it was that every
year that Valery Kanavy won her second title. That was also the first year
the UAE as hosts made their presence felt. The very next year the UAE won
the European Open team gold in both the senior and junior level.

The next year in Compiegne, France the UAE missed out on a team medal and a
gold at that but France ended the U.S. dominance.

In 2001 the UAE retained the European Open team gold and also won the World
Junior Championship.
The UAE's crowning glory in endurance came in Perez, Spain when Sheikh Ahmed
at 16, won the 2002 World Championship. Now at every major championship it
is the UAE team which gets the favourites' tag and has left other endurance
powers like US, France and Australia to rethink their strategy and tactics.

And it is in this direction that the U.S. are working to try and regain
their dominance.

[RC] SETC 2003

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