Federations and IOC Meet with Rio Representatives

February 4, 2016. — A meeting has taken place in Lausanne between all 28 summer International Federations (IFs), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Rio 2016 in a bid to allay concerns ahead of this yearâ??s Olympic Games. Read Daniel Etchell’s report on http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1033976/ioc-holds-talks-with-international-federations-in-bid-to-address-rio-2016-concerns.

Live Oak Accreditation Reminder

February 4, 2016. — Accreditation for the Live Oak International (February 25-28) in Ocala, Florida closes on February 10. The Press Credentials application for Live Oak can be found on the event’s website: http://liveoakinternational.com. Marty Bauman is chief press officer. The event features  the Combined Driving Marathon on Feb. 27, and the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup Qualifier CSI […]

OLYMPIC PRESS BY NAME APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 5

January 12, 2016 — The deadline for completing Stage 2 of the press accreditation applications (Press by Name) for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is Friday, February 5, 2016. Accreditation applications received after this date will not be processed. Before your Press by Name application can be processed you must have already completed and returned […]

2016 WEF and AGDF MEDIA CREDENTIALS

Wellington, FL – December 4, 2015 – Media credential applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF: January 13 – April 3) and 2016 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF: January 14 – April 2). Both circuits are held at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Members of the media […]

Call for Entries in the 2015-16 Alltech A+ Award Contest

The IAEJ is pleased to announce that Alltech has continued its generous support of the Alltech A+ Awards contest. We owe a huge thank you to Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and president of Alltech, and Susanna Elliot, corporate communications director, for their on-going sponsorship of excellence in equestrian journalism. The contest, which is open to […]

Radical Changes Announced at FEI GA

San Juan, Puerto Rico -  Show Jumping, Dressage and Eventing in the Olympic Games will look a whole lot different in 2020 if the FEI goes ahead next year with the proposals made today at the FEI General Assembly in Puerto Rico.  Radical changes to the competition formats in all three disciplines were put forward […]

Helga Eppler

November 5, 2015. — It is with sadness and regret that we announce the death of long-time member Helga Eppler, who passed away on September 23, 2015 at the age of 79. Helga would have turned 80 next January. Born in Germany, she moved to  Switzerland in 1966. Horses were her life and her passion.During her younger […]

FEI GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEDIA DEADLINE

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 29, 2015. — The FEI has kindly extended the deadline for media hoping to attend the FEI General Assembly in San Juan, Puerto Rico (November 10-13) to midnight October 30. Please register online at http://bit.ly/1hzBgLr. Media attending the General Assembly are also invited to attend open sessions on Rules and Olympic Formats on Thursday […]

ALLTECH A+ AWARD WINNERS RECEIVE PRIZES

. Photo: Alltech A+ Award winners Sébastien Roullier and Jan Tönjes with Alltechâ??s Elena Fisher and Victoria Dieckmann and IAEJ vice president Gabriele Pochammer. Photo courtesy of Jacques Toffi. IAEJ members Sébastien Roullier and Jan Tönjes were recently recognized for their outstanding coverage of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ?¢ 2014 in Normandy at a […]

FEI GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Lausanne (SUI), 13  October 2015. –The FEI General Assembly 2015 will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from November 10-13. The General Assembly on November 13, when voting on major FEI decisions and governance of the sport will take place, will be livestreamed on FEI TV free of charge: www.feitv.org. There will also be two open sessions […]