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 presentation held during the FEI European Championships in Aachen, Germany. Alltech Germanyâ??s Marketing Coordinator Elena Fisher and IAEJ vice president Gabriele Pochhammer presented Roullier, winner of the Alltech A+ Award in the article category and Tönjes, winner in the broadcast category, with their awards at a buffet luncheon for IAEJ members and their guests.

French journalist Sébastien Roullier won for his article “La Semaine Qui A Changé La Vie du Rudolphe Scherer,” co-written with Pauline Chevalier and published in Grand Prix Magazine.  Jan Tönjes, editor of Germanyâ??s St Georg magazine won for his coverage of the show jumping final from the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ?¢ 2014 in Normandy, broadcast on St. Georg LIVE.

The A+ Awards were established in 2010 by Alltech, in collaboration with the IAEJ, to reward creativity, passion and excellence in equestrian journalism. The focus of the awards program in 2015 was the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France.

The highly competitive contest, which attracted entries from around the world, was judged by Grania Willis, FEI communications director; Alan Smith, former Daily Telegraph equestrian correspondent and photographer Peter Llewellyn, photo manager for the 2012 London Olympic and 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games.

â??The IAEJ is extremely grateful to Alltech for its continued recognition of the media and its contribution to equestrian sport,â? said Pamela Young, IAEJ president. â??Alltechâ??s generous support for these awards is much appreciated by our members who work tirelessly to convey the passion and beauty of our sport worldwide.â?

Photo Category winner Mollie Bailey, USA, was presented with her award at the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event earlier this year.

Each of the winners received an Alltech â??A+â? award and a $500 prize. Alltech, which also sponsored the Hoofbeats grants in 2014, will continue to sponsor the Alltech A+ Awards in 2016. Guidelines for the Alltech A+ Awards 2016 will be announced  on the IAEJ website: equijournalists.com.

Lexington, KY – Sept. 29, 2015 ­- The 2015 CP National Horse Show takes center stage October 27-November 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Members of the media are invited to apply for credentials at http://pmgmediacredentials.com/. The show features the $250,000 Longines FEI World Cupâ?¢Jumping Lexington, presented by CP at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 1.

 

Washington, D.C., September 25, 2015 â?? The 57th Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is pleased to extend invitations to media for accreditation for its annual competition taking place October 20-25, 2015, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. To apply for media accreditation, please go to http://www.wihs.org/media-credentials/ and complete the form.

 

 

 

Alltech A+ Award winners Sébastien Roullier and Jan Tönjes are looking forward to receiving their awards next week during the FEI European Championships in Aachen, Germany. Alltech Germanyâ??s Marketing Coordinator Elena Fisher and IAEJ vice president Gabriele Pochhammer will present Roullier, winner of the article category and Tönjes, winner in the broadcast category, with their awards at 1.30pm on Wednesday , August 12 in a reserved corner of the Soester Zelt, a tent directly beside the main grand stand. A buffet luncheon for IAEJ members and their guests will follow.

French journalist Sébastien Roullier won for his article “La Semaine Qui A Changé La Vie du Rudolphe Scherer,” co-written with Pauline Chevalier and published in Grand Prix Magazine. Jan Tönjes, editor of Germanyâ??s St Georg magazine won for his coverage of the show jumping final from the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Gamesâ?¢ 2014 in Normandy, broadcast on St. Georg LIVE.

â??The IAEJ is extremely grateful to Alltech for its continued recognition of the media and its contribution to equestrian sport,â? said Pamela Young, IAEJ president. â??Alltechâ??s generous support for these awards is much appreciated by our members who work tirelessly to convey the passion and beauty of our sport worldwide.â?

Photo Category winner Mollie Bailey, USA, was presented with her award at the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event earlier this year.

Each of the winners receives an Alltech â??A+â? award and a $500 prize. Alltech, which also sponsored the Hoofbeats grants in 2014, will continue to sponsor the Alltech A+ Awards in 2015. Guidelines for the 2016 Alltech A+ Awards will be announced on the IAEJ website: equijournalists.com.

Media accreditation applications will be closing on Saturday 1 August for the 2015 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. To apply please visit the Online Media Centre at www.burghley-horse.co.uk. Please complete the accreditation form, a link to which can be found on the right-hand side of the page once you have logged in. Should you have any problems logging in or signing up please contact Kate Moore (Comms/PR & Technical Support) on kmoore@brand-rapport.com.

Attention members covering the Pan Am Games in Toronto. If you failed to acquire venue parking permits (VAPP) for the Caledon Equestrian Park, Jean Llewellyn, the venue press officer, has arranged free parking at the Hampton Bolton for any non-guests wishing to connect with the media shuttle bus. Please note the Press office will open two hours before competition commences and two hours after competition concludes.

Transportation is also available from the Main Media Center to Caledon Equestrian Park. Please see the schedule below for shuttle times. Shuttle times from Hampton Bolton are TBC and will follow.

JULY 11

Depart MMC 5:20 Arrive CEP 7:00

6:20 8:00

11:20 13:00

Depart CEP 13:30 arrive MMC 15:10

19:00 20:40

20:00 21:40

JULY 12

Depart MMC 5:20 arrive CEP 7:00

6:20 8:00

12:20 14:00

Depart CEP 14.30 Arrive MMC 16.10

20:00 21:40

21:00 22:40

JULY 14

Depart MMC 7:20 Arrive CEP 9:00

8:20 10:00

11:20 13:00

Depart CEP 13:30 Arrive MMC 15:10

17:30 19:10

18:30 20:10

JULY 17

Depart MMC 5:20 Arrive CEP 7:00

6:20 8:00

11:20 13:00

Depart CEP 13:30 Arrive MMC 15:10

19:00 20:40

20:00 21:40

JULY 18

Depart MMC 5:50 Arrive CEP 7:30

7:20 9:00

Depart CEP 16:30 Arrive MMC 18:10

18:00 19:40

JULY 19

Depart MMC 6:10 Arrive CEP 7:50

8:20 10:00

10:20 12:00

Depart CEP 16:30 Arrive MMC 18:10

17:30 19:10

18:30 20:10

JULY 21

Depart MMC 10:20 Arrive CEP 12:00

11:20 13:00

Depart CEP 18:00 Arrive MMC 19:40

19:00 20:40 

JULY 23

Depart MMC 6:20 Arrive CEP 8:00

7:20 9:00

11:20 13:00

Depart CEP 13:30 Arrive 15:10

18:00 19:40

19:00 20:40 

JULY 25

Depart MMC 6:10 Arrive CEP 7:50

8:20 10:00

11:20 13:00

Depart CEP 13:30 Arrive MMC 15:10

18:00 19:40

19:00 20:40

Aachen, Germany. June 17, 2015. — Please note that the accreditation deadline for the 2015 FEI European Championships at Aachen is June 30, 2015. If you would like to report on the event (August 11-23) and have not yet applied for an accreditation, please use their online form at www.aachen2015.de.