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FEI PRESS RELEASE            6 August 2010 FEI MARKS 50-DAY COUNTDOWN TO ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™      To mark the 50-day countdown to the opening of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Lexington, Kentucky, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of horse sport, has posted on its website a special video message from the founder and president of the event’s title sponsor Alltech.   Dr Pearse Lyons speaks of the excitement in the build-up to the event and the impact it will have on Alltech and on the city of Kentucky, the state and equestrian sport overall. He also explains how visitors can enjoy the “unbridled spirit of Kentucky”.   Dublin-born Dr Lyons founded Alltech, a leader in the animal health and nutrition industry, 30 years ago in Lexington, Kentucky.       The video message is available at www.fei.org    The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ are the FEI’s flagship event and are the world championships for Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Jumping, Vaulting, Reining, Endurance and Para-Dressage.  The Games take place at the Kentucky Horse Park from 25 September to 10 October 2010. For tickets and information, visit: www.alltechfeigames.com   or contact the Alltech ticket hotline  888-934-2010.

FEI NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010     E-NEWS Dated Aug 3, 2010    Dressage – Show Jumping – Eventing - Reining US RIDERS HAUL IN THE GOLD The 2010 FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships came to a close on Sunday August 1st at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, USA - home of the forthcoming Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.  Top American, Canadian and Mexican riders between the ages of 14 and 21 showcased their talents in Jumping, Dressage, Eventing and Reining but it was the host nation that dominated affairs when taking nine gold medals. Dressage Dressage began with the team events for both Young Riders and Juniors.  Young Riders Team Gold went to the Region 5/6 line-up that included Jhesika Wells on Intrepid, Laura DeCesari on Cheenook II, Brandi Roenick on Nobel, and Madeline Birch on Starlight and who finished with a score of 199.842. The Ontario Team followed close behind with a score of 198.421 and included Morgan Lane and Caravella, Jaimie Holland and Fleurina, Laura O’Sullivan and Pik Czar, and Amy Jager with Key West. The Bronze Medal went to Region 4/8 when Hans Baertsch and Rubinstar GB, Tessa Dick and Lord Chalk Hill, Mary Bahniuck Lauristen and Rossignol-ISF, and Meagan Davis and Bentley registered a total score of 196.421. The British Columbian Team were Junior Team champions with a joint score of 201.297 from Esmee Ingham on Norseman, Monica Houweling on Stentado, and Sylvie Fraser on World Star LHF.  Silver went to Megan Adams and N.A.S.H, Stephanie Early and Panash, Jamie Pestana and Winzalot, and Genay Vaughn and Warnja from Region 7 while Stephanie Bedford and Wahlen, Rebecca Cohen and Downtown, Alexandra Kitchen and Ronaldo, and Clare Krska and Romincka from Region 3/4 were awarded bronze. The Young Rider Individual tests were held during the second day of competition. The harmonious bond between Jhesika Wells and Intrepid led them to Gold with a score of 70.000%.  Megan Lane proved to be a strong opponent for Wells when, riding Caravella, she earned a mark of 68.947% to claim Silver while Bronze went to Jaimie Holland on Fleurina with 68.211%. During the Junior Riders Individual test, Winzalot lived up to his name when earning 71.105% to scoop Gold for Jamie Prestana.  Catherine Chamberlain and Verdicci were close behind with 70.368% in Silver Medal position while Stephanie Bedford and Wahlen earned 67.632% and Bronze. The final competition for Dressage was the Individual Freestyle, and Winzalot earned a second Gold for Jamie Prestana in the Junior Rider section ahead of Catherine Chamberlain and Verdicci in Silver and Esmee Ingham and Norseman in bronze. The Individual Young Rider Freestyle Gold Medal went to Jaimie Holland and Fleurina who scored 72.700%. Jhesika Wells and Intrepid finished with a 70.550% for Silver while Megan Lane and Caravella took home Bronze with a mark of 70.350%. Jumping US riders swept the boards in both the Individual and Team Young Rider Jumping Championships.  Ali Wolff and H & M Necoll made an amazing comeback after pulling two rails during the First Individual Qualifier to claim Young Rider Gold. They began their rise to the top by completing two clear efforts in the Team Competition. The pair then moved into the first place position during the last round of the Finals and held their lead with another clear to finish on a total of 9.93 faults. Catherine Pasmore and My Boy took the Silver Medal with 10.65 faults and Jessica Springsteen and Vornado Van Den Hoendrik took home the Bronze after accruing 13.44 faults. The US teams were divided into zones, and Zone 10 took home Young Riders Team Gold with a 16-fault total after two rounds. The squad included Richard Neal with Cavalier Tommi Tank, Taylor Siebel aboard Thunder-Ball, Saer Coulter riding Chalan, and Lucy Davis showing Nemo 119. The silver and bronze medal winners were determined by a jump-off between Zone 5 and Zone 2 when both accumulated 32-faults. Silver went to Zone 5, with just 10 faults in the jump-off.  The team included Ali Wolff with H & M Necoll, Kirstie Dobbs aboard Kolette, Theo Genn riding Paradox, and Taylor McMurty showing Just An Illusion.  Zone 2's Jessica Springsteen with Vornado Van Den Hoendrik, Karen Polle aboard Cachette Z, Katie Dinan riding Couletto K James, and Reed Kessler showing Mika took bronze with 12 faults in the final round. The Canadians dominated the Junior Jumping Championships however when taking Team and Individual Gold here.  Ben Asselin from Calgary produced a stunning victory to take the Individual title.  With his talented mount Lolita he led the competition from start to finish and completed five fault-free rounds throughout the week-long event. The Silver Medal was presented to the USA's Meg O’Mara and Sinatra IV who collected only four faults, while Bronze went to fellow-American Jocelyn Neff and Gaja 20 who finished on a total score of eight. Asselin's great result helped the Alberta squad that also included Alexandria Smith (Calira), Bretton Chad (Calle 11) and Jasmine Wiggins (Little Milton) into team gold medal position while the USA took silver and bronze.  Zone 10's Audrey Coulter (Roden Burghs California), Lindsay Douglas (Pernot), Jocelyn Neff (Gadja 20) and Kendall Skreden (Esperanto) made up the Silver side while Hayley Barnhill (Toucan Tango), Michael Hughes (Pracht), Frances Land (Merlin) and Paige Coles (Pacific Touch) from Zone 4 took bronze. Eventing The CH-Y** and CH-J* Eventing Championships came to a close on Sunday with almost a clean sweep for US riders.  Kelly Pugh and Copycat Chloe captured the CH-Y** individual Gold Medal when adding just four cross-country time penalties to her dressage mark of 51.9 and then jumping clear in the final phase to finish with just 55.9 penalties. Missy Miller and TSF Amazing Grace were close behind in Silver medal position on a final score of 58.7 while Danielle Dichting's 62-fault total with Tops snatched Bronze. Kelly Loria and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds were highly impressive when leading the CH-J* competition from start to finish, earning just 40 penalties in the dressage ring and adding nothing more to clinch the Gold Medal. Silver went to Claire Kelley and Clifton Peekachu with 50.5 penalties and Lizzie Snow took Bronze with 54.6 from Pop Star. In the CH-Y** Team Eventing, Area 3 took home the Gold.  Individual Silver Medalist Missy Miller (TSF Amazing Grace),  Emily Renfoe (Walk the Line), Danielle Dichting (Tops), and Devon Brown (Dynamic Image) completed on a total of 217.8 to take the win.   Area 6 and 7 finished in Silver medal position guided by Individual Gold Medalist Kelly Pugh (Copycat Chloe), Tessa Beckett (Sound Prospect), and Natalia Gurmankin (Tequesteris).  Area 5 and 9 rounded out the placing for the Bronze Medal with Jacob Fletcher (Falcon Splash), Brittany Lunney (Cool Dancer), Anisa Tracy (Tigger VIII), and Karen Shull (Fernhill Figaro). For the CH-J* the Gold Medal went to Area 6,7,8, led by individual champion Kelly Loria and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.  Her team mates included Individual Bronze Medalist Lizzie Snow with Pop Star, Noelle Varga riding BC Great Scot, and Madison Reeb aboard Raquel and they completed with a total score of 190.9.  Area 4 took Silver with 194.4 points accumulated by Individual Silver Medal winner Claire Kelley and Clifton Peekachu, J. Taylor Humphrey and Super Nova, Autumn Schweiss and The Real Deal, and Michelle Mercier and Sir Malcolm.  Pulling one back for the Canadians however was the combined side from British Columbia and Quebec which secured a total of 199.3.  This medal-winning team consisted of Nayla Charbonneau (Princeton Pride), Sophie Laframboise (Way Cool), and Kaherine Martineau (H.M. As Spirits Go). Reining Canada made a clean sweep of the Young Rider Individual Medals in Reining.  Nancy Pratch rode Rooster Kicker to a score 215 for Gold, while 2000 Gold Medallist Darcy Wilson rode Miss Cielo Chex into the Silver medal position with 213.5 and Vanessa Strotman followed very close behind aboard Listos May Day Hobby for Bronze with 212.5. In the Team competition, the side from Alberta, led by Nancy Pratch and Rooster Kicker and including Kaylynn Malmberg and Pickin Around, Sage Sapergia and Shiners Q Chex, and Chloe Beveridge and Tucker Genuine Jewel took Gold.  Silver went to the USA-East team of Amanda Holtz and Summer Aristocrat, Caroline Blackshear and Kidsgotitall, and Erin Duddy and Too Busy Cashin Chex. The USA-West team of Thea Arnold and PKM Imjusttwosmart, Alexandra Woolery and Little Devil Whiz, and Breanne Bertrand and Stoned Chick slotted into Bronze medal position.  The final scores here were Alberta 629.5 (Gold), USA-East 626.5 (Silver) and USA-West 622.0 (Bronze). Quotes: Ben Asselin – Junior Show Jumping Individual and Team Gold: “Lola is quite a hot mare, she’s got a lot of blood, which is a really big help jumping that many rounds. It’s really tough on the horses having to jump two rounds in the Nations Cup, two rounds again today. I think all the blood that mare has really helped, she just has the biggest heart.” Kelly Pugh – CH-Y** Individual Gold Medalist and Team Silver Medalist - “This is the next step for us, towards our goals, both mine and my horse. The whole weekend was amazing, dressage finally came together, cross country couldn’t have been better.” Jaimie Holland – Dressage Young Riders Freestyle Gold Medalist - “You can never take winning for granted, you always aim for improvement. I have never ridden under the lights before and it was a wonderful experience. It pumped my horse and I up and I was amazed by her response; it was unbelievable.” Nancy Pratch – Individual Reining Gold Medalist – “The running pattern helped me win today. My horse thrives on a running pattern because he can stop on a dime and really gets his bum into the ground.” Results: For complete results or more information about the 2010 FEI American Junior & Young Rider Championships visit www.youngriders.org/Results.aspx.

CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GAMES - MAYAGUEZ 2010                    E-News 3 August 2010 DRESSAGE – Team and individual gold for Colombia’s Marco Bernal The equestrian events of the Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan some 300 kilometres from the main Games venue in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The people of San Juan had this unique opportunity to enjoy the Games and Dressage was the first discipline to take place in Bayamon Park.    The team competition was interrupted for some time just before the last few riders due to a tremendous rain-storm, but the action continued when the storm abated. Colombian rider Marco Bernal’s mark of 70.053% with Farewall IV was instrumental in helping Colombia to team gold ahead of silver medalists, Guatemala, whose top scorer was Christa Dauber with 69.789%. Team bronze went to Mexico.    Two days later the individual medals were contested in the Prix St George. Riders participated in reverse order of merit from the team results, but only the Prix St George scores counted for the medals.   Antonio Rivera (MEX) riding Naval, a Spanish bred stallion that had finished fifth in the previous rankings, scored 69.530% to squeeze into the medals and claim the bronze. Yvonne Lozos (DOM) took silver with 70.737% and Marco Bernal held on to add the individual title to his team gold with 71.526%.    Guatemala's Christa Dauber lost some rhythm and with 68.895%, almost a full point less than her Nations Cup ride, lost out on the medals to finish fourth place. A total of 25 Dressage riders from nine countries finished this XXI edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games that included not only countries from Central America, but also those in the Caribbean, including Mexico which is geographically in North America, but with some of the country in the Caribbean. EVENTING – Team gold for Mexico Staged at one-star level, the Eventing discipline attracted riders from eight countries. Course designer José Luis Ortelli (ARG) helped to encourage participation in this discipline, which has had low numbers of starters in previous Games.  Heavy rain before the start of competition forced Technical Delegate Paul Weier (SWI) to make a number of changes to Ortelli’s cross-country track. The 2,520 metre course had at least eight fences inside the Jumping stadium, which allowed the hundreds of spectators to see most of the course from the stands. There was plenty of vocal support for the athletes, particularly when the Puerto Rican riders were out on the course as they were leading after Dressage.    Unfortunately Michelle Romero, who had led after the Dressage was eliminated, and after a second elimination for the host nation, Puerto Rico was out of the team competition.  This allowed Guatemala and Mexico to finish in a close rivalry, followed by Colombia and Venezuela after Cross Country. No rider finished within the time allowed cross country, but 12 jumped with no fence penalties and 23 out of 31 starters recorded a completion score. All of the five teams, however, suffered an elimination of one rider, so none of the teams could afford a drop score for the Jumping phase.   Bibi, the overnight leader for Alvaro del Valle (GUA), was eliminated at the final horse inspection prior to Jumping, putting paid to Guatemala's chance of a team medal.  However the two remaining riders from Guatemala were now holding onto first and third position, with Mexican Erik Arambula in second. Although time penalties abounded, the Jumping made no changes to the team order, so Mexico was awarded the gold, silver went to Colombia and bronze to Venezuela.  Guatemala claimed gold and bronze in the individual standings for Tiziana Billy and Sarka Kolackova, with the silver going to Mexico's Erik Arambula. One rider, Mark Watring (PUR) competed in both Eventing and Jumping. JUMPING – Venezuala’s Pablo Barrios claims double gold The heavy rain that had featured during both the Dressage and Eventing disciplines, did not let up during the Jumping and competition had to be stopped several times. Venezuelan Pablo Barrios and Quick Star set their seal on things from the outset, taking an early lead over compatriot Andrés Rodríguez riding Da Vinci in the opening class.     There was heavy rain during the Nation's Cup also.  Competing in the reverse order of their faults from the first qualifier, the speed competition, the last riders competed during a thunderstorm that caused some faults for the last rider from each country. At the start of the competition Venezuela was on top as they had two riders in first and second places after the first qualifier, and Mexico was in second as their riders were third and fourth, but México had edged ahead by a small margin after the first round. But when two of the Mexican riders had four faults each and all four from Venezuela were faultless over the fences, although they picked up some time faults, the gold was awarded to Venezuela. México held on to take the silver, with bronze going to the host country, Puerto Rico, who gained their very first medal in equestrian competition.  As equestrian was the only sport taking place in San Juan, the people from Puerto Rico, called Boricuas, really enjoyed it. After a day off, the Grand Prix was held on Friday morning. This was a beautiful day without rain (Puerto Rico had 71 days of rain this season) and once more the riders competed in reverse order of merit.   Andrés Rodríguez from Venezuela was out in front, but when his horse Da Vinci, crashed through the triple bar, the first element of the double in the final line, he lost the lead to Pablo Barrios who was clear.  In the second round Mexican rider Juan Carlos Franco was clear, and his teammate Alberto Michán had a fault at the wall depicting Mayaguez.  Rodriguez also faulted at the wall, but a second fence down left the door open and dropped him out of the medals, leaving Mexico’s Michan and Franco guaranteed silver and bronze and waiting the result of Barrios, who had one rail in hand.  He made one mistake, but his score was still good enough to secure the gold ahead of Mexican riders Alberto Michán and Juan Franco in silver and bronze.

FEI EUROPEAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR JUNIORS AND YOUNG RIDERS 26 July 2010 FEI Photo Catalogue: Copyright free high resolution photographs, for editorial use only, are available at www.feiphotos.org GERMANY DOMINATES THE MEDAL PODIUM AT KRONBERG German riders proved unstoppable at the FEI European Dressage Championships for Juniors and Young Riders on their home soil in Kronberg when scooping gold in all six categories of competition.  And to further emphasize their absolute domination, they also claimed gold and silver in both the Young Riders Individual and Freestyle Championship.  The Netherlands took Junior and Young Rider team silver while Danish riders also featured prominently on the medal podium. Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff and the Schafhof in Kronberg, Germany, played host to these Dressage Championships for the third time.  The wonderful venue where Ann-Kathrin's mother, Liselott Linsenhoff-Schindling, trained her horse Piaff which won the Olympic gold medal in München 1972, previously staged these Championships in 1980 and 1986. Ann-Kathrin herself competed as a Young Rider in 1981 in Rotterdam when she won team gold and individual bronze, and she proudly and generously opened the gates of the Schafhof to a huge number of talented riders and their horses for this 2010 event from 20 to 25 July. YOUNG RIDERS From the outset, Germany convincingly took the lead in the team competitions. Sanneke Rothenberger who won Junior gold medals over the previous two years with two different horses - Paso Doble and Deveraux - opted to go for a new challenge this time around and the 17 year old competed against the Young Riders even though she was still eligible for Junior level.  The gamble paid off handsomely as her results were well-planned personal bests and she achieved a mark of 75.158% with Deveraux in the Young Rider team event while Stella Charlott Roth and Diva Royal scored 71.895%, Louisa Luttgen and Habitus scored 71.895% and 20 year old Fabienne Lutkemeier and D'Agostini scored a fabulous 75.316% to secure the team title.  Making her debut on the Dutch team was Danielle van Mierlo, a pupil of Coby van Baalen. She sprang a surprise when best of the Dutch Young Riders silver-medal winning side riding BMC Ucento but Germany won by a margin of almost 10 points while just seven points separated the Danish bronze medalists from their Dutch counterparts. Lutkemeier was in a class of her own when scooping Young Rider individual gold with D'Agostini ahead of Rothenberger (Deveraux) in silver and Holland's Danielle Van Mierlo in bronze medal position, but the Dutch rider was just pushed out of bronze medal spot in the Freestyle Championship by Denmark's Anna Kasprzak (Blue Hors Future Cup) while Lutkemeier and Rothenberger again took gold and silver respectively. JUNIORS Germany's Junior Team Champions were Florine Kienbaum (Good Morning M) who achieved a mark of 70.649%, Charlott-Maria Schurmann (World of Dreams) 73.459%, Sophie Holkenbrink (Show Star) 70.649% and Jill de Ridder (Charmeur) 71.73)%.  The Dutch silver medalists were close behind and once again Denmark took team bronze, but Germany's Schurmann and World of Dreams reigned supreme in both the Junior Individual and Freestyle - recording a tremendous score of 78.300% in the latter.   Danielle Houtvast, who is a pupil of Leida Collins-Strijk, produced the best result of the Dutch silver-medal-winning Junior team but had to settle for bronze in both the Individual and Freestyle Junior Championships when Denmark's Catherine Dufour and Atterupgaards Cassidy truly rose to the occasion to claim silver in both events.  At just seven years old, Atterupgaards Cassidy was one of the most exciting horses at these Championships and underlined the growing confidence and proficiency of Danish dressage. QUOTES: Three times gold medalist Fabienne Lütkemeier, trained by her mother Gina Capellmann-Lütkemeier: “My first goal for this year was to finish my school exams and my second to do the best I could at these Championships. I am very happy with my results and have no goals left now at the moment. For next year I am planning to make the step forward to Grand Prix with the same horse D’Agostino.” Silver winning Young Rider Sanneke Rothenberger relied a great deal on her mother Gonnelien Rothenberger-Gordijn. “My mother helps me every day and spends a lot of time with me training and at shows, while my father Sven keeps an eye on things over the weekends - in fact he is quite nervous at shows”, Sanneke commented smiling. Bronze medalist individual YR Danielle van Mierlo: “I have always dreamed of competing at the European Championships for Young Riders. So just to be here was already a dream come through. In the team competition I rode a personal best. In the individual competition I rode another personal best. It could not have been any better!” Charlotte-Maria Schürmann, gold medalist Juniors showing World of Dreams, a 17 year old stallion owned by Guido Klatte: “The owner gave me the ride on World of Dreams in 2007. It took a while to get used to him, but 2010 might be my year!”. Chairman of the judges Young Riders, Great Britain's Andrew Gardiner: ”We have seen beautiful horses and very solid riding. The highlight of the medal winning Young Riders in general was their consistency. They impressed by the pureness of the paces and a wonderful quality and expression. It was a pleasure to judge!” Chairman of the judges Freestyle Young Riders and member of the Dressage Task Force Katrina Wüst: “We are often talking about the big Grand Prix horses in the sport of dressage and what they mean for the growth and quality of our sport, but the sport for Juniors and Young Riders has made an immense step forward! I judged them in Portugal in 2008 and again now and it’s wonderful to see that good horses and good riding push the dressage as a sport as much forward at Junior and Young Riders level as happened to the Seniors.” Host Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff: “In my days sports at the Juniors and Young Riders age group was only small, nowadays it is huge. I am very happy to have received talented young dressage riders from all over Europe as our guests. My family and I feel privileged to be able to pursue the tradition that my mother Liselott Linsenhoff started as promoter and patron of young dressage riders. I had my mother as a role model. We are happy to give something back to the sport which has given so much to us. And I was very moved to receive a picture of all nations gathered here as a thank you to me and my family.”   FACTS AND FIGURES: - Eighteen nations competed including Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Denmark, Spain, France, Great-Britain, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden and Turkey. - Youngest competitor: 14 year old Russian Natalia Berezhnaya, showing the 13 year old mare Nikita to win on the first day of the individual Junior competition and in the end finishing at 18 th position (66,947%) - Oldest horse: 20 year old stallion Incredible, shown by Michelle van Lanen in the Dutch silver medal winning Young Rider team. Incredible won his twelfth European medal in Kronberg.  He won his first medal - team gold - in 1998 at Hickstead when ridden by his owner Annemiek van der Vorm. For detailed results of the 2010 FEI European Dressage Championships for Juniors and Young Riders go to www.escon-marketing.de

SAFETY HELMETS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY DRESSAGE COMMITTEE  FEI PRESS RELEASE    June 21, 2010   Following the accident in which Courtney King-Dye (USA) sustained serious head injuries in a schooling fall in Florida earlier this year, the FEI Dressage Committee has today issued a recommendation regarding the wearing of protective headgear.   The FEI Dressage Committee strongly recommends that all riders should wear properly fastened safety helmets when training and in pre-competition warm-ups at all international Dressage shows.   Riders still have the choice of wearing protective headgear in the competition arena.

FEI PRESS RELEASE via E-NEWS 25 May 2010                      FEI LAUNCHES OFFICIAL YouTube CHANNEL The FEI has launched its first ever official video channel on YouTube www.youtube.com/feichannel as part of SportAccord’s The Sports Hub. This unique internet destination and comprehensive multi-sport platform provides a single access point for a whole range of sports and multi-sport events.   The Sports Hub includes a series of independently operated sub-channels categorized by sport and discipline, making it easy for sports enthusiasts to watch videos of their favorite sports and events.   With its fully customized look and feel, the new FEI channel offers equestrian fans around the world the chance to view constantly updated official equestrian videos.   The FEI channel offers users horse sport videos featuring Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, Non-Olympic Disciplines, FEI Year of Youth, FEI Clean Sport and FEI Updates/HQ. The content of the channel includes coverage from the FEI’s top competitions, key interviews, backstage moments, educational content and more. New for 2010, the FEI channel will follow the United States Equestrian Team on the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ campaign trail.   With the aim of becoming the natural home of equestrian coverage and the first choice destination for all horse enthusiasts on YouTube, the FEI channel is open for the integration of third party videos. For further information on how to supply video clips, interested parties should email videos@fei.org.   The integrated social features enable viewers to rate the videos, discuss them via text comments and post selected pieces with the click of a button to the most popular social networks.   The FEI channel uses Content ID, YouTube’s content management tools, to protect and promote its content online and to ensure that it provides top quality videos for viewers around the world.   “This is a great opportunity for our sport”, says Carsten Couchouron, FEI Executive Director Commercial. “While our own platform FEI TV (www.feitv.org) will stay our preferred window for high quality live and on-demand streaming of premium events and top content, we are confident that the FEI YouTube channel will further promote our sport to new audiences as YouTube’s viewership is growing year-on-year. It represents another important step in the FEI’s plan of utilizing new technologies to increase the popularity of equestrian sport around the world.”

APRIL 14, 2010      FEI PRESS RELEASE 23/2010 via E-MAIL E-NEWS   THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLEAN SPORT Historically, a substantial percentage of positive cases have been for banned substances. This means that, under the new Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations that came into force on 5 April 2010, those riders would have faced a possibly career-ending two-year suspension.   This fact demonstrates how important it is that all National Federations, athletes, vets and officials understand the new Rules. To help promote the Clean Sport message, the FEI has drawn up a list of the Top 10 Things You Need To Know About Clean Sport to help everyone involved in equestrian sport abide by the rules.   THE CLEAN SPORT TOP 10   1. The Regulations are divided into two sections, with the approach to Banned Substances (doping) stricter than the previous rules while the rules governing Controlled Medication Substances are more flexible to compensate for the realities of competition. 2. Equine Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ETUEs) are no longer available for Banned (doping) Substances. 3. While the rider of the horse is still the “Person Responsible” (PR) and therefore strictly liable, the new Regulations call for greater focus on support personnel as potential “Additional Persons Responsible”. 4. There will be a presumption of a two-year ban on any PR who has violated the Equine Anti-Doping Rules (i.e. involving a Banned Substance). 5. The PR now has the opportunity to have the B Sample tested at a different lab from the one that tested the A Sample and to have a witness throughout the entire laboratory analysing process. 6. The FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List clearly names all the substances not allowed in competition whilst under FEI rules. There will be a minimum of three months notice before a new substances is added to the List for the next year. See www.feicleansport.org     7. Within the List, there are two categories, Banned Substances which have no common legitimate use in equines, and Controlled Medications, which have common uses, but are not allowed whilst in FEI competition. 8. A record of medications given at any time from the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List must now be kept, whether in competition or outside. All that is required is to record the date, place, active substance used, the person responsible and the treating veterinarian (if applicable). 9. Laboratory Detection Levels for substances at all laboratories are set at fair and equal levels. 10. Any suspicions of a lack of integrity in the sport can be reported directly to the FEI or to the Equestrian Community Integrity Unit.   FEI Media Contact :  Malina Gueorguiev     FEI Communications    E-Mail:  malina.gueorguiev@fei.org

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