Equestrian world’s stars honored at FEI awards
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Three high-profile equestrians are alongside the 5 winners of this year’s FEI Awards, which were presented at the unopen of the FEI’s General Assembly inward Montreux, Switzerland this week.
FEI President Princess Haya led the applause equally the 5 winners went on phase to have their honours.
US showjumper Reed Kessler – the youngest equestrian athlete to compete at London 2012 – won the Rising Star award. She was joined past times Olympic dressage gilded medalist Charlotte Dujardin, who received the Best Athlete award; Paralympic gilded medalist Joann Formosa, who won the Against All Odds award; Carmen Thiemann, who won the Best Groom award; in addition to Uruguay’s National Army Riding School “Grito de Asencio”, which won the Development Award.
Before the winners were announced in addition to called on stage, Haya acknowledged Formosa, Dujardin, in addition to Kessler, and thanked them “for sharing the grace, elegance in addition to beauty of equestrian sport with a global audience.”
She added: “Since competing at the Games, they stimulate got continued to confirm their talent in addition to inspire a futurity generation of equestrians.”
She in addition to thence referred to Best Groom Award winner Carmen Thiemann equally “a existent credit to her profession in addition to an inspiration to her peers”.
Commenting on the National Army Riding School of Uruguay, she spoke of the “extraordinary breadth in addition to reach of its activities” in addition to said the efforts the schoolhouse had lay into developing equestrian sport were “exemplary”.
Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Edwards, Olympic gilded medalist inward Triple Jump in addition to the electrical flow globe tape holder, described the accomplishments of the recipients of the FEI Awards to to a greater extent than than 3 hundred guests, including representatives of the 132 Member Federations of the FEI – the globe governing trunk of Equus caballus sport – journalists, VIPs, friends of the winners in addition to FEI staff.
Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice-President in addition to Head of International Marketing of Longines, welcomed guests to the FEI Awards Gala 2013, presented past times Longines in addition to presented a lookout to Longines Rising Star Award winner Reed Kessler.
“Longines has the interplanetary space pleasance of presenting the Longines Rising Star Award, rewarding a somebody aged fourteen to 21 who demonstrate nifty sporting talent in addition to commitment. Supporting youth through sport is something real of import for Longines. As timekeeper, nosotros are active inward many dissimilar sports. Therefore adding the Longines Rising Star Award was a logical choice. We are witting that immature athletes stand upward for the futurity of sports in addition to nosotros wishing to back upward them along this path.”
All the winners were flown to Switzerland courtesy of Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
The winners of the FEI Awards 2013 are:
Longines Rising Star Award: Reed Kessler (USA)
Reem Acra Best Athlete Award: Charlotte Dujardin (GBR)
Best Groom Award: Carmen Thiemann (GER)
Development Award: National Army Riding School “Grito de Asencio” (URU)
Against All Odds: Joann Formosa (AUS)
About the winners
Charlotte Dujardin in addition to Valegro. © London 2012
Australia’s Joann Formosa in addition to Worldwide PB after winning Grade 1b gilded at London 2012. © Liz Gregg/FEIReed Kessler (USA)
The years 2012 in addition to 2013 volition for sure rest engraved on Reed Kessler’s memory. In her maiden of all yr of eligibility inward the senior Jumping ranks, she shared the 2012 USEF National Jumping entitle with the legendary Olympian Margie Engle. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few months later, presently after her 18th birthday, Reed headed to London equally the youngest equestrian athlete to compete at the Olympic Games.
Early 2013 saw Reed range top results over twelve weeks of contest at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival inward Wellington, USA, where she rode a double clear on her Olympic mountain Cylana at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping in addition to contributed to Team USA’s victory. She also competed at the FEI World Cup Jumping Final inward Gothenburg, Sweden in addition to finished inward 10th position. At Spruce Meadows, Canada, she 1 time to a greater extent than represented the USA inward the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping in addition to thence claimed her biggest victory to appointment inward the ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
Charlotte Dujardin (GBR)
Charlotte Dujardin’s private gilded medal-winning surgical physical care for at London 2012 volition last remembered for its excellence in addition to its contribution to Team Great Britain’s maiden of all Dressage glory inward Olympic history.
From 2003, Charlotte worked for dressage trainer, International Grand Prix passenger in addition to gauge Judy Harvey. In 2007, Dressage lessons with Carl Hester – her futurity mentor in addition to Olympic teammate – led to a labor at his yard. She afterwards teamed upward Dutch Warmblood gelding Valegro, whom Hester co-owned with Roly Luard. Charlotte in addition to Valegro competed at their maiden of all Grand Prix lawsuit inward 2011 and, the same year, became business office of the gilded medal-winning squad at the FEI European Dressage Championship.
August’s Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championships inward Herning (DEN) saw the magical duo stimulate got habitation squad bronze inward the Grand Prix in addition to private gilded inward the Grand Prix Special in addition to Freestyle. The same month, they moved into the expose 1 location of the FEI World Dressage Rankings, a seat Charlotte had already held vii times.
To have her award, Charlotte Dujardin wore a clothing created past times international fashion designer Reem Acra, entitle sponsor of the Western European League in addition to Final of the FEI World Cup Dressage series.
Carmen Thiemann (GER)
Carmen Thiemann is fully responsible for managing Olympic Eventing gilded medalist Ingrid Klimke’s yard in addition to is described equally “the real soul of the stable”. Ingrid says it is Carmen’s nifty competence that allows her to focus on her ain operate with the horses.
A vacation Carmen spent at a yard when she was 12 prompted her to observe stables almost her habitation where she could stimulate got attention of ponies. She left schoolhouse at 17 in addition to worked for the legendary Dr Reiner Klimke – winner of half dozen gilded in addition to ii bronze Olympic Dressage medals – for 8 years. During that time, she worked for Dr Klimke’s fille also in addition to when Ingrid left the yard inward 1990, she invited Carmen to become with her. Twenty-three years, iv Olympic Games in addition to a multitude of other competitions later, Carmen’s loyalty in addition to professionalism were acknowledged past times to a greater extent than than a hundred nominations for the FEI’s Best Groom Award, all lauding her calmness, kindness, reliability, first-class organisational skills in addition to positive attitude.
National Army Riding School “Grito de Asencio” (URU)
The National Army Riding School of Uruguay was founded inward 1948 to amend equestrian didactics inward the regular army only its activities apace diversified. The schoolhouse organises to a greater extent than than xx national in addition to international Jumping, Dressage, Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing in addition to Vaulting competitions annually, equally good equally competitions inside Special Olympics programmes. Horse welfare in addition to Vaulting play an of import purpose inward social integration programmes for underprivileged teenagers in addition to their families that it plant on with NGOs, institutions in addition to youth centres.
The National Army Riding School is the exclusively establishment to grant national riding teacher qualifications in addition to its courses are attended past times to a greater extent than than 150 students. Others participate inward seminars in addition to clinics organised inward the context of the Uruguayan Equestrian Federation’s National Teaching Programme in addition to FEI evolution courses.
Grito de Asencio is affiliated to the National Centre for Equestrian Development in addition to Rehabilitation in addition to offers its resources in addition to facilities to students with psychological, cognitive in addition to physical disabilities complimentary of charge.
Joann Formosa (AUS)
Joann Formosa started competing inward dressage in addition to jumping events inward 1980 in addition to dreamed of representing Australia. Fate took a roughshod twist inward 1987, when she was crushed betwixt a gatepost in addition to a horse, severely damaging her fundamental nervous system.
Reluctantly at first, Joann attended a Riding for the Disabled Association centre. Her passion in addition to decision were rekindled but, inward 2000, a minute accident left her with express leg movement. Against all odds, she made her national squad debut at the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006 in addition to joined Australia’s 2009 National High Performance Squad. The yr 2011 brought Joann her stallion Worldwide PB in addition to the starting fourth dimension of their preparation at the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre. The same year, they finished maiden of all inward the Grade 1B category of the National Championship in addition to clinched triple gilded at the Oceania Championships. Joann’s dream-come-true gilded medal win at the 2012 Paralympics was rewarded past times Equestrian Australia’s International Athlete of the Year Award.
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