Alltech FEI 2014 World Equestrian Games™: The discipline managers “enter the arena.”

Source: News Release

The discipline managers “enter the arena.”

From 14 to 16 May 2012, Le Pin National Stud provided the ideal setting for the discipline managers’ first working seminar. The entire team was brought together by Laurent Cellier, the sports director of the Normandie 2014 Organising Committee.

In this important centre of equestrianism, future host to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy eventing competition on 30 August 2014, the French experts in charge of official equestrian events, defined their event road maps right up to 2014.

Laurent Beauvais, president of the GIP Normandie 2014, Sabrina Zeender, director of governance at the FEI and Jean-François Etienne des Rosaies, president of the IFCE (French Equine and Equestrianism Institute), joined them from day one to renew their commitment to setting up the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy.

“With only 830 days to go before the beginning of the event, we are really entering the operational phase of the sporting events’ preparation. The substantive work begins now for everyone. We are proud of this team which is fully committed to making a success of the competitions to the highest, international standard and in a spirit of complete openness towards everyone. We wanted to be a part of this key stage for the Organising Committee”, Laurent Beauvais points out.

“Along with Laurent Cellier, the FFE and the FEI, we have worked very closely to recruit experts who meet the requirements of the project from a technical point of view but who also adhere to the values that we hold dear”, emphasises Fabien Grobon, managing director of the Organising Committee.

This time together, dedicated to discussion and to working practices, was followed up further with other departments of the Organising Committtee, and most notably with those in charge of the development of the competition sites and with their counterparts at the Fédération Equestre Internationale.

«The sports team is made up of a group of people who share the same values. The discipline managers have already shown us their ability to enrich the event with their own background experience, to work together in a transversal way. It’s a positive sign for the future. Our regular working seminars will provide valuable support to maintaining the team spirit that keeps us going”, adds Laurent Cellier, sports director.

Appearing in the main photograph: the board members, the Organising Committee, representatives of the FEI and the IFCE.

Sports team photograph, from left to right and from top to bottom:

Alain Soucasse FFE, Philippe Rossi vaulting manager, Didier Ferrer dressage manager, Jean-Pierre Brisou driving manager and Jean-Marc Varillon eventing manager;

Michèle Pfender reining manager, Nicolas Wahlen endurance manager, Laurent Cellier sports director, Fanny Delaval para-equestrian manager and Frédéric Morand, jumping manager.

About the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy

The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy mark the beginning of a whole succession of international sporting events in France: UEFA EURO 2016, the 2017 World Handball Championships and the 2018 Ryder Cup.

Held every 4 years, alternating with the Olympic Games and under the authority of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), the World Equestrian Games are the biggest equestrian event in the world. They will be held from 24 August to 7 September 2014.

The event brings together 8 official disciplines over a period of two weeks of competition: jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, reining, vaulting, endurance and para dressage.

Over 60 nations and nearly 1000 athletes will come together to demonstrate equestrian competitions of the highest standard to the 500,000 visitors expected at the various sites.

www.alltechfeiweg2014normandy.com

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