Equine news

The day that IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo coincides with the Japanese government’s decision to again declare a state of emergency in Tokyo

Luc Schelstraete and colleague Piotr Wawrzyniak were brought on board by Hermès’ owner Joop van Uytert in the case between the KNHS and the FEI

It is the end of the line for Dinja van Liere and Hermès. Participation in the Olympic Games is now definitively out of the question

Just imagine. As an athlete you have a good chance to go to the Olympics, but because of an administrative error by someone else you

With Cachet, Micky started last weekend at ZZ-L level, scoring over 75% with both judges. “He was doing very well and we showed some good movements.” See

The Longines CSIO St. Gallen (3-6 June) will host this year’s first FEI Nations Cup™ competition after the long enforced break due to  the Corona

The Schelstraete team is going to create 3 interesting videos on the following topics, ICSI, Brexit and VAT. The aim of these videos is to provide more insight

The European championships for young dressage riders were assigned to the CES Valencia Tour in November last year, where the EHV-1 virus broke out earlier

Mathilda Karlsson and Sri Lanka Equestrian Association prevail in their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland against the FEI.

The world’s best riders will continue their Longines Global Champions Tour campaign in Madrid (ESP) next month at the beautiful Club de Campo Villa de

Dutch athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be given priority for vaccinations against the Coronavirus. To date, approximately two hundred Dutch

Schelstraete Lawyers covers all aspects of (international) labor law, including negotiating employment contracts and resolving any disputes arising from the employment relationship. We welcome Sara

As a keeper of horses, ponies, donkeys and zebras (equidae) you must submit a notification and registration of all kept equidae in the Identification &

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle in England. His death, at the age of 99, was announced

The Dutch Queens American Football League (QFL) will be the first European league to cooperate with the American women’s football organisation – the Women’s Football

Attorney General Wattel has recently advised the Supreme Court to declare the levy of income tax in Box 3 for the years 2016 and 2017

Abolition of dressage tailcoats for juniors appears to be an administrative error on the part of FEI. The abolition of the requirement for juniors to

We would like to draw your attention to purchasing horses online. It is stating the obvious but online trading has gained popularity in recent years.

The FEI today hosted a stakeholder consultation session to review comprehensive draft Return To Competition protocols. These measures are aimed at, in the short term,

The Hague District Court has rendered a judgment in the summary proceedings brought by the Privacy First foundation. In the judgment, the Court acknowledged that

The FEI has extended the competition ban until 11 April 2021, which was implemented on 1 March 2021 due to the outbreak of the EHV-1

It was with great professional interest that I read an editorial by Rick Helmink in the Paardenkrant yesterday (10 March 2021). The article was titled

What is the case? A recent judgment of the North Holland District Court ruled on the question of whether the net proceeds of the sale

Japan will not allow a foreign audience at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. That is what the Japanese news agency Kyodo reports. The press

The case On 20 May 2017, at around 8.30pm, a hot air balloon owned by Sky Promotions landed in or next to a pasture where

The Sunshine Tour informs everyone that the 27th edition of the Tour will end this Sunday, March 7. This decision was made as one of

The FEI has cancelled international events in 10 countries on the European mainland with immediate effect and until 28 March 2021 due to the rapid

Yesterday the last day of the MET Tour II in Oliva Nova ended, the first week of the next Tour (III) has been cancelled due

Statement of the FEI FEI Veterinary Department has been advised of an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) at the CES Valencia Spring Tour (ESP).

In view of the infectious viral outbreak detected in some of the horses participating in the international jumping competition that is taking place at the

Here you can read through an interesting article where we provide tips for legal and veterinary disputes.

In the article below, we provide useful overview on the approach adopted within various jurisdiction worldwide towards cloning.

In our daily practice we often come across questions form our clients regarding the working time regulations. In this article, we discuss the European legislation on

In this article, we would like to discuss the risks and liabilities that may be triggered by your horses participation at events. We focus on

Here, you can read through an interesting article about carriage of horses by air. Photo by Hippo Foto

What was the issue? The client bought a young horse for his daughter as a future sports horse and the seller mailed a set of

In a verdict of December 9th, 2020, the Northern Netherlands court rejected an appeal by the organizer of a CSI event on an exoneration clause

Are you a member of the board of a horse riding association? Then you should take into account the new regulations ‘Management and Supervision of

“Concerns include the Tribunal’s appeals process, structure and independence….. CRITICISMS have been levelled at the FEI appeals process, with concerns over the structure and questions

Schelstraete’s client; a company that, among other things, is active within the polo sport, had a total of fourteen polo horses transported from Argentina to

Shortly after the purchase of a horse by a well-known Dutch dressage rider, it was clear that the horse was suffering from ‘ataxia’. The ataxia

Press release of Messrs Luc Schelstraete and Piotr Wawrzyniak of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers, the founding member of European US Asian Equine Lawyers. What is the

On 25 September 2020, the FEI communicated the decision of the FEI Board suspending the National Federation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE NF) following

Micky Schelstraete managed to win the Junior category at the Bonfix Competition in Wezep, with Grand Charmeur (v. Apache). She has received 72,677% which was

Press release of Messrs Luc Schelstraete and Piotr Wawrzyniak of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers, the founding member of European US Asian Equine Lawyers What is the

“Dear Athletes, Following recurring cases in which human medication excreted via urination in horses’ stables has resulted in horses testing positive for prohibited substances, the

What was going on in this case? A client of Schelstraete sold a pony at an auction, she filled in 1.45 m as the height

Schelstraete family sold the mare Burberry (Lord Loxley x Kelvin). The mare was previously successful with the para-rider Demi Vermeulen, including a silver medal at

The Brazilian show jumper Yuri Mansur, one of the prominent clients of Schelstraete Law Firm, has on social media officially announced the early retirement of

A trading stable in the United Arab Emirates (buyer) bought an embryo in early 2020 during an auction organized by a Belgian auction house in

Due to the COVID-19, it is difficult to sell and buy horses since for example the NVWA in the Netherlands decided that from Friday March

It concerns a long-lasting dispute between a Saudi owner (‘client’) of several valuable jumping horses which were moved by a rider from England to the

On behalf of Ms Mathilda Karlsson and the Sri Lanka Equestrian Association we wish to react to the FEI communique of 17 June 2020 following

Schelstraete’s client (‘client’) sold a dressage horse in 2017. More than six months after the sale, the buyer stated that the horse did not comply

Schelstraete Equine Law Firm assisted the seller of the horse in the first instance as well as in appeal. Before the horse was bought by

The most remarkable changes: the existing Rules for CSI 5*, CSI 4* and CSIOs, have been confirmed. the CSI Invitation Rules have been temporarily suspended

Messrs. Luc Schelstraete and Piotr Wawrzyniak of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers have been to the UAE this week in connection with an FEI doping case in

A company from Bermuda, the client of Schelstraete and Beelen Advocaten from Leuven, Belgium, and a company from Belgium agreed on a lease agreement regarding

We made a short introduction video of our second Alliance meeting in Paris. The following video captures the essence of what European US Asian Equine

In this issue of Horse International’s Legal and Veterinary Journal we would like to draw our readers’ attention to the proposed changes in the Equine

The KNHS recently stated on their homepage that they have decided in consultation with the national coaches for dressage, eventing and reining to adjust the

Micky Schelstraete had a very successful weekend with her Hanoverian pony Elin’s Noncisdador at the International CDI Exloo competition, which was held from the 26th