Dear members, HKEF Sharing Session on “Becoming an FEI Jumping Steward and Judge” via Zoom on 10 Oct 2020 (Sat)   During the pandemic period, virtual learning and activities are fast becoming an indispensable part of our lives. While our horse shows are suspended at the moment, HKEF will be launching different online sharing sessions by senior [...]

Dear members, Exciting new HKEF online dressage competitions   Hong Kong Equestrian Federation, in conjunction with The Hong Kong Jockey Club are delighted to announce the introduction of a new online dressage competition series. Starting in October, Dressage Anywhere, the worldwide online dressage competition website, will be offering dedicated competitions only for Hong Kong based [...]

Dear members, OLYMPICS UPDATES – Patrick Lam on course to qualify for Olympic Jumping Individual   On top of our good news on our eventing rider Thomas Ho secured his Olympics Eventing Individual qualification, the HKEF is delighted to share with you that our jumping rider Patrick Lam has achieved half of the eligibility for [...]

Dear members, OLYMPICS UPDATES – Thomas Ho secured Eventing Individual Qualification!   The coronavirus outbreak has caused significant disruption to the Tokyo Olympics schedule. While sporting events have gradually resumed internationally under eased restrictions, Hong Kong senior riders were eagerly participating in equestrian competitions to achieve Olympic qualifications. The HKEF is delighted to share with [...]

Dear all members, We would like to share with you the good news that Samantha Chan and her horse, Don Le Beau has achieved the 3rd place and earned the “The most dynamic horse-rider combination” Award at the recent National Youth Dressage Competition 2020 – Yu Shang Carnival organized by China Equestrian Association (CEA). The [...]

Dear members, Summer Crazy Sale – HKEF Merchandise up to 90% off We are delighted to share with you that HKEF will launch a Summer Crazy Sale with a series of price-reduced products from TODAY to Friday 24 July 2020. Members are able to purchase a variety of HKEF merchandise with discount up to 90% off! [...]

Dear members,   Notice on HKSAR Establishment Day (Wednesday 1 July 2020)   Please note that the HKEF Secretariat will be closed on Wednesday 1 July 2020 on the HKSAR Establishment Day and will resume work on Thursday 2 July 2020.   Thank you for your kind attention.   Best Regards, Hong Kong Equestrian Federation

Dear members,   Notice on Tuen Ng Festival Holiday (Thursday 25 June 2020)   Please note that the HKEF Secretariat will be closed on Thursday 25 June 2020 on the Tuen Ng Festival Holiday and will resume work on Friday 26 June 2020.   Thank you for your kind attention.   Best Regards, Hong Kong [...]

Dear members,   Invitation for Expression of Initial Interest to the 14th China National Games 2021 Equestrian Events in Shaanxi   The quadrennial National Games of the People’s Republic of China (China National Games) is to make a comeback in the autumn (TBC) of 2021 in Shaanxi, however the schedule remains uncertain with the Tokyo [...]

Invitation of Expression of Interest to the National Youth Dressage Competition 2020 Yu Shang Carnival by China Equestrian Association (CEA) (For Young & Junior Riders) Dear members, Please be informed that we are invited by the China Equestrian Association (CEA) to participate at their National Youth Dressage Competition 2020 Yu Shang Carnival. Kindly noted that [...]

Dear members, Completion of the HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2020 The HKEF is pleased to announce the completion of the HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2020, with the final leg of the Higher Division competition on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at Lo Wu Saddle Club (LWSC). In order to comply with social-distancing rules and to ensure safety [...]

Dear members,   Winners of HKEF Horse of the Year Awards 2019 – 2020 Owing to the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Hong Kong and the closure of all riding schools in the past few months, our annual flagship event, Horse of the Year Show did not take place this year.   In view [...]

Dear members, Result of HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge Higher Division on 27 May 2020 Attached please find the result of HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge Higher Division today: Thank you for your kind attention. Best Regards, Hong Kong Equestrian Federation

Dear members,   Completion of the HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2020 (Lower Division)   The HKEF is pleased to announce that the annual HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2020 Lower Division competition was completed last Friday 15 May at Lo Wu Saddle Club. In order to comply with social-distancing rules and to ensure safety for all [...]

Dear members, 2020 HKEF Executive Committee Election Results The Hong Kong Equestrian Federation Ordinary Yearly Meeting 2020 was held at Olympic House yesterday evening. The Executive Committee extends the appreciation to nominees who stood for election this year. We are pleased to announce that the following members were elected as Executive Committee members of the [...]

Dear members, Result of HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge Higher Division on 19 May 2020 Attached please find the result of HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge Higher Division today: Thank you for your kind attention. Best Regards, Hong Kong Equestrian Federation

Dear members,   Enhancing HKEF Website – Call for your opinions!   The HKEF team is revising the official website (www.hkef.org) during the season break to give it a fresh look and to enhance the browsing experience of users.   We would love to know your feedback to create a better website. Do you have any [...]

Dear members, Result of HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge Higher Division on 18 May 2020 Attached please find the result of HKEF Inter-school Equestrian Challenge Higher Division today: Thank you for your kind attention. Best Regards, Hong Kong Equestrian Federation

Dear members, Hong Kong Equestrian Performance Plan – Round Two Applications Now Open The Hong Kong Equestrian Federation and The Hong Kong Jockey Club are delighted to announce that the second round of applications for the 2020 Hong Kong Equestrian Performance Plan (HKEPP) are now open. As in accordance with the 2020 HKEPP Selection Policy [...]

Dear members, Nominations for election to the HKEF Executive Committee 2020 Please kindly be informed that, at the close of the deadline for nominations, forms of nomination of the following persons to serve on the Executive Committee have been received: Dr. Lo Ming Chor, Anne, who is subject to retirement by rotation pursuant to article [...]

Dear members, Dressage Horse of the Year Show 2020 will not take place In view of the pandemic situation of the COVID-19 and given all the HKJC riding schools remain closed and all horse shows and events remain suspended until further notice, the Dressage Horse of the Year 2020 scheduled on 30 and 31 May [...]

Dear members,   Notice on Buddha’s Birthday and Labour Day Holidays (30 Apr – 1 May 2020, Thu – Fri)   Please note that the HKEF Secretariat will be closed on 30 April and 1 May 2020 (Thursday to Friday) and will resume work on 4 May 2020 (Monday) during Buddha’s Birthday and Labour Day [...]

Dear members, HKEF Ordinary Yearly Meeting 2020   In compliance with the Company Ordinance, the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation (HKEF) will hold its Ordinary Yearly Meeting on Monday 18th May 2020 (Monday). This year, we have arranged to hold our OYM on Monday, 18th May 2020. In accordance with Articles 83 to 85 of the [...]

Dear members,   Further Postponement of Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Presentative Ceremony   In view of the COVID-19 development and the precautionary measure from LCSD to suspend all subvented programmes, the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) has announced that the Cathay Pacific 2019 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards (HKSSA) [...]

Dear members,   The LONGINES Jumping Horse of the Year Show 2020 on 25 April will not take place   Owing to the recent development of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong and the closure of all riding schools until further notice, the LONGINES Jumping Horse of the Year Show 2020 (LJHOYS 2020) scheduled [...]

Dear members, Congratulations Daniella Lin (RCHK) – winner of the HKEF Senior Inter-school Eventing Challenge 2020! We are very pleased to announce that the winner of the HKEF Senior Inter-school Eventing Challenge 2020 is Daniella Lin of Renaissance College (RCHK). Although there has been no final leg of the competition this year, the judges have been able to use the [...]

Dear members, Notice on Easter Holiday (10 – 13 April, Fri to Mon) Please note that the HKEF Secretariat will be closed from 10 to 13 April (Friday – Monday) and will resume work on 14 April (Tuesday). Thank you for your attention and we wish you and your family a Happy Easter! Best Regards, [...]

Dear members,   Notice on Ching Ming Festival Holiday (4 April, Saturday)   Please note that the HKEF Secretariat will be closed on Ching Ming Festival 4 April 2020 (Saturday) and will resume work on 6 April 2020 (Monday).   Thank you for your kind attention.   Best Regards, Hong Kong Equestrian Federation

Dear members,   Hong Kong Elite Athletes approved by the Hong Kong Sports Institute for 2020/2021 The HKEF is pleased to introduce the following 28 riders who are our Elite Athletes approved by the Hong Kong Sports Institute for the coming season of 2020/2021, effective from 1st April 2020 (in alphabetical order): Vincent Capol Samantha [...]

Dear members, Update on HKEF Horse of the Year Shows & HKEF Season End Awards for 2019 – 2020 The 2019-2020 competition season has seen a number of disruptions owing to social events and disease outbreak in Hong Kong. This has resulted in some scheduled events published at the beginning of the season being postponed, [...]

Dear members, Latest rankings for HKEF Horse of the Year and Season End Awards 2019- 2020 (as of 1 Feb) Upon the update on HKEF Horse of the Year Shows & HKEF Season End Awards for 2019 – 2020 announced on Monday 2 March, the HKEF would like to share with you the latest rankings [...]

Dear members,   Cancellation of Eventing Horse of the Year Show 2020 on 14 March   Owing to the recent development of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Hong Kong and the precautionary measures done by the HKJC to close all the Public Riding Schools and Beas River Equestrian Centre until further notice, the kickoff event of [...]

Dear members, In Memoriam of Alison Pauline King (1950 – 2020)   It is with great sadness that the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation learned of the passing of Mrs. Alison King on 3 March 2020, aged 69. Mrs. Alison King is one of the most respected officials in the equestrian community in Hong Kong and [...]

Dear members,   Update on HKEF Horse of the Year Shows & HKEF Season End Awards for 2019 – 2020   The 2019-2020 competition season has seen a number of disruptions owing to social events and disease outbreak in Hong Kong. This has resulted in some scheduled events published at the beginning of the season [...]

Dear members, Change of FEI National Head Veterinarian for Hong Kong Please be informed that Dr. Christopher M. Riggs, Head of Mainland Veterinary Operations and former HKJC Veterinary Clinical Services Department Head will be stepping down as FEI National Head Veterinarian for Hong Kong at the end of this month. The HKEF is pleased to [...]

Dear members,   New Date for Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Presentation Ceremony 2019 on Monday 18 May 2020     The Cathay Pacific 2019 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards (HKSSA) Presentation Ceremony organized by the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) originally scheduled on 24 March 2020 is now rescheduled [...]

Dear members,   Postponement of FEI Jumping World Challenge2020 1st Competition & HKEF Local Jumping Competitions on 7 March 2020   Owing to the recent development of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Hong Kong and the precautionary measures done by the HKJC to close all the Public Riding Schools and Beas River Equestrian Centre until further [...]

Dear members, Hong Kong earned two entry tickets to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! We are delighted the FEI has confirmed that Hong Kong has earned an Individual Olympic quota place for Jumping and an Individual Olympic quota place for Eventing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Thomas Ho secured the individual place in the Eventing competition [...]

Dear members, Tentative Rankings for Horse of the Year (HOY) Awards (as of 1 Feb)  Since the beginning of the season, the HKEF has been updating the tentative rankings of the HOYS Award for the three disciplines on weekly basis. Midway through the season, we would like to share with you the current rankings for [...]

Dear members,   Postponement of Demonstration on Recognising Correctness at LWSC on 21 Feb (Sat)   In light of the current development of the COVID-19 in Hong Kong, the demonstration on “Recognising Correctness” originally scheduled on Friday 21 February 2020 at the Lo Wu Saddle Club will be postponed as a precautious measure to protect [...]

Dear members,   Postponement of Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Presentation Ceremony   The Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) has announced last night to postpone the Cathay Pacific 2019 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Presentation Ceremony originally scheduled on 24 March 2020 in light of the recent development of the [...]

Dear members, HKG has earned 2 slots to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games! The HKEF is thrilled to announce that Hong Kong has earned two individual slots for Hong Kong to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games! Upon the closing date of the Para-Dressage qualification on 31 January 2020, three highest ranked athletes from each region obtain [...]

Dear members, Overall FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 Results With the support of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, subvention from Home Affairs Bureau (Arts and Sport Development Fund) as well as the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, all three legs of the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 Hong Kong organized by the HKEF was completed. [...]

Dear members, Latest HOY Leader Boards as of 1 February 2020 The HKEF is pleased to share with you the latest HOY Leader Boards after the Eventing Horse of the Year Show 2020 Warm Up Show at Beas River Equestrian Centre (BREC) held last Saturday. Eventing HOY Leader Board as of 1 February 2020 Upon [...]

Dear members, Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020 Announcement Hong Kong – 31 January 2020 – EEM, the founder, owner and organiser of The Longines Masters of Hong Kong, announced last night that the event, originally scheduled to take place at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, from 14 to 16 February, has been cancelled. The Asia Horse [...]

  Dear colleagues, Re: Novel Infectious Disease Response The HKSAR Government has raised the Novel Infectious Disease response level to Emergency. Employees are strongly advised to not travel to Wuhan city or Hubei Province. Any employee who has recently returned from Wuhan city or Hubei Province must consult a doctor for a check up, report [...]

Dear members, CNY SPECIAL OFFER – new product HKEF Padded Jacket ON SALE until 8 Feb! We are please to share with you our newly designed apparel – the HKEF Winter Jacket! Celebrating the new year of Rat, members can now enjoy a special price of HK$299 (Original price HK$399) for the jacket until 8 [...]

Dear members,   Open for Entries – FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1st Competition & HKEF Local Jumping Competitions   The HKEF is pleased to share with you that the 1st Competition of the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 and the HKEF Local Jumping Competition organized by HKEF, subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services [...]

Dear members, Notice on Lunar New Year Holiday (24 – 28 Jan 2020, Fri – Tue) Please note that the HKEF Secretariat will be closed at 1:00pm on 24 January 2020 (Friday) and will resume work on 29 January 2020 (Wednesday) during Chinese New Year holidays. Thank you for your kind attention and Gong Hei [...]

Dear members,   New record of HK representatives at the Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020   Further to our previous announcement on our confirmed Senior Hong Kong riders, namely Patrick Lam, Jacqueline Lai and Raena Leung, we are thrilled to announce that Clarissa Lyra will also be competing at the Longines Masters of Hong [...]

Dear members, TVB Press Conference on “The Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020” (21 January 2020, Tuesday) Organized by the EEM and co-organized by the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation (HKEF), the Longines Masters of Hong Kong (LMHK) is presenting its eighth edition in less than a month’s time from 14 – 16 February 2020 at [...]

Dear members,   Eventing Horse of the Year Show 2020 is turning into CCI1*!   Following the successful CCI1* Hong Kong in last December, the HKEF is delighted to announce that we will be running another CCI1* during our flagship Eventing competition, the Eventing Horse of the Year Show 2020 scheduled on 14 March 2020 [...]

Dear members,   Latest HOY Leader Boards as of 19 January 2020   The HKEF is pleased to share with you the latest Dressage HOY Leader Boards after the Dressage Show at Beas River Equestrian Centre held over the last weekend.   Dressage HOY Leader Board as of 19 January 2020     While Charmaine [...]

Dear members, Cast your vote to support Hong Kong riders for Cathay Pacific 2019 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards The Public Voting Announcement Press Conference of “Cathay Pacific 2019 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards” was held yesterday at D‧Park, Tsuen Wan to announce the public voting details. One of our nominated athletes, Hong Kong Junior [...]

Dear members, Selected Hong Kong riders for the HKJC Asian Junior Challenge and HKJC Asian Junior Grand Prix (15 – 16 February 2020) The first leg of the Masters series, Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020 is making its return to Hong Kong for the eighth edition from 14 – 16 February 2020 at the [...]

Dear Members, Reminder on New date for HKEF members’ activity: Demonstration on Recognising Correctness at LWSC The demonstration, “Recognising Correctness” organised by Lo Wu Saddle Club (LWSC) and sponsored by the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation (HKEF) originally scheduled on 20 December 2019 (Fri), from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., at LWSC will be postponed to 21 [...]

Dear members,   HKEF Volunteers’ Briefing for the Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020   To prepare the upcoming Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020 (LMHK), a volunteers’ briefing organized by HKEF was held at Central Complex, Shatin Racecourse this afternoon.   Organized by the EEM, Co-organized by the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation, the Asian [...]

Dear members,   Latest HOY Leader Boards as of 5 January 2020   Happy New Year! The HKEF is pleased to share with you the latest HOY Leader Boards after the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 3rd Competition & HKEF Local Jumping Competition held on last Saturday, as well as the Dressage and Jumping Show [...]

Dear members, Completion of FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 – 3rd Competition (4 Jan 2020)   With the special permission from the FEI, the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 – 3rd Competition (3rd FEI JWC 2019) subvented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), has been rescheduled [...]

Dear members,   Final Running Order for FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 3rd competition & HKEF Local Jumping Competitions on 4 Jan 2020   Attached please find the following documents for your information: Final running order of the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 3rd competition & the HKEF Local Jumping Competitions Time Schedule of the [...]

Dear members, Final Reminder on Invitation to the HKJC Asia Junior Challenge at the Longines Masters of Hong Kong 2020 (Deadline on 6 Jan 2020) We are pleased to announce that with the generous support of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and EEM, HKEF will be organising the HKJC [...]

Dear members, Horse Inspection for FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 – 3rd Competition, Draft Time Schedules and Draft Running Order for 4 Jan 2020   Please note the following points for the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 3rd competition and HKEF Local Jumping Competitions scheduled on 4 January 2020 (Sat). Event details: FEI Jumping World Challenge 2019 [...]