FEI AWARDS 2015: a full list of the nominees.

FEI have shortlisted the candidates for this year’s FEI Awards which are split into the following five categories: Longines Rising Star, Reem Acra Best Athlete, Best Groom, Against All Odds and FEI Solidarity.
A total of 29 candidates have been shortlisted with the winners set to be announced on the 13th of November in Porto Rico. The glitzy event, known as the “Oscars of the Equestrian World“, will be held in the capital San Juan and over 350 guests are expected. This includes the Hollywood actress Bo Derek who will chair the judging panel for the 2015 edition.
Here are the nominations below:
LONGINES RISING STAR AWARD
Juan Matute Jr (Dressage, ESP)
Bertram Allen (Showjumping, IRE)
Kalsey Russell (Endurance, USA)
Phoebe Peters (Dressage, GBR)
Jessica Mendoza (Showjumping, GBR)
Gina Schumacher (Reining, GER)
REEM ACRA BEST ATHLETE
Boyd Exell (Driving, AUS)
Jacques Ferrari (Vaulting, FRA)
William Fox Pitt (Eventing, GBR)
Ingrid Klimke (Dressage, GER)
Charlotte Dujardin (Dressage, GBR)
Jeroen Dubbeldam (Showjumping, NED)
BEST GROOM
An award reserved for those team members that work tirelessly and do a massively important job behind the scenes to make sure the horses get the very best possible care and attention.
Alan Davies (Carl Hester Team – dressage champion Valegro)
Jennifer Arnsten (USA Team vaulting groom)
Marlen Schannwell (Bertram Allen Team Groom, IRE)
Zoltan Herczeg (Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, GER)
Imogen Mercer (Griffiths Eventing Team, GBR)
Jose Eduardo Garcia Luna alias “Eddie“ (Dressage Steffen Peter, USA)
AGAINST ALL ODDS
Gerardo Tazzer (MEX)
Oriana Ricci Minnisille (URU)
Pepo Puch (AUT)
Ben Hobday (GBR)
Celine Van Til (SUI)
Rixt van der Horst (NED)
FEI SOLIDARITY
Ready, Set, Trot (AUS)
First Ever Pilot cours for Grooms (HAI)
Les Chevaux qui pensent les plaies (HAI)
Youth Summer Camp (BUL)
source: www.fei.org
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