American actress and avid equestrian Kaley Cuoco is the voice of the FEI’s latest digital campaign, #ForTheLoveOfEquestrian, as she shares her enthusiasm, passion and love for the sport that has been at the core of the Olympic Movement for over a century.
The campaign features an exclusive heart-warming video narrated by the actress, who has been riding since she was a teenager. The video aims to unite fans and bring equestrian sporting action back to centre stage during a time where broadcast has been limited due to the pandemic.
The video compliments an all-new six-part series launched by the FEI, Icons. Delving into the archives to relive some of the most exciting and heart-stopping moments from FEI Championships and Series of days gone by, Icons looks back at the careers of some of the most successful and influential equestrian athletes of recent times.
Each 26-minute episode of Icons focuses on a specific athlete, including household names such as three-time FEI Dressage World Cup™ winner and six-time Olympic gold medalist Germany’s Isabell Werth and compatriot and five-time Olympian and reigning European Eventing champion Ingrid Klimke.
Also featuring are Charlotte Dujardin CBE, the most successful British Dressage athlete in the history of the sport with Olympic, FEI World Cup™, World and European Championships titles to her name, Swiss Olympian and current European Jumping champion Martin Fuchs, two-time Olympic silver medalist and twice Sweden’s Sports Personality of the Year Peder Fredricson, and Australian Driving legend Boyd Exell, five-time world champion and with five FEI World Cup™ Final wins to his credit.
We made it our priority to engage with our community and have created a new digital campaign to celebrate all the positives that make our sport unique”,
In relation to the #ForTheLoveOfEquestrian, FEI Commercial Director Ralph Straus said.
We are a global sport but we are also a way of life. Equestrian events not only provide thrilling action for fans and spectators around the world, but equestrian sport is all about the connection and, whether we can be together or not, we wanted to make sure that with the launch of this campaign, we are helping to fill the void created by the lack of live sport during this difficult time.”
Icons, which launches this coming Friday 29 May, puts the spotlight on those career-defining moments that make these athletes such super heroes! Watch live and free every week on FEI.TV
The campaign #ForTheLoveOfEquestrian launched on Friday 22nd May.
Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.
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