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Members of 13 different countries gathered in Marbella on the occasion of the 54th General Assembly. This year the Fegentri General Assembly elected the President, General Secretary and Fegentri Board. Nathalie Bélinguier, President of Fegentri since election two years ago in Pau in France was re-elected. So was Susanna Santesson as General Secretary of Fegentri and Board Member who is holding this position since 2001. As the Vice-President of Fegentri, Sandy Murphy, has resigned the new candidate Sarah Oliver, Chief Executive of the Amateur Jockey Association of Great Britain was elected to work on the board together with Yves von Ballmoos (Switzerland), Cecilia Gatta (Italy), Thierry Lohest (Belgium), Helene Louise Marwell-Hauge (Norway) and Rafael Martinez (Spain) who all stood for re-election and have been confirmed in their position. Thierry Lohest from Belgium has been elected as the new Vice-President of Fegentri. The President was very pleased to welcome the new Member Turkey. They have applied for membership and been accepted by the General Assembly. Their representatives of the recently founded Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey, Mr. Selman Tasbek and Vice-President Ms. Duygu Fatura Oluk attended the Assembly for the first time together with Mr. Okan Özeren, representative of the Jockey Club of Turkey. Duygu Fatura Oluk gave a brief report about amateur racing and its history in Turkey to the Fegentri Members. Turkey became the 24th Member of Fegentri.

General Assembly 2009 Board Members

The elected Fegentri Board at the General Assembly in Marbella from left to right: Thierry Lohest (Vice-President), Susanna Santesson (General Secretary), Nathalie Bélinguier (President), Rafael Martinez, Helene Louise Marwell-Hauge, Yves von Ballmoos standing behind from left to right: Cecilia Gatta and new elected Board Member Sarah Oliver

Board Table

Fegentri Board Members during the General Assembly, from left to right: Vice-President Thierry Lohest, General Secretary Susanna Santesson, President Nathalie Bélinguier, Rafael Martinez and Helene Louise Marwell-Hauge

General Assembly - The Meeting

General Assembly in Marbella February 14th, 2009

General Assembly 2009 - The Members

The round table

Prize Presentation Gala

Prize Award to the Fegentri World Champions from left to right: Board Member and President of the Spanish Club, Rafael Martinez, Selman Tasbek, President of the Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey, Susanna Santesson, General Secretary of Fegentri, Gemelle Gracey-Davison, Fegentri Vice-World Champion of Lady Riders, Rebekka Unrath, III. Place in the World Championship, Nathalie Bélinguier, Fegentri President, Nadine Forde, Fegentri World Champion of Lady Riders, Donal MacAuley, Fegentri World Champion of Gentlemen Riders and Paul-Henri de Quatrebarbes, III. Place in the World Championship

N. Bélinguier and R. Martinez

A Present for the Fegentri President Nathalie Bélinguier by the hosting President of AEGRI and Fegentri Board Member Rafael Martinez

Fegentri Gala Dinner in Marbella

Fegentri Gala Dinner in Marbella from right to left: Baronne de Montesquieu, Baron de Montesquieu, Hon. President of Fegentri, Nathalie Bélinguier, President of Fegentri and Selman Tasbek, President of the Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey

Tarik Abdulhamid Al-Siddiqi from The Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club with Fegentri Vice World Champion of Lady Riders Gemelle Gracey Davison from England awarding the “Silver Spur”

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Great Final at the International Jockeys’ Weekend in Mauritius. On invitation of The Mauritius Turf Club 8 lady riders arrived in Mauritius to ride in the final race of the Fegentri World Cup of Nations for Lady Riders. Nadine Forde from Ireland is the World Champion 2008 and she was very lucky when she draw her mount on “Match The Market”, the easy winner of the ladies’ competition at the race course Champ de Mars. Runner up were Angeline Batist from Netherlands on “Lone Star Park” and Catrine Engebretsen from Norway on “Multi Dimention”. During the Press conference and reception by The Turf Club the TOP STARS, the YOUNG STARS and the LADY RIDERS draw their own horses. What a great year for Nadine Forde who rode her 6 winners in Germany (Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne), Sweden (2 in Täby) and Mauritius.

Melanie Plat at the draw

Melanie Plat from France draw her horse “Pardon a Prince”.

Gemelle Gracey-Davison at the draw

Gemelle Gracey-Davison from Great Britain picked out “Sun King”.

Lady riders after the draw

All eight Lady Riders at the Press conference: from left to right: Melanie Plat (F), Gemelle Gracey-Davison (GB), Cathrine Engebretsen (NOR), Josephine Kelly (SWE), Nadine Gratz (GER), Catherine Burri (CH), Angeline Batist (NL) and Nadine Forde (IRE).

Lady riders & Susanna Santesson

Group photo with lady riders and Susanna Santesson, General Secretary of Fegentri, in the middle.

Prize Presentation

Prize Award Ceremony for the Fegentri World Champion of Lady Riders 2008: 1. Nadine Forde – Ireland 2. Gemelle Gracey-Davison – Great Britain Nathalie Bélinguier, President of Fegentri next to the new World Champion and Susanna Santesson, General Secretary – escorted by Gilbert Marven, President of The Mauritius Turf Club and Racing Manager Khalid Rawat on the right and General Manager Benoit Halbwachs on the left.

Nadine Forde from Ireland winning

…and the winner is NADINE FORDE from Ireland, winning the final race in the World Series of the Fegentri World Championship for Lady Riders 2008

Prize Presentation

Prize Presentation after the Fegentri Final for Lady Riders from right to left: Khalid Rawat, Racing Manager, Gilbert Merven, President of The Mauritius Turf Club, Susanna Santesson, Fegentri General Secretary, Nathalie Bélinguier, President of Fegentri Lady Riders: Nadine Forde (IRE), Fegentri World Champion 2008, Gemelle Gracey-Davison (GB), 2nd Place Josephine Kelly (SWE), Nadine Gratz (GER), Catrine Engebretsen (NOR), Melanie Platz (F), Catherine Burri (CH), Angeline Batist (NL)