International Federation for Equestrian Sports

The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (French: Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Fédération Equestre Internationale
SportEquestrian
CategorySports
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationFEI
Founded1921 (1921)
Affiliation
Affiliation date1921, 1983
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
PresidentBelgium Ingmar De Vos
Vice president(s)Chinese Taipei Jack C. Huang
Canada Mark Samuel
SecretaryUnited States Sabrina Ibáñez
SponsorLongines
Official website
fei.org

The FEI is responsible for drafting and enforcing regulations within the six disciplines under its jurisdiction. Besides regulation, overseeing all international competitions and Championships, overseeing and cooperating with all affiliated national federations, overseeing and educating officials and registering riders and horses are core tasks of the FEI. As an umbrella equestrian organisation, the FEI focuses on promoting equestrian sport, attracting and cooperating with sponsors, media and fans, and representing equestrian sport on various online and offline channels.[1]

An FEI code of conduct[2] protects the welfare of the horses from physical abuse or doping. On 2 March 2022, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FEI banned Russian and Belarusian athletes, horses, and officials from FEI events, and subsequently an FEI Tribunal panel dismissed an appeal by Russia's Federation of Equestrian Sports challenging the ban.[3]

Disciplines

The FEI recognizes six disciplines under global governance in both regular and para-equestrianism competition: [4]

The following two disciplines are under regional governance:

  • Horseball (Fédération Internationale de Horseball - FIHB)
  • Tent pegging (International Tent Pegging Federation - ITPF)

The FEI does not govern or provide rules for horse racing (International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA)) or polo, but in the latter case, it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federation of International Polo (FIP).

Values

Vision

To grow the unique and mutually beneficial bond between horse and human in sport globally.[12]

Mission

To drive and develop equestrian sport globally in a modern, sustainable and structured manner with guaranteed integrity, athlete welfare, equal opportunity and a fair and ethical partnership with the horse.[12]

Sub Federations
  1. Asian Equestrian Federation
  2. European Equestrian Federation

Regions

Normal
  1. Southern Europe – Group I: ALB AND AUT BEL BUL CRO CYP CZE ESP FRA GRE HUN ISR ITA LIE LUX MKD MLT MON POR ROU SLO SMR SRB SUI SVK TUR
  2. Northern Europe – Group II:DEN EST FIN GBR GER IRL ISL LAT LTU NED NOR POL SWE
  3. Eastern Europe & Central Asia – Group III:ARM AZE BLR IRI GEO KAZ KGZ MDA PAK RUS TKM UKR UZB
  4. North America – Group IV:ANT BAR BER CAY CAN HAI ISV JAM PUR TRI USA
  5. Central America – Group V:CRC CUB DOM ESA GUA HON MEX NCA PAN
  6. South America – Group VI:ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU PAR PER URU VEN
  7. Middle East – Group VII:ALG BRN EGY IRQ JOR KSA KUW LBA LIB MAR OMA PLE QAT SUD SYR TUN UAE YEM
  8. Asia and Oceania – Group VIII:AUS BRU CAM CHN HKG INA IND JPN KOR MAS MGL MYA NZL PHI SIN SRI THA TPE
  9. Africa – Group IX:BOT COD ETH KEN MAD MAW MRI NAM RSA SEN SWZ ZAM ZIM

World Cup

By 2024 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage):

  1. FEI Western European League
  2. FEI Central European League (Northern, Southern)
  3. FEI Pacific League
  4. FEI North American League
  5. FEI Arabian League (Middle East, Northern Africa)
  6. FEI Eurasian League
  7. FEI Japan League

Events

Source:[13]

Olympic and Paralympic Games
Main article: Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics

The first Olympics held under its authority were in 1924. Jumping, Dressage and Eventing have been a part of the Olympics since 1912.[14] Para-Equestrian Dressage has been part of the Paralympic games since 1996.[15] Jumping has been part of the Youth Olympic Games since its creation in Singapore in 2010.[16]

FEI World Equestrian Games

The FEI has organized the FEI World Equestrian Games every four years since 1990. The idea of the World Equestrian Games (WEG) came into being in the mid-1980s and was strongly supported by HRH Prince Philip, who was then FEI President.

The WEG encompasses the World Championship titles in all the FEI global disciplines.[17]

World Cup

The FEI World Cup is an indoor series and takes place throughout the world with qualifying leagues leading to a final in each of the disciplines. The FEI World Cup series began with show jumping in 1978 and has since been extended to the disciplines of dressage, driving, and vaulting. Main events include:

  • FEI Show Jumping World Cup since 1978
  • FEI Dressage World Cup since 1985
  • FEI Driving World Cup since 2001
  • FEI Eventing World Cup 2003-2012
  • FEI Vaulting World Cup since 2010
  • FEI Endurance World Cup since

FEI Jumping Main Events

Source:[18]

  1. Global Champions Tour
  2. Longines League of Nations™
  3. FEI Jumping World Cup Series
  4. Longines FEI Jumping World Cup
  5. FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth - Since 2018
  6. FEI Jumping Children's Classics - Since 2008
  7. FEI Jumping Ponies' Trophy - Since 2017
  8. FEI Jumping World Challenge (FEI World Challenges exist in Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, Vaulting, Driving and Para Dressage) - Since 2016
  9. Continental & Regional Games

World, continental and regional championships

FEI World, Continental and Regional Championships are held in all the FEI disciplines and age categories. Events include:

European
  • European Dressage Championships
  • European Show Jumping Championships
  • European Eventing Championships
  • Equestrian at the Friendship Games
  • Ljubičevo Equestrian Games
  • 2019 FEI European Championships
  • 2017 FEI European Championships
  • 2009 FEI European Championships
  • 2013 European Para-Dressage Championship

American
  • Equestrian at the Pan American Games

Asian
  • Equestrian sports first time at the 9th Asian Games in 1982.
  • Equestrian at the Asian Games
  • First Asian Equestrian Championships in Pattaya (THA) 30 Nov to 8 Dec 2019

History

The FEI was formed in 1921 with the joining of the national organizations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the United States of America.[19] Today, there are 136 National Equestrian Federations affiliated with the FEI.[20]

Year Number of
affiliated nations
19218
192821
193831
196048
197054
197562
198681
2014132
2015133
2016134
2018135
2020138
2021136
2022137

On March 2, 2022, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FEI banned Russian and Belarusian athletes, horses, and officials from FEI events, and subsequently an FEI Tribunal panel dismissed an appeal by Russia's Federation of Equestrian Sports challenging the ban.[3]

Presidents
FEI Headquarter in Lausanne, Switzerland.

There have been 13 different presidents of the organization. Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van Ufford is the only individual to have served twice. Nowadays, a President can serve for a maximum of three terms. Since 2014, the President of the FEI is Ingmar De Vos from Belgium.

# President Nation Term
1Baron du TeilFrance France1921–1927
2General Gerrit Johannes MarisNetherlands Netherlands1927–1929
3Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van UffordNetherlands Netherlands1929–1931
4General Guy V. HenryUSA United States1931–1935
5Baron Max Von Holzing-BertstettGermany Nazi Germany1935–1936
6Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van UffordNetherlands Netherlands1936–1939
7Magnus RydmanFinland Finland1939–1946
8Baron Gaston de TrannoyBelgium Belgium1946–1954
9Prince Bernhard of Lippe-BiesterfeldNetherlands Netherlands 1954–1964
10Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghUK United Kingdom1964–1986
11Anne, Princess RoyalUK United Kingdom1986–1994
12Infanta Pilar, Duchess of BadajozSpain Spain1994–2006
13Princess Haya bint HusseinJordan Jordan2006–2014
14Ingmar De VosBelgium BelgiumSince 2014

See also

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