British Equestrian Federation

UK governing body for equestrian sport

British EquestrianFormation| 1972

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Type| Sport governing body
Headquarters| Kenilworth
Location|

* United Kingdom

Membership

| 15 full and 4 associate member organisations representing 280,000 members between them

Official language

| English

Chairman / Chief Executive

| Malcom Wharton CBE

Patron

| Her Majesty The Queen

Staff

| 20
Website| Official website

Formerly called

| British Equestrian Federation

British Equestrian (previously the British Equestrian Federation), founded 1972[1] is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.[2] Her Majesty The Queen is the organisation's Patron.

## Remit[edit]

As an umbrella body, the purpose of the federation is the steering of equestrianism in Britain.

Together with the British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the federation forms the British Horse Industry Confederation.[3] In 2022 the body has 712 officials, 1043 registered athletes and 2318 registered horses.[1]

## Leadership[edit]

The leaderships stands for a period of four years, with a maximum of two terms. The chairman is Malcom Wharton as of 2020, with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas.

## Membership[edit]

British Equestrian is formed of eighteen (fifteen full, three associate) independent member bodies who represent the various equestrian sports.[4]

### Full members[edit]

* British Dressage[5]
* British Eventing
* British Showjumping Association
* British Horse Society
* The Pony Club
* British Equestrian Vaulting
* British Carriagedriving
* British Reining
* Endurance GB
* Association of British Riding Schools
* Horsescotland
* Riding for the Disabled Association
* British Horseball Association
* Mounted Games Association of Great Britain
* UK Polocrosse Association

### Associate members[edit]

* British Equestrian Trade Association[6]
* British Grooms Association
* The Showing Council

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "FEI Database". FEI.
2. ^ "National Federations". International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). 7 April 2020.
3. ^ "About Us". British Horse Industry Confederation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
4. ^ "Member Bodies". British Equestrian Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010.
5. ^ "About dressage". British Dressage. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
6. ^ "About BETA". British Equestrian Trade Association.

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British Equestrian Federation

* British Dressage
* British Eventing
* British Showjumping Association
* British Horse Society
* The Pony Club
* British Equestrian Vaulting
* British Horse Driving Trials Association
* British Reining
* Endurance GB
* Association of British Riding Schools
* Horsescotland
* Riding for the Disabled Association
* British Horseball Association
* Mounted Games Association of Great Britain
* UK Polocrosse Association

* British Equestrian Trade Association
* British Grooms Association
* The Showing Council

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National members of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports

* Current Olympic disciplines
* Dressage
* Eventing
* Show jumping
* Other disciplines
* Driving
* Endurance
* Vaulting
* Reining
* Para-equestrian
* Horseball
* Tent pegging

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

Northern Europe – Group II|

* DEN
* EST
* FIN
* GBR
* GER
* IRL
* ISL
* LAT
* LTU
* NED
* NOR
* POL
* SWE

Eastern Europe & Central Asia – Group III|

* ARM
* AZE
* BLR
* IRI
* GEO
* KAZ
* KGZ
* MDA
* PAK
* RUS
* TKM
* UKR
* UZB

North America – Group IV|

* ANT
* BAR
* BER
* CAY
* CAN
* HAI
* ISV
* JAM
* PUR
* TRI
* USA

Central America – Group V|

* CRC
* CUB
* DOM
* ESA
* GUA
* HON
* MEX
* NCA
* PAN

South America – Group VI|

* ARG
* BOL
* BRA
* CHI
* COL
* ECU
* PAR
* PER
* URU
* VEN

Middle East – Group VII|

* ALG
* BRN
* EGY
* IRQ
* JOR
* KSA
* KUW
* LBA
* LIB
* MAR
* OMA
* PLE
* QAT
* SUD
* SYR
* TUN
* UAE
* YEM

Asia and Oceania – Group VIII|

* AUS
* BRU
* CAM
* CHN
* HKG
* INA
* IND
* JPN
* KOR
* MAS
* MGL
* MYA
* NZL
* PHI
* SIN
* SRI
* THA
* TPE

Africa – Group IX|

* BOT
* COD
* ETH
* KEN
* MAD
* MAW
* MRI
* NAM
* RSA
* SEN
* SWZ
* ZAM
* ZIM

* Pinnacle Events
* Equestrian Games
* Dressage Worlds
* Eventing Worlds
* Show Jumping Worlds
* Olympic Games

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Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom

Summer Olympic sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized swimming
* Water polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* ENG
* WAL
* SCO
* Baseball
* Basketball
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Boxing
* Professional
* Amateur
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* BC
* CTT
* Dance sport
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Football
* GBRMW
* ENG
* NI
* SCO
* WAL
* Golf
* GBR
* ENG
* WAL
* SCO
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* NI
* Hockey
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* ENG
* NI
* SCO
* WAL
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Softball
* Surfing
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Table Tennis
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* SCO
* WAL
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* NI
* Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Ice skating
* Ice Hockey
* GBR
* ENG
* NI
* SCO
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing
* Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports|

* Air sports
* Bandy
* Billiard sports
* ENG
* NI
* SCO
* WAL
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Cricket
* ENG & WAL
* SCO
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Lacrosse
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Motorsport
* Mountaineering and climbing
* Netball
* GBR
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* NI
* Orienteering
* Pelota vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* Rugby Union
* ENG
* WAL
* SCO
* Squash
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Sumo
* Tug-of-war
* Underwater sports
* ENG
* NI
* SCO
* WAL
* Water ski
* Wushu

Disability and Paralympic sports|

* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair basketball

Other sports|

* American football
* Australian rules football
* Backgammon
* British baseball
* ENG
* WAL
* Bog snorkelling
* Bowls
* ENG
* SCO
* WAL
* Caving
* Croquet
* Darts
* Fullbore Target Rifle
* Horse racing
* Kho-kho
* Kiteboarding
* Quidditch
* Radio-controlled racing
* Sailing in schools
* Real Tennis
* Rugby league
* Smallbore Target Rifle

* British Olympic Association
* British Paralympic Association
* Team GB
* Department for Culture, Media and Sport
* UK Sport
* Sport England
* Sport Northern Ireland
* Sportscotland
* Sport Wales
* Commonwealth Games England
* Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
* Commonwealth Games Scotland
* Commonwealth Games Wales
* For some sports, Northern Ireland belongs to all-Irish governing bodies; for these, see Category:All-island sports governing bodies in Ireland.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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