International Federation for Equestrian Sports

International governing body of equestrian sports

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Fédération Equestre Internationale

Sport| Equestrian
Category| Sports
Jurisdiction| International
Abbreviation| FEI
Founded| 28 May 1921; 104 years ago (1921-05-28)
Affiliation|

* International Olympic Committee
* ASOIF

Affiliation date| 1921, 1983
Headquarters| Lausanne, Switzerland
President|  Ingmar De Vos
Vice president(s)|  Jack C. Huang
Mark Samuel
Secretary|  Sabrina Ibáñez
Sponsor| Longines
Official website
fei.org

The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (French: Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports.[1] The FEI came into being following the Olympic Congress in Lausanne (SUI) in 1921 from May 28 to May 30.[2] It's headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3]

The FEI is responsible for drafting and enforcing regulations within the six disciplines under its jurisdiction.[1] 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.[4]

An FEI code of conduct[5] 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.[6]

## Disciplines

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The FEI recognizes six disciplines under global governance in both regular and para-equestrianism competition:[7]

* Dressage and Para Dressage[8]
* Driving and Para Driving[9]
* Endurance[10]
* Eventing[11]
* Show jumping[12]
* Vaulting[13]

Reining was an FEI discipline from 2000 until 2021.[14]

The following two disciplines are under regional governance:

* Horseball (Fédération internationale de horse-ball [fr] \- FIHB)
* Tent pegging (International Tent Pegging Federation \- ITPF)

The FEI does not govern or provide rules for horse racing[1] (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

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### Vision

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To grow the unique and mutually beneficial bond between horse and human in sport globally.[15]

### Mission

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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.[15]

## Sub Federations

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1. Asian Equestrian Federation
2. European Equestrian Federation

## Regions

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### Normal

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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

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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

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Source:[16]

### Olympic and Paralympic Games

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Main articles: Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics and Equestrian events at the Summer Paralympics

The first Olympics held under its authority were in 1924. Jumping, Dressage and Eventing have been a part of the Olympics since 1912.[17] Para-Equestrian Dressage has been part of the Paralympic games since 1996.[18] Jumping has been part of the Youth Olympic Games since its creation in Singapore in 2010.[19]

### FEI World Equestrian Games

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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.[20]

### World Cup

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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

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Source:[21]

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

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

* World Dressage Championships
* World Eventing Championships
* World Show Jumping Championships
* FEI World Eventing Championships for Young Horses
* FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, Pairs, Pony and Four-in-Hand
* FEI World Endurance Championships for Seniors since 2012
* FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses since 2012
* FEI World Vaulting Championships for Seniors [de]
* FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships

### European

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* 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

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* Equestrian at the Pan American Games

### Asian

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Main article: Asian Equestrian Federation

* 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

### Ratings

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Main articles: Concours de Saut International, Concours Complet International, and Concours de Dressage International

## History

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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.[22][23][24] Today, there are 136 National Equestrian Federations affiliated with the FEI.[25]

Year  | Number of
affiliated nations

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1921 | 8
1928 | 21
1938 | 31
1960 | 48
1970 | 54
1975 | 62
1986 | 81
2014 | 132
2015 | 133
2016 | 134
2018 | 135
2020 | 138
2021 | 136
2022 | 137

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.[6]

## Presidents

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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

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1 | Baron du Teil | France  | 1921–1927
2 | General Gerrit Johannes Maris | Netherlands  | 1927–1929
3 | Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van Ufford | Netherlands  | 1929–1931
4 | General Guy V. Henry | USA  | 1931–1935
5 | Baron Max Von Holzing-Bertstett | Germany  | 1935–1936
6 | Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van Ufford | Netherlands  | 1936–1939
7 | Magnus Rydman | Finland  | 1939–1946
8 | Baron Gaston de Trannoy | Belgium  | 1946–1954
9 | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | Netherlands  | 1954–1964
10 | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | UK  | 1964–1986
11 | Anne, Princess Royal | UK  | 1986–1994
12 | Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz | Spain  | 1994–2006
13 | Princess Haya bint Hussein | Jordan  | 2006–2014
14 | Ingmar De Vos[26] | Belgium  | Since 2014

## See also

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* French Equestrian Federation
* French National Olympic and Sports Committee

## References

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1. ^ a b c "FEI". Horse & Hound. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. ^ "Celebrating 100 years of FEI". FEI. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024.
3. ^ "FEI Headquarters Flowchart". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
4. ^ "About FEI". www.inside.fei.org. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
5. ^ "The FEI Code of Conduct for the Welfare of the Horse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017.
6. ^ a b "FEI Tribunal dismisses Russian appeal against equestrian ban". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 May 2022.
7. ^ "Sport". 15 July 2020.
8. ^ "Welcome to Dressage & Para Dressage". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
9. ^ "Welcome to Driving & Para Driving". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
10. ^ "Welcome to Endurance". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
11. ^ "Welcome to Eventing". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
12. ^ "Welcome to Jumping". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
13. ^ "Welcome to Vaulting". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
14. ^ "Welcome to Reining". FEI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
15. ^ a b "FEI Values | FEI". 12 June 2019.
16. ^ "All Events".
17. ^ "Does Olympic horse-riding have a gender problem?". The Economist. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
18. ^ "Americans Hart, Shoemaker & Trunnell Win 4 Para-Equestrian World Medals – For A Program That Had None". Team USA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
19. ^ "Equestrian". 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
20. ^ "FEI Championships". FEI. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
21. ^ "Jumping Main Events". 9 March 2012.
22. ^ "FEI History". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
23. ^ Allen, K; Schumacher, SA (2015). "Chapter 26: Impact of FEI rules on sport horse medications". In Sprayberry, KA; Robinson, NE (eds.). Robinson's Current Therapy in Equine Medicine (7th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 112–115\. ISBN 9780323242165.
24. ^ "FEI 100 Years – FEI Annual Report 2021". FEI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
25. ^ "FEI National Federation Members". fei.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
26. ^ "Ingmar De Vos". FEI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* FEI TV: Official Equestrian Sport streaming website
* FEI Inside
* FEI Database

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FEI World Cup Finals

* FEI World Cup Show Jumping
* FEI World Cup Dressage
* FEI World Cup Driving

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* (2020 cancelled)
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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International sports federations

ASOIF (30+2)
Summer Olympics Federations|

* AQUA (aquatic sports)
* WA (archery)
* WA (athletics)
* BWF (badminton)
* WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate)
* FIBA (basketball)
* WB2 (boxing)
* ICF (canoeing)
* UCI (cycling)
* WDSF (dance sport) (associate)
* FEI (equestrian)
* FIE (fencing)
* FIFA (football)
* IGF (golf)
* FIG (gymnastics)
* IHF (handball)
* FIH (field hockey)
* IJF (judo)
* UIPM (modern pentathlon)
* WSK (roller sports)
* FISA (rowing)
* WR (rugby union)
* WS (sailing)
* ISSF (shooting)
* IFSC (sport climbing)
* ISA (surfing)
* ITTF (table tennis)
* WT (taekwondo)
* ITF (tennis)
* TRI (triathlon)
* FIVB (volleyball)
* IWF (weightlifting)
* UWW (wrestling)

AIOWF (7)
Winter Olympics Federations|

* IBU (biathlon)
* IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton)
* WC (curling)
* IIHF (ice hockey)
* FIL (luge)
* ISU (skating sports)
* FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports)

ARISF (39)
Others recognised by IOC|

* FAI (air sports)
* IFAF (American football)
* FIA (auto racing)
* FIB (bandy)
* WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5)
* FIPV (basque pelota)
* WCBS (billiards sports)
* CMSB (boules)
* IBF (bowling)
* WBF (bridge)
* ICU (cheer)
* FIDE (chess)
* ICC (cricket)
* WDSF (dance sport)
* IFF (floorball)
* WFDF (flying disc)
* IFI (ice stock sport)
* WKF (karate)
* WAKO (kickboxing)
* IKF (korfball)
* WL (lacrosse)
* ILSF (life saving)
* FIM (motorcycle sport)
* UIAA (mountaineering)
* IFMA (muaythai)
* WN (netball)
* IOF (orienteering)
* FIP (polo)
* UIM (powerboating)
* IRF (racquetball)
* FIAS (sambo)
* ISMF (ski mountaineering)
* WSF (squash)
* IFS (sumo)
* TWIF (tug-of-war)
* CMAS (underwater sports)
* FISU (university sports)
* IWWF (waterski and wakeboard)
* IWUF (wushu)

AIMS (20)
Others in SportAccord|

* IAF (aikido)
* WAF (arm wrestling)
* IFBB (bodybuilding)
* ICSF (casting)
* WDF (darts)
* IDBF (dragon boat)
* FMJD (draughts)
* IFA (fistball)
* IGF (go)
* JJIF (ju-jitsu)
* FIK (kendo)
* WMF (minigolf)
* IPF (powerlifting)
* IPSC (practical shooting)
* FISav (savate)
* ISTAF (sepak takraw)
* ISFF (sleddog)
* ISTF (soft tennis)
* CIPS (sport fishing)
* FITEQ (teqball)

former GAISF
observer members (11)|

* WDA (dodgeball)
* FIFG (footgolf)
* IJRU (jump rope)
* IUKL (kettlebell lifting)
* FISO (obstacle)
* IPF (padel)
* IFMP (poker)
* IPSF (pole dance)
* IRF (rafting)
* IRL (rugby league)
* ITSF (table football/soccer)

Others|

* WEKAF (arnis)
* AFLC (Australian rules football)
* WBGF (backgammon)
* ISBHF (ball hockey)
* IBA (bodyboarding)
* WB (bowls)
* IBA1,2 (boxing)
* SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
* IFBA (broomball)
* WCF (croquet)
* WDBF (dodgeball)
* ICFRA (fullbore rifle)
* IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling)
* ATSX (downhill ice cross)
* IKF2 (kabaddi)
* WK2 (kabaddi)
* IKF (kempo)
* FISLY (landsailing)
* IMMAF (mixed martial arts)
* WMRA (mountain running)
* ORSI (ocean rowing)
* IPF (pickleball)
* IQA (quad ball)
* IFMAR (radio-controlled racing)
* IRF (rogaining)
* WSSF (snowshoe running)
* ISF (skyrunning)
* WSSA (sport stacking)
* ITHF (table hockey)
* ITPF (tent pegging)
* FIT (touch football)
* ITRA (trail running)
* IAU (ultra running)

* International Olympic Committee
* International World Games Association
* SportAccord

* 1 IOC recognition withdrawn
* 2 Contested governance

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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
* NEP
* 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
* NEP
* 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

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Czech Republic
* Sweden
* Israel

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