International Federation for Equestrian Sports
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The Fédération équestre internationale (commonly known as the FEI, or in English as the International Federation for Equestrian Sports) is the international governing body of equestrian (horse) sports. Recognized competition disciplines include dressage, Combined driving, endurance riding, eventing, para-equestrianism, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, and it also recognizes tent pegging and horseball as regional equestrian disciplines. It is not concerned with horse racing or polo. It has organized the World Equestrian Games quadrenially since 1990.
The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.
An FEI code of conduct [1] protects the welfare of horse athletes from physical abuse or doping.
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[edit] History
The FEI was first formed in 1921, with the joining of the national organizations of Belgium (BEL), Denmark (DEN), France (FRA), Italy (ITA), Japan (JAP), Norway (NOR), Sweden (SWE) and the United States of America (USA). Today, there are 314 National Organizations who are affiliated with the FEI, with the newest members being Cameroon and Madagascar, who joined in 2005.
[edit] Presidents
- Baron du Teil (FRA)
- Colonel G.J. Maris (NED)
- Major J.K. Quarles van Ufford (NED)
- General Guy V. Henry (USA)
- General Max Frh. Von Holzing-Bertstett (GER)
- Lt. Col. J.K. Quarles van Ufford (NED)
- M. Magnus Rydman (FIN)
- General Baron Gaston de Trannoy (BEL)
- HRH Bernard, Prince of the Netherlands
- HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (GBR)
- HRH The Princess Royal (GBR)
- HRH The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón (ESP)
- HRH Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein (current)
[edit] Rules
See Concours de Saut International for rules on show jumping
See Concours Complet International for rules on eventing
Also see each individual sport
