International Federation for Equestrian Sports

International Federation for Equestrian Sports
FEI
Sport Equestrian
Jurisdiction International
Founded 1921
Affiliation International Olympic Committee, ASOIF
Affiliation date 1921, 1983
Headquarters Lausanne, Switzerland
President Belgium Ingmar De Vos
Official website
www.fei.org

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. An FEI code of conduct[1] protects the welfare of the horses from physical abuse or doping.

Disciplines

The FEI recognizes seven disciplines under global governance in both regular and para-equestrianism competition:

The following two disciplines are under regional governance:

The FEI does not govern or provide rules for horse racing or polo, but in the latter case, it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of International Polo.

Events

Olympic and Paralympic Games

Jumping, Dressage and Eventing have part of the Olympics since 1912. Para-Equestrian Dressage has been part of the Paralympic games since 1996.

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.[10]

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:

World, continental and regional championships

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

Ratings

History

The FEI was formed in 1921 with the joining of the national organizations of Belgium (BEL), Denmark (DEN), France (FRA), Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Norway (NOR), Sweden (SWE) and the United States of America (USA). Today, there are 132 National Equestrian Federations affiliated with the FEI.[11]

Year Number of
affiliated nations
1921 8
1928 21
1938 31
1960 48
1970 54
1975 62
1986 81
2014 132

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 two terms. Since 2014, the President of the FEI is Ingmar De Vos from Belgium.

# President Nation Term
1 Baron du Teil France 1921–1927
2 General Gerrit Johannes Maris Netherlands1927–1929
3 Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van Ufford Netherlands1929–1931
4 General Guy V. Henry USA 1931–1935
5 Baron Max Von Holzing-Bertstett Germany1935–1936
6 Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van Ufford Netherlands1936–1939
7 Magnus Rydman Finland1939–1946
8 Baron Gaston de Trannoy Belgium1946–1954
9 Prince Bernhard of Lippe-BiesterfeldNetherlands 1954–1964
10 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh UK 1964–1986
11 Anne, Princess Royal UK1986–1994
12 Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz Spain1994–2006
13 Princess Haya bint Al Hussein Jordan2006-2014
13 Ingmar De Vos BelgiumSince 2014

References

  1. ↑ The FEI Code of Conduct for the Welfare of the Horse
  2. ↑ "Disciplines – Dressage – About Dressage". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Disciplines – Driving – About Driving". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Disciplines – Driving – About Para Equestrian Driving". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Disciplines – Endurance – About Endurance". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Disciplines – Eventing – About Eventing". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Disciplines – Reining". Fei.org. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Disciplines – Jumping – About Jumping". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Disciplines – Vaulting – About Vaulting". Fei.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "FEI Championships". FEI. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "FEI Members". fei.org. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

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