IOC President talks Olympic Agenda 2020 during official visit to FEI HQ

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach commented favourably today on the high level of compliance in equestrian sport with the 40 recommendations in Olympic Agenda 2020 during an official visit to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) headquarters in Lausanne (SUI), the Olymp....

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FEI President’s statement on 2016 Olympic equestrian events

Following the recent comments of the Brazilian National Federation President Luiz Roberto Giugni regarding the Olympic equestrian events in Rio 2016, the FEI President Ingmar De Vos issued the following statement on 7 October:“We have been working for some time with Rio2016, the Brazilian and ....

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In Memoriam: Fritz O. Widmer (SUI), 1922-2015

Fritz O. Widmer (SUI), former FEI Secretary General and Treasurer, and longstanding Vice President of the Swiss National Federation’s Competition Department, has passed away after a long illness. He was 93. Widmer had considerable influence in the development of equestrian sport in Switzerland ....

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World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses signs Memorandum of Understanding with FEI

The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the FEI.The WBFSH represents 70 sport horse studbooks from over 30 countries with the central aim of stimulating horse breeding development worldwide and integrating breeding with horse sport.The FEI....

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FEI President pushes Clean Sport message

FEI President Ingmar De Vos has sent a strong message to the equestrian world on the importance of the FEI Clean Sport campaign, in the countdown to the rollout of the FEI’s global Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Programme (EADCMP) on 1 January 2016.FEI Headquarters currently coor....

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European Equestrian Federation signs Memorandum of Understanding with FEI

The European Equestrian Federation (EEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FEI.The organization is headquartered in Brussels (BEL) and was founded in 2010.A total of 43 of the FEI’s 133 National Federations are also members of the EEF, which is focused on maximising the p....

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FEI Sports Forum turns focus to future of Para-Equestrian Dressage and non-Olympic sports

The final afternoon of the two-day FEI Sports Forum focused on Para-Equestrian Dressage and non-Olympic sports, with the session being opened by Trond Asmyr, FEI Director, Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage.The decision to limit Freestyle to the top third of athletes in each Para-Equestrian grade....

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FEI votes to change Statutes to allow for Presidential remuneration

FEI votes to change Statutes to allow for Presidential remunerationThe FEI today voted unanimously to modify the organisation’s Statutes to allow the FEI President to receive remuneration. The amendment to the Statutes opens up the possibility for remuneration, but the final decision still res....

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IOC Sports Director speaks on Olympic Agenda 2020 at FEI Sports Forum

The second of the morning sessions at the FEI Sports Forum was dedicated to Olympic Agenda 2020, with IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell addressing delegates on Agenda 2020 and its relevance to the FEI.The IOC Sports Director likened the process that the FEI is currently undergoing with its review of....

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FEI Sports Forum 2015 opens with discussion on future of FEI World Equestrian Games™

The FEI President Ingmar De Vos welcomed 270 delegates representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Federations (NFs), riders’, trainers’, and organisers’ clubs, sponsors, experts, media, guests and FEI staff to the fourth FEI Sports Forum which opened this morn....

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