The FEI Jumping Department would like to inform you that the policy for making changes to already approved FEI schedules has been updated and will be applied to all schedules approved on and after 1 April 2024.
The wording has been revised as follows to allow flexibility for Organisers to make changes while keeping in line with the objective of the FEI Rules and Regulations which is to avoid Athletes being disadvantaged by late changes:
NB: Modifications to the approved Schedule can be accepted until two weeks prior to the Event, provided the closing date for Entries has not already passed; if the closing date for Entries has already passed, the FEI reserves the right to not approve the requested change. Additionally, no change may be made to a Longines Ranking Competition after the fifth Monday prior to the week of the Event. Prizes in kind, to be accepted as prize money to count for Longines Ranking competitions and total event prize money, must be easily convertible into cash (GRs Art. 127).
As of 1 April, whenever a requested change is accepted/refused after the closing date for Entries has passed, the FEI Jumping Department will provide a short explanation as to why the change is/is not accepted.
Please be informed that the next update of the FEI Tack, Equipment & Dress Database (FEI Tack App) will be released after the Easter holidays, on 8 April 2024.
Further to feedback received from numerous Athletes and Officials, who are seeking clarity regarding the use of tack and equipment during the Olympic & Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, the FEI agreed that this would be the last update of the FEI Tack App prior to the Games. The temporary pause of updates to the FEI Tack App will be applied to all FEI Disciplines, including non-Olympic Disciplines.
Following the conclusion of the Olympic & Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, the updates shall resume on every first Monday of the month, as per the usual process.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
General
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OLYMPIC GAMES |
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Important Deadlines - Jumping - Dressage - Eventing |
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2024 |
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28 MARCH |
NOCs/NFs to nominate long list of potential Athletes to Paris 2024 (to be submitted to the Paris2024 OC by the respective NOCs). |
24 JUNE |
FEI Deadline for achieving Olympic MERs for all Athlete/Horse combinations. |
25 JUNE |
FEI Deadline for NFs to send Certificates of Capability to FEI |
08 JULY |
Paris 2024 Sport Entry deadline – NOCs submit final entries. |
Tickets for National Federations for Olympic Games Equestrian competitions |
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We are pleased to inform you that the FEI are in the position to offer a limited number of competition tickets to National Federations having obtained a qualification quota for the Olympic Games. These tickets are exclusively available for Presidents and Secretary Generals (nominative and non-transferable) and are solely for the competitions in which the qualified athletes of the respective National Federations will be participating. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. |
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Individual Quota Places confirmation - Jumping - Dressage - Eventing |
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Please be informed that ALL eligible NOCs/NFs have confirmed the use of their allocated Individual quota places by the deadline of 18 March 2024.
EVENTING
* These two nations have a total of two (2) individual quota places
The Qualification System documents including the list of NOCs having obtained Team and Individual Quota Places and Reserve NOCs for all three disciplines are available in the FEI Paris 2024 hub. |
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Eventing - Olympic Minimum Elegibility Requirements |
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Further to queries received from different National Federations, the interpretation of the terms “different events” included in Article 626.1 of the FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games has been clarified as follows. |
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Veterinary - New documents available | |
Kindly note that new Veterinary documents are now available on the FEI Paris 2024 Hub.
Should you have any questions, please contact the FEI Veterinary Department. |
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PARALYMPIC GAMES |
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Important deadlines Para Dressage |
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2024 |
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03 MAY |
Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs (“Accreditation Long List”). This deadline is for all stakeholder groups, including Athletes, NPC teams, Horse Owners etc. |
19 JUNE |
End of the period for Athlete/Horse combinations to attain a minimum eligibility score. Nominated Entries date – NFs deadline to send in Certificate of Capabilities. |
05 AUGUST |
Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive sport entry forms submitted by NPCs. |
Allocations of Qualifications Slots |
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As per the Qualification Regulations, NPCs were notified of allocated qualification slots on 4 March, and had until 18 March to confirm the use of allocated places. The Qualification System document has been updated accordingly on the FEI Paris 2024 Hub. Team Qualifications (three or four slots)
* Accepted three quota slots, one returned for reallocation Individual Qualifications (maximum 2 slots per NPC)
*These nations have a total of two (2) individual quota places |
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Minimum Eligibility Requirements |
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To be eligible for selection by an NPC, Athletes must:
To be eligible for selection by an NPC, Athlete/Horse combinations must:
We remind National Federations to verify their Athlete’s Classification Status, and please contact the Para Dressage department if there are any questions. Athletes must meet the Eligibility requirements by the deadline of 19 June 2024. |
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Veterinary - New documents available |
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Kindly note that new Veterinary documents are now available on the FEI Paris 2024 Hub.
Should you have any questions, please contact the FEI Veterinary Department. |
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GENERAL |
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Paris 2024 iconic poster revealed |
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Summary of useful Paris 2024 links |
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FEI History Hub |
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Who was the first woman to take part in equestrian at Olympic Games? |
Jean Maurice Bonneau, well-known and greatly respected French Jumping athlete, Chef d’Equipe and FEI Jumping Committee member from 2008-2012, sadly passed away on 18 March at the age of 64. |
Bonneau discovered his passion for horse riding at the age of 12 thanks to Gérald and Michel de Béjarry. At the age of 18, he then went to join his brothers who were already established as professional riders, before setting up his own business in 1984.
Member of the French team from 1987 to 1996, his first participation at a major international event was the FEI Jumping European Championship in St.Gallen (SUI) in 1995, where France took home the bronze medal.
Further career highlights include his role as French Chef d’Equipe from 2000 to 2006, where he led the French team to gold at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Jerez de La Frontera (ESP) in 2002 and to team silver at the FEI Jumping European Championship in Donaueschingen (GER) in 2003.
“I had the pleasure of getting to know Jean-Maurice at Events and through our work together within the FEI Jumping Committee”, said Chair of the FEI Jumping Committee, Stephan Ellenbruch. “He was passionate and invested in our sport with an open mind allowing for good discussions. His passing is a heavy loss for the Jumping Community”.
Todd Hinde, FEI Jumping Director added “Jean-Maurice was a well-known and much appreciated member of the equestrian community. He will be dearly missed, and fondly remembered.”
The FEI expresses its sincere condolences to Jean-Maurice Bonneau’s family and friends, the French Equestrian Federation (FFE) and the global equestrian and Jumping communities.
The Organising Committee of the FEI World Championships 2026 in Aachen would already like to share some useful information with all National Federations in order to facilitate you, your teams, athletes and horses in the best possible way. Below you will find information regarding the key contact persons within the Organising Committee, who are available should you already have questions regarding the FEI World Championships 2026.
For all sports-related questions, please contact:
Ms. Jana Kun: jana.kun@aachen2026.com.
Jana will be your main sport liaison person.
For all non-sport related issues, i.e. accommodation, accreditation, transport, please contact
Ms. Jennifer Ingenhaag : jennifer.ingenhaag@aachen2026.com.
Jennifer will be your main non-sport liaison person.
Ticketing:
Please note that ticket sales for the Jumping and Dressage competitions have already started. Tickets can be purchased at https://tickets.aachen2026.com.
As soon as tickets for the other disciplines are available, the Organising Committee will communicate this.
For any questions regarding tickets, please contact:
Ms. Lea Sous lea.sous@aachen2026.com
Hotel / Accommodation:
The Aachen tourism service will be the official partner for hotels and accommodation. The Organising Committee kindly asks you do not contact the hotels directly, but always go via the Aachen tourism service.
They can be contacted via: aachen2026@aachen-tourismus.de.
Lastly, the Organising Committee would like to create a list of contacts for all correspondences regarding the FEI World Championships Aachen 2026. Please send the names and email addresses of the people you would like to see added to this mailing list, so that they can stay up to date on the latest developments.
Please send the contact details to: jennifer.ingenhaag@aachen2026.com.
The Organising Committee of the FEI World Championships in Aachen 2026 looks forward to working together with you all and is available for any questions you may have.
In order to streamline and enhance the processing of sport nationality change by the FEI, a new Application Form for Athletes aged over 18 years, is now available on Inside.FEI.org/Sport Nationality. When filled out accurately, this Application Form will enable the FEI to process requests more efficiently by:
The Sport Nationality Form includes detailed instructions. It can be filled out and signed electronically. It can also be printed, filled in by hand, and scanned before sharing with the FEI.
Kindly ensure that going forward all Sport Nationality applications for Athletes aged over 18 years will be submitted to the FEI using this form. Incomplete, unsigned and/or undocumented applications will not be processed by the FEI.
The Longines Rankings n 278 for February 2024 have been published here.
The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 278th Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Steve Guerdat for the 3rd place.
France, United State of America and Switzerland are the three Nations with two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.
The FEI Board held a teleconference on 27 February. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.
ALLOCATION OF FEI CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FINALS
Allocations
The Board allocated the FEI Jumping Children’s Classics Final 2024 to Rancho Salazar (MEX) on 12-17 November.
FEI Jumping Youth Nations Cup 2024 – change of venue
The Board approved the reallocation of the FEI Jumping Youth Nations Cup 2024 qualifier to Linz-Ebelsberg (AUT) instead of Lamprechtshausen (AUT).
The Board approved the following sets of rules:
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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OLYMPIC GAMES | |
Important Deadlines - Jumping - Dressage - Eventing | |
2024 | |
18 MARCH | NOCs/NFs to confirm allocated individual & composite team quota places to the FEI |
28 MARCH | NOCs/NFs to nominate long list of potential Athletes to Paris 2024* |
24 JUNE | Deadline for achieving Olympic MERs for all Athlete/Horse combinations |
25 JUNE | NFs to send FEI Certificates of Capability to the FEI |
08 JULY | Paris 2024 Sport Entry deadline – NOCs submit final entries |
* IMPORTANT: NOCs will be required to nominate directly to Paris2024 OC, the long list of all Athletes who could possibly be entered for the Olympic Games by 28 March 2024. This accreditation long list includes the NOC Delegation with all potential grooms, horse Owners, Team officials. For more information, please contact your NOC directly. | |
Individual Quota Places confirmation Jumping - Dressage - Eventing |
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The FEI has informed eligible NOCs/NFs of the allocation of Individual quota places on 19 February 2024. All eligible NOCs/NFs must now confirm or decline their allocated Individual quota place for the Paris2024 Olympic Games to the FEI in writing by 18 March 2024. An answer from both the respective NOC and NF is required.
* These two nations have a total of two (2) individual quota places
* Allocation of one (1) individual quota place further to team quota place withdrawal |
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Deadline to submit Horse Owner's information to the FEI | |
Please note that the date for the registration of owners is lined up with the NOC deadline to submit the long list for accreditation to the Paris2024 Organising Committee. |
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Olympic Minimum Elegibility Requirements - Eventing | |
Further to queries received from different National Federations, the wording of the below Article 626.1 of the FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games is confirmed as follows:
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PARALYMPIC GAMES | |
Important Deadlines Para Dressage | |
28 FEBRUARY | Deadline to submit change of nationality requests to the IPC |
04 MARCH | FEI notifies the NPCs in writing about the number of allocated qualification slots |
18 MARCH | NPCs confirm in writing the use of allocated qualification slots Deadline for NPCs to submit Bipartite Commission Invitation applications to FEI |
25 MARCH | FEI confirms in writing the reallocation of unused qualification slots and the awarding of Bipartite Commission Invitations |
03 MAY | Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs (“Accreditation Long List”) |
19 JUNE | End of the period for Athlete/horse combinations to attain a minimum eligibility score NFs to send FEI Certificates of Capability to FEI |
05 AUGUST | Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive sport entry forms submitted by NPCs |
GENERAL | |
Remember to check out the Paris 2024 Hub, where you will find all the relevant information, guidelines and rules, as well as latest news, updates and deadlines with regards to the equestrian events of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
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Who was the first woman to take part in equestrian at Olympic Games? When did equestrian enter the Paralympic programme? Visit the FEI History Hub and read up on all the fun facts of past editions of Olympic and Paralympic Games since the inclusion of equestrian sports. |
The Longines Rankings n 277 for January 2024 have been published here.
The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 277th Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Steve Guerdat entering back the top 3 at the 3rd place.
France, United State of America and Switzerland are the three Nations with two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.
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