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We are pleased to inform you that the FEI will be launching a new campaign tomorrow called “Think Outside The Box” to raise awareness and provide solutions to minimise the risk of potential contamination and Equine Anti-Doping and Medication Controlled Regulations (EADMCR) violations, as well as potential health risks for horses, arising from certain behaviours and actions or lack-of in and around the stables.
Initially created to attract the attention of the key stakeholders concerned by the EADMCRs ie riders, grooms and support personnel, and in a bid to inform and educate around contamination – often an unfortunate situation that could be avoided if the right precautions had been taken - the campaign was expanded to include general best-practice recommendations to make it relevant to the wider equestrian community and promote safety and wellbeing for horses, regardless of their competition status.
A joint collaboration between the Education and Legal departments at the FEI, with very engaging and “shareable” content (you will be surprised by the video), we encourage all our stakeholders to join us in the promotion of this campaign so we can reach as many people as possible, and hopefully reduce contamination cases emanating from ill-informed behaviour, as well as providing the best practice recommendations to avoid contamination for horses out of competition and any potential health threats this might entail.
Dedicated Hub & Digital Assets To Download – English, French & Spanish
We have created a dedicated portal - www.fei.org/think - available in three languages (English, French and Spanish) and have an array of digital assets which you can download and use on all your channels to proactively promote the campaign to you members, fans and followers. Download assets directly on www.fei.org/think #FEIThinkOutsideTheBox
They Support Us
You will see on the portal, we have a section – They Support Us – where we have included the logos of all our Official Stakeholders, so please do let us know if you would like to be removed from this section, simply by contacting Sebastien.Goyon@fei.org and alternatively if you are not included in this section, and would like to be featured, please also contact Sebastien.Goyon@fei.org and let him know you would like to be added to that section with your logo.
Campaign Merchandising
And finally, we have produced some bright and impactful merchandising for this campaign, which is available to all our “supporters” so please don’t to hesitate contact Sebastien.Goyon@fei.org with the relevant delivery address and we will send you a pack of stickers, caps and tote bags with campaign branding.
Ambassadors
We are also on the lookout for ambassadors – so if you would like to nominate/introduce us to potential ambassadors for the campaign, we are open to suggestions!
EMBARGOED
Please note all of the above is EMBARGOED until Friday 17 November 20:00 CET when the campaign is officially launched. We kindly ask that you refrain from posting any information, assets, visual, etc until 16:00 on Friday unless reposting from FEI channels.
#FEIThinkOutsideTheBox
FRANGIBLE DEVICES
We would like to share with you the updates applicable as from 1st January 2024.
We are aware of the need for a period in which Course Designers and Course Builders work towards building new frangible fences to enable them to incorporate designs into more traditional type jumps that fit MIM the instruction weights and dimensions. However, it is also understood that it is time consuming and costly to update existing frangible fences, therefore:
All new MIM fences should must be fitted with a MIM weight plate as from 1st January 2024 latest (available from MIM https://mimclip.mimsafe.com/shop/ at no charge and now supplied with all new kits) at time of building.
As a reminder:
We know building Cross Country fences includes many different variations and parameters, Course Designers and Technical Delegates should ensure that fences built with MIM devices follow the instructions.
The enclosed updated MIM ONE PAGE CORRECT FITTING CHECKS have been updated; they are available to print out from the FEI website (Eventing / Risk Management / Deformable & Frangible Devices). These check lists have also been updated in the Cross Country Guide for Officials (Updated 23.10.2023) available on the website (Eventing / Rules) and in the FEI Rule App (to display the latest version (Last update on 23 October 2023), you might have to delete the existing XC Guide document from the FEI Rule App library and swipe at the top of the App to refresh the documents), as well as on the Officials Facebook page.
They are available for the following kits:
TD’s, CD’s and GJ should use these check lists during course inspections and check that the Course Builders have fitted the Frangible devices to the correct measurements.
Please ensure newly built fences as from 1st January 2024, comply with the “MIM One page correct fitting checks”.
Any question about correct fitting of frangible devices are to be addressed to:
RMSG members:
MIM founder:
Note: please be mindful of time zones if using their mobile numbers
A list of Frangible Device Advisors is also available in the MIM FAQs document.
If a frangible device is incorrectly fitted, it would be very helpful if you could take a photo and send it (to the above-mentioned) as it will help to identify what errors are being made and improve the instruction manuals accordingly.
All information relating to Frangible Devices is available on the FEI website under Eventing / Risk Management / Frangible Devices
CROSS COUNTRY GUIDE FOR OFFICIALS UPDATE
The following sections of the Cross Country Guide for Officials have been updated:
Page 6 – Counting the Efforts
Page 21 - Frangible Deformable Devices (art. 547.2.4)
Page 24 – 28 MIM CORRECT FITTING CHECKS (ONE PAGERS)
The following have been updated:
An additional one pager has been included:
Page 30 - Definitions
The Cross Country Guide for Officials is available on the FEI website (Eventing / Rules) and in the FEI Rule App (to display the latest version (Last update on 23 October 2023), you might have to delete the existing XC Guide document from the FEI Rule App library and swipe at the top of the App to refresh the documents),
2024 EVENTING HORSE FALL RECOMMENDATION
The Eventing Committee and Risk Management Steering Group have agreed to include the following recommendation for 2024 for implementation by Ground Jury:
Following any Horse Fall on Cross Country, a systematic interview/discussion will need to be place between the Athlete and the Ground Jury (President or Member) and/or the Technical Delegate. The aim is educational to understand the circumstances to learn for the future – Horse falls are a serious risk factor for athlete, horse and our sport and need to be minimised. The discussion is to be recorded in the Judge and/or TD report (a section will be added in the reports).
2024 ONLINE FEI EVENTING SEMINAR AND NSO SEMINAR
The Online Eventing Seminar and NSO Seminar will be held on Saturday 20 January 2024, for all Eventing Officials, Eventing FEI Athletes, National Federations, NSOs, Course Builders, etc.
The Online NSO Seminar will be held on Sunday 21 January 2024 for NSOs and NFs.
More information will be communicated shortly.
RISK MANAGEMENT STEERING GROUP (RMSG)
We hereby inform you that Rob Stevenson has decided to step down as Medical Member of the RMSG. We are very appreciative of all the work and time Rob has dedicated to the Group over the last 7 years.
If you have any questions, comments or need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact us (Nathalie.charlton@fei.org).
New FEI Eventing Dressage Tests are now available online, including new and updated tests for CCIP1*, CCI1*-Intro, CCI2*, CCI3*, CCI4* and CCI5* competitions. Dressage Tests 'D' were created for competitions wishing to use shorter tests.
You will find all tests to be used as of 1 January 2024 on the following webpage.
Below please find an important update and clarification regarding the participation restrictions in Eventing applicable for obtaining the Minimum Eligibility Requirements for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as set out in Article 626 of the FEI Olympic Regulations for Paris 2024:
“No Athlete/Horse combination may participate at an event to obtain an Olympic MER within the period of 4 weeks after having started the Cross country test of a Long format (CCI-L) event and/or 2 weeks (10 days) after a short format (CCI-S) event.”
Having received numerous queries and requests for clarification, the FEI hereby informs everyone of the following clarifications in order to maintain consistency with the FEI Eventing Rules (article 518.2 Minimum Eligibility Requirement Validity period - CIs & CIOs) and to be aligned with past practices such as for Tokyo 2020:
Please disregard all information previously sent, including the NF News’ of 3 and 12 May 2023 on this matter. The FEI Eventing & Olympic Department will provide each National Federation with the list of combinations not complying with the above and updated timelines.
Should you have any question, please contact the Eventing and Olympic Department.
Visit the FEI Paris 2024 Olympic hub for all information relating to the Olympic Ranking and MER events, qualification systems, rules & regulations, customs & freight guide, and more.
Visit the FEI Paris 2024 Paralympic hub for all information relating to qualification events & systems, rules & regulations, customs & freight guide, and more.
We wish to remind you that in accordance with Art. 112 of the FEI General Regulations, the dates for all 2024 International Events must be entered into the FEI online Calendar through FEI Database before 01 October. Exceptionally this year, the deadline is postponed to Monday, 02 October 2023 midnight CEST.
At 23:59 CEST on 02 October 2023, the 2024 online Calendar will be blocked. Any modification requested after the deadline will need to be addressed to the FEI by email (calendar@fei.org) using the Calendar Form available on FEI Documents.
You will find the full Memo which can also be accessed via the FEI Calendar here.
The FEI Board held a teleconference on 29 August. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.
Allocation of FEI-Named Events
FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2024
The Board allocated the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2024 Qualifiers to the following Organisers:
* The allocation of the qualifiers to Montelibretti (ITA) and Bromont (CAN) is to be confirmed subject to receipt of outstanding information/confirmations from these Organisers.
FEI Annual Report 2022
The Board approved the FEI Annual Report 2022. The Annual Report will be published online here in the coming days.
He officiated at national and international events and was the National Safety Officer for Norway since the beginning of the program in 2008. He was involved in all the Risk Management and NSO Seminars where his knowledge and great personality were very much appreciated.
Anton was a journalist and photographer, he devoted all his life to horses and horse sport. He started horse-racing at a young age and after became a trainer. He later was asked to join a team to reestablish the Eventing sport in Norway.
The FEI expresses its sincere condolences to Anton Granhus’ family and friends, the Norwegian Equestrian Federation (NOR) and the global equestrian community.
The FEI has today confirmed the shortlisted bidders for the FEI World Championships 2026. The shortlist comprises five Organising Committees who have applied to host events in various disciplines, as follows:
The FEI Board will allocate the FEI World Championships 2026 at its in-person Board Meeting on 18 November 2023 in Mexico City (MEX), following a thorough review by the FEI Evaluation Commission and taking into account recommendations by the Technical Committees.
Following three decades of a unique host formula for senior World Championships under the FEI World Equestrian Games™ format, in 2022 the FEI returned to a more flexible approach accepting single and multiple World Championship bids with a focus on catering to the needs and specificities of each discipline. Herning (DEN) hosted hugely successful events in Jumping, Dressage, Para Dressage, and Vaulting whereas Eventing and Driving Four-in-Hand competitions took place at Pratoni Del Vivaro (ITA), venue of the 1960 Olympic equestrian events. The FEI Endurance World Championships 2022 were held at Butheeb (UAE) last February.
“We are very pleased with the variety of bids we have received,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said. “Following the outstanding FEI World Championships 2022 organised in Denmark, Italy and the UAE, we are confident this flexible approach with single and multiple bids serves not only the sport, but also the fans and the development of equestrian around the world, allowing different nations and venues to bid to host a major FEI event.”
Olympic qualifications
The FEI World Championships 2026 in Jumping, Dressage, Para Dressage, and Eventing will be the first qualifying events for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A bit of history
The FEI World Championships have a long history.
Dressage is the FEI discipline with the longest tradition of Championships. A Grand Prix de Dressage, organised in Lucerne (SUI) as early as 1927, had hosted 12 riders representing five nations.
Official FEI Dressage Championships were organised on all non-Olympic years between 1930 and 1939 in Switzerland, France, Austria, Hungary, Germany, and Great Britain. The last such event took place in August 1939, only days before the outbreak of World War II.
The FEI tried to revive the event after the war with limited success. Participation gradually improved and European Championships were organised in 1963, which led to the first FEI Dressage World Championship held in Bern (SUI) three years later.
The first Para Dressage Championship, which took place under the leadership of the FEI, was held in July 2007 only a year after Para Equestrian came under the FEI umbrella. The event enjoyed a truly international representation gathering 133 athletes from 35 nations. Since 2010, FEI Dressage and Para Dressage Championships are being held concurrently.
The first FEI Jumping World Championship was organised in June 1953 at the Parc des Princes stadium in the south west of Paris (FRA). The event was drastically different from its modern equivalent as only 19 athletes from 11 countries, including Yugoslavia, Cambodia and the USA, competed. No women took part since female riders would not be able to enter Jumping competitions until 1956.
The first FEI Eventing World Championship was organised in 1966, the same year as the first FEI Dressage World Championship, at the beautiful estate of Lord Burghley in Lincolnshire, Great Britain. The Championship gathered 39 athletes representing five nations: Argentina, Great Britain, Ireland, USA, USSR.
The previous year the FEI had established the configuration according to which World Championships in the Olympic discipline of Jumping were held every four years in the non-Olympic even years and continental championships were organised in the odd years. This pattern is still in use today for all the FEI Olympic and Paralympic disciplines.
The non-Olympic disciplines
The first edition of the FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand was held in 1972 in Münster (GER) two years after Driving had become an FEI discipline. Since then, the event continues to be organised every two years.
Endurance became an FEI discipline in 1982, one year before Vaulting. The championship histories of these two non-Olympic disciplines have run in parallel from the start with World Championships organised every other year on even years.
FEI Endurance European Championships had been held in 1984 and 1985 until the first FEI Endurance World Championship was organised in September 1986 at Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA).
In 1983, one year after Driving, Vaulting also joined the FEI. In 1984 the first FEI Vaulting European Championship was organised and was followed by another European edition in 1985. This second European edition was open to the rest of the world. A strong showing from the USA convinced the FEI the time had come for a World Championship. The first FEI Vaulting World Championship took place in in the small Swiss town of Bulle from 18 to 20 July 1986.
FEI World Equestrian Games 1990 - 2018
The inaugural FEI World Equestrian Games™ were held in the Swedish capital Stockholm with the 1912 Olympic stadium as the main venue. On the initiative of the then-FEI President HRH Prince Philip, the World Championships in all the FEI discipline were held in the same city from 14 July to 5 August 1990. Given the smooth organisation and success of these Games, what should have been a one-off event, was extended and seven more editions took place in The Hague (NED) in 1994, Rome (ITA) in 1998, Jerez de la Frontera (ESP) in 2002, Aachen (GER) in 2006, Lexington, KY (USA) in 2010, Normandy (FRA) in 2014, and Tryon, NC (USA) in 2018. Please click here to visit the FEI History Hub where you will find more details about FEI World Championships.
FEI Eventing European Championships Juniors and Young Riders 2024 - Change of dates
At the request of the Organiser and with the approval of the FEI Eventing Committee and the European Equestrian Federation, the Board agreed to the change of dates from 15-18 August 2024 to 22-25 August 2024 for the FEI Eventing European Championships for Juniors and Young Riders taking place in Strzegom (POL).
Following the successful launch of the FEI Tack, Equipment & Dress Database and its mobile version the FEI TackApp, the FEI would like to provide the community with an update and clarification, following several queries received from different stakeholder groups.
The FEI Tack, Equipment & Dress Database is still in its first phase of development, as tack, equipment and dress items are currently being entered into the system. This entails uploading existing tack, equipment and dress items with accompanying photographs and/or videos across all FEI disciplines and marking them as “Permitted”, “Not Permitted”, “Not Applicable”, with exceptions where required.
Due to the high number of tack that is being used, or is attempted to be used, in FEI Competitions, this first phase of populating the Database will continue in the following months. Please note that pending items, which have not yet had their designation processed by the FEI, are temporarily marked as “Not Applicable (N/A)”. The FEI is currently developing an additional designation “Pending Review”, which will be used for those items so that the “N/A” designation can be used for items that are truly Not Applicable, i.e. not used in certain FEI disciplines.
This first phase is the most time consuming and once concluded, the number of new items being uploaded to the Database will diminish significantly. Once the first phase is concluded, a thorough review will be carried out to ensure consistency across disciplines and a good quality of photographic and video content. Each time a new item of tack, equipment and dress is added or amended, it will appear in the “Recently Updated” section of the Database.
Following an FEI decision, all “Not Applicable (N/A)” items which will be marked as “Not Permitted” items, will be uploaded into the Database only once a month i.e. on the first Monday of each month. These items will appear in the “Recently Updated” section of the Database. This will allow all stakeholders to acquaint themselves with any new item that may be relevant to them for upcoming competitions. At a later stage, the FEI aims to develop notification alerts which users will be able to activate for their respective discipline(s), when a new item (marked “Not Permitted”) is added. All other “Permitted” items will be uploaded into the Database on a regular basis. Together with items being amended during the final review, “Permitted” items will also appear in the “Recently Updated” section of the Database.
The FEI will continue with developing new features of the FEI Tack, Equipment & Dress Database, to further enhance its practicality and usefulness. In the future, FEI Officials and others will be able to submit new items of tack, equipment and dress directly to the FEI via the FEI TackApp for review and eventual designation in the Database.
In the meantime, we are grateful for your patience while the Database is being populated and perfected. We strive to make the FEI Tack, Equipment & Dress Database and its mobile version, the FEI TackApp, an essential, indispensable and user-friendly tool for FEI Officials, Athletes, their Support Personnel and other stakeholders.
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