Annual Report 2022

A Message from the FEI President

Longines Editorial

FEI World of Sport

FEI World of Horse

FEI Solidarity

FEI Governance Highlights

FEI Awards

FEI Education & Officials

FEI Facts and Figures

Financial Report

FEI Campaigns & Fan Engagement

Thank You

Information Technology Highlights

At a glance…

  • FEI HorseApp
  • FEI Dressage Performance Dashboard
  • WBSFH/FEI Data Exchange Platform
  • FEI Website and FEI Database continuously improving

 

FEI HorseApp

In 2022, the continuous development and improvement of the FEI HorseApp constituted an essential task on the agenda of the FEI Technology & Sports Services department. The FEI HorseApp is a central tool for all horses competing at FEI Events, especially since the EHV-1 outbreak in mainland Europe in 2021.

Since January 2022, the Horse Health Requirements have become compulsory worldwide and an FEI Self-Certification Form as well as Pre-event temperature recordings and event temperature recordings via the FEI HorseApp need to be provided for all horses taking part in FEI Events.

And the numbers speak for themselves –

Since the FEI HorseApp has been in use, more than 230,000 Self-Certification forms have been recorded and over 635,000 horse scans have been stored – this refers to Examination on Arrivals, Organiser Check-Outs or Self Check-Ins/Self Check-Outs. Furthermore, more than 2,555,000 twice-daily horse temperatures have been recorded via the application.

FEI Dressage Performance Dashboard

Together with Black Horse One, the FEI released the Dressage Performance Dashboard in spring 2022. This is a unique tool open to all FEI Dressage athletes, allowing them to access all their past FEI Performances and most importantly their detailed Scoresheets, including comments of the judges, when the competition is judged with a paperless judging solution.

Additionally, the Dressage Performance Dashboard provides advanced analytics for the athletes to get a deeper insight into their level of performance and to compare various parameters. The Dressage Performance Dashboard solution is also available to the public behind a paywall, allowing them to also benefit from similar analytics tools.

WBSFH/FEI Data Exchange Platform

Following the agreement signed in 2019, for the creation of a Data Exchange Platform between the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) and the FEI, pilot studbooks from Germany and Belgium have been busy working in connecting to the solution in 2021 and 2022.

The FEI was able to deliver the first version of the platform in the production environment in December 2021 and the German Studbooks started their massive synchronisation of horses with the platform in June 2022. The platform is successfully running live and will continue to incorporate other interested studbooks in the years to come.

Access the WBSFH/FEI Data Exchange Platform here.

FEI Website and FEI Database continuously improving

The FEI Website is constantly improving, with the releases of new features on a monthly basis. For 2022, the focus was to shine a spotlight on the FEI Series such as the FEI World Cup™ and FEI Nations Cup™, with the release of a dedicated hub for both.

Furthermore, in 2022 the FEI has delivered websites for specific Events. This was done for the Organising Committees of the World Championships 2022 in Herning (DEN) and Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA), using a specially designed shared platform. This platform follows the FEI design and will continue to be used for all future major FEI Events including the FEI World Cup™ Finals and FEI World Championships, ensuring full management of FEI branding.

Throughout 2022, the FEI continued to work closely with Organising Committees and IT Service Providers to improve the workflow of results data collection, making it increasingly autonomous with regards to providing data back to the FEI.

Various additional features to manage FEI Officials have been added to the FEI Database, including the full management of physical and virtual courses, as well as the management of CES exams. This allows the Sports and Veterinary Departments to have a full view and control of FEI Officials education, status and level.

A new solution for managing changes made to the FEI Calendar after the validation of the FEI Calendar for a given year was also developed in 2022. This includes additions, modifications, and cancellations and it aims to replace the paper process currently in place.