Driving & Para Driving Resolutions & Decisions

FEI Driving World Cup™ Rules 2021-2022

The Board approved the resolution to adapt the FEI Driving World Cup™ Rules 2021-2022 and access to the Final based on the number of legs to take place during the indoor 2021-2022 season.

FEI Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the Covid-19 pandemic (suspended until further notice by Board Resolution on 4 October 2022)

Following text to be included in all Draft Schedules: “Given the current covid-19 situation, please note that the FEI’s approval of a Schedule should not be taken as an absolute guarantee that the Event will definitely go ahead. The decision whether the Event can take place in consideration of the Covid-19 situation must be made by the OC and NF in close consultation with the applicable domestic government and public health authorities. It is the responsibility of each Participant to check the status of the Event and Covid-19 related measures, if any, prior to planning their travel to the Event. It is the responsibility of the OC/NF to elaborate, communicate and enforce a Covid-19 mitigation plan if requested by the locally applicable laws and policies.”

At its videoconference on 15 April 2020, the FEI Board had mandated the FEI Medical Committee to work on a protocol for National Federations and Organising Committees to provide measures for the safe resumption of international equestrian events when approved by the World Health Organization and national governments.

Dr Mark Hart, Chair of the Medical Committee, presented a draft of the FEI Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the Covid-19 pandemic to the Board during its virtual meeting on 5 May 2020. The Medical Committee and FEI Headquarters have now been further mandated to finalise the Policy, which will include an obligation for Organisers to carry out a Risk Assessment to host safe competitions as well as a set of recommended discipline-specific guidelines. Once completed, the Board will give final sign-off for the Policy, including a Risk Assessment tool, in advance of distribution to National Federations and Organisers.

The Policy & Risk Assessment tools are available in the Return To Play section.

The Board agrees to uphold this Resolution until further notice.

Extension of FEI Comptency-Based Evaluation System (CES) timelines for Officials

As per its Resolution of 24 June 2020, the Board approves an extension of timelines for Officials to fulfil their officiating requirements through the CES. The deadline, which was previously until 15 December 2020, is now extended to 15 December 2024.

Organisers Covid-19 Fees

As per its Resolution of 20 October 2020, the Board agrees until further notice not to allow any additional Covid-19 Fees to be included by the Organisers in the Draft Schedules.

Calendar Task Forces

Based on the Resolution of the Board of 24 March 2020, the Board confirms that the Calendar Task Forces would remain in place until further decision from the Board.

Deadlines and date clash rules for Calendar Applications/Draft Schedules

The Board agrees to go back to the “ORIGINAL” COVID-19 EVENT DEADLINES (not the EHV-1 deadlines which were for some disciplines much shorter) until further notice.

Please refer to Annex 1.  

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 16 January 2022. This FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.

The impact of Covid-19 and EHV-1 had over the Calendar and the uncertainty to reach the minimum National Federations to participate at the Championship, the Board approves an exception to Article 104.1.2 of the Driving & Para Driving Rules to allow the FEI Para Driving World Championship 2021 in Schildau (GER) (date TBC) to be held with a minimum of 4 National Federations instead of 9 National Federations.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 14 August 2021. This FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.

The Board approved the proposed exemption to the Para Equestrian Classification Rules in relation to Articles 15.10 and 15.13 and thereby allowing Athletes with a Review status or Review with Fixed Review date status to apply to have a classification evaluation at an Event at which they are not competing. All requests will be evaluated by the Classification Working Group on a case by case basis.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 20 February 2021. This FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.

Based on the Resolution of the Board of 24 March 2020, the Board confirmed that the Calendar Task Forces would remain in place in 2021 until further decision from the Board.

The Board approved additional updates to the Resolution on deadlines for late date applications and Date Clash Rules initially approved on 10 September, including increased “leniency” on some deadlines until further notice. The relevant table can be found here. This table includes the deadlines by which the Calendar late date application/modification forms, draft schedules and Covid-19 risk assessment and mitigation plans must be received for Events to be considered for inclusion in the Calendar.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 17 January 2021. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final. 

The Board approved the postponement of the FEI Driving European Championship for Young Drivers, Juniors & Children 2020 in Lamotte-Beuvron (FRA) to 2021. The Board confirmed that the age limits applicable in 2021 will apply to these Championships in 2021. The dates for the Championships are still tbc.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 27 July 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final. 

The Board approved the postponement of the FEI Para Driving World Championship for Singles 2020 in Schildau (GER) to next year, exact dates still tbc.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 27 July 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final. 

The Board approved an *Emergency Board Resolution to amend Article 914.2 (which is linked to Article 913) of the FEI Driving Rules to allow National Federations participating in the FEI Driving World Championship for Singles 2020 in Pau (FRA), 21-26 October, to select the athletes who will compete. The athletes will be required to possess a 2* status rating or higher to compete at the Championship.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 25 July 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final. 

• Recapitulative table for each discipline (pdf) - (updated 15 December 2020)

The Covid-19 outbreak has led to the cancellation or postponement of numerous international events in various regions of the world as of March 2020 and it is still uncertain when the sport will resume at a normal pace. To mitigate the impact this will have on the Longines Rankings and FEI Rankings, until the situation is stabilised the Board has approved two Mitigation Policies: the Longines Rankings and the FEI Rankings.