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We are pleased to inform you that the FEI Secretary General has approved the FEI Calendar for 2025 for all disciplines. It can be consulted online in the FEI Database.
Should you have any questions related to the FEI Calendar, please do not hesitate to contact calendar@fei.org.
At the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses and FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors 2024 held in Arborea (ITA), the UAE took the top spots in the Young Horses Individual and Team competitions, while Spain, France and Italy dominated the podiums in the Young Riders and Juniors competitions
RESULTS:
FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors Individual Podium
1° MOSTI Carla (FRA) & GINO D'ARMANI
2° ULLASTRE NIUBÓ Joana (ESP) & BALMA PEU
3° SOLER CAPDEVILA Celia (ESP) & F HAZFAT AL SHAQAB
FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors Team Podium
1° Spain - 17:28:16
2° France - 17:42:33 [+14:17]]
3° Italy - 19:42:37 [+2:14:21]
FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses Individual Podium
1° SAEED ALKETBI Rashed Saeed Hamad (UAE) & SW JHIMERIFA AA 50
2° ALROMAIHI Mayoof Abdulaziz (BRN) & GUERWAN DU BARTHAS
3° BETTENFELD Kenza (FRA) & SW JOYSTICK
FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses Team Podium
1° United Arab Emirates - 16:08:00
2° France - 17:26:43 [+1:18:43]
3° Italy - 19:21:31 [+3:13:31]
We would like to hereby inform you that all Endurance rides organised by the Namibia Endurance Riding Federation (NERF) in 2024, including but not limited to the upcoming Endurance rides on 4 & 5 October 2024 are considered as Unsanctioned Events by the FEI in accordance with Articles 113.4-9, 155.6-11 and Appendix J of the FEI General Regulations.
An Unsanctioned Event is “an event and/or a competition that is neither published in the official Calendar nor authorised by a NF and/or a National Event authorised or organised by a NF that is suspended by the FEI”. Please also refer to the Appendix J of the FEI General Regulations for the rationale for the Unsanctioned Event Provisions.
Please be aware of the possible following consequences should an Athlete and/Horse participate in an Unsanctioned Event:
An Athlete and/or Horse, even if registered with the FEI, is not eligible to participate in an International Event or National Event (and so may not be invited by an OC to such Event or entered by an NF in such Event) if that Athlete and/or Horse has participated, in the six (6) months prior to the first day of the International Event or National Event in question, in an Unsanctioned Event.
The same corresponding possible consequences apply to the FEI Officials:
An Official is not eligible to participate in an International Event or National Event (and so may not be invited or nominated to participate in such event) if the Official has participated, in the six (6) months prior to the first day of the International Event or National Event in question, in an Unsanctioned Event.
In addition, please note that where it is then alleged by the FEI that a person participated in an Unsanctioned Event, the FEI shall notify the relevant person(s) of the alleged participation in an Unsanctioned Event and shall give such person(s) an opportunity to be heard in either written or oral form.
Any Decision of the FEI Secretary General to apply Article 113.4, respectively Article 155.6, may be appealed to the FEI Tribunal in accordance with Article 162.5 of the FEI General Regulations and the Internal Regulations of the FEI Tribunal.
Instead of applying the sanctions provided for in Article 113.4, respectively Article 155.6, the FEI may issue:
(i) a “no fault” finding where:
(a) the Athlete, Official and/or Horse participated in an event that would clearly have been sanctioned by the FEI or the NF but for administrative error by the organiser of the Unsanctioned Event; or
(b) exceptional circumstances exist; or
(ii) a “Warning” in circumstances where the Athlete, Official or Owner was reasonably aware that the event was not sanctioned (and there is no suggestion of an administrative error by the organiser) but has demonstrated that the event otherwise adhered to the objectives of the FEI as stated in the Appendix J.
Thank you for taking note of the above.
The FEI Board held a teleconference on 24 September. The main Endurance resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.
UNAFFILIATED Namibia Endurance Riding Federation (NERF)
The Board approved that the Endurance Events taking place in Namibia in 2024 and organised by the Namibia Endurance Riding Federation will be considered as Unsanctioned Events. Officials, Organisers, and Athletes will be informed officially by Friday, 27 September 2024.
We would like to remind you that the deadline for the Definite Entries of the FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors and FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses in Arborea (ITA) is this Thursday, 12 September 2024.
The Definite Entries must be received by the FEI no later than Thursday, 12 September 2024 23:59 CEST.
For additional information on the Championships, please visit the FEI Endurance Main Events webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact the FEI Endurance Department.
We wish to remind you that in accordance with Art. 112 of the FEI General Regulations, the dates for all 2025 International Events must be entered into the FEI online Calendar through FEI Database before Tuesday 01 October 2024 midnight CEST, with the exception of CSI5* and CSIO5* Events for 2025 which had to be entered before 1 May 2024 and have already been approved as previously indicated in our newsletter dated 22 August 2024.
At 23:59 CEST on 01 October 2024, the 2025 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.
The full Memo can be accessed via the FEI Calendar page (click here).
We would like to remind you that the deadline for the Definite Entries of the FEI Endurance World Championship for Seniors in Monpazier (FRA) is approaching. The Definite Entries must be received by the FEI no later than Tuesday, 27 August 2024 23:59 CEST.
For additional information please visit the FEI Endurance World Championship for Seniors webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact the FEI Endurance Department.
The FEI will launch the "Be a Guardian" initiative today, calling on community members to embrace their roles as guardians of FEI horses. A full press release will be issued shortly and can be found here.
The ‘Be a Guardian’ initiative represents a significant shift in the FEI's approach to equine care, emphasising the importance of horse welfare.
Based on the concept of guardianship, the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission created a comprehensive document highlighting six priority areas and 30 recommendations to improve the welfare of sport horses.
The FEI has since developed an Equine Welfare Strategy Action Plan to address the priorities identified by the Commission.
Supported by a CHF 1 million allocation approved by the FEI Board in June 2024, this plan aims to enhance the wellbeing of FEI horses through robust rules, guidelines, educational programmes, and various initiatives.
The goal is to respect the natural needs of horses in international equestrian sports, fostering a global commitment to equine welfare and ensuring that horses receive the care and respect they deserve.
We urge our National Federations to embrace this call to action, actively promote this shift in perspective, and recognise the responsibility we all share in being the guardians of our beloved horses.
Please note that the deadlines for the Nominated Entries of the upcoming FEI Endurance Championships are as follows:
Once you have validated your Nominated Entries List, please download the Certificate of Capability and email the signed document to endurance@fei.org.
For any questions, do not hesitate to contact the FEI Endurance Department.
The Rules Revision Process 2024 is well underway with the first draft of the proposed changes now available to National Federations and Stakeholders for review and feedback by 21 August 2024 prior to being submitted to the FEI General Assembly for approval in November as per the timeline below:
1 March 2024
National Federations and Stakeholders with whom the FEI has signed an MOU have the opportunity to propose Rules changes as per the FEI Periodical Rules Revision Policy.
26 June 2024
The FEI provides National Federations and Stakeholders with the first Draft of proposed Rules changes.
IMPORTANT
The 1st Draft of proposed Rules changes Memos as well as the Templates to provide feedback by 21 August 2024 can be found here. ONLY proposals submitted online on the Rules Revision Platform using the respective Templates will be accepted.
21 August 2024
National Federations and Stakeholders are given eight weeks to review the first Draft and the proposed amendments in this first Draft and make comments and/or propose any changes in relation to the first Draft.
16 October 2024
Final Draft of the proposed Rules changes is provided to National Federations and Stakeholders.
12 November 2024
Rules Session at FEI General Assembly.
13 November 2024
Voting of Rules at the FEI General Assembly.
For more information on the FEI Rules Revision processes and timelines, click here.
If you have any questions please contact the FEI Director Governance & Institutional Affairs at Francisco.lima@fei.org.
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