Department updates in Main Endurance

We would like to kindly remind everyone that all FEI Officials must have “passed” their annual CES Online Assessment to officiate at FEI Events.

The CES Online Assessment not only ensures integrity at all FEI Events, as well as the validity of the results, it is also testimony to FEI’s commitment in providing services of the highest standard to the athletes, the public and the sport.

In order to ensure that all FEI Events take place according the FEI Rules and Regulations, and to proactively prevent potential issues from arising during competitions, we have updated the FEI Event Schedule Policy.

As of 1 August 2024, the following FEI Event Schedule Policy will apply:

Officials must have “passed” their CES Online Assessment of the current year to be added to schedules of events taking place after the 31 March.

For information, the officiating/maintenance year runs from the 15 December of each year and until the 15 December of the following year.

• Every year, from 16 December to 31 March (transition period), Officials with an open function can still officiate without having passed the annual CES Online Assessment of the current year.
• Every year, from 31 March to 14 December (regulated period), Officials must have passed the CES Online Assessment of the current year to officiate, and to keep their function open.

You can find all information here on Inside.FEI.org.

The FEI Sports and Veterinary Departments would like to draw your attention to the application deadline to host FEI Transfer Up or CES (FEI Competency-based Evaluation System) Maintenance Courses in 2025.

We kindly ask you to download the relevant application and budget forms, which can be accessed via the links provided below, and to send them to the FEI via the corresponding email address also provided below, no later than 31 July 2024.

Should you have any questions regarding the administration of our courses, please contact the relevant FEI Discipline or Veterinary Department who will be able to assist you.

The FEI Board held a teleconference on 16 April. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.

GOVERNANCE
Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission Final Report publication
The Board approved the publication of the Final Report of the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission ahead of the FEI Sports Forum 2024. The report will be made available on the dedicated FEI Sports Forum hub here.

ALLOCATION OF FEI CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FINALS
Allocation of FEI Endurance Pan American Championships for Seniors and Young Riders 2025
The Board allocated the FEI Endurance Pan American Championships for Seniors and Young Riders 2025 to Haras Albar (BRA) on 17-18 July 2025.

Endurance Rules
The Board approved the proposed correction to the FEI World Endurance Ranking Rules.
The updated rules will be published here.

We wish to remind you that, according to the FEI General Regulations, the deadline for Applications or modifications of CSI5*/CSIO5* Events taking place in 2025 is 1 May 2024.

From 2 May until 1 June 2024, NFs can request changes to the 2025 Jumping 5* Calendar with a Calendar Form. The 2025 Jumping 5* Calendar should then be approved by 31 July 2024 at the latest.

Should you have any questions related to the FEI Calendar, please do not hesitate to contact Guillaume Dolivo: calendar@fei.org.

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.

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:

• Reducing the email correspondence regarding the Sport Nationality application,
• Allowing the applying National Federation to identify and provide from the outset the necessary supporting documents; and
• Allowing the FEI to identify all regulatory implications of the sport nationality change for the Athlete and inform the applying National Federation accordingly.

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 FEI Board held a teleconference on 27 February. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.

ENDURANCE
FEI World Endurance Ranking Rules 2024
The Board approved the amendments to the FEI World Endurance Ranking Rules 2024.
The updated document will be published here.

Please be informed that Christina Abu-Dayyeh, FEI Endurance Director, will be on maternity leave as of Monday, 26 February. During her absence in the next few months, FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez will assume responsibility as the temporary head of the Department, which will be fully functional.
 
As is now customary, communication with the Endurance Department will remain through endurance@fei.org.  
 
Please join us in wishing Christina all the very best for her and her family’s exciting new adventure.

Following the approval of the Endurance Rules (effective 1 January 2024) at the FEI General Assembly 2023 in Mexico City (MEX), all CEI2* that are currently entered in the FEI Calendar for 2024 have been converted into CEI2* CIM, unless the distance is already disclosed at over 126km, or if it is a two-day Competition.

All National Federations that consider that their CEI2* does not fall within the criteria for CEI2* CIM as set out in Article 803.1.2 of the FEI Endurance Rules, must communicate with calendar@fei.org and endurance@fei.org to request an Event Category Modification within the applicable deadline.

A document outlining different scenarios of CEI2* CIM/CEI2* transitions has been prepared and uploaded on Inside.FEI.org. You can find it by clicking here.

You can contact the FEI Endurance Department for any questions related to this transition using the following email address: endurance@fei.org.

The updated Draft Schedules 2024, to be used for all International Events taking place next year, are now available on Inside.FEI.org.
Below you will find the direct links to the Draft Schedules for each Discipline as well as the relevant contact email should you require further information and/or assistance: 
Click here for Dressage
Person in charge: philippe.maynier@fei.org

Click here for Para Dressage
Person in charge: laetitia.gillieron@fei.org

Click here for Vaulting
Person in charge: laetitia.gillieron@fei.org

Click here for Driving and here for Para Driving
Contact email: driving@fei.org

Click here for Endurance
Contact email: endurance@fei.org

The online schedules for Jumping and Eventing have also been updated.
Contact email for Jumping: jumping@fei.org

Contact email for Eventing: eventingschedules@fei.org