Department updates in Main Eventing

It has come to our attention that several National Federations have been contacted by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) regarding changes to accreditation accesses for the Olympic Games.

As part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations for LA28 and future Olympic Games, the OCOG/IOC has proposed removing Owners’ access to the Olympic Family Lounge (OFL – Access 6), while maintaining their access to the Athletes' Stand (A).

Given the vital role that Owners play in our sport, the FEI strongly encourages National Federations to engage with their NOCs before the 27 May 2025 deadline (the date by which NOCs must respond to the IOC), to advocate for continued access for Owners to both the Olympic Family Lounge (Access 6) and the Athletes’ Stand (Access A).

This access recognises the significant investment and contribution of Owners to both equestrian sport and the Olympic movement.

Please be reminded that accreditation decisions for athletes and their entourage are managed by the NOCs, not the International Federations.

While the FEI will also raise this matter with LA28 and the IOC, this decision related to the Owners’ accreditation lies with the NOCs. For this reason, a direct message from the NF through the NOC is likely to carry more weight.

We appreciate your support and timely action on this important matter.

We are pleased to inform you that the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ leg originally scheduled to take place at Haras de Jardy (FRA) on 10-13 July 2025, and subsequently cancelled, will now be replaced by a new leg at Lignière (FRA) to be held from 25-28 September 2025.

The Event has been included in the FEI Calendar.

Dear National Federations,

We are pleased to inform you that the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ leg, which had been due to take place at Haras de Jardy (FRA) on 10–13 July 2025 and which had been cancelled, will be replaced by a leg at Lignière (FRA) to be held from 25-28 September 2025. The event will be added to the FEI Calendar.

FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2025 - Updated Calendar

• Bicton, GBR (CCIO4*-NC-S), 22 – 25 May 2025
• Strzegom, POL (CCIO4*-NC-S), 18 – 22 June 2025
• Haras de Jardy, FRA (CCIO4*-NC-S), 10 - 13 July 2025
• Avenches, SUI (CCIO4*-NC-S), 24 - 27 July 2025
• Arville, BEL (CCIO4*-NC-S), 14 - 17 August 2025
• Lignières, FRA (CCIO4*-NC-S), 25 – 28 September 2025
• Boekelo, NED (CCIO4*-NC-L), 09 - 12 October 2025

Thank you for your attention

The Eventing Committee thank all participants for attending the second 2025 Eventing Webinar with FEI Eventing Officials
The recording of the FEI Officials Webinar Session II is available here.

As previously communicated, the following positions are open for candidacy in 2025:

• Chair of Regional Group V
• Chairs of the Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing Committees
• Members of the FEI Tribunal
• Members of the Jumping, Dressage, Para Equestrian, Eventing, Driving, and Veterinary Committees

The deadline to submit applications for these open positions is 1 May 2025 at 23:59 CEST. Applications must be sent to elections&appointments@fei.org.

New: A position for Medical Committee Member has recently been added. The deadline to submit a candidacy for this role is 31 August 2025 at 23:59 CEST.

The complete list of open positions, including job specifications, deadlines, timelines, and candidate requirements, is available here on inside.FEI.org.

For any questions, please contact FEI Director Governance & Institutional Affairs Francisco P. Lima at francisco.lima@fei.org.

In order to help NFs track when their Athletes have been issued a warning card, a new NF notification feature has been implemented that will alert NFs when one of their Athletes has been issued a Yellow Warning Card/Eventing Recorded Warning/Driving Recorded Warning. The notification will be sent to the relevant NF’s member(s) who manage Athletes at the same time as the list of Yellow Warning Cards/Eventing Recorded Warnings/Driving Recorded Warnings is updated on the FEI website.

 

There will not be any change to the notification system already in place for when an Athlete receives a two month suspension after incurring two Yellow Warning Cards within a 12 month period or 3 Eventing Recorded Warnings within a 24 month period or 3 Driving Recorded Warnings within a 12 month period; both the NF and the Athlete will continue to be formally notified of the suspension by the FEI Legal Department.

We are pleased to announce that the reporting of Cross-Country Course Fence Description Forms is moving from a paper-based report to an online reporting platform for FEI Course Designers. While the information required remains the same as in the paper form, this new system will allow for improved and automated consistency checks to ensure that all data used to produce Risk Management Programme Statistics is accurate. The platform is accessible here.

 

To support this transition, we have prepared step-by-step guidelines available on the FEI HowTo Platform. We strongly encourage you to review the main HowTo page available here, which provides details on both current and upcoming platform features. Additionally, you can find the detailed step-by-step guide for submitting Fence Description forms available here.

 

We recognise that this represents a significant change, and we are here to support you throughout the process. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at eventing@fei.org.

We are pleased to inform you that today the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic Games. 

The equestrian programme will consist of six medal events: a Team and an Individual medal event in each of the three Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing. Equestrian retains the 200 quota places it had in Paris in 2024 and the breakdown by discipline remains unchanged, i.e. 75 for Jumping, 60 for Dressage, and 65 for Eventing.

As you know, the qualification systems for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games were discussed at the recent FEI Sports Forum. We encourage you to consult the summary of the discussions and download the supporting document and presentation made during the session dedicated to the LA28 Olympic qualification systems. They are available here. The proposals will be put forward for approval by the FEI General Assembly 2025 and will afterwards be provided to the IOC for final review and sign off.

Please find below the press release on this matter, which will go out shortly.

Thank you for your attention.

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FEI PRESS RELEASE
Lausanne (SUI), 9 April 2025

Equestrian events and quotas for LA28 Olympic Games confirmed

Jumping, Dressage and Eventing – the Olympic equestrian disciplines since 1912 - will be part of the competition at the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic Games. The equestrian programme will consist of six medal events: a Team and an Individual medal event in each of the three disciplines. Equestrian retains the 200 quota places it had in Paris in 2024 and the breakdown by discipline remains unchanged, i.e. 75 for Jumping, 60 for Dressage, and 65 for Eventing.

The decision was taken by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which met today.

“We are extremely pleased with today’s IOC decision,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said.

“The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were a historic success for equestrian sport, which proved very popular with the live crowds and TV and online viewers worldwide. It’s a great news that our numbers remain unchanged and we are looking forward to delivering exciting sport at the same level of excellence.”

The qualification systems for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games were discussed at the recent FEI Sports Forum. The proposals will be put forward for approval by the FEI General Assembly 2025 and will afterwards be provided to the IOC for final review and sign off. The summary of discussions and the presentation made during the session dedicated to the LA28 Olympic qualification systems are available here.

Key facts and figures
With three disciplines and 200 quota places, equestrian will be one of the 31 sports on the programme of the LA28 Olympic Games. The six medal equestrian events will be part of the 25 mixed events across all sports and the 351 events overall in LA28.

The LA28 programme maintains the core athlete quota of 10,500 with an extra 698 allocated for the five sports proposed by the LA28 Organising Committee (Baseball/Softball, Cricket, Flag Football, Lacrosse and Squash).

A record breaking 50 nations participated in equestrian at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The number of nations in Paris 2024 was 49. The number of nations competing in equestrian in Los Angeles in 1984 had been 30.

Equestrian sport is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete as equals from grass roots all the way up to Olympic level.

The event programme for LA28 was developed based on the requests presented by the International Sports Federations to the IOC. The decision from the IOC EB followed the recommendation from the Olympic Programme Commission and the principles approved in 2023: gender equal, globally appealing, cost and complexity conscious, athlete focused.

Additional information on the full LA28 Olympic programme is available here.

Dear FEI Eventing Judges and Technical Delegates,

We would like to remind you that your status as an FEI Judge or Technical Delegate also qualifies you to act as an FEI Level 1 Eventing Steward. By fulfilling the educational requirements of your role as Judge or TD, you maintain this stewarding qualification.

While some of you may already officiate as Stewards or have supported a Stewards team with tasks on certain occasions, others may not have had the opportunity. We believe it is essential to offer all interested officials a chance to gain deeper insights into the role of a Steward at FEI Eventing competitions. With social media and public perception continuously evolving alongside the ever-increasing emphasis on horse welfare, stewarding responsibilities have adapted significantly. It is crucial for those taking on this role to stay informed about the latest procedures and best practices.

In collaboration with the FEI Eventing Steward Directors, the FEI Eventing Department is pleased to invite you to the "Level Up Steward-Judge-TD" online course, designed to enhance your understanding of key stewarding aspects.

This interactive course will include case studies, opportunities to exchange experiences and direct discussions with FEI Eventing Steward Directors.

Two sessions are available for your convenience:

 

  29 April | 11:30 - 14:30 CEST
 

  10 November | 19:00 - 22:00 CET
 

These sessions are listed in the FEI Course Calendar, and registration is possible through your National Federation. Please kindly contact them to register.

We hope this opportunity to broaden your expertise will be of interest to many of you.

Thank you for your dedication to our sport,
FEI Eventing Department

Dear FEI Eventing Officials,
The FEI Eventing Technical Committee and Eventing Department would like to invite you to its second FEI Eventing Officials webinar of 2025, dedicated to the noseband measuring protocol and device on:
07 April 2025 at 12h00 CEST
Dr Russell MacKechnie-Guire, PhD, BSc (Hons), BHSI, FHEA, Director of Centaur Biomechanics LTD and Associate Professor in Biomechanics (Research), HE Equine will be Hosting the webinar.
To join the webinar, click here.
We sincerely hope that you will be able to join on 07 April, and look forward to your presence at the webinar. Should you not be able to attend, as usual a recording of the session will be available here.
For any questions or queries please contact the FEI Eventing Department.  
Thank you for your continued commitment to our sport.