Department updates in Main Jumping

The Longines Rankings n 290 for February 2025 have been published here. 

The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 290th Longines Ranking, with Kent Farrington jumping to the 2nd place and Steve Guerdat relayed to the 3rd place .

Stepping in : Maikel VAN DER VLEUTEN (NED)

Dropping out : Julien EPAILLARD (FRA)

United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new online FEI Calendar Modification Requests platform, allowing you to request changes to the approved 2025 FEI Calendar.

This online platform replaces the previous workflow which relied on submitting a PDF form by email and will now allow a more efficient and user-friendly experience for all National Federations.

The platform is available as of today, Monday 3 March 2025 and you can access it by using the following direct link.

It is also possible to access the FEI Calendar Modification Requests platform from the FEI Database under the Calendar/Results tab.

You require NF Calendar Admin to be able to access this platform, please contact your NF User Admin to grant access if required.

Guidelines on how to use the FEI Calendar Modification Requests platform can be found here.

Please note that as of Monday 31 March 2025 all calendar modification requests must be submitted through this platform. Calendar Modification forms in PDF format that are sent to calendar@fei.org will no longer be accepted after this date.

We therefore encourage you to start using the platform as of now for any upcoming modifications you need to make, to familiarise yourself with the various functionalities prior to it becoming mandatory.

For all FEI Events taking place in 2026 or later, for which the FEI Calendar has not yet been approved, you can carry on using the FEI Database as per the usual procedure.

Information for National Federations regarding the FEI Calendar can be found here.

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact calendar@fei.org.

Kind regards,

The Longines Rankings n 289 for January 2025 have been published here. 

The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 289th Longines Ranking, with Steve Guerdat at the 2nd place and Kent Farrington jumping to the 3rd place.

Stepping in : Julien EPAILLARD (FRA)

Dropping out : Conor SWAIL (IRL)

United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

As you know, starting from 1 May 2025, the tightness of nosebands at FEI Events across all FEI Disciplines will be controlled using the FEI Measuring Device.

With the implementation day fast approaching, please be informed that as a priority, all active FEI Stewards will receive one FEI Measuring Device free of charge.  

We kindly request your assistance in distributing the devices to your active FEI Stewards. The FEI will start sending packages to the National Federations in the upcoming week with a list of your FEI Stewards who are active and fulfil the requirements to officiate at FEI Events.

We will provide further information to the broader equestrian community on how to purchase the FEI Measuring Device.

We thank you for your vital support on this important project.

The Longines Rankings n 288 for December 2024 have been published here. 

The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 288th Longines Ranking, with Steve Guerdat at the 2nd place and Ben Maher at the 3rd place.

Stepping in : Conor SWAIL (IRL)

Dropping out : Julien EPAILLARD (FRA)

United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

The FEI Board held a teleconference on 17 December. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.

Governance
Elections and appointments 2025
The Board approved the timeline for the 2025 elections and appointments, as follows:

• 1 February: Publication of open positions (as well as Rules of Conduct, Job Specifications and other working documents);
• 1 May: Deadline for applications to be submitted to the FEI;
• May – June (exact date TBC): Nominations Committee in-person meeting;
• August – September (exact date TBC): If contested, online elections for Group V Chair position;
• 4 November: Appointments by the FEI Board at in-person Board meeting in Hong Kong;
• 7 November: Election by FEI General Assembly 2025.

Legal
Appointment of a new Chair of the Atypical Findings (ATF) Panel
The Board approved the appointment of Clíodhna Guy (IRL) from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board as Independent Chair of the Atypical Findings (ATF) Panel for one year.

Allocation of FEI Championships and Finals
The Board approved the re-allocation of the FEI Jumping European Championships for Children, Juniors and Young Riders 2025 to Riesenbeck (GER) on 7-13 July.

Jumping
The Board approved the proposed modifications to the following rules:

• Longines EEF Series Rules 2025. The updated document will be published here.
• FEI Jumping World Cup Rules 2025/2026 (Annex D Arab League; Annex F North American League; Annex G China  League; and Annex J Eurasian League);
• FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Rules 2025.

The updated versions of the latter two documents will be published here.

The Board approved the removal of the Šamorín (SVK) leg from the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Series 2025 season without replacement.

Vaulting
The Board approved the FEI Vaulting Guidelines 2025.
The updated document has been published here.

Grooms Consultative Group (GCG)
The Board appointed Daniela Garcia Nigaglioni (MEX), High-Performance Director of the Mexican Equestrian Federation and Secretary General of the Pan American Equestrian Confederation (PAEC), as the representative of the National Federations and Tomas Torgersen (SWE), the Equestrian Organisers Board Member, as the stakeholder’s representative on the Grooms Consultative Group.

Driving
FEI Driving Rules 2025 – Postponement Application Annexes 11 and 12*
Emergency Board Resolution
The Board approves the suspension of the implementation of Annex 11 and Annex 12 of the FEI Driving Rules 2025 pending the full revision of the FEI Driving Rules that will take place in 2025.

Given that this is an Emergency Board Resolution, National Federations have until 19 January 2025 to signify their disapproval by sending an email to Francisco P. Lima, Director Governance & Institutional Affairs.

Below please find a list of updates relevant to the FEI Jumping department.

Officials and Education
Please note that all Officials officiating at FEI Events need to be entered into the FEI Approved Schedule in order for them to have the appropriate appointments for their records and education purposes, this includes Assistant Course Designers.

Courses 2025
Due to the full Rules Revision for Jumping, no courses will take place in November and December 2025.

Wild Cards
Please remember that it is the responsibility of National Federations to apply for FEI Wild Card invitations on behalf of their athletes. The information that needs to be sent to the FEI Jumping Department when requesting an FEI Wild Card invitation is the following:

• Athlete’s full name and FEI ID
• Horse(s) name(s) and FEI ID
• Event(s) name, star level and dates.

We furthermore strongly encourage National Federations to put forward their U25 athletes.

Schedules
We would like to kindly remind you of the following deadlines set forth in the FEI General Regulations (Art. 110.2) for the approval of schedules:2.1. CIs:

(i)  Draft Schedules must be received by the FEI at the latest ten (10) weeks prior to the Event.

(ii)  Definite Schedules must reach the FEI at the latest four (4) weeks prior to the Event.

2.2. CIMs:

Unless the Sport Rules for any Discipline indicate otherwise, the following deadlines apply:

(i) Draft Schedules for CIMS which are approved by the FEI must reach the FEI four (4) weeks prior to the Event.

(ii) Definite Schedules must reach the FEI two (2) weeks prior to the Event.

We therefore ask Nations Federations to submit draft schedules via the FEI Online Schedules platform within these deadlines.

Please note that according to Art. 110.6 of the FEI General Regulations: Failure from OCs/NFs of International Events to provide the FEI with the Schedule(s) by the aforesaid deadlines shall result in a Warning for the first violation and thereafter a fine of CHF 1,000. - per violation.

The Longines Rankings n 287 for November 2024 have been published here. 

The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 287th Longines Ranking, with Steve Guerdat at the 2nd place and Ben Maher at the 3rd place.

Stepping in : Martin FUCHS (SUI)

Dropping out : Conor SWAIL (IRL)

United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

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.

2025 will mark the qualification period for countries aiming to obtain a quota place for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2026, scheduled to be held in Dakar (SEN).

All National Federations interested in seeking qualification for the YOG 2026 will be required to fill out and provide the corresponding DECLARATION FORM by 1 December 2024. 

Through the Declaration Form, National Federations will have to declare whether they wish to seek qualification for their country through the FEI Jumping World Challenge Competitions 2025, OR their respective Jumping Junior Continental Championship taking place in 2025. 

All National Federations including those from Europe, North and South America may decide on the FEI Jumping World Challenge Qualification Competition as their chosen qualification pathway, however it is not possible to choose BOTH the Challenge and the Junior Continental Championship.

The Declaration Form for the YOG 2026 qualification pathway is available here. The deadline to complete and return the form is 1 December 2024.  

Please note that if you do not yet have all of the information confirmed (definite dates, venue, etc.) you must still send your form within the deadline to take part in the qualification process. Failure to submit the Declaration Form within the deadline, will result in National Federations forfeiting their right to seek qualification for the YOG 2026.  

Please note that the Declaration Form will also serve as the Application Form for the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2025 series, with the same deadline of 1 December 2024. For more information on the FEI Jumping World Challenge series and qualification for the YOG 2026, please consult the FEI Jumping World Challenge hub and/or contact Andreina Wipraechtiger.