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The FEI Sport & Games and the Veterinary & Equine Welfare 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 2026.
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 2025.
Should you have any questions regarding the administration of our courses, please contact the relevant FEI Discipline or Veterinary & Equine Welfare Department who will be able to assist you.
The Longines Rankings n 293 for May 2025 have been published here.
The American rider Kent Farrington keeps his first place in the 293rd Longines Ranking, as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Henrik Von Eckermann for the 3rd place.
Stepping in : Kevin STAUT (FRA)
Dropping out : Max KÜHNER (AUT)
United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.
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.
The FEI Board held its monthly teleconference on 6 May. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.
GOVERNANCE
The Board approved the reopening of the application process for the Chair of the Dressage Technical Committee and the opening of the application process for the member of the Medical Committee Member until 31 August 2025.
Allocation of FEI Championships and Finals
The Board made the following allocations:
A detailed press release on this matter is available here.
Change of dates
The Board approved the following change of date requests:
JUMPING
The Board approved the updates to the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Rules 2025 and to the Global Champions League Rules 2025.
Both sets of rules are published on Inside.FEI.org here.
The Longines Rankings n 292 for April 2025 have been published here.
The American rider Kent Farrington jumps to the first place of the 292nd Longines Ranking, Ben Maher takes the 2nd place while Henrik Von Eckermann is relayed to the 3rd place.
Stepping in : Cien O'CONNOR (IRL)
Dropping out : Simon DELESTRE (FRA)
United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.
As previously communicated, the following positions are open for candidacy in 2025:
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 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.
The Longines Rankings n 291 for March 2025 have been published here.
The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 291th Longines Ranking, as well as Kent Farrington for the 2nd place while the Olympic Champion, Christian Kukuk is jumping from the 6th to the 3rd place.
Stepping in : Simon DELESTRE (FRA)
Dropping out : Maikel VAN DER VLEUTEN (NED)
United States of America, Switzerland and Germany have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.
The FEI Board held its monthly teleconference on 25 March. The main resolutions taken on this occasion are listed below.
Official Mutual Recognition
The Board approved the signature of an Official Mutual Recognition with the International Horseback Archery Alliance (IHAA).
Allocation of FEI Championships and Finals
FEI Jumping World Challenge Final 2025
The Board allocated the FEI Jumping World Challenge Final 2025 to Dakar (SEN) on 24-30 November. The Final will be used as a test event for the Youth Olympic Games 2026.
FEI Driving World Championship for Young Horses 2025
The Board allocated the FEI Driving World Championship for Young Horses 2025 to Kisber-Aszar (HUN) on 8-10 August.
Dressage
FEI Dressage World Cup™ Rules – Season 2025-2026
The Board approved the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Rules – Season 2025-2026.
The primary update includes a clarification of Article 16.8.b. (Allocation of the FEI Extra Starting place in the case of the home Athlete qualified for the World Cup Final).
The updated rules will be published here.
Para Dressage
Asian Championships 2025, Pattaya (THA)
The Board approved the Competition Format and Qualification Criteria for the Asian Championships (CH-As-PED) to be held in Pattaya (THA) on 24-30 November 2025. This will be the first edition of these Championships.
Para Dressage U18 Rankings Rules
The Board approved the Rules to create Para Dressage U18 Rankings.
This initiative is part of the FEI strategy to develop youth participation and provide recognition and award to the youth athletes in all the disciplines.
The new rules will be published here.
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