Department updates in Main Jumping

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).

The Longines Rankings n 284 for August 2024 have been published here. 

The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 284th Longines Ranking, with Steve Guerdat jumping to the the 2nd place and Ben Maher relayed to the 3rd place.

Stepping in : Mclain WARD (USA)

Dropping out : Simon DELESTRE (FRA)

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

The FEI Board held a teleconference on 27 August. 

Allocation of FEI Championships and Finals

FEI Jumping South American Championships for U25, Juniors, Pre-Juniors and Children 2025
The Board allocated the FEI Jumping South American Championships U25, Juniors, Pre-Juniors and Children 2025 to Asunción (PAR) on 29 September–5 October 2025.

We would like to inform you that the calendar for FEI Jumping 5* events for 2025 has been approved end of July in accordance with the FEI General Regulations, Annex K, para 1.3.

91 CSI5* and CSIO5*, to take place in 23 countries, have been included for next year. You can access the FEI Database here to view the FEI Calendar.

The Longines Rankings n 283 for July 2024 have been published here. 

The Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 283rd Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Max Kühner for the 3rd place.

Stepping in : Christian KUKUK (GER)

Dropping out : Harry CHARLES (GBR)

France, Germany and Switzerland have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

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. 

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

Allocation of FEI Championships and Finals

FEI Jumping World Challenge Final 2024
The Board allocates the FEI Jumping World Challenge Final 2024 to Tashkent (UZB) on 21-27 October 2024.

We are pleased to inform you that following the positive reports from the FEI Jumping Committee and the European Equestrian Federation (EEF), the FEI Board has decided to allocate the FEI Jumping European Championships 2025 to A Coruña (ESP).

The event will be held between 16 and 20 July 2025 and will be hosted at Casas Novas, a major hub of Equestrian sport in northern Spain and venue of a Longines FEI Jumping World Cup^TM Cup qualifier since 2016.

The FEI is in discussions with potential organisers regarding the FEI Eventing European Championships 2025 and the FEI Para Dressage European Championships 2025 and will provide more information in due course.

The Longines Rankings n 282 for June 2024 have been published here. 

The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 282nd Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place with Max Kühner jumping into the 3rd place.

France, Great Britain and Switzerland have two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

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.