Department updates in Main Jumping

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 Longines Rankings n 278 for February 2024 have been published here. 

The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 278th Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Steve Guerdat for the 3rd place.

France, United State of America and Switzerland are the three Nations with two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

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

ALLOCATION OF FEI CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FINALS
Allocations
The Board allocated the FEI Jumping Children’s Classics Final 2024 to Rancho Salazar (MEX) on 12-17 November.

FEI Jumping Youth Nations Cup 2024 – change of venue
The Board approved the reallocation of the FEI Jumping Youth Nations Cup 2024 qualifier to Linz-Ebelsberg (AUT) instead of Lamprechtshausen (AUT).

The Board approved the following sets of rules:

• FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2024/2025 (updated document to be published here)
• FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth 2024 (updated document to be published here)
• Busto Arsizio & Gorla Minore Challenge Trophy (rules document to be published here)

The Longines Rankings n 277 for January 2024 have been published here. 

The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 277th Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Steve Guerdat entering back the top 3 at the 3rd place.

France, United State of America and Switzerland are the three Nations with two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

This important deadline of Monday, 15 January 2024, which applies to all (potential) Paris 2024 Olympic Games Horses is approaching.

Kindly note that further to Article 139 of the FEI General Regulations and Article 606 of the FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games Paris 2024:

• The nationality of the Owner of a Horse competing at Paris 2024 must be the same as the nationality of the Athlete riding the Horse.
• Only Horses owned by Owner(s) having the same nationality of the Athlete (i.e. not leased horses) can participate at Paris 2024.
• The Owner of the orse and its nationality must be entered in the FEI Database by 15 January 2024.
• Where a Horse has multiple Owners of different nationalities, the nationality of the Horse ownership must be declared with the FEI by 15 January 2024 (via the FEI Database) and must match the nation for which the Horse will compete during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; one of the multiple Owners must have the nationality of the nation for whom the Horse will compete. For example, if there are 3 owners of a Horse and one owner has nationality X, one owner has nationality Y and one owner has nationality Z, the Horse must be registered with one of these nationalities (X or Y or Z) by 15 January 2024 and can only compete for that registered nation at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

 Please refer to the image below of how this is represented on the FEI Database:

The nationality highlighted in orange is the declared nationality of the ownership and, as of 15 January 2024, the only nation for which the Horse can compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

• If the nationality of the Horse is changed between 15 January 2024 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Horse will not be eligible to compete at Paris 2024 (the Owners can change provided the nationality of the ownership is maintained).
• As per the FEI General Regulations, “Owner” means a person or entity having a property interest in whole or in part of one or more horses.
• The horse may be owned by individual(s) and/or company(ies) and/or by a partnership of individual(s) and/or company(ies).

• If the Horse is owned by a company, the nationality of the Horse is that of the country where the company is registered. The name of the company and its nationality must be entered in the FEI Database as the Owner of the Horse by 15 January 2024 as mentioned above.
• When a Horse is owned by a company it is not mandatory to enter the name of an individual (with legal ownership in the company) in the FEI Database prior to 15 January 2024.

Please kindly note that the 15 January 2024 deadline is applied strictly and the FEI cannot grant exceptions, regardless of the reason for missing the deadline (e.g., technical issues etc). Therefore, we strongly encourage all NFs with a team or individual quota place for Paris 2024 (or who might obtain a quota place via the reallocation process) to update and check the ownerships of all potential Olympic Games Horses via the FEI Database prior to the 15 January 2024 deadline. Please double check this even if you believe that all is in order.
 
For any questions on updating Horse ownerships on the FEI Database, please contact passport@fei.org
 
Please kindly note that the same provisions do not apply to the Paralympics, and Horse Owners as well as Nationality changes do not have to follow the same Rules as in the Olympic Games. Please contact the Para Dressage Department if you have any questions.

We wish you a very Happy New Olympic and Paralympic Year!

Please click here to read the press release announcing the publication of the Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024.

Thank you for your attention.

The Longines Rankings n 276 for December 2023 have been published here. 

The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 276th Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Kent Farrignton for the 3rd place.

France, United State of America and Switzerland are the three Nations with two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.

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

The Longines Rankings n 275 for November 2023 have been published here. 

The unbeatable Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann keeps once again his first place of the 275th Longines Ranking, as well as Ben Maher for the 2nd place and Kent Farrignton for the 3rd place.

France, United State of America and Switzerland are the three Nations with two riders in the top 10 of the Longines Rankings.