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Please be informed that the next update of the FEI Tack, Equipment & Dress Database (FEI Tack App) will be released after the Easter holidays, on 8 April 2024.
Further to feedback received from numerous Athletes and Officials, who are seeking clarity regarding the use of tack and equipment during the Olympic & Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, the FEI agreed that this would be the last update of the FEI Tack App prior to the Games. The temporary pause of updates to the FEI Tack App will be applied to all FEI Disciplines, including non-Olympic Disciplines.
Following the conclusion of the Olympic & Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, the updates shall resume on every first Monday of the month, as per the usual process.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
General
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OLYMPIC GAMES |
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Important Deadlines - Jumping - Dressage - Eventing |
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2024 |
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28 MARCH |
NOCs/NFs to nominate long list of potential Athletes to Paris 2024 (to be submitted to the Paris2024 OC by the respective NOCs). |
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24 JUNE |
FEI Deadline for achieving Olympic MERs for all Athlete/Horse combinations. |
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25 JUNE |
FEI Deadline for NFs to send Certificates of Capability to FEI |
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08 JULY |
Paris 2024 Sport Entry deadline – NOCs submit final entries. |
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Tickets for National Federations for Olympic Games Equestrian competitions |
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We are pleased to inform you that the FEI are in the position to offer a limited number of competition tickets to National Federations having obtained a qualification quota for the Olympic Games. These tickets are exclusively available for Presidents and Secretary Generals (nominative and non-transferable) and are solely for the competitions in which the qualified athletes of the respective National Federations will be participating. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. |
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Individual Quota Places confirmation - Jumping - Dressage - Eventing |
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Please be informed that ALL eligible NOCs/NFs have confirmed the use of their allocated Individual quota places by the deadline of 18 March 2024.
EVENTING
* These two nations have a total of two (2) individual quota places
The Qualification System documents including the list of NOCs having obtained Team and Individual Quota Places and Reserve NOCs for all three disciplines are available in the FEI Paris 2024 hub. |
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Eventing - Olympic Minimum Elegibility Requirements |
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Further to queries received from different National Federations, the interpretation of the terms “different events” included in Article 626.1 of the FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games has been clarified as follows. |
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| Veterinary - New documents available | |
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Kindly note that new Veterinary documents are now available on the FEI Paris 2024 Hub.
Should you have any questions, please contact the FEI Veterinary Department. |
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PARALYMPIC GAMES |
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Important deadlines Para Dressage |
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03 MAY |
Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs (“Accreditation Long List”). This deadline is for all stakeholder groups, including Athletes, NPC teams, Horse Owners etc. |
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19 JUNE |
End of the period for Athlete/Horse combinations to attain a minimum eligibility score. Nominated Entries date – NFs deadline to send in Certificate of Capabilities. |
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05 AUGUST |
Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive sport entry forms submitted by NPCs. |
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Allocations of Qualifications Slots |
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As per the Qualification Regulations, NPCs were notified of allocated qualification slots on 4 March, and had until 18 March to confirm the use of allocated places. The Qualification System document has been updated accordingly on the FEI Paris 2024 Hub. Team Qualifications (three or four slots)
* Accepted three quota slots, one returned for reallocation Individual Qualifications (maximum 2 slots per NPC)
*These nations have a total of two (2) individual quota places |
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Minimum Eligibility Requirements |
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To be eligible for selection by an NPC, Athletes must:
To be eligible for selection by an NPC, Athlete/Horse combinations must:
We remind National Federations to verify their Athlete’s Classification Status, and please contact the Para Dressage department if there are any questions. Athletes must meet the Eligibility requirements by the deadline of 19 June 2024. |
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Veterinary - New documents available |
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Kindly note that new Veterinary documents are now available on the FEI Paris 2024 Hub.
Should you have any questions, please contact the FEI Veterinary Department. |
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GENERAL |
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Paris 2024 iconic poster revealed |
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Summary of useful Paris 2024 links |
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FEI History Hub |
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Who was the first woman to take part in equestrian at Olympic Games? |
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The Organising Committee of the FEI World Championships 2026 in Aachen would already like to share some useful information with all National Federations in order to facilitate you, your teams, athletes and horses in the best possible way. Below you will find information regarding the key contact persons within the Organising Committee, who are available should you already have questions regarding the FEI World Championships 2026.
For all sports-related questions, please contact:
Ms. Jana Kun: jana.kun@aachen2026.com.
Jana will be your main sport liaison person.
For all non-sport related issues, i.e. accommodation, accreditation, transport, please contact
Ms. Jennifer Ingenhaag : jennifer.ingenhaag@aachen2026.com.
Jennifer will be your main non-sport liaison person.
Ticketing:
Please note that ticket sales for the Jumping and Dressage competitions have already started. Tickets can be purchased at https://tickets.aachen2026.com.
As soon as tickets for the other disciplines are available, the Organising Committee will communicate this.
For any questions regarding tickets, please contact:
Ms. Lea Sous lea.sous@aachen2026.com
Hotel / Accommodation:
The Aachen tourism service will be the official partner for hotels and accommodation. The Organising Committee kindly asks you do not contact the hotels directly, but always go via the Aachen tourism service.
They can be contacted via: aachen2026@aachen-tourismus.de.
Lastly, the Organising Committee would like to create a list of contacts for all correspondences regarding the FEI World Championships Aachen 2026. Please send the names and email addresses of the people you would like to see added to this mailing list, so that they can stay up to date on the latest developments.
Please send the contact details to: jennifer.ingenhaag@aachen2026.com.
The Organising Committee of the FEI World Championships in Aachen 2026 looks forward to working together with you all and is available for any questions you may have.
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:
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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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| OLYMPIC GAMES | |
| Important Deadlines - Jumping - Dressage - Eventing | |
| 2024 | |
| 18 MARCH | NOCs/NFs to confirm allocated individual & composite team quota places to the FEI |
| 28 MARCH | NOCs/NFs to nominate long list of potential Athletes to Paris 2024* |
| 24 JUNE | Deadline for achieving Olympic MERs for all Athlete/Horse combinations |
| 25 JUNE | NFs to send FEI Certificates of Capability to the FEI |
| 08 JULY | Paris 2024 Sport Entry deadline – NOCs submit final entries |
| * IMPORTANT: NOCs will be required to nominate directly to Paris2024 OC, the long list of all Athletes who could possibly be entered for the Olympic Games by 28 March 2024. This accreditation long list includes the NOC Delegation with all potential grooms, horse Owners, Team officials. For more information, please contact your NOC directly. | |
| Individual Quota Places confirmation Jumping - Dressage - Eventing |
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The FEI has informed eligible NOCs/NFs of the allocation of Individual quota places on 19 February 2024. All eligible NOCs/NFs must now confirm or decline their allocated Individual quota place for the Paris2024 Olympic Games to the FEI in writing by 18 March 2024. An answer from both the respective NOC and NF is required.
* These two nations have a total of two (2) individual quota places
* Allocation of one (1) individual quota place further to team quota place withdrawal |
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| Deadline to submit Horse Owner's information to the FEI | |
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Please note that the date for the registration of owners is lined up with the NOC deadline to submit the long list for accreditation to the Paris2024 Organising Committee. |
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| Olympic Minimum Elegibility Requirements - Eventing | |
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Further to queries received from different National Federations, the wording of the below Article 626.1 of the FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games is confirmed as follows:
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| PARALYMPIC GAMES | |
| Important Deadlines Para Dressage | |
| 28 FEBRUARY | Deadline to submit change of nationality requests to the IPC |
| 04 MARCH | FEI notifies the NPCs in writing about the number of allocated qualification slots |
| 18 MARCH | NPCs confirm in writing the use of allocated qualification slots Deadline for NPCs to submit Bipartite Commission Invitation applications to FEI |
| 25 MARCH | FEI confirms in writing the reallocation of unused qualification slots and the awarding of Bipartite Commission Invitations |
| 03 MAY | Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs (“Accreditation Long List”) |
| 19 JUNE | End of the period for Athlete/horse combinations to attain a minimum eligibility score NFs to send FEI Certificates of Capability to FEI |
| 05 AUGUST | Deadline for Paris 2024 Organising Committee to receive sport entry forms submitted by NPCs |
| GENERAL | |
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Remember to check out the Paris 2024 Hub, where you will find all the relevant information, guidelines and rules, as well as latest news, updates and deadlines with regards to the equestrian events of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
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| Who was the first woman to take part in equestrian at Olympic Games? When did equestrian enter the Paralympic programme? Visit the FEI History Hub and read up on all the fun facts of past editions of Olympic and Paralympic Games since the inclusion of equestrian sports. |
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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 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
We are pleased to inform you that the FEI will be launching a new campaign tomorrow called “Think Outside The Box” to raise awareness and provide solutions to minimise the risk of potential contamination and Equine Anti-Doping and Medication Controlled Regulations (EADMCR) violations, as well as potential health risks for horses, arising from certain behaviours and actions or lack-of in and around the stables.
Initially created to attract the attention of the key stakeholders concerned by the EADMCRs ie riders, grooms and support personnel, and in a bid to inform and educate around contamination – often an unfortunate situation that could be avoided if the right precautions had been taken - the campaign was expanded to include general best-practice recommendations to make it relevant to the wider equestrian community and promote safety and wellbeing for horses, regardless of their competition status.
A joint collaboration between the Education and Legal departments at the FEI, with very engaging and “shareable” content (you will be surprised by the video), we encourage all our stakeholders to join us in the promotion of this campaign so we can reach as many people as possible, and hopefully reduce contamination cases emanating from ill-informed behaviour, as well as providing the best practice recommendations to avoid contamination for horses out of competition and any potential health threats this might entail.
Dedicated Hub & Digital Assets To Download – English, French & Spanish
We have created a dedicated portal - www.fei.org/think - available in three languages (English, French and Spanish) and have an array of digital assets which you can download and use on all your channels to proactively promote the campaign to you members, fans and followers. Download assets directly on www.fei.org/think #FEIThinkOutsideTheBox
They Support Us
You will see on the portal, we have a section – They Support Us – where we have included the logos of all our Official Stakeholders, so please do let us know if you would like to be removed from this section, simply by contacting Sebastien.Goyon@fei.org and alternatively if you are not included in this section, and would like to be featured, please also contact Sebastien.Goyon@fei.org and let him know you would like to be added to that section with your logo.
Campaign Merchandising
And finally, we have produced some bright and impactful merchandising for this campaign, which is available to all our “supporters” so please don’t to hesitate contact Sebastien.Goyon@fei.org with the relevant delivery address and we will send you a pack of stickers, caps and tote bags with campaign branding.
Ambassadors
We are also on the lookout for ambassadors – so if you would like to nominate/introduce us to potential ambassadors for the campaign, we are open to suggestions!
EMBARGOED
Please note all of the above is EMBARGOED until Friday 17 November 20:00 CET when the campaign is officially launched. We kindly ask that you refrain from posting any information, assets, visual, etc until 16:00 on Friday unless reposting from FEI channels.
#FEIThinkOutsideTheBox
Para Equestrian Forum 2024
The FEI Para Dressage department would like to invite applications from National Federations who would be interested in hosting the 2024 Para Equestrian Forum. The Para Equestrian Technical Committee has suggested that the Forum should be held in early April 2024 to fit in with the competition calendar. Please see attached the guidelines for hosting the FEI Para Equestrian Forum, and please send all applications to the Para Dressage department by 30 November.
Visual Impairment (VI) Classifications in 2024
Due to the increased numbers of Athletes attending VI Classifications in 2023, the FEI would like to invite expressions of interest from NFs to host a VI Classification alongside a CPEDI so that more FEI VI Classification events are available to Athletes. The FEI would contribute to a portion of the expenses for running the event, and would help to liaise with IBSA to secure Classifiers.
Please contact the Para Dressage department by 16 November for more information if your NF would be interested to host a VI Classification in 2024.
Classification/Compensating Aids Requests Refresher – respecting deadlines
The increase of Athletes attending Classification in 2023 shows the positive growth of Para Equestrian. We would like to remind National Federations that in 2024 the deadlines for Classification requests, Medical Review Requests and Compensating Aids Requests must be strictly adhered to as per the rules. As a reminder, Classification and Medical Review requests must be received at least six weeks in advance of the Classification event, and Compensating Aids requests at least two weeks in advance of the Event.
All forms can be found on the FEI Classification Documentation page. For any questions please contact the Para Dressage department.
Qualification Rules 2024
The Overall Para Dressage Qualification Criteria for 2024 has been published on the FEI Para Dressage Rules page. These criteria include clarification of the requirements for an Athlete to complete a CPEDI2* prior to starting at a CPEDI3*.
The research project led by Sarah Jane Hobbs, from the University of Central Lancashire, in collaboration with Hartpury University, is now completed with the publication of the final manuscript “Towards an Evidence-Based Classification System for Para Dressage: Associations between Impairment and Performance Measures” . The team, carrying out the initial three-year project, have produced four main publications listed below and several background research projects, which are all published on the FEI Classification Research webpage.
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Year 1 |
Published 24 April 2020 |
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Published 13 December 2022 |
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Year 2 |
Qualitative Research Methods - Interviews with Para Dressage Stakeholders |
Published 3 November 2021 |
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Year 3 |
Animals | Free Full-Text | Towards an Evidence-Based Classification System for Para Dressage: Associations between Impairment and Performance Measures (mdpi.com) Complete manuscript |
Published 31 August 2023 |
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Published 11 September 2023 |
The next steps for the FEI will be to engage and work closely with an external consultant with extensive expertise in classification across sports to undertake a two-pronged review of:
Recommendations from this review will be considered by the FEI Para Equestrian Technical Committee, FEI Classification Working Group and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Consultation with our Para equestrian community will also be undertaken to ensure we hear from all relevant stakeholders in regards to advances to the current Classification system including an implementation plan with consideration of the FEI Rules Revision cycle and Paralympic cycle, and inclusion of a transitional period for Athletes and National Federations.
We are looking for a Classification expert with relevant experience reviewing and transitioning classification systems, preferably with experience in other sports classification systems. We invite you to put forward any contacts that you may have in the domain, and please send any proposals to the Para Dressage Department by 15 October at the latest.
Please contact the Para Dressage Department for any questions or further information.
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