A dressage freestyle test event to review the judging of freestyle competitions in order increase consistency and accuracy will be held on the premises of the German Equestrian Federation at Warendorf on September 24th. The event, which will be open to the public and media, will be held at grand prix level and will feature […]

The FEI Bureau confirmed the following appointments to the FEI Technical Committees at its meeting held in Istanbul (TUR), November 6th: FEI Medical Committee Dr. Peter Whitehead (GBR) was appointed as chairman for a term of three years (2012-2015) to replace Dr. Craig Ferrell, who passed away earlier this year. Dr. Allen Sills (USA) was […]

The FEI Bureau confirmed the following appointments to the FEI Technical Committees at its meeting held in Rio de Janeiro today (November 11th):   Members of FEI Veterinary Committee Dr Phillipe Benoit (FRA), Dr Sergio Salinas (MEX) and Dr Stephen Schumacher (USA) appointed. The terms of office for the three new Veterinary Committee members will be […]

The FEI Dressage Committee discussed several issues at its meeting in Paris (FRA) earlier this month and the following five key developments were decided upon. Blood rule The committee proposed a new blood rule explicitly stating that the test would be stopped if blood appears anywhere on the horse. At top level events (Olympic Games, […]