FEI President Ingmar De Vos opened the FEI General Assembly in the Japanese capital Tokyo today, delivering the keynote address to almost 300 delegates and focusing on the unique qualities of equestrian sport. “We all agree that we have the greatest sport on earth and this is for many reasons”, the FEI President said. “We […]

The FEI General Assembly has today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed format changes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020, which will now go to the IOC Executive Board for final approval in 2017. Under the new proposals, the number of athletes in national teams will be reduced to three, and […]

Olympic formats were the key topic at the FEI General Assembly session in the Japanese capital this afternoon ahead of tomorrow’s crucial vote on the proposals that will be submitted to the IOC on the formats for the three Olympic equestrian disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The format for the Paralympic Games in […]

Tokyo, host city for the 2020 Olympic Games, has given the best possible endorsement for equestrian sport by inviting the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) to hold its General Assembly in the Japanese capital in November 2016. The allocation of the 2016 FEI General Assembly to Tokyo was approved by the FEI Bureau during its monthly […]

Olympic formats were the focus of this afternoon’s session at the FEI General Assembly in San Juan (PUR), with FEI President Ingmar De Vos leading discussions with National Federations on proposed radical changes to Olympic competition formats. “Olympic Agenda 2020 is a driving force in this process, but even prior to that we already knew […]

The 2015 FEI General Assembly will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from November 10-13. The General Assembly on November 13th, when voting on major FEI decisions and governance of the sport will take place, will be livestreamed on FEI TV free of charge.

Roly Owers of World Horse Welfare addressed the FEI General Assembly on the weekend. His address questions whether the FEI and all the national federations are doing enough to ensure equine welfare is paramount in sport. To follow is his speech. Your Royal Highness, Mr President, colleagues from across the Federations. Thank you for the […]

Representatives of six National Federations have submitted applications for the position of FEI President. The candidates, in order of receipt of the candidacy files by the FEI, are: – Pierre Genecand (SUI) – Ulf Helgstrand (DEN) – John McEwen (GBR) – Javier Revuelta del Peral (ESP) – Pierre Durand (FRA) – Ingmar De Vos (BEL) […]

The 2013 FEI General Assembly was held in Montreux (SUI)  on November 7th. The quorum consisted of 99 National Federations: 77 represented in person and 22 by proxy. The main decisions taken by the General Assembly are outlined here.

Representatives from National Federations on four continents made impassioned pleas for HRH Princess Haya to reverse her decision not to stand for a third term as FEI President during the FEI General Assembly in Montreux (SUI). The calls came after 100 National Federations signed a petition requesting the convening of an extraordinary general assembly as […]