Experts from three continents gathered at a special two-day equine surfaces forum held at the FEI headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) last month. A total of 36 equine, veterinary and footing specialists from Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and United States came together to discuss standards for arena surfaces in Jumping. The […]

The FEI has announced the final decisions in three anti-doping cases: Al Thani Receives 27-Month Suspension The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decision in the case involving Nasser Khalifa N.J Al Thani (QAT) and the horse Brookleigh Caspar (FEI ID AUS40748) at the 120km one-star Endurance competition at Mesaieed in Doha (QAT) on April […]

The FEI Bureau has welcomed a series of proposals for reform of the Endurance discipline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but agreed unanimously that further information needs to be provided by the UAE National Federation before lifting of the provisional suspension can be considered. The FEI Bureau provisionally suspended the UAE National Federation in […]

An initial meeting between the FEI and representatives of the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee and National Federation was held at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on May 26th to discuss the actions that need to be undertaken by the UAE National Federation before the FEI Bureau can consider lifting the suspension currently imposed […]

The FEI has appointed IMG, the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming, as its production partner. The new five-year partnership, which starts on July 1, 2015 and runs until June 30, 2020, covers post production services for the FEI’s entire portfolio of broadcast products across the FEI-named series and championships. The partnership […]

The president of SportAccord, the union of 92 Olympic and non-Olympic international sports federation and organizers of international sporting events, has ruffled some feathers. During his speech last month at the Sport Accord General Assembly, Marius Vizer openly criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in his address, stating that the IOC system is “expired, outdated, […]

The FEI has launched the free FEI RuleApp, which gives access to the full official FEI rules and regulations. The app, available now on the Apple Store and Google Play, allows users to easily view the latest FEI rules and regulations in a “virtual bookshelf” approach, both online and offline, on mobile devices. Instant search […]

In a letter for National Federations, the FEI has detailed what the practical implications are on athletes and officials as a result of the suspension of the Emirates Equestrian Federation after major horse welfare issues and non-compliance with FEI Rules and Regulations in Endurance. For the duration of the UAE NF’s suspension: Athletes’ Participation 1. […]

The French Equestrian Federation has released a brief statement (below), showing their support of the FEI’s decision to remove the two remaining international Endurance events scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March 2015 from the FEI calendar. The French Equestrian Federation approves the action taken by the International Equestrian Federation […]

Manuel Bandeira de Mello (POR) has been appointed as FEI Endurance Director to replace Ian Williams, who is due to retire at the end of December. The new Director takes up his post at FEI Headquarters next Monday, 1 December 2014. Bandeira de Mello was selected following an intensive assessment process led by Odgers Berndtson […]