The FEI has announced bold steps that will ensure improved protection of the welfare of horses in Endurance events, proposing unprecedented athlete penalties for equine injuries, extended rest periods and increased accountability. The moves were fully supported by delegates attending the Endurance round table on April 29th at the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI). […]

During its monthly teleconference meeting today (April 15th), the FEI Bureau decided to review the composition of the Endurance Task Force following comments received from a number of National Federations. The two UAE representatives Mohammed Essa Al Adhab and Andrew Holmes will be removed from the Task Force. They will be replaced by Sheikh Khalid […]

The composition and remit of the FEI Endurance Task Force, announced by the FEI Executive Board on April 8th, have been finalised. The mission of the Task Force is to develop practical solutions to ensure horse welfare and a level playing field at Endurance events globally, and to look at deploying modern technology to achieve […]

Just one week after IOC President Thomas Bach announced a 23% increase in female representation on IOC commissions, Lisa Lazarus, FEI’s Chief of Business Development and Strategy will be addressing the SportAccord Convention held in Belek (TUR) this week on the topic of women in sport. Lazarus features on the first panel in tomorrow’s (April […]

The FEI has received signed host agreements from two of the Canadian and US cities bidding to host the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018. The bid teams from Bromont/Montreal (CAN) and Lexington, Kentucky (USA) have both confirmed their continued interest in hosting the Games in 2018. Lexington, host city for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian […]

At the first meeting of the International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC), the FEI and the IFHA confirmed that they share the same core values of protecting horse welfare and discussed in detail the different models under which both organisations operate. The two organisations came to the conclusion that there are many commonalities and opportunities for […]

The FEI has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), formalising the FEI’s relationship with the NRHA and AQHA that has been in place since Reining became an FEI discipline in 2002. The agreement covers areas of common interest including horse welfare, FEI Rules […]

World Horse Welfare, the international horse charity, has become the fourth of the former FEI Associate Members to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FEI. The FEI has collaborated with World Horse Welfare for over 30 years, developing the FEI Equine Welfare Code of Conduct, funding sport horse development projects through its FEI […]

In response to recent discussions in the equestrian community about the length of time that FEI anti-doping cases may take to prosecute, the FEI is keen to clarify its procedures. “It is the FEI’s role to ensure the full integrity of competition and fair play, while at the same time ensuring that the rights of […]

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) opened a three-day workshop on February 18th, for government veterinary and animal health experts from 20 nations across Asia and Oceania at the Happy Valley Racecourse (HKG), focusing on the international movement of sport horses. The workshop, which is the first of its kind to be held in […]