The FEI Bureau’s spring meeting took place at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on June 8-9. The meeting opened with a minute’s silence for Dr. Craig Ferrell, FEI Medical Committee Chair, and Jane Goldsmith, Member of the FEI Para-Dressage Committee, who passed away recently. The main focus of the meeting was: • to agree on proposed […]

Equine Canada, together with the Bromont Bid Committee for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) has received word that Canada is one step closer to hosting this prestigious international equestrian event. The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) reports that five countries have been confirmed as bidders and move to Official Candidate status: Rabat (MA); Bromont […]

The entire team at Saudi Equestrian is delighted with the findings of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport which has reduced the original eight month ban handed to Khaled Abdulaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly, to two months and, following their voluntary suspension in February, allows both riders to start competing again with […]

Jane Goldsmith, a member of the FEI Para-Equestrian Committee and one of the pioneers of Para-Dressage in Great Britain, passed away peacefully on June 2nd after a long illness. Jane was born into a non-horsey family, but during her school years, she worked at a local riding school at weekends and in the evenings in return […]

The Fédération  Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the International Dressage Riders Club (IDRC) are happy to announce that agreement has been reached on the differences between them concerning athlete representation, governance of the IDRC and the two removed IDRC members. As a result of this agreement, proceedings to suspend the IDRC have been dropped and a […]

It is with deep sadness that the FEI has learned of the passing of FEI Medical Committee Chairman Dr. Craig Ferrell (USA). Dr Ferrell, 62, died on Monday May 28th from injuries sustained in a fall during a polo match near his home in Franklin, Tennessee. An orthopaedic surgeon and internationally recognised sports medicine expert, […]

The OIE and FEI called for new protocols for the movement of “high health, high performance” sport horses at the 80th General Session of the World Assembly of World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Delegates in Paris last week. The OIE and FEI are continuing their collaboration to define and create a sub-population of horses to […]

The FEI Tribunal has issued its decisions in the cases of the two Saudi Arabian athletes, Khaled Abdulaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly, whose horses tested positive for Controlled Medication substances. The Tribunal has imposed suspensions of eight months on both riders.   The horses, Vanhoeve (Khaled Abdulaziz Al Eid) and Lobster 43 (Abdullah […]

Soraya Ourrais, the Franco-Moroccan winner of the FEI Development Award 2011, has set the bar very high for this category of the FEI Awards, for which nominations opened last week.   The FEI Development Award rewards an individual, organisation or project that has in some way made equestrian sport accessible to a wider public. “Development […]

The FEI today launches the FEI Awards 2012 and invites the international equestrian community to contribute to this annual celebration of outstanding talent.   For the fourth consecutive year, the search is on for five individuals who have demonstrated remarkable ability and commitment in the following categories: – Reem Acra Best Athlete, for the athlete […]