International Federation for Equestrian Sports


The International Federation for Equestrian Sports is the international governing body of equestrian sports.
The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. An FEI code of conduct protects the welfare of the horses from physical abuse or doping.

Disciplines

The FEI recognizes eight disciplines under global governance in both regular and para-equestrianism competition:
The following two disciplines are under regional governance:
The FEI does not govern or provide rules for horse racing or polo, but in the latter case, it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of International Polo.

Values

Vision

To grow the unique and mutually beneficial bond between horse and human in sport globally.

Mission

To drive and develop equestrian sport globally in a modern, sustainable and structured manner with guaranteed integrity, athlete welfare, equal opportunity and a fair and ethical partnership with the horse.

Events

Olympic and Paralympic Games

Jumping, Dressage and Eventing have been a part of the Olympics since 1912. Para-Equestrian Dressage has been part of the Paralympic games since 1996. Jumping has been part of the Youth Olympic Games since its creation in Singapore in 2010.

FEI World Equestrian Games

The FEI has organized the FEI World Equestrian Games every four years since 1990. The idea of the World Equestrian Games came into being in the mid-1980s and was strongly supported by HRH Prince Philip, who was then FEI President.
The WEG encompasses the World Championship titles in all the FEI global disciplines.

World Cup

The FEI World Cup is an indoor series and takes place throughout the world with qualifying leagues leading to a final in each of the disciplines. The FEI World Cup series began with show jumping in 1978 and has since been extended to the disciplines of dressage, driving, and vaulting. Main events include:
FEI World, Continental and Regional Championships are held in all the FEI disciplines and age categories. Events include:

History

The FEI was formed in 1921 with the joining of the national organizations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the United States of America. Today, there are 138 National Equestrian Federations affiliated with the FEI.
YearNumber of
affiliated nations
19218
192821
193831
196048
197054
197562
198681
2014132
2015133
2016134
2018135
2020138

Presidents

There have been 13 different presidents of the organization. Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van Ufford is the only individual to have served twice. Nowadays, a President can serve for a maximum of two terms. Since 2014, the President of the FEI is Ingmar De Vos from Belgium.
#PresidentNationTerm
1Baron du TeilFrance 1921–1927
2General Gerrit Johannes MarisNetherlands 1927–1929
3Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van UffordNetherlands 1929–1931
4General Guy V. HenryUSA 1931–1935
5Baron Max Von Holzing-BertstettGermany 1935–1936
6Major Jhkr Karl F. Quarles van UffordNetherlands 1936–1939
7Magnus RydmanFinland 1939–1946
8Baron Gaston de TrannoyBelgium 1946–1954
9Prince Bernhard of Lippe-BiesterfeldNetherlands 1954–1964
10Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghUK 1964–1986
11Anne, Princess RoyalUK 1986–1994
12Infanta Pilar, Duchess of BadajozSpain 1994–2006
13Princess Haya bint HusseinJordan 2006–2014
14Ingmar De VosBelgium Since 2014