The last session of the FEI Sports Forum 2025 focused on the findings of the Officials Working Group. The Group has reviewed a large amount of data including surveys on Officials and National Federations, statistics on FEI Officials as well as statements made by the various disciplines on the FEI Competency-based Evaluation System (CES) Officiating […]
FEI Sports Forum 2025: Famous last words and press conference
Closing Remarks by FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez “This time, just to reflect on what we have achieved over these past two days. The first session brought us the proposed qualification systems for LA 2028 — both for the Olympic and Paralympic Games — and the main takeaway is this: we don’t want to change […]
FEI Sports Forum 2025: Session 6 Eventing rules revision
Full Revision of the Eventing Rules The sixth session of the FEI Sports Forum 2025 addressed the comprehensive review of the Eventing Rules, laying out a timeline for updates, presenting key topics under consideration, and inviting National Federations and stakeholders to contribute feedback. The session was led by Frédérique Reffet Plantier, FEI Director of Eventing, […]
FEI Sports Forum 2025: Session 3 Welfare Strategy in Action
The third session of the FEI Sports Forum 2025 delivered a sweeping and deeply detailed update on the implementation of the FEI Equine Welfare Strategy Action Plan. Led by Somesh Dutt, Senior Manager of Equine Welfare Initiatives & Implementation, the session featured key insights into ethical training, fitness to compete, scientific research, and the launch […]
Wrap-up FEI Sports Forum: Q & A with FEI president and Secretary General
The ned of the two-day-conference FEI sport Forum was summarized by a closing speak my President Ingemar de Vos and followed by a Question & Answer session for the assembled press on-site and online. Closing words by Ingemar de Vos, After touching upon the many sessions held at the forum Mr De Vos came to […]
FEI sports Forum: Session 3 – a look into a hair raising future
Session 3: FEI Equine Anti Doping and Medication Control Regulations Monday, 29 April, 15:30 – 17:30 The third session of day one at the FEI Sports Forum was formed around a discussion on Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMR), the only FEI rules that are undergoing a full revision this year. The session shed […]
FEI Sports Forum 2024: Session 4 – Championships might go extinct
Session 4 FEI Championship Review 30th of April, 9 – 12:15 As journalists and photographers, championships are often the epi-center of our work covering equestrian sport. A lot of work goes into the category pre-, during- and after a championship event. For quite some time very few organizers bid for championships. The first session of […]
FEI Sports Forum 2024: Session 1 covered a much-awaited report
Session 1: Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission final report and proposed action plan Monday, 29 April, 9:30 – 12:30, IMD, Lausanne FEI president Ingemar de Vos gave a welcome speech to an almost full auditorium at the IMD in Lausanne. As expected, he declared his contentment over the League of Nations’ first legs and underlined […]
Participation at the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne
IAEJ has decided to cover this year’s FEI Sports Forum on-site in Lausanne and will provide our members with the impressions from the conference held on 29-30 of April 2024. Equestrian sport is at a pivotal point in time, to ensure a future we need to gain the public trust that what we do in […]