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The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (French: Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports. [1] FEI was established in 1921 [ 2 ] and its headquarters are in Lausanne , Switzerland.
In eventing, the 5* level is the highest and the 1* level is the lowest of the FEI-recognised divisions. Additionally, there are many competitions held at levels below the one-star. These competitions are not FEI-recognized, and are usually held under the rules of a country's national governing body. Prior to 2019, the 4* was the highest level.
The FEI is the umbrella organization for equestrian sports that is responsible for training and supervising the jury members. Only certified FEI jury members have the authority to judge international competitions. The international competitions are only organized by the FEI and are known as Concours de Dressage International.
The 200 quota places for equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics were divided between the three disciplines (75 for jumping, 65 for eventing, and 60 for dressage). Teams in each discipline consisted of three horse and rider pairs; any NOC that qualified a team (20 teams for jumping, 16 for eventing, and 15 for dressage) also received three entries in the individual competition for that discipline.
A Concours Hippique International Officiel (CHIO) (from French, meaning "Official International Equestrian Competition") is an FEI-sanctioned horse show with international-level competitors in equestrian sports such as show jumping, dressage, eventing, and combined driving. In a CHIO, there are individual and team competitions.
The history of the World Cup Dressage Final is closely connected to the history of the Grand Prix Freestyle. In 1984 Joep Bartels (former rider, husband of Tineke Bartels and father of Imke Schellekens-Bartels) saw Reiner Klimke and Ahlerich perform the one tempi changes to John Williams' Olympic Fanfare at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified Team slots 2022 FEI World Championships [5] 6–14 August 2022: Herning: 7 highest ranked teams 28 athletes Netherlands Denmark United States Great Britain Belgium Germany Italy: 2023 FEI European Championships: 4–10 September 2023: Riesenbeck: 1 Sweden: FEI Para Equestrian Regional Team ...
For the team competition, ten quota spots were available. Three team spots were awarded at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games.In addition, six more were awarded at regional competitions (Europe: 3, America: 1, Africa/Asia: 2).