The main decisions taken by the FEI Board at its in-person meeting in Lausanne (SUI) on 19-21 June 2019 are summarised below:
Governance
The Board agreed that changes to the sport rules should be made only every four years in order to facilitate easier implementation by the whole community. Urgent repairs, such as those involving horse welfare and safety of athletes, as well as correction of inconsistencies, errors or contradictions would be allowed during the quadrennial cycle. The proposal will be put forward to the General Assembly for approval in November 2019.
Dressage
The FEI Board approved financial support for the FEI Dressage World CupTM 2020/2021 season, and also approved full implementation of an evaluation system for the FEI Dressage World CupTM series, which was run as a pilot phase for the 2018/2019 season. It was also agreed that a bidding process for the series will be implemented as soon as possible.
Pony Measurement
The Board was presented with a model for funding and administration of the new FEI Pony Measuring System, which will be voted on at the FEI General Assembly in November for potential implementation from 2020.
Clean Sport
The Board was presented with an update on the global Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Programme (EADCMP) and approved changes to the Equine Prohibited Substances List.
International Movement of Horses/IHSC
The Veterinary Director briefed the Board on the IHSC/OIE workshops, international horse movement and the impact of Brexit, and the implementation of the European Animal Health Law in 2021. Updated guidelines on Brexit will be published on Inside.FEI.org.
Olympic Games & Paralympic Games
The Director of Games Operations provided the Board with an update on preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the Ready Steady Tokyo test event, which takes place from 12-14 August 2019.
Additional updates were made on the test events for the new Olympic formats for Jumping and Dressage, which took place last week in Hagen (GER). The Board was also given details of the multiple testing of the Olympic format for Eventing, in Poland, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand. Following these tests, some adjustments will be made to the Olympic Regulations and, following approval by the FEI Board, these will go to the IOC for sign-off.
The Board approved the Technical Officials for the Paralympic Games.
Regional Groups & Continental Associations
The Board was updated on the request by the Ukrainian National Federation to move from Regional Group III to the European Equestrian Federation (EEF). Following the approval of this request by the concerned Regional Groups, the Board agreed that this would be put to the FEI General Assembly 2019 for approval.
Education & Officials
The Board approved the propose timeline for the Officials’ Competency Evaluation System (CES) 2019 and 2020.
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