Future Direction of International Dressage to be Decided at FEI Annual Get-Together Next Week

The direction of international dressage for the next few years will be decided next week when a new chair of the currently all-European six-member committee that decides how the sport works is elected at the annual International Equestrian Federation (FEI) General Assembly. The United States, with the second largest number of combinations after Germany on the world rankings and silver medalists at the most recent Olympics and global championships, is seeking a voice on the dressage committee as it currently has none.

The decisions will be made at the General Assembly, nominally staged in Antwerp, Belgium, Nov. 14-17 but also online. The general assembly of 136 member national federations is the ultimate decision-making body of international horse sports, including the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing and jumping. The general assembly meets only once a year so implementation is left to the powerful executive board.

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Article written by: KENNETH J. BRADDICK