The 2025 FEI Eventing Forum
The FEI Eventing Forum, held on 17–18 January 2025 in Lausanne, focused on the future of Eventing, with discussions on key challenges and opportunities for growth.
Key topics included enhancing horse welfare, ensuring financial sustainability, attracting broader audiences, and addressing equine and human risk management.
Ideas for growth included innovative competition, and media friendly formats, expanded Nations Cup events, and leveraging rankings as promotional tools.
Risk management emphasized athlete education, stricter qualification standards, and improved course design.
The 2026 Eventing Rules revision, brought forward to 2025, will address penalties, eligibility requirements, and course lengths, among other issues, ensuring alignment with upcoming championships and Olympic preparations.
EquiRatings presented data-driven strategies to improve safety while maintaining the sport’s competitive integrity, with highlights on reducing horse fall rates and balancing risk and challenge. Course design and phase influence were emphasized as critical to athlete progression and safety.
Underscoring the need for innovation, collaboration, and data-driven decisions to ensure Eventing’s future relevance and growth.
