FEI WORLD CHALLENGE - HISTORY
The FEI World Jumping & Dressage Challenge was created to provide less experienced dressage and jumping riders from National Equestrian Federations on all 5 continents, except North America and Western Europe, with an opportunity to compete on an international level without having to leave their own countries. Nations involved in this programme are those who do not traditionally take part in international competitions.
The jumping competition was created in 1979 and the dressage competition in 1982.
In 2001, a Final on borrowed horses was created under the initiative of a PSI (Performance Sales International), gathering in Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany, the 20 best riders from the FEI World Jumping Challenge, category A, the 10 best riders from the FEI World Dressage Challenge, Prix St-Georges level and the 20 best riders from the FEI Children Dressage Challenge.
As of today, 65 countries have organised the FEI World Jumping or Dressage Challenge.
FEI WORLD JUMPING CHALLENGE - THE COMPETITION
- The FEI World Jumping Challenge may be organised by any member National Federation of the FEI.
- Countries are offered two performance levels, i.e. categories A and B of different standards.
- Each category consists of two competitions of 2 rounds over different courses designed by a Course Designer appointed by the FEI.
- The Competition is held between individuals and teams within each country.
Final individual results are obtained by adding the riders’ penalty points for the four rounds and the time of the two second rounds.
Within countries, the winning team is the one having the highest total points based on the best three results.
Competitive equality is created by having all athletes executing a course identically built in each country.
