The Fédération Equestre Internationale (commonly known as the FEI, or informally in English as the International Equestrian Federation) is the international governing body of equestrian (horse) sports. Its remit includes eventing, show jumping, dressage, carriage driving, endurance riding, reining, vaulting and paraequestrianism. It is not concerned with horse-racing. Eventing, is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ... Show jumping is a form of competition in which horses are jumped over a course of fences, low walls, and other obstacles (e. ... Dressage is the training of horses in obedience and deportment. ... Driving is the controlled operation of a vehicle, which is usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, motorcycle, or car. ... Endurance riding is an extremely strenuous sport, requiring the horse to complete, when competing at the top levels, up to 100 miles. ... Reining is a Western horseback riding competition. ... In architecture, a vault is an arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...
The FEI has a code of conduct that protects the welfare of the horse, as well as strict rules protecting horses from abuse or drug-related enhancement.
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