British Equestrian

{{Short description|UK governing body for equestrian sport}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox organization

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| formerly = British Equestrian Federation

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| formation = 1972

| type = Sport governing body

| headquarters = Kenilworth

| location = {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom

| membership = 15 full and 4 associate member organisations representing 280,000 members between them

| language = English

| leader_title = Chair

| leader_name = Fields Wicker-Miurin OBE FKC

| leader_title2 = Patron

| leader_name2 = Queen Camilla

| key_people = Jim Eyre, Chief Executive

| num_staff = 25

| website = {{URL|britishequestrian.org.uk}}

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British Equestrian (previously the British Equestrian Federation), founded 1972'''{{Cite web |title=

National Federation - Great Britain - (GBR) British Equestrian |url=https://data.fei.org/NFPages/NF/Details/Federation/46/BRITISH-EQUESTRIAN-FEDERATION- |website=FEI |access-date=15 July 2024}}''' is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).{{cite web |website=International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI)|url=https://inside.fei.org/fei/about-fei/structure/national-federations|title=National Federations|date=7 April 2020 }} The Queen is the organisation's patron.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/news/royal-patronage-continues-for-british-equestrian |title=Royal Patronage continues for British Equestrian |date=22 June 2021 |website=British Equestrian}}

Remit

As an umbrella body, the purpose of the federation is the steering of equestrianism in Britain.

Together with the British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the federation forms the British Horse Industry Confederation.{{cite web |website=British Horse Industry Confederation |title=About Us|url=http://www.bhic.co.uk/about.php|access-date=25 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001035839/http://www.bhic.co.uk/about.php|archive-date=1 October 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{Update inline|date=July 2024|reason=BHIC is no longer. Maybe British Horse Council? Needing updating.}} As of 2024, the body has 829 officials, 2081 registered athletes and 4572 registered horses.

Leadership

The leaderships stands for a period of four years, with a maximum of two terms. The chair is Fields Wicker-Miurin as of 2024, with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas.

Membership

British Equestrian is formed of twenty (fourteen full, six associate) independent member bodies who represent the various equestrian sports.{{cite web |website=British Equestrian |title=Member Bodies |url=https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/about-us/member-bodies |access-date=15 July 2024}}

|website=British Dressage |access-date=15 July 2024}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{British Equestrian Federation}}

{{National Members of the Federation Equestre Internationale}}

{{Sports governing bodies of the United Kingdom}}

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Equestrian

Category:Animal charities based in the United Kingdom

Category:Organisations based in Warwickshire

Category:Equestrian sports in the United Kingdom

Category:1972 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Sports organizations established in 1972