IJOC Officials Forum


Hello All,

The IJOC Officials Forum in Brussels (BEL), including the CES Maintenance Courses for Judges, Stewards, Course Designers and Veterinarians has come to an end.

On behalf of the IJOC and all the members present (in total around 130 people the past 3 days have attended this event) I would like to thank you for the valuable contributions you have made to this event where knowledge and experience were shared across all officials and stakeholders involved.

Bringing together all these people from all regions around the world and different functions is and will be very important now and in the future.

A huge thank you to the FEI for all the support and specifically to all course directors for the intense knowledge sharing sessions we had.  Thanks also to the BEL NF for the hospitality and (administrative and social) support. 

Thanks again and I hope all you found it as warm, interesting, collaborative, and co-operative as we experienced it.

Looking forward already to a next co-operation.

Kind Regards,

Glenn Maes

President IJOC

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IJOC Board Elections

Dear friends and member colleagues,

We had earlier informed you that the upcoming IJOC General Assembly 2026 would run online on the 26th of January 2026 at 18:30 hours CET.

Going forward, it is now time to provide more information.

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Presidential Blog

Dear Friends,
As we are in the second half of the year, the rule revision process is getting closer to another important target
date. By the end of this month, we need to revert to the FEI on the first proposal that was shared. I would like
to thank you for the valuable feedback we received which we will be reviewing with the board and bundle
towards the FEI. On top of that, I can also share with you that we have been invited to an FEI Stakeholder
Meeting in Lausanne during the month of October for which we will be discussing tack related topics.
Interesting discussions will be held and of course we will keep you also posted on these evolutions.

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FEI SEEKS FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED HORSE WELFARE PLAN FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL FEI SPORTS FORUM 2024 SESSION

We would like to thank everyone, who attended the FEI Sports Forum 2024 in-person or followed online. We have appreciated the level of engagement and the interesting discussions.
 
As announced by FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez, we have taken on board the feedback made during the Session on the final report of the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission and the proposed action plan. We are also seeking further feedback.
 
Please send your ideas and suggestions by email to welfare@fei.org by 15 May 2024.
 
The feedback will be taken into consideration and will be discussed during the upcoming in-person FEI Board meeting on 4 and 5 June. A thorough strategy will then be continued being developed and will be presented at a dedicated session during the FEI General Assembly 2024 in November in Oman.
 
A summary of the Sports Forum Sessions is available here along with the presentation made during the Session in pdf format and the Final Report of the Equine Ethics & Wellbeing Commission. We encourage you to consult these documents and look forward to your feedback by 15 May.
 
Thank you for your cooperation.

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MEET OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Stephan Hellwig (GER)

Q1:  Congratulations on your election as the new board member of the IJOC.Can you remind our members again your current profession and your FEI functions as official ?

I am currently working as a managing director in a medium-sized company in the electronics industry. My function as an FEI official is Jumping Judge Level 3.

Q2:  What are your personal goals to contribute to IJOC in near future ?

With the background of multiple functions (Judge, Steward and OC-member) I believe I can assess the most diverse areas of our rapidly developing sport from the respective perspectives and the resulting demands.

Q3:  What do you think about the IJOC Webinars ?

The seminars are one of the numerous tools from the IJOC toolbox with which we reach many members. It can be achieved by ensuring that our members worldwide apply the same approach to assessing situations and incidents.

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MEET OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS

ANNIKA PHIL (SWE)

My name is Annika Pihl. I am a showjumping judge level 3 and I am from Sweden. I have been a international judge since 2004. I used to compete in showjumping myself and really love the sport.

Q1: Congratulations on your election as the new board member of the IJOC.Can you remind our members again your current profession and your FEI functions as official ?I work with horses and people every day. For the moment (since January 2023) I work as operations manager at a big riding club/school in Malmö. I have 25 employees and 50 horses at the riding club. I also work for the Swedish Equestrian Federation as a teacher for new showjumping judges in Sweden and also as a supervisor for annual refreshment courses for showjumping judges. I also work with the Swedish rules and regulations.

Q2: What are your personal goals to contribute to the IJOC in near future ?

I would like to contribute to the IJOC as much as I can. I would like to work with the webinars, education, rules and to make more officials interested to join our club.

Q3: The first board meeting of the IJOC is already conducted. What were your impressions?

A lot of experienced people, all willing to put a lot of effort for the club and for the members of IJOC. The meeting was very well organized.

Q4: You have attended the IJOC General Assembly in Rome and the accompanying Officials Forum and FEI Courses.What were your impressions ?

The meeting in Rome was well organized. I think it is always good to meet and talk with other officials. The programme was good. I think however, that it would benefit everybody to know the correct answers to the questions on the test (like on the on line test). For me, who has worked for several years as a teacher, it’s good for the students to know what they did right and what they did wrong even if they passed the test. The General Assembly was nice.

Q5: What do you think about the IJOC Webinars ?

I really love the webinars. I think it is a good source for knowledge. The webinars is really something good that the “covid-pandemic-time” brought to us. Very interesting and good. Easy for people to join and to listen. I am also a board member of a Swedish association, and we have also started with webinars. It is indeed a great success.

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