Exclusives | FEI
FEI championship review: “Drastic change is needed”
07 May 2024 - Last week, two sessions of the 2024 FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, were dedicated to a FEI championship review.
Exclusives | Rules
Mandatory closure of the FEI stables area: Playing catch with responsibility
30 April 2024 - “It should be the responsibility of the organisers to respect our work and create schedules that are sustainable and actually consider horse welfare," Andrea Hoenack tells WoSJ.
Exclusives | Interview
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum: “It's sort of remarkable that there are so few women at the top of the world ranking”
20 April 2024 - Has the time come to review the ranking formula in jumping?
Exclusives | Interview
Dr. Jan-Hein Swagemakers: "There is a lot more to a lameness assessment than asymmetry"
07 May 2023 - WoSJ asked Dr. Jan-Hein Swagemakers to explain the basic principles of lameness assessment and where to draw the line when it comes to normal or slightly asymmetric movement.
Exclusives | Rules
Strict liability in anti-doping: What is it and how does it apply?
17 February 2023 - In this article, Morgan Sports Law explains the strict liability principle that applies in cases that fall under the scope of the FEI Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Rules.
Exclusives | Gastric health
Jaak Van Overstraeten on colic: Causes, symptoms, risk factors and treatments
20 December 2022 - “’Why?’ is always the question,” equine veterinarian Jaak Van Overstraeten – who specializes in internal medicine – says about colic. “In general, 60% of chronic colic cases go undiagnosed."