FEI Veterinarians: Maria Aurelia Miumiumiu
FEI Veterinarians: Maria Aurelia Miumiumiu
FEI Veterinarians: Maria Aurelia Miumiumiu
veterinarians
Maria Aurelia
miumiumiu
FEI Veterinarians
FEI Veterinarians include Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Permitted Treating
Veterinarians (PVs). All Veterinarians working at FEI Events must be listed by the FEI, as
either Official Veterinarians or Permitted Treating Veterinarians
a) FEI Official Veterinarians
OVs include the following categories of veterinarians:
National Head FEI Veterinarian (NHV) (formerly Contact Veterinarian)
Veterinary Delegate/ Foreign Veterinary Delegate (VD/ FVD)
Assistant Veterinary Delegate (AVD)
Endurance Veterinary Treating Officials (EVTs)
Testing Veterinarian
Holding Box Veterinarian (previously Examining Veterinarians)
Measuring Veterinarian
Examining Veterinarians (Limb Sensitivity)
b) Permitted Treating Veterinarians
PVs include the following categories of veterinarians:
Veterinary Services Manager (VSM) – may be the Treating Veterinarian for the
Event
Veterinary Control Officer
Treating Veterinarian (TV), appointed by the OC
Team Veterinarian
Athlete’s Private Veterinarian (APV)
ROLE OF FEI OFFICIAL VETERINARIANS
FEI Official Veterinarians work as FEI
representatives and are responsible for ensuring
that horses’ health and welfare are maintained and
that Veterinary standards and FEI Regulations
(Veterinary, General & EADCM) are upheld
throughout all aspects of FEI Events.
The roles of Official Veterinarians includes
protecting the health and integrity of horses at FEI
events, including identification at Passport Control,
Veterinary Examinations, Horse Inspections,
assessing the horses’ continual fitness to
compete, authorising emergency treatments and
anti-doping and limb sensitivity controls.
REQUIREMENTS OF FEI OFFICIAL VETERINARIANS
To be promoted as an Official FEI
Veterinarian, veterinarians must be
recommended by their National
Federation (NF) for the specific
discipline(s) and satisfy the
qualification and education
requirements of the FEI Veterinary
Education System.
The categories of FEI disciplines for which Veterinarians may wish to apply are as follows:
• Dressage & Para-Dressage
• Jumping
• Eventing
• Endurance
• Driving
• Vaulting
• Reining
Please note that official listing within one discipline does not grant automatic promotion
within other disciplines.
The requirements for FEI Official Veterinarians are summarised below; they must be licensed
Veterinary practitioners in their NF country and have 5 years relevant post graduation
experience, an understanding of English, submit a curriculum vitae to their NF, accept the
conditions of the FEI Official Veterinarian Codex, have attended a FEI Veterinary Course
within the past 2 years and complete the required qualification experience.
APPLICATION FOR FEI OFFICIAL
VETERINARIANS
Veterinarians wishing to be promoted as FEI Veterinarian Officials (except for
Endurance *) must complete the 'Official Veterinarian application form',
ensuring all the criteria listed above are met, before submitting their
application to their NF. The FEI Veterinary Department will finally approve all
new applicants before promotion in the discipline(s) specified only. You may
be able to download the application form here. The Veterinarian wishing to
be promoted will have to send their National Federation together with the
application form a copy of their course attendance certificate as well as
three Assistant Veterinary Delegate Evaluation Forms, as proof of
experience.
APPLICATION FOR FEI PERMITTED
TREATING VETERINARIAN
1. Application to National Federation
2. Consideration by National Federation
3. FEI ID
4. Account Creation
5. Examination
6. Re-Taking & Re-Starting
7. Successful Examination