{{Infobox sport governing body |name = German Equestrian Federation<br/>Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung |abbrev = |logo = |logosize = |sport = Equestrian |category = |image = |caption = |jurisdiction = Germany |founded = {{start date|1905}} |aff = FEI |affdate = 1947 |headquarters = Warendorf |location = |president = Breido Graf zu Rantzau |secretary = Soenke Lauterbach |key staff = |url = https://www.pferd-aktuell.de }}
The '''German Equestrian Federation''' '''({{lang|de|Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung}})''' is an umbrella organization in Germany for equestrian sports and breeding. It is the governing body for the majority of equestrian sports and their organization in Germany, including FEI-recognized disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, vaulting, endurance, reining, para-equestrian, and driving. It also develops and enforces the rules for other events at horse shows. It is colloquially known as '''FN''', short for the international term ''Fédération Équestre Nationale''.<ref name="FEI" /> The organisation runs the '''FNverlag''', a publishing house for related books and other media
==Description== The organization dates back to 1905, when an association of German half-blood breeders (''Halbblutzüchter'') was founded in Berlin.<ref name="FEI" /><ref name="Trosien" /> Its headquarters moved to Warendorf. It currently governs 17 regional equestrian associations with 7,600 ''Reit- und Fahrvereine'' (riding and driving clubs), 55,600 personal members, and 4,000 ''Pferdebetriebe'' (equestrian centers).<ref name="FEI" /> It is a member of the Fédération Equestre Internationale and of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. It is affiliated with the international organisation since 1927.<ref name="FEI" />
The popularity of equestrian sports in Germany is reflected in the number of competition licences issued by the FN. In 2013, it issued 90,000 annual licences to confirm eligibility for competition events, 142,000 updated licences for competition horses, and 2,000 new passports for horses competing on the international circuit.<ref name="FEI" />
The FN organises equestrian sports, both in tournaments as for hobby riders, and matters of horse care and horse breeding. It is responsible for the education and counseling of its members. Further fields include veterinary medicine, <!--Tierschutz, -->advocacy of equine sports people, related legal matters, and environment protection.<ref name="Trosien" /><ref name="FN" /> The FN promotes the status of the horse as a cultural achievement (''Kulturgut Pferd'').<ref name="FN" /> The organisation runs the FNverlag, a publishing house for related books and other media around its themes, including the rules governing education and exams (APO), those for tournaments, {{ill|Leistungsprüfungsordnung|de}} (LPO), and for breeding (ZVO).<ref name="FN" />
== References == {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name="Trosien">{{cite book | editor-last = Trosien | editor-first = Gerhard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AhN_IW0IdN4C&pg=RA1-PA84 | title = Die Sportbranche: Wachstum – Wettbewerb – Wirtschaftlichkeit | publisher = Campus Verlag | year = 1999 | isbn = 978-3-59-336360-8 | language = de }}</ref>
<ref name="FEI">{{cite web | url = https://data.fei.org/NFPages/NF/Details/Federation/48/DEUTSCHE-REITERLICHE-VEREINIGUNG-?CurrentPage=2&ItemsPerPage=20&SortedBy=Name&Type=Members | title = National Federation – Germany – (GER) | access-date = 14 July 2018 }}</ref>
<ref name="FN">{{cite web | url = http://www.pferd-aktuell.de/fn/wir-ueber-uns/wir-ueber-uns | title = Wir über uns | publisher = Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung | access-date = 14 July 2018 | archive-date = 9 February 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120209012514/http://www.pferd-aktuell.de/fn/wir-ueber-uns/wir-ueber-uns | url-status = dead }}</ref> }}
== External links == * {{DNB portal|2007861-4}} * {{official|https://www.pferd-aktuell.de/pferdesport-pferdezucht/deutsche-reiterliche-vereinigung}} * [http://www.euroequestrian.eu/files/2/11/Horse_Sports_and_Breeding_Juli_2014.pdf Equestrian Sports and Breeding in Germany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403150725/http://www.euroequestrian.eu/files/2/11/Horse_Sports_and_Breeding_Juli_2014.pdf |date=2018-04-03 }} euroequestrian.eu * [https://www.equestrian-globe.com/en/1_2_0/Partner_of_FN/ The German Equestrian Federation (FN) – A Worldwide Unique Organization] equestrian-globe.com
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