South African Equestrian Federation

South African Equestrian Federation
Sport Equestrian
Jurisdiction South Africa
Abbreviation SAEF
Founded 1947
Affiliation FEI
Affiliation date 1947
Headquarters Johannesburg
Location The Equidome, 475 Papenfus Road, Beaulieu Country Estate, Johannesburg.
President Adv. Willem Edeling[1]
Secretary Wessel Strauss
Official website
www.saef.org.za
South Africa

South African Equestrian Federation (SAEF) is the national governing body for majority of equestrian sports in South Africa. These sports include the FEI-recognized disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, vaulting, endurance, reining, para-equestrian, and driving, with the non-FEI discipline of tentpegging. SAEF also develops and enforces the rules for other events at horse shows.

SAEF governs the official relations with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), with its affiliation established since 1947.[2] It also oversee the interactions between the South African government with equestrian athletes and professionals. SAEF is registered with SASCOC as the officially recognised federation.[3]

Disciplines

Disciplines affiliated under the SAEF include:[4]

  • Carriage Driving SA
  • Dressage South Africa
  • Endurance Association of SA
  • Eventing South Africa
  • Mounted Archery SA
  • Equitation SA
  • Mounted Games SA
  • SA Polo Association
  • SA Polocrosse Association
  • SA Showjumping
  • SA Tentpegging Association
  • SA Western Mounted Games
  • SA Showing
  • SA Vaulting Association

References

  1. ↑ Contact Us, SAEF, accessed 21 September 2017.
  2. ↑ National Federation Details, FEI, accessed 21 September 2017.
  3. ↑ South African Equestrian Federation, SASCOC, accessed 21 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Disciplines, SAEF, accessed 21 September 2017.

See also

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