British Equestrian Federation British Equestrian Federation The British Equestrian Federation is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). The BEF is an umbrella organisation for equestrian sport in Great Britain, representing 4.2 million equestrian sportspeople. Together with the British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the BEF forms the British Horse Industry Confederation. Each BEF chairman stands for a period of three years, with a maximum of two terms. The current chairman is Keith Taylor, with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas. The BEF
2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010). 16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen. 59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games. The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks: 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from August 20 to September 3, 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The main stadium of this event was the Hauptstadion. On September 18, 2002