FEI urges everyone to be a guardian of horse welfare - ensuring a good life for horses
FEI develops an Equine Welfare Strategy and Action Plan to lead drive and develop the highest standards of welfare in equestrian sport globally.
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– promoting its welfare and honoring its cultural significance
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Professor Ingvar Fredricson Foundation
The Professor Ingvar Fredricson Foundation was established to preserve the horse's cultural significance and to advance equestrian sports on the horse's terms.
Co-founder Kajsa von Geijer gives the background of the Professor Ingvar Fredricson Foundation
Founder
Professor and doctor of veterinary medicine Ingvar Fredricson
Dedicated to improving horse health, performance, and wellfare for eight decades and counting.
Learn moreAdvancements in horse welfare
Horse Welfare Summit
Save the Date: On September 13-14, 2024, Flyinge will host a horse welfare summit, Northern Europe’s largest event focusing on horse welfare.
FEI Video: Horses Always Come First
"From the Air you breathe, to the ground beneath your feet, you deserve the very BEST. Your well-being is our inspiration."
Novel Treatment for Osteoarthritis in Horses, and Potentially Humans
Scholarship recipient Eva Skiöldebrand was part of a research team conducting a clinical study of a novel drug combination that was effective in treating osteoarthritis-associated lameness in horses and restoring joint tissue. The findings could have implications for treating ostearthritis in humans as well, since horses and humans are genetically very similar. The researchers hope to conduct a clinical trial of the drug treatment in humans next.
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Fredricson Arena Inaugurated
Swedish Equestrian Center of Excellence, Flyinge, inaugurated The Fredricson Arena - a new world-class competition arena, so named in honor of former Flyinge director Ingvar Fredricson and his sons Jens and Peder who have meant so much for Swedish equestrian sport and Flyinge. Measuring 85m x 135m it is one of Europe's largest arenas and will serve as an International Competition Arena and a national training ground to develop future championship riders. Photo collage from the day by Per Willen.
Ingvar Fredricson- Swedish Biomechanics Research: Legacy and Visions by Sleip
In this film, Professor Ingvar 'Fredric' Fredricson shares his long-held vision to improve horse welfare through better lameness diagnostics and prevention – and his joy that his ideas are finally being put into practice.
Seminar on the effects of physical activity of foals and yearlings on their soundness as adults
May 28th, 2024 Helsingborgs Regional Animal Hospital, Main Lecture Hall with P.R. van Weeran, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVS, Professor at Utrecht University, and Eva Skiöldebrand, DVM, PhD, Professor at SLU
Professor Ingvar Fredricson addresses the 2023 SLU PhDs on behalf of the Jubilee doctors
"Never listen too much to old advisors, but feel what you believe deep down, because you are the ones at the forefront." That was Ingvar Fredricson's message to the young doctors, in connection with his being appointed Jubilee Doctor at the Swedish University of Agriculture.
SLEIP Blog: Meet Swedish professor Ingvar 'Fredric' Fredricson, a Pioneer in Equine Locomotion Research
Ingvar Fredricson: “After some 50 years, it’s fantastic to see my ideas of using technology to improve horse welfare materialize."
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