FEQS™ is the professional quality framework of IFEDI™, created to support safety, ethics, coaching quality, horse welfare, stable excellence, equine therapy quality, and institutional credibility across the equestrian sector.
FEQS™ — FEDI Equine Quality Standards™ — is the dedicated standards framework of IFEDI™ for riding schools, equestrian centers, stables, trainers, welfare organizations, and equine therapy institutions.
The framework helps organizations demonstrate that they operate with responsibility, professionalism, transparency, and respect for both horses and humans.
FEQS™ is structured around four key quality areas that define responsible and professional equestrian development.
Safety procedures, rider protection, coaching quality, child safeguarding, emergency readiness, and inclusive learning.
Humane training, stable quality, nutrition, hydration, hygiene, stress prevention, ethical handling, and wellbeing.
Pedagogy, ethics, competency, horse handling, rider communication, lesson structure, and welfare-first instruction.
Therapy protocols, care quality, adapted participant support, ethical interventions, documentation, and assisted education.
Each FEQS™ area includes practical requirements designed to improve quality, safety, welfare, and institutional trust.
The Riding School Standards define the expected quality level for riding schools, academies, clubs, and training centers.
Horse Welfare Standards place the wellbeing of the horse at the center of all IFEDI™ activities and institutional practice.
Trainer Standards define the professional conduct, teaching quality, ethics, and competence expected from equestrian trainers, instructors, and coaches.
Equine Therapy Standards support organizations offering horse-assisted therapy, therapeutic riding, equine-assisted learning, rehabilitation support, and adapted equestrian education.
A FEQS™ review may evaluate documentation, facilities, staff, horses, learner experience, welfare systems, and institutional quality practices.
FEQS™ recognition and IFEDI™ audits are supported by a professional auditors team selected for credibility, impartiality, international experience, and strong knowledge of management systems, equestrian operations, rider safety, horse welfare, and institutional quality.
Our auditors follow a professional evaluation approach based on documented evidence, site observations, interviews, operational records, and objective scoring.
IFEDI™ auditors bring multidisciplinary experience in certification, quality management, health & safety, environmental responsibility, institutional governance, and operational excellence.
The audit team considers the real needs of equestrian institutions, including stable management, horse welfare, rider protection, emergency readiness, and professional training quality.
IFEDI™ auditors are not only compliance reviewers. They act as partners in institutional improvement, helping organizations strengthen safety, welfare, documentation, training quality, operational maturity, and international credibility.
Learn More About Our Auditors TeamInstitutions can progress through structured FEQS™ levels based on their quality systems, documentation, welfare practices, and professional standards.
For institutions beginning their quality journey and committing to IFEDI™ standards.
For organizations meeting essential safety, welfare, and training requirements.
For institutions demonstrating strong professional practice and documented quality systems.
For premium organizations showing leadership, innovation, welfare excellence, and international-level quality.
FEQS™ helps institutions communicate quality, strengthen trust, and show commitment to responsible equestrian development.
FEQS™ is not only a recognition system. It is a commitment to a better, safer, more ethical, and more professional equestrian future.
Institutions and professionals aligned with FEQS™ commit to responsible equestrian practice, transparent quality systems, and continuous improvement.
Whether you manage a riding school, stable, equestrian center, breeding organization, or equine therapy center, FEQS™ helps you demonstrate professionalism, welfare, safety, and international credibility.
