More than 80 National Federations have announced their participation to the 2001 FEI General Assembly. It is the second time that the General Assembly is organised in the United States and for the first time on the West Coast (first time was 1994 in Tampa, FL). The American Horse Show Association (AHSA) hosts the meeting.

During the week, several meetings are organised in conjunction with the General Assembly itself. The Bureau composed of the chairmen of the technical committees and chairmen of geographical groups meet before the General Assembly. The Forum, organised the day before the statutory General Assembly, is an informal meeting between representatives of the federations, riders and organisers associations and the Bureau. This year, the Forum will mainly be devoted to the Eventing discipline and a presentation of the International Paralympic Equestrian Committee (IPEC). A "development lunch" is also organised to encourage informal discussion and create direct contacts between the Bureau members and the Delegates of National Federations included in the Development Programme of the FEI:

Among the main items of discussion this year will be the following:

• Finance: due to the very positive results of this year, the Finance Committee proposes a substantive increase of FEI's reserves - in line with an earlier General Assembly decision. This is timely matter in a year when the spreading Foot and Mouth Disease in Europe is already having an impact on FEI's income.
• Creation of new membership categories for national federations with reduced annual subscription for developing nations The rules for the discipline of reining will be presented for approval. The General Assembly accepted reining as a new FEI discipline last year.
• Strengthened cooperation with IPEC (International Paralympic Equestrian Competitions)
• Development of a Super League for the Jumping discipline.
• Veterinary: report on Medication Control
• Future of the Eventing discipline (the discipline is undergoing a major reflection on its future format and monitoring and improvement of safety aspects.
• Progress report on the preparation of the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera (ESP)
• Olympic Games: final report on the equestrian competitions of Sydney Olympic Games, report on Athens preparation
• Programme, accreditation and more information on the FEI website section reference/working docs