, ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁equ ine ▁world , ▁she ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁Ret ra ining ▁of ▁Race h ors es . ▁ ▁Princess ▁H aya ▁serves ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Jordan ian ▁Athlet es ▁Cultural ▁Association , ▁which ▁she ▁founded ▁to ▁provide ▁athlet es ▁with ▁needed ▁national ▁in cent ive ▁and ▁support . ▁ ▁International ▁Federation ▁for ▁E quest rian ▁Sports ▁( FE I ) ▁▁ ▁Princess ▁H aya ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁F E I ▁World ▁E quest rian ▁Games ▁at ▁J ere z ▁de ▁la ▁F ron tera ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁represented ▁Jordan ▁at ▁the ▁F E I ▁General ▁Assembly ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁for ▁E quest rian ▁Sports ▁( FE I ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁an ▁initial ▁four - year ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁F E I ' s ▁first ▁cont ested ▁president ial ▁race . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁sitting ▁F E I ▁president ▁to ▁be ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁a ▁re - e lection ▁bid . ▁She ▁succeeded , ▁however , ▁in ▁winning ▁a ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁four - year ▁term , ▁receiving ▁ 7 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁sound ly ▁defeat ▁her ▁two ▁European ▁riv als . ▁Non eth eless , ▁during ▁the ▁F E I ' s ▁campaign ▁to ▁eliminate ▁do ping ▁and ▁horse ▁ab use ▁in ▁e quest rian ▁sport , ▁Princess ▁H