2010 FEI World Equestrian Games


2010 FEI World Equestrian Games


The 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (officially the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games) were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. from September 25 to October 10, 2010. This was the sixth edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). For the first time, Para-equestrian events were added in the program. This was also the first time the games were hosted by a city outside of Europe, and also the first time that all events at the games were held at a single site. (Although the 100-mile/161-km endurance course, by necessity, was mostly contained outside the park, the main veterinary gate was located within the park.)

Alltech, an animal health and nutrition company located in Nicholasville, Kentucky (about 15 minutes from downtown Lexington and 30 minutes from the Horse Park), was the title sponsor of the 2010 Games. The sponsorship was valued at $10 million. However, Alltech's total support went far beyond the name sponsorship package. The company had nearly 60 employees involved with the promotion of the Games—more than the size of the official FEI World Games staff. When the organizing committee for the Games announced a budget cutback due to lower-than-expected ticket sales, Alltech stepped up its financial support. Company founder and president Pearse Lyons also brought in University of Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari to promote a special luxury ticket package. At the time of the Games, the company's support was estimated to have been $32 million, and the company was expected to (and ultimately did) sponsor the next edition of the Games held in the French region of Normandy in 2014.

Schedule

All times are US EDT (UTC-4)

18 events were contested over 8 disciplines. Para Dressage was included for the first time.

Dressage

Combined driving

Endurance

Eventing

Jumping

Para Dressage

Reining

Vaulting

Officials

Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials was as follows:

Dressage
  • Linda Zang (Ground Jury President)
  • Evi Eisenhardt (Ground Jury Member)
  • Ghislain Fouarge (Ground Jury Member)
  • Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
  • Maribel Alonso de Quinzanos (Ground Jury Member)
  • Cara Whitham (Ground Jury Member)
  • Mary Seefried (Ground Jury Member)
  • Wojtech Markowski (Technical Delegate)
Jumping
  • Jon Doney (Ground Jury President)
  • Michael Detemple (Ground Jury Member)
  • Kim Morrison (Ground Jury Member)
  • Linda Allen (Ground Jury Member)
  • Frank Rothenberger (Technical Delegate)
Eventing
  • Marylin Payne (Ground Jury President)
  • David Lee (Ground Jury Member)
  • Anne-Mette Binder (Ground Jury Member)
  • Linda Allen (Jumping judge)
  • Tom Ryckewaert (Technical Delegate)
Para-Dressage
  • Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury President)
  • Liliana Marcelina Iannone (Ground Jury Member)
  • Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member)
  • Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
  • Jan Geary (Ground Jury Member)
  • Sarah Rodger (Ground Jury Member)
  • Carlos Lopes (Ground Jury Member)
  • Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)
  • Jane Goldsmith (Technical Delegate)

Participating nations

58 countries were represented at the games.

Medalists and special awards

Medals table

  *   Host nation (United States)

References

External links

  • Official website
  • A Horse Marathon Takes On the Pace of NASCAR - slideshow by The New York Times

Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games by Wikipedia (Historical)



 


Owlapps.net - since 2012 - Les chouettes applications du hibou