2018 FEI World Equestrian Games
Host city | Mill Spring, North Carolina |
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Nations participating | 79 |
Athletes participating | 702 |
Events | 29 in 8 disciplines |
Opening ceremony | September 11, 2018 |
Closing ceremony | September 23, 2018 |
Website | Tryon 2018 |
The 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Mill Spring, North Carolina, U.S. at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, from September 11 to September 23, 2018.[1] It was the eighth edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). This was the second time that North America hosted the Games, the previous time being in 2010, also in the United States.
Bidding process[]
The initial bidding process for the 2018 edition of the World Equestrian Games started in 2011 with the initial application stage. Eight countries expressed their interest, and five of them became official candidates in 2012: Rabat, Bromont, Budapest, Vienna and Wellington. Australia, Russia and Sweden withdrew before the official candidature phase.[2]
By 2013, four of the official candidates dropped out, leaving only Bromont in the running. However, instead of awarding the Games to Canada, FEI decided to re-open the bidding process on July 1, 2013, as the Bromont bid was lacking financial support.[3] Bromont remained in the running and was joined by two USA candidates (Wellington and Lexington) as well as Great Britain.[4]
Great Britain and Wellington dropped out, leaving only Bromont and Lexington in contention. Bromont was finally awarded the hosting rights on June 9, 2014.[5]
Bromont withdrew from hosting in 2016, as the financial support was not secured.[6] Following Bromont's withdrawal, Tryon, North Carolina and Šamorín, Slovakia expressed their interest in hosting the event. Tryon was awarded the Games on November 3, 2016.
With the 2018 games, United States became the first nation to host the World Equestrian Games twice.
Venues[]
- Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, North Carolina
- U.S. Trust Arena – Jumping, Dressage and Eventing (stadium jumping)
- Tryon Stadium – Ceremonies, Eventing (Dressage) and Para-dressage
- Covered Arena – Reining and Vaulting
- Driving Stadium – Driving (Dressage, Obstacle Cones)
- White Oak Course - Eventing (Cross-country) and Driving (Marathon)
- TIEC and surrounding farmland - Endurance
Officials[]
Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials was as follows:[7]
- Dressage
- Anne Gribbons (Ground Jury President)
- Katrina Wüst (Ground Jury Member)
- Mariëtte Sanders-van Gansewinkel (Ground Jury Member)
- Andrew Gardner (Ground Jury Member)
- Hans-Christian Matthiesen (Ground Jury Member)
- Annette Fransen-Iacobaeus (Ground Jury Member)
- Susan Hoevenaars (Ground Jury Member)
- Cara Whitham (Technical Delegate)
- Jumping
- Frances Hesketh-Jones (Ground Jury President)
- David M. Distler (Ground Jury Member)
- Joachim Geilfus (Ground Jury Member)
- John Taylor (Ground Jury Member)
- Neill O'Connor (Ground Jury Member)
- Leopoldo Palacios (Technical Delegate)
- Eventing
- Anne-Mette Binder (Ground Jury President)
- Jane Hamlin (Ground Jury Member)
- Andrew Bennie (Ground Jury Member)
- Stephan Ellenbruch (Jumping judge)
- Martin Plewa (Technical Delegate)
- Para-Dressage
- Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury President)
- Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
- Marco Orsini (Ground Jury Member)
- Kristi Wysocki (Ground Jury Member)
- Suzanne Cunningham (Ground Jury Member)
- Sarah Leitch (Ground Jury Member)
- Marc Urban (Ground Jury Member)
- Jan Holger Holtschmidt (Technical Delegate)
Logistics[]
Horses competing in the championships were flown in and out of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. They were then transported by horse trailers up to Tryon.
Schedule[]
All times Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
● | Event Competitions | 1 | Number of Gold Medal Events |
September | 12 Wed |
13 Thu |
14 Fri |
15 Sat |
16 Sun |
17 Mon |
18 Tue |
19 Wed |
20 Thu |
21 Fri |
22 Sat |
23 Sun |
Gold medal events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dressage | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Driving | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Endurance | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Eventing | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Jumping | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Para-dressage | 3 | 2 | ● | 1 | 5 | 11 | |||||||
Reining | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Vaulting | ● | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Total gold medal events | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
Cumulative total | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 |
Ceremonies[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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11 September | 19:30 | Opening Ceremony |
23 September | 17:30 | Closing Ceremony |
Dressage[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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12 September | 08:45 | Grand Prix Day 1 |
13 September | 08:45 | Grand Prix Day 2 |
14 September | 10:30 | Grand Prix Special |
16 September | 08:30 | Grand Prix Freestyle |
Driving[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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21 September | 11:00 | Dressage |
22 September | 11:00 | Marathon |
23 September | 09:30 | Obstacle Cones |
Endurance[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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12 September | 07:00 | Team and Individual Competition |
Eventing[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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13 September | 09:00 | Dressage Day 1 |
14 September | 09:00 | Dressage Day 2 |
15 September | 11:00 | Cross Country |
16 September | 15:15 | Jumping |
Jumping[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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19 September | 09:00 | Speed Competition |
20 September | 09:00 | Team Competition Day 1 |
21 September | 13:30 | Team Competition Day 2 |
23 September | 10:00 | Individual Competition |
Reining[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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12 September | 08:30 | Team Competition & 1st Ind. Qual. Round 1 |
13 September | 14:00 | 2nd Ind. Qual. Competition |
15 September | 18:00 | Individual Final Competition |
Vaulting[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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18 September | 09:30 | Compulsory Competitions (Men's, Women's, Squad) |
19 September | 09:30 | Freestyle Competitions (Men's, Women's), Pas-de-Deux Qual., Team Freestyle Final |
20 September | 12:00 | Freestyle Competition (Squad), Technical Competitions (Men's, Women's), Pas-de-Deux Final |
22 September | 12:00 | Freestyle Finals (Men's, Women's, Squad) |
Para-Dressage[]
Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
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18 September | 08:30 | Ind. Champ. Test Grade II, IV & V |
19 September | 08:30 | Ind. Champ. Test Grade I & III |
20 September | 09:00 | Team Test Grade II, IV & V |
21 September | 09:00 | Team Test Grade I & III |
22 September | 09:30 | Ind. Freestyle Test Grade I, II, III, IV & V |
Participating nations[]
68 nations are scheduled to take part.[8]
- Argentina (16)
- Australia (30)
- Austria (23)
- Bahrain (5)
- Belgium (26)
- Bermuda (2)
- Bolivia (2)
- Brazil (32)
- Canada (34)
- Chile (11)
- China (5)
- Colombia (6)
- Costa Rica (3)
- Czech Republic (12)
- Denmark (9)
- Ecuador (6)
- Egypt (4)
- Finland (7)
- France (29)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (44)
- Great Britain (31)
- Guatemala (4)
- Hong Kong (5)
- Hungary (7)
- India (1)
- Ireland (15)
- Israel (7)
- Italy (33)
- Japan (18)
- Jordan (1)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Kuwait (2)
- Latvia (1)
- Lebanon (1)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Macedonia (1)
- Mexico (14)
- Morocco (2)
- Netherlands (36)
- New Zealand (13)
- Norway (5)
- Oman (4)
- Palestine (1)
- Peru (2)
- Philippines (2)
- Poland (3)
- Portugal (16)
- Qatar (4)
- Romania (2)
- Russia (14)
- Saudi Arabia (5)
- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (4)
- South Africa (9)
- South Korea (2)
- Spain (17)
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Sweden (17)
- Switzerland (29)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Thailand (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Arab Emirates (4)
- United States (43)
- Uruguay (7)
- Venezuela (4)
- Virgin Islands (1)
Medal summary[]
Dressage[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual special dressage |
Isabell Werth on Bella Rose Germany |
Laura Graves on Verdades United States |
Charlotte Dujardin on Mount St John Freestyle Great Britain |
Individual freestyle dressage |
Competition cancelled due to Hurricane Florence[9] | ||
Team dressage |
Germany Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB Dorothee Schneider on Sammy Davis Jr. Sönke Rothenberger on Cosmo Isabell Werth on Bella Rose |
United States Steffen Peters on Suppenkasper Adrienne Lyle on Salvino Kasey Perry-Glass on Goerklintgaards Dublet Laura Graves on Verdades |
Great Britain Spencer Wilton on Super Nova II Emile Faurie on Dono di Maggio Carl Hester on Hawtins Delicato Charlotte Dujardin on Mount St John Freestyle |
Driving[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual driving |
Australia |
United States |
Belgium |
Team driving |
United States |
Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon |
Belgium |
Endurance[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual endurance |
Competition abandoned due to excessive heat and humidity[10] | ||
Team endurance |
Competition abandoned due to excessive heat and humidity |
Eventing[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual eventing |
Rosalind Canter on Allstar B Great Britain |
Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky Ireland |
Ingrid Klimke on SAP Hale Bob OLD Germany |
Team eventing |
Great Britain Rosalind Canter on Allstar B Piggy French on Quarrycrest Echo Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser Gemma Tattersall on Arctic Soul |
Ireland Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky Sarah Ennis on Horseware Stellor Rebound Sam Watson on Horseware Ardagh Highlight Cathal Daniels on Rioghan Rua |
France Thibaut Vallette on Qing du Briot ENE HN Maxime Livio on Opium de Verrieres Sidney Dufresne on Tresor Mail Donatien Schauly on Pivoine des Touches |
Jumping[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual jumping |
Simone Blum on DSP Alice Germany |
Martin Fuchs on Clooney Switzerland |
Steve Guerdat on Bianca Switzerland |
Team jumping |
United States on Eddie Blue Adrienne Sternlicht on Cristalline Laura Kraut on Zeremonie McLain Ward on Clinta |
Sweden Henrik von Eckermann on Toveks Mary Lou Malin Baryard-Johnsson on H&M Indiana Fredrik Jönsson on Cold Play Peder Fredricson on H&M Christian K |
Germany Simone Blum on DSP Alice on Catch Me If You Can OLD Maurice Tebbel on Don Diarado Marcus Ehning on Pret A Tout |
Reining[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual reining |
Bernard Fonck on What a Wave Belgium |
on Miss Dreamy United States |
on Custom Made Gun United States |
Team reining |
United States on Heavy Duty Chex on Custom Made Gun on Miss Dreamy on ARC Gunnabeabigstar |
Belgium on Smart'n'Sparkin on Made In Walla on Gunners Snappy Chic Bernard Fonck on What a Wave |
Germany on Ruf Lil Diamond on Spotlight Charly on Wimpy Kaweah on Coeurs Little Tyke |
Vaulting[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual |
on Poivre Vert lunged by François Athimon France |
on Dark Beluga lunged by Barbara Rosiny Germany |
on Danny Boy OLD lunged by Patric Looser Germany |
Women's individual |
on Don de la Mar lunged by Winnie Schlüter Germany |
on Carousso Hit lunged by Jessica Lichtenberg Germany |
on Fairytale lunged by Maria Lehrmann Austria |
Squad |
Germany on Danny Boy OLD lunged by Patric Looser |
Switzerland on Rayo de la Luz lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger |
Austria on Alessio l'Amabile lunged by Maria Lehrmann |
Pas-de-deux |
Italy on Rosenstolz lunged by Laura Carnabuci |
Austria on Dr. Doolittle lunged by Klaus Haidacher |
Germany on Dark Beluga lunged by Barbara Rosiny |
Team |
Germany (i) on Don de la Mar lunged by Winnie Schlüter (i) on Dark Beluga lunged by Barbara Rosiny (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) on Danny Boy OLD lunged by Patric Looser |
Switzerland (i) on Acardi van de Kapel lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger (i) on Acardi van de Kapel lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) on Rayo de la Luz lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger |
Austria (i) on Fairytale lunged by Maria Lehrmann (i) on Fairytale lunged by Maria Lehrmann (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) (s) on Alessio l'Amabile lunged by Maria Lehrmann |
(i) - individual, (s) - squad
Para-dressage[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual championship grade I |
Sara Morganti on Royal Delight Italy |
Laurentia Tan on Fuerst Sherlock Singapore |
Elke Philipp on Fuerst Sinclair Germany |
Individual championship grade II |
Stinna Kaastrup on Horsebo Smarties Denmark |
Pepo Puch on Sailor's Blue Austria |
Nicole den Dulk on Wallace N.O.P. Netherlands |
Individual championship grade III |
Rixt van der Horst on Findsley Netherlands |
Natasha Baker on Mount St John Diva Dannebrog Great Britain |
Rebecca Hart on El Corona Texel United States |
Individual championship grade IV |
Sanne Voets on Dematur N.O.P. Netherlands |
Rodolpho Riskalla on Don Henrico Brazil |
Susanne Sunesen on CSK's Que Faire Denmark |
Individual championship grade V |
Sophie Wells on C Fatal Attraction Great Britain |
Frank Hosmar on Alphaville N.O.P. Netherlands |
Regine Mispelkamp on Look At Me Now Germany |
Individual freestyle grade I |
Sara Morganti on Royal Delight Italy |
Rihards Snikus on King of the Dance Latvia |
Roxanne Trunnell on Dolton United States |
Individual freestyle grade II |
Stinna Kaastrup on Horsebo Smarties Denmark |
Pepo Puch on Sailor's Blue Austria |
Nicole den Dulk on Wallace N.O.P. Netherlands |
Individual freestyle grade III |
Rixt van der Horst on Findsley Netherlands |
Rebecca Hart on El Corona Texel United States |
Dr. Angelika Trabert on Diamond's Shine Germany |
Individual freestyle grade IV |
Sanne Voets on Dematur N.O.P. Netherlands |
Rodolpho Riskalla on Don Henrico Brazil |
on Solitaer United States |
Individual freestyle grade V |
Sophie Wells on C Fatal Attraction Great Britain |
Frank Hosmar on Alphaville N.O.P. Netherlands |
on Djazz F Japan |
Team para-dressage |
Netherlands Frank Hosmar on Alphaville N.O.P. Nicole den Dulk on Wallace N.O.P. Sanne Voets on Demantur N.O.P. Rixt van der Horst on Findsley |
Great Britain Sophie Wells on C Fatal Attraction Lee Pearson on Styletta Natasha Baker on Mount St John Diva Dannebrog on Dior |
Germany Regine Mispelkamp on Look At Me Now Dr. Angelika Trabert on Diamond's Shine Steffen Zeibig on Feel Good Elke Philipp on Fuerst Sinclair |
Medal table[]
Host nation
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
2 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | United States (USA)* | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 nations) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
Hurricane Florence[]
Hurricane Florence hit the Tryon International Equestrian Center and the surrounding area during the first week of the World Equestrian Games.[11] Reported impacts included heavy rainfall and increased gusts of wind. A special contingency plan has been addressed for the situation.[12][13]
The contingency plan included accommodating all horses on-venue in permanent barns, moving grooms accommodated on-site to permanent buildings at the venue, advising shelter locations for all personnel, continuing discussions with airports and Emirates airline on any necessary steps regarding horse arrivals/departures, ensuring smaller tents in the vendor area are tie-strapped together for security, carrying out additional drainage/water channeling to prevent flooding, purchasing additional fuel tanks and filling all fuel tanks to run the generators, preparing to remove fence scrim already installed and taking down flags.
WEQx Games[]
Alongside the World Equestrian Games, Tryon International Equestrian Center was supposed to host the inaugural WEQx Games. WEQx Games were scheduled to feature nine spectator-friendly equine competitions that should "highlight the accessibility, diversity, athleticism, and passion for horses and horse sport for athletes of all ages".[14]
WEQx Events:
- U-25 U.S. Open Championship (Jumping)
- U.S. Open Speed Horse (Jumping)
- DerbyX (Hunter Derby)
- Battle of the Sexes (Jumping)
- Match Race (Jumping)
- Puissance (Jumping)
- Six Bar (Jumping)
- Pony Jumpers (Jumping)
- Gladiator Polo (3x3 Polo)
The program got cancelled amidst Hurricane Florence and various organizational setbacks (delayed construction of venues, budget cuts, low ticket sales).
References[]
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- ^ "Great Britain and USA join Canada in bid to host FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018". FEI. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "FEI Bureau allocates FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 to Canada". FEI. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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- ^ "Qualifications & Entries Information". fei.org. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIAL DECISION - CANCELLATION OF WEG 2018 INDIVIDUAL GRAND PRIX FREESTYLE" (PDF). Tryon 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Cancellation of Endurance competition at FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018" (PDF). Tryon 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Tryon Prepares as Hurricane Florence Takes Aim at Carolina Coast". Eventing Nation. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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- ^ "WEQx Games™ at Tryon International Equestrian Center". Tryon 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
External links[]
- FEI World Equestrian Games
- Horse driving competition
- Equestrian sports competitions in the United States
- International sports competitions hosted by the United States
- 2018 in equestrian
- 2018 in American sports
- 2018 in sports in North Carolina
- September 2018 sports events in the United States
- Para Dressage