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.)

2010 FEI World Equestrian Games
Host cityLexington, Kentucky, USA
Events8 disciplines
OpeningSeptember 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)
ClosingOctober 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
Websitealltechfeigames.com
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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.[1] 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.[2]

Schedule

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All times are US EDT (UTC-4)

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

Dressage

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Dressage at the 2010 WEG
 
Combined driving at the 2010 World Equestrian Games
Event date Starting time Event details
27 September 08:30 Team Grand Prix–1st Half
28 September 07:30 Team Grand Prix–2nd Half
29 September 10:00 Grand Prix Special–1st Half
14:30 Grand Prix Special–2nd Half
1 October 19:00 Grand Prix Freestyle

Combined driving

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Event date Starting time Event details
7 October 09:00 Dressage–Part 1
14:00 Dressage–Part 2
8 October 09:00 Dressage–Part 3
14:00 Dressage–Part 4
9 October 10:00 Marathon
10 October 10:00 Obstacle Phase

Endurance

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Event date Starting time Event details
26 September 07:00 Team and Individual Competition

Eventing

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Event date Starting time Event details
30 September 09:00 Three Day Dressage
1 October 08:30 Three Day Dressage
2 October 09:00 Cross Country
3 October 13:00 Jumping Phase

Jumping

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Event date Starting time Event details
4 October 10:00 Speed Combination–Part 1
14:30 Speed Combination–Part 2
5 October 10:00 Team Combination 1–Part 1
14:30 Team Combination 1–Part 2
6 October 19:00 Team Final Combination
8 October 17:30 Individual Combination
9 October 20:00 The Rolex Top Four

Para Dressage

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Event date Starting time Event details
5 October 08:30 Individual Team Tests–Part 1
6 October 08:30 Individual Championship Tests
7 October 08:30 Individual Championship Tests
8 October 08:30 Individual Championship Tests
9 October 08:30 Individual Freestyle Tests
10 October 08:30 Individual Freestyle Tests

Reining

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Event date Starting time Event details
25 September 09:00 Team Competition–Part 1
14:00 Team Competition–Part 2
26 September 07:30 Team Competition–Part 3
11:00 Team Competition–Part 4
28 September 09:00 Qualifying Competition
30 September 13:00 Individual Final Competition

Vaulting

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Event date Starting time Event details
6 October 08:30 Compulsory-Team–R1
12:30 Compulsory-Individual Female/Male–R1
7 October 13:00 Freestyle-Individual Female/Male
8 October 12:30 Compulsory-Individual Female/Male–Tech
16:00 Freestyle Team Competition
9 October 14:30 Freestyle-Final Female/Male
10 October 11:00 Freestyle-Final Team

Officials

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Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials was as follows:[3]

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

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58 countries were represented at the games.

Medalists and special awards

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Dressage Grand Prix Special
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  Edward Gal on Moorlands Totilas
85.708 %
  Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris
81.708 %
  Steffen Peters on Ravel
78.542 %
Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle
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  Edward Gal on Moorlands Totilas
91.800 %
  Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris
85.350 %
  Steffen Peters on Ravel
84.900 %
Dressage Team Grand Prix   Netherlands - Total: 229.745%
Hans Peter Minderhoud on Nadine
Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise
Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival
Edward Gal on Moorlands Totilas
  Great Britain - Total: 224.767%
Fiona Bigwood on Wie-Atlantico de Ymas
Maria Eilberg on Two Sox
Carl Hester on Liebling II
Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris
  Germany - Total: 220.595%
Anabel Balkenhol on Dablino
Christoph Koschel on Donnperignon
Matthias Alexander Rath on Sterntaler-UNICEF
Isabell Werth on Warum nicht FRH
Driving Individual   Boyd Exell
294.64 pens
  IJsbrand Chardon
303.45 pens
  Tucker Johnson
337.31 pens
Driving Team   Netherlands - Total: 279.77 pens   United States of America - Total: 300.92 pens   Germany - Total: 322.20 pens
Endurance Individual   Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton on Nobby
7:35:44 hours
  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Ciel Oriental
7:36:39 hours
  Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on SAS Alexis
7:36:56 hours
Endurance Team   United Arab Emirates - Total: 23:53:36 hours
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on SAS Alexis
Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Kangoo D'Aurabelle
Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook Al Maktoum on Rukban Dikruhu Mmn
Ali Mohammed Al Muhairi on Churinga Kagebee
  France - Total: 24:49:46 hours
Sarah Chakil on Sakalia
Virginie Atger on Azim du Florival
Cecile Miletto Mosti on Easy Fontnoire
Caroline Denayer Gad on Gwellik du Parc
  Germany - Total: 25:34:16 hours
Dr. Gabriela Förster on Priceless Gold
Sabrina Arnold on Beau ox
Belinda Hitzler on Shagar
Melanie Arnold on Shaika Bint Kheoma
Endurance - Best Conditioned Horse
(No medal awarded)
  Hanaba Du Bois ridden by Jean-Philippe Frances
Eventing Individual   Michael Jung on La Biostethique-Sam FBW
33.00 pens
  William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain
42.00 pens
  Andrew Nicholson on Nereo
43.50 pens
Eventing Team   Great Britain - Total: 139.40 pens
William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain
Mary King on Imperial Cavalier
Nicola Wilson on Opposition Buzz
Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic
  Canada - Total: 151.50 pens
Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch on Port Authority
Selena O'Hanlon on Colombo
Hawley Bennett-Awad on Gin & Juice
Kyle Carter on Madison Park
  New Zealand - Total: 154.80 pens
Andrew Nicholson on Nereo
Mark Todd on Grass Valley
Caroline Powell on Mac Macdonald
Clarke Johnstone on Orient Express
Jumping Individual   Philippe Le Jeune
0 fts
  Abdullah Al-Sharbatly
8 fts
  Eric Lamaze
9 fts
Jumping Individual - Best Horse in the Final Four
No medal awarded
  Hickstead
0 fts
Jumping Team   Germany - Total: 17.80 fts.
Marcus Ehning on Plot Blue
Janne Friederike Meyer on Cellagon Lambrasco
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Checkmate
Carsten-Otto Nagel on Corradina
  France - Total: 24.32 fts.
Patrice Delaveau on Katchina Mail
Olivier Guillon on Lord de Theize
Pénélope Leprevost on Mylord Carthago
Kevin Staut on Silvana de Hus
  Belgium - Total: 24.70 fts.
Dirk Demeersman on Bufero VH Panishof
Jos Lansink on Cavalor Valentina van't Heike
Philippe Le Jeune on Vigo d'Arsouilles
Judy-Ann Melchior on Cha Cha Z
Para Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade Ia   Sophie Christiansen on Rivaldo of Berkeley
76.100 %
  Anne Dunham on Teddy
73.200 %
  Emma Sheardown on Purdy's Dream
71.900 %
Para Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade Ib   Lee Pearson on Gentleman
76.435 %
  Ricky Balshaw on Academy Award
72.870 %
  Jens Lasse Dokkan on Lacour
70.174 %
Para Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade II   Petra van de Sande on Toscane
69.238 %
  Britta Näpel on Aquilina 3
67.905 %
  Caroline Cecilie Nielsen on Rostorn's Hatim-Tinn
67.238%
Para Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade III   Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World
72.400 %
  Annika Lykke Dalskov on Preussen Wind
71.067%
  Sharon Jarvis on Applewood Odorado
68.867%
Para Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade IV   Sophie Wells on Pinocchio
71.677 %
  Frank Hosmar on Tiesto
70.129 %
  Henrik Weber Sibbesen on Rexton Royal
69.419 %
Para Dressage Individual Freestyle Tests Grade Ia   Emma Sheardown on Purdy's Dream
78.550 %
  Sophie Christiansen on Rivaldo of Berkeley
77.850 %
  Anne Dunham on Teddy
74.800 %
Para Dressage Individual Freestyle Tests Grade Ib   Lee Pearson on Gentleman
82.500 %
  Stinna Tange Kaastrup on Labbenhus Snoevs
77.500 %
  Katja Karjalainen on Rosie
72.850 %
Para Dressage Individual Freestyle Tests Grade II   Dr. Angelika Trabert on Ariva-Avanti
75.900 %
  Gert Bolmer on Triumph
75.850 %
  Jo Pitt on Estralita
74.900 %
Para Dressage Individual Freestyle Tests Grade III   Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World
79.200 %
  Annika Lykke Dalskov on Preussen Wind
75.400 %
  Sharon Jarvis on Applewood Odorado
74.7000 %
Para Dressage Individual Freestyle Tests Grade IV   Sophie Wells on Pinocchio
78.500 %
  Michele George on FBW Rainman
78.050 %
  Frank Hosmar on Tiesto
77.250 %
Para Dressage Team   Great Britain - Total: 440.376 %
Sophie Christiansen on Rivaldo of Berkeley
Anne Dunham on Teddy
Lee Pearson on Gentlemann
Jo Pitt on Estralita
  Germany - Total: 420.337 %
Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World
Britta Näpel on Aquilina 3
Juliane Theuring on Empaque IV
Dr. Angelika Trabert on Ariva-Avanti
  Denmark - Total: 418.389 %
Annika Lykke Dalskov on Preussen Wind
Stinna Tange Kaastrup on Labbenhus Snoevs
Caroline Cecilie Nielsen on Rostorn's Hatim-Tinn
Henrik Weber Sibbesen on Rexton Royal
Reining Individual   Tom McCutcheon on Gunners Special Nite
228.0 pts
  Craig Schmersal on Mister Montana Nic
223.0 pts
  Duane Latimer on Dun Playin Tag
222.5 pts
Reining Team   United States of America - Total: 674.5 pts
Tim McQuay on Hollywoodstinseltown
Craig Schmersal on Mister Montana Nic
Tom McCutcheon on Gunners Special Nite
Shawn Flarida on RC Fancy Step
  Belgium - Total: 659.0 pts
Jan Boogaerts on Gumpy Grumpy BB
Ann Poels on Whizdom Shines
Cira Baeck on Peek a Boom
Bernard Fonck on BA Reckless Chick
  Italy - Total: 655.5 pts
Marco Ricotta on Smart and Shiney
Stefano Massignan on Yellow Jersey
Dario Carmignani on Red Chic Peppy
Nicola Brunelli on Spat a Blue
Vaulting Individual Male   Patric Looser on Record RS von der Wintermühle lunged by Alexandra Knauf
8.498 pts
  Kai Vorberg on Sir Bernhard RS von der Wintermühle lunged by Kirsten Graf
8.463 pts
  Nicolas Andreani on Idefix de Braize lunged by Marina Joosten Dupon
8.452 pts
Vaulting Individual Female   Joanne Eccles on W H Bentley lunged by John Eccles
8.553 pts
  Antje Hill on Airbus lunged by Irina Lenkeit
8.523 pts
  Simone Wiegele on Arkansas lunged by Jessica Schmitz
8.281 pts
Vaulting Squad   United States of America - Total: 8.029 pts
Palatine lunged by Carolyn Bland
  Germany - Total: 8.010 pts
Adlon lunged by Alexander Hartl
  Austria - Total: 7.990 pts
Elliot 8 lunged by Klaus Haidacher

Medals table

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  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain (GBR)97319
2  Germany (GER)55414
3  Netherlands (NED)5319
4  United States (USA)*3238
5  Belgium (BEL)1214
6  United Arab Emirates (UAE)1113
7  Australia (AUS)1023
8  Spain (ESP)1001
  Switzerland (SUI)1001
10  Denmark (DEN)0336
11  France (FRA)0213
12  Canada (CAN)0123
13  Saudi Arabia (SAU)0101
14  New Zealand (NZL)0022
15  Austria (AUT)0011
  Finland (FIN)0011
  Italy (ITA)0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (18 entries)27272781

References

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  1. ^ "Alltech to sponsor 2010 FEI Games in Kentucky". Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  2. ^ Angel, Brenna (2010-09-21). "Beyond Sponsorship: Alltech's Involvement In WEG". WUKY. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. ^ "World Equestrian Games Kentucky 2010 September 25 - October 10, 2010 Competition Schedule" (PDF). FEI.
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