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2010 FEI World Equestrian Games

2010 FEI World Equestrian Games

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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.)

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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

All times are US EDT (UTC-4)

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

Dressage

Dressage at the 2010 WEG
Combined driving at the 2010 World Equestrian Games
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Combined driving

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Endurance

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Eventing

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Jumping

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Para Dressage

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Reining

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Vaulting

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Officials

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

Dressage
  • United States Linda Zang (Ground Jury President)
  • Germany Evi Eisenhardt (Ground Jury Member)
  • Netherlands Ghislain Fouarge (Ground Jury Member)
  • United Kingdom Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
  • Mexico Maribel Alonso de Quinzanos (Ground Jury Member)
  • Canada Cara Whitham (Ground Jury Member)
  • Australia Mary Seefried (Ground Jury Member)
  • Poland Wojtech Markowski (Technical Delegate)
Jumping
  • United Kingdom Jon Doney (Ground Jury President)
  • Brazil Michael Detemple (Ground Jury Member)
  • Canada Kim Morrison (Ground Jury Member)
  • United States Linda Allen (Ground Jury Member)
  • Germany Frank Rothenberger (Technical Delegate)
Eventing
  • United States Marylin Payne (Ground Jury President)
  • Republic of Ireland David Lee (Ground Jury Member)
  • Denmark Anne-Mette Binder (Ground Jury Member)
  • United States Linda Allen (Jumping judge)
  • Belgium Tom Ryckewaert (Technical Delegate)
Para-Dressage
  • Netherlands Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury President)
  • Argentina Liliana Marcelina Iannone (Ground Jury Member)
  • Germany Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member)
  • France Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
  • Australia Jan Geary (Ground Jury Member)
  • United Kingdom Sarah Rodger (Ground Jury Member)
  • Portugal Carlos Lopes (Ground Jury Member)
  • Norway Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)
  • United Kingdom Jane Goldsmith (Technical Delegate)

Participating nations

58 countries were represented at the games.

Medalists and special awards

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Medals table

  *   Host nation (United States)

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References

  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.

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