2018 FEI World Equestrian Games

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] This is the eighth edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). This is the second time that North America is hosting the Games, the previous time being in 2010, when the United States were also the hosts. United States were the first nation to host the Games twice.

2018 World Equestrian Games
Host cityMill Spring, North Carolina
Nations participating79
Athletes participating702
Events29 in 8 disciplines
Opening ceremonySeptember 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
Closing ceremonySeptember 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
WebsiteTryon 2018

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.

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 is 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 are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

●Event Competitions 1Number 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 events31113033128329
Cumulative total345699121516182629

Ceremonies
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
11 September19:30Opening Ceremony
23 September17:30Closing Ceremony

Dressage
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
12 September08:45Grand Prix Day 1
13 September08:45Grand Prix Day 2
14 September10:30Grand Prix Special
16 September08:30Grand Prix Freestyle

Driving
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
21 September11:00Dressage
22 September11:00Marathon
23 September09:30Obstacle Cones

Endurance
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
12 September07:00Team and Individual Competition

Eventing
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
13 September09:00Dressage Day 1
14 September09:00Dressage Day 2
15 September11:00Cross Country
16 September15:15Jumping

Jumping
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
19 September09:00Speed Competition
20 September09:00Team Competition Day 1
21 September13:30Team Competition Day 2
23 September10:00Individual Competition

Reining
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
12 September08:30Team Competition & 1st Ind. Qual. Round 1
13 September14:002nd Ind. Qual. Competition
15 September18:00Individual Final Competition

Vaulting
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
18 September09:30Compulsory Competitions (Men's, Women's, Squad)
19 September09:30Freestyle Competitions (Men's, Women's), Pas-de-Deux Qual., Team Freestyle Final
20 September12:00Freestyle Competition (Squad), Technical Competitions (Men's, Women's), Pas-de-Deux Final
22 September12:00Freestyle Finals (Men's, Women's, Squad)

Para-Dressage
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
18 September08:30Ind. Champ. Test Grade II, IV & V
19 September08:30Ind. Champ. Test Grade I & III
20 September09:00Team Test Grade II, IV & V
21 September09:00Team Test Grade I & III
22 September09:30Ind. Freestyle Test Grade I, II, III, IV & V

Participating nations

68 nations are scheduled to take part.[8]

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
 Boyd Exell
 Australia		 Chester Weber
 United States		 Edouard Simonet
 Belgium
Team driving
  United States
James Fairclough
Misdee Wrigley-Miller
Chester Weber		  Netherlands
Bram Chardon
Koos de Ronde
IJsbrand Chardon		  Belgium
Dries Degrieck
Glenn Geerts
Edouard Simonet

Endurance
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual endurance
 Competition cancelled due to excessive heat and humidity[10]
Team endurance
 Competition cancelled 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
Devin Ryan 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
Laura Klaphake 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		 Daniel Huss
on Miss Dreamy
 United States		 Cade McCutcheon
on Custom Made Gun
 United States
Team reining
  United States
Casey Deary on Heavy Duty Chex
Cade Mccutcheon on Custom Made Gun
Daniel Huss on Miss Dreamy
Jordan Larson on ARC Gunnabeabigstar		  Belgium
Dries Verschueren on Smart'n'Sparkin
Ann Poels on Made In Walla
Cira Baeck on Gunners Snappy Chic
Bernard Fonck on What a Wave		  Germany
Grischa Ludwig on Ruf Lil Diamond
Markus Süchting on Spotlight Charly
Robin Schoeller on Wimpy Kaweah
Julia Schumacher on Coeurs Little Tyke

Vaulting
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual
 Lambert Leclezio
on Poivre Vert lunged by François Athimon
 France		 Jannik Heiland
on Dark Beluga lunged by Barbara Rosiny
 Germany		 Thomas Brüsewitz
on Danny Boy OLD lunged by Patric Looser
 Germany
Women's individual
 Kristina Boe
on Don de la Mar lunged by Winnie Schlüter
 Germany		 Janika Derks
on Carousso Hit lunged by Jessica Lichtenberg
 Germany		 Lisa Wild
on Fairytale lunged by Maria Lehrmann
 Austria
Squad
  Germany
Thomas Brüsewitz
Torben Jacobs
Jana Zelesny
Chiara Congia
Justin van Gerven
Corinna Knauf
on Danny Boy OLD lunged by Patric Looser		   Switzerland
Nadja Büttiker
Ramona Näf
Elisabeth Bieri
Aline Koller
Kyra Seiler
Samira Koller
on Rayo de la Luz lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger		  Austria
Lisa Wild
Katharina Luschin
Magdalena Riegler
Barbara Hruza
Nikolaus Luschin
Leonie Poljc
on Alessio l'Amabile lunged by Maria Lehrmann
Pas-de-deux
  Italy
Lorenzo Lupacchini
Silvia Stopazzini
on Rosenstolz lunged by Laura Carnabuci		  Austria
Jasmin Lindner
Lukas Wacha
on Dr. Doolittle lunged by Klaus Haidacher		  Germany
Janika Derks
Johannes Kay
on Dark Beluga lunged by Barbara Rosiny
Team
  Germany
Kristina Boe (i)
on Don de la Mar lunged by Winnie Schlüter
Jannik Heiland (i)
on Dark Beluga lunged by Barbara Rosiny
Thomas Brüsewitz (s)
Torben Jacobs (s)
Jana Zelesny (s)
Chiara Congia (s)
Justin van Gerven (s)
Corinna Knauf (s)
on Danny Boy OLD lunged by Patric Looser		   Switzerland
Nadja Büttiker (i)
on Acardi van de Kapel lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger
Lukas Heppler (i)
on Acardi van de Kapel lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger
Nadja Büttiker (s)
Ramona Näf (s)
Elisabeth Bieri (s)
Aline Koller (s)
Kyra Seiler (s)
Samira Koller (s)
on Rayo de la Luz lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger		  Austria
Katharina Luschin (i)
on Fairytale lunged by Maria Lehrmann
Lisa Wild (i)
on Fairytale lunged by Maria Lehrmann
Lisa Wild (s)
Katharina Luschin (s)
Magdalena Riegler (s)
Barbara Hruza (s)
Nikolaus Luschin (s)
Leonie Poljc (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		 Kate Shoemaker
on Solitaer
 United States
Individual freestyle grade V
 Sophie Wells
on C Fatal Attraction
 Great Britain		 Frank Hosmar
on Alphaville N.O.P.
 Netherlands		 Tomoko Nakamura
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
Erin Orford 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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)62917
2 Netherlands (NED)53210
3 Great Britain (GBR)4228
4 United States (USA)*35412
5 Italy (ITA)3003
6 Denmark (DEN)2013
7 Belgium (BEL)1124
8 France (FRA)1012
9 Australia (AUS)1001
10 Austria (AUT)0336
11  Switzerland (SUI)0314
12 Brazil (BRA)0202
 Ireland (IRL)0202
14 Latvia (LAT)0101
 Singapore (SGP)0101
 Sweden (SWE)0101
17 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (17 nations)26262678

Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence as seen from the International Space Station on September 10
Main article: Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the Tryon Internation Equestrian Center and the surrounding area during the first week of the World Equestrian Games.[11] Possible impacts could include heavy rainfall and increased gusts of wind. A special contingency plan has been addressed for the situation.[12][13]

Depending on the severity of the storm, the contingency plan will include 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 will simultaneously host the inaugural WEQx Games. WEQx Games are 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)
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References
  1. "Mill Spring (USA) to host FEI World Equestrian Games 2018". FEI. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. "Five bidders for 2018 World Equestrian Games". Horse Talk NZ. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. "Bidding for 2018 World Equestrian Games reopened". Horse Talk NZ. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. "Great Britain and USA join Canada in bid to host FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018". FEI. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. "FEI Bureau allocates FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 to Canada". FEI. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. "Bromont axed as 2018 World Equestrian Games host due to financial problems". Inside the Games. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. https://data.fei.org/Calendar/ShowDetail.aspx?p=73D3D137B44DC1509C4C06F1F65D8980
  8. "Qualifications & Entries Information". fei.org. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. "OFFICIAL DECISION - CANCELLATION OF WEG 2018 INDIVIDUAL GRAND PRIX FREESTYLE" (PDF). Tryon 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  10. "Cancellation of Endurance competition at FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018" (PDF). Tryon 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. "Tryon Prepares as Hurricane Florence Takes Aim at Carolina Coast". Eventing Nation. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  12. "Tryon Addresses Contingency Plan as Hurricane Florence Approaches". Eventing Nation. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  13. "Tryon 2018 Weather Updates". Tryon 2018. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  14. "WEQx Games™ at Tryon International Equestrian Center". Tryon 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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