The FEI World Equestrian Games are the world championships for eight equestrian sports - show jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, reining, vaulting, endurance and para-equestrian. The Games are held every four years, two years prior to the Olympic Games, and are governed by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).
Kentucky, home of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, is known as the 'Horse Capital of the World',
Estimated Ticket Sales: 600,000
Athletes/Horses: 800+ athletes and 900+ horses (the largest transatlantic horse transport since D-Day)
Journalists: 2,000
Countries Represented: 60+
Worldwide TV Audience: 500 million
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be the largest equestrian event ever held in the United States. The 2010 event will be different for many reasons. The Games have never before been held outside Europe nor have all eight disciplines previously been held together at a single site. Both of these firsts will be achieved at the Kentucky Horse Park.
The 2010 Games are expected to have an economic impact of $150 million and will be the first time that the Games have had a title sponsor.
