The 2014 Alltech
FEI World Equestrian Games
The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive S ...
were held in the region of
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
, France. It was the seventh edition of the Games, which are held every four years and run by the
International Federation for Equestrian Sports
The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (, FEI) is the international sport governing body, governing body of equestrianism, equestrian sports. The FEI came into being following the Olympic Congress in Lausanne (SUI) in 1921 from May ...
(FEI). For team events in the
dressage
Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...
,
eventing
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...
, and
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...
disciplines, these Games were the first qualifying event for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
.
Venues and disciplines
Competition venues
in the Normandy region hosted the following disciplines:
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Caen
Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
**
D'Ornano Stadium – Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing (stadium jumping phase only)
** Hippodrome de la Prairie (Prairie Racecourse) –
Para-equestrian
Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events. One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dre ...
Dressage, and the first venue for
Combined driving
Combined driving (also known as horse driving trials) is an equestrian sport involving driving (horse), carriage driving. In this discipline, the driver sits on a vehicle drawn by a single horse, a pair or a team of four. The sport has three p ...
**
Zénith Indoor Arena –
Vaulting
In architecture, a vault (French ''voûte'', from Italian ''volta'') is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof. As in building an arch, a temporary support is needed while ring ...
and
Reining
Reining is a western riding competition for horses in which the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope (a version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the cant ...
** Valley of the River Orne – second venue for Driving
*
Mont Saint-Michel Bay –
Endurance
Endurance (also related to sufferance, forbearance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, steadfastness, perseverance, stamina, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a ...
* Le Pin National Stud – Eventing (
cross-country and dressage phases)
*
Deauville
Deauville () is a communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados department, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, northwestern France. Major attractions include its port, harbour, Race track, race course, marinas, con ...
–
Polo
Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport. It is one of the world's oldest known team sports, having been adopted in the Western world from the game of Chovgan (), which originated in ancient ...
demonstration
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Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô (, ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy.[Horseball
Horseball is a sport played on horseback where a ball is handled and goals are scored by shooting it through a hoop with a diameter of 1m. The sport is a combination of polo, rugby, netball, and basketball. It is one of the ten disciplines o ...]
demonstration
Schedule
All times are
Central European Summer Time
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(
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
)
Dressage
Driving
Endurance
Eventing
Jumping
Reining
Vaulting
Para-Dressage
Officials
Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials is as follows:
;Dressage
* Isabelle Judet (Ground Jury President)
* Dietrich Plewa (Ground Jury Member)
* Francis Verbeek- van Rooij (Ground Jury Member)
* Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
* Liselotte Fore (Ground Jury Member)
* Elizabeth McMullen (Ground Jury Member)
* Susan Hoevenaars (Ground Jury Member)
* Maribel Alonso de Quinzanos (FEI Technical Delegate)
;Jumping
* Kim Morrison (Ground Jury President)
* David M. Distler (Ground Jury Member)
* Rene Billardon (Ground Jury Member)
* Joao Moura (Ground Jury Member)
* Bruno Laubscher (Ground Jury Member)
* Santiago Varela Ullastres (FEI Technical Delegate)
;Eventing
* Gillian Rolton (Ground Jury President)
* Alain James (Ground Jury Member)
* Ernst Topp (Ground Jury Member)
* Alec Lochore (FEI Technical Delegate)
;Para-Dressage
* Anne Prain (Ground Jury President)
* Marco Orsini (Ground Jury Member)
* Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
* Eva Maria Bachinger (Ground Jury Member)
* Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury Member)
* Alison Pauline King (Ground Jury Member)
* Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)
* Sarah Leitch (Ground Jury Member)
* Marc Urban (FEI Technical Delegate)
Medal summary
Medalists
Medals table
Participating nations
74 nations participated at the games.
* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (14)
* Australia (41)
* Austria (36)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahrain (5)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (29)
* Bermuda (1)
* Brazil (34)
* Canada (32)
* Chile (9)
* China (3)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (12)
* Costa Rica (5)
* Czech Republic (21)
* Denmark (21)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Ecuador (3)
* Egypt (4)
* Estonia (3)
* Finland (17)
* France (54)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (49)
* Great Britain (35)
* Greece (2)
* Guatemala (2)
* Hong Kong (9)
* Hungary (16)
* India (1)
* Ireland (20)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (42)
* Japan (11)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (7)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (1)
* Luxembourg (6)
* Malaysia (5)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (8)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (32)
* New Zealand (21)
* Norway (16)
* Oman (5)
* Palestine (1)
* Pakistan (5)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (22)
* Portugal (17)
* Qatar (9)
* Russia (25)
* Saudi Arabia (3)
* Singapore (3)
* Slovakia (13)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (23)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (20)
* Sweden (36)
* Switzerland (37)
* Syria (3)
* Thailand (2)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (2)
* Ukraine (7)
* United Arab Emirates (6)
* United States (49)
* Uruguay (7)
* Venezuela (4)
* Virgin Islands (1)
References
External links
FEI website*
{{FEI World Equestrian Games locations
FEI World Equestrian Games
2014 in equestrian sports
2014 in French sport
Equestrian sports competitions in France
International sports competitions hosted by France
Sport in Normandy
Qualification tournaments for the 2015 Pan American Games
August 2014 sports events in Europe
September 2014 sports events in Europe
Horse driving competition