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 Equestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive S ...
were held in the region of
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
, 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 governing body of equestrian sports.
The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. An FEI code of conduct protects the welfare of the horses from physical abu ...
(FEI). For team events in the
dressage,
eventing
Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...
, and
show jumping disciplines, these Games were the first qualifying event for the
2016 Summer Olympics.
Venues and disciplines
Competition venues in the Normandy region hosted the following disciplines:
*
Caen
**
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 dres ...
Dressage, and the first venue for
Combined driving
Combined may refer to:
* Alpine combined (skiing), the combination of slalom and downhill skiing as a single event
** Super combined (skiing)
* Nordic combined (skiing), the combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping as a single event
* T ...
**
Zénith Indoor Arena –
Vaulting and
Reining
** Valley of the River Orne – second venue for Driving
*
Mont Saint-Michel Bay
The Mont-Saint-Michel Bay (french: baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, br, Bae Menez-Mikael) is located between Brittany (to the south west) and the Normandy peninsula of Cotentin (to the south and east). The bay was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site ...
–
Endurance
Endurance (also related to sufferance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from an ...
* Le Pin National Stud – Eventing (
cross-country and dressage phases)
*
Deauville
Deauville () is a commune in the Calvados department, Normandy, northwestern France. Major attractions include its harbour, race course, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino, and sumptuous hotels. The first Deauville Asian Film F ...
–
Polo demonstration
*
Saint-Lô
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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 off ...
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: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
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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 website2014 World Equestrian Games official site
{{FEI World Equestrian Games locations
FEI World Equestrian Games
2014 in equestrian
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
Para Dressage