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Encyclopedia > World Equestrian Games

The World Equestrian Games are the world championship for Equestrianism, administrered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale. The games are held every four years in six fields: dressage, show jumping, eventing, endurance riding, vaulting and combined driving. In 2002 reining was included as the seventh sport to be featured at the games. Equestrianism relates to the riding of horses. ... The Fédération Equestre Internationale (commonly known as the FEI, or informally in English as the International Equestrian Federation) is the international governing body of equestrian (horse) sports. ... The fundamental purpose of Dressage (a French term meaning training) is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, a horses natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. ... Show jumping is a form of competition in which horses are jumped over a course of fences, low walls, and other obstacles (e. ... Eventing is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ... Endurance riding is an extremely strenuous sport, requiring the horse to complete, when competing at the top levels, up to 100 miles. ... Equestrian vaulting is most easily described as gymnastics on horseback. ... Combined driving is an equestrian sport involving carriage driving. ... Reining is a Western horseback riding competition. ...


Locations

  1. 1990: Stockholm, Sweden
  2. 1994: Den Haag, The Netherlands
  3. 1998: Rome, Italy
  4. 2002: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
  5. 2006: Aachen, Germany (http://www.aachen2006.de)
  6. 2010: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

This article is about the year. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air Stockholm â–¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerez de la Frontera (in former times also known as Xerex or Xeres) is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch Aken, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany, at 50°46′ N... 2010 (MMX) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lexington is: The USS Lexington is one of five different ships of the United States Navy named after the battle of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ...

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World Equestrian Games Reining Results (574 words)
The World Equestrian Games were next held in 1994 at The Hague, in the Netherlands, followed by WEG 1998 in Rome and WEG 2002 in Jerez, Spain.
The World Equestrian Games are governed by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).
In addition to The World Equestrian Games the FEI oversees the equestrian selections and events for the Olympic Games, and establishes rules and regulations for the conduct of international equestrian events.
Kentucky To Bid For 2010 World Equestrian Games - Equi.Net Horse Magazine July 2004 (618 words)
These games are the most important high-performance equestrian competition in the world, and are held every four years in a country designated by the FEI, the international governing body for equestrian sport headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The WEG are comprised of the world championships for seven equestrian sports – eventing, show jumping, dressage, driving, endurance, vaulting and reining.
The 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, attracted close to 300,000 spectators, 800 equestrians from 45 countries, and 1000 media representatives.
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