Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
In September 2010 Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park hosted the
largest equestrian event ever staged in the Western Hemisphere.
DRESSAGE
Dressage, in which horse and rider execute a program of intricate movements, is often compared to the fluid beauty of figure skating or ballet.
DRIVING
The combined driving event in the World Equestrian Games is a competition for four-in-hand drivers only--one driver, four horses, three exacting tests.
ENDURANCE
Endurance riding tests the speed and stamina of the horse--and the rider's knowledge of pace and efficient and safe use of his horse.
EVENTING
Three days, three tests of one horse and rider team--dressage, cross-country and stadium jumping. It's the ultimate test of horse and rider.
WEG Reining
Modern reining dates back to the Old West, where horses on working ranches needed to be sturdy, quick, responsive and agile in order to move cattle and other livestock across the range. Today it's a fast and exciting sport.
JUMPING
Jumpers are tested under various conditions over a course of obstacles that demonstrate the horse’s freedom, energy, skill, speed and obedience--as well as the rider’s horsemanship.
VAULTING
In vaulting, gymnastic and dance elements are combined and performed to music on a cantering horse. This requires a harmonious relationship with the horse and outstanding physical condition in the vaulter.
