FEI World Equestrian Games™ Contents

Key facts 3

About the disciplines 7

Jumping 7 Dressage 9 Eventing 11 Driving 13 Endurance 15 Reining 17 Vaulting 19 Para-Equestrianism 21 FEITV.org 23

Television 25

International Broadcast, Print and Online Media 27

Host City / regional benefits 29

Who we are 31

FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 2 Key facts

Contents The greatest gathering of equestrian sport in all FEI disciplines

Launched in 1990 The World Championships of international equestrian sport Staged every four years over 15 competition days 1000 athletes and horses The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 attracted over 500,000 spectators

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 4 Hosts of the FEI World Equestrian Games™

Stockholm

The Hague

Aachen Montreal

Normandy

2018 Montreal (CAN) Lexington Jerez de la Frontera 2014 Normandy (FRA)

2010 Lexington (USA) Rome

2006 Aachen (GER)

2002 Jerez de la Frontera (ESP) 1998 Rome (ITA)

1994 The Hague (NED)

1990 Stockholm (SWE)

The next FEI World Equestrian Games™ will be held in Montreal (CAN) in 2018

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 5 FEI World Equestrian GamesTM 2022 Bid Process Timeline:

January 2017 Deadline to send Bid Application & Questionnaire February 2017 FEI to send Host Agreement to Candidates April / May 2017 Presentation of bids by Candidates to the FEI Evaluation Commission May 2017 Deadline for Candidates to send FEI the signed Host Agreement Spring 2017 Allocation by the FEI Bureau

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 6 Jumping

Contents Jumping

Best known of the equestrian disciplines 10 to 13 obstacles with the objective to test speed, precision and athleticism Individual and team medals Event staged over 7 days Innovative Final Four format, with the world’s top riders swapping horses in competition, is one of the highlights of the Games

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 8 Dressage

Contents Dressage

The pinnacle of horse training The freestyle event to music is the artistic expression of equestrian sport During the technical phase, rider and horse perform from memory a series of pre-determined movements Individual and team medals Event staged over 6 days

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 10 Eventing

Contents Eventing

Eventing is an exciting and challenging all-round test of riding ability and horsemanship: the triathlon of equestrian sport dressage, cross-country and jumping tests require harmony between horse and rider together with precision, agility and technique Individual and team medals Event staged over 4 days

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 12 Driving

Contents Driving

Oldest competitive equestrian discipline Requires extraordinary judgement and skill on the part of the driver who steers a team of four horses in a 3 phase competition: dressage, marathon and obstacle cones Individual and team medals Event staged over 4 days

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 14 Endurance

Contents Endurance

The “marathon” of equestrian sport Requires deep understanding between horse and rider Course distance: 160km Individual and team medals Event staged over 1 day

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 16 Reining

Contents Reining

Showcases the athletic ability of the ‘ranch type’ horse in the confines of a show arena Contestants are required to demonstrate manoeuvres that highlight the attributes of the reining horse Individual and team medals Event staged over 5 days

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 18 Vaulting

Contents Vaulting

The art of gymnastics, performed on and in harmony with a horse Breath-taking displays of coordination, strength suppleness and balance, performed in static and dynamic exercises Individual and team medals Event staged over 4 days

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 20 Para-Equestrianism

Contents Para-Equestrianism

The FEI is committed to the development of all para-equestrian disciplines Para-Equestrian Dressage is featured at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ and Paralympic Games Individual and team medals 5 individual grades of ability Event staged over 6 days

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 22 FEITV.org

Contents FEITV.org The sport’s premier online and mobile video destination for the global equestrian community

250+ hours of live broadcasts per year 80+ live events per year

Millions of views and hundreds of thousands of unique visitors during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014

Exclusive VoD content: highlights, interviews and behind-the-scenes features

Never miss an event with FEI TV On the Go for iOS and Android

FEITV’s syndicated media player extends reach to over 200 international newspapers and sports websites

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 24 International TV broadcast coverage

Contents International broadcast coverage (based on Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014) 124 TV channels broadcast more than... 4,000 programmes worldwide 333 million cumulative audience 3,000+ hours of broadcast time

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 26 Global media Media interest

Contents Global media interest (based on Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014)

1 ,900+ accredited press and broadcast media 10 ,000+ articles published in print and online 39 countries published online coverage of the event

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 28 Substantial economic Hosting benefits for the host

Contents Substantial economic benefits for the host city/region (based on Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014) €368 million Economic impact (direct and indirect) on the French economy €190 million impact on local Normandy economy 575,000 total spectators spent €82 million at the event

International visitors spent over €300 per day

International spotlight on the host city, region and country Associated events: tradeshows, retail park and conferences Legacy benefts of infrastructure and facilities expenditure

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 30 Who we are

Contents Fédération Equestre Internationale The international governing body for equestrian sport worldwide

Founded in 1921 133 affiliated National Federations Olympic Sport since 1912 (Jumping, Dressage and Eventing) Paralympic sport since 1996 (Para-equestrian Dressage) Seven Disciplines: Jumping, Dressage & Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing, Driving & Para-Equestrian Driving, Endurance, Vaulting & Reining President: Ingmar De Vos

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 32 Fédération Equestre Internationale

Passionate about the sport Promoting fairness & equality From grass roots to the world stage Innovative & forward looking Respect for the horse

3,500+ international events annually 90,000+ registered athletes and horses

Contents FEI World Equestrian Games™ | 33 Thank you

Contact For more information, contact: Francisco Lima, FEI Legal Counsel e [email protected] t + 41 21 310 47 47

Photo credit Arnd Bronkhorst, Action Images/Henry Browne, Sylvia Corbesola, Liz Gregg, Richard Juilliart, Daniel Kaiser, David Sinclair

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