World Equestrian Games

William Fox-Pitt’s strongest potential Olympic mount, Cool Mountain, will sit out of competition in 2012 as a result of an injury sustained at last year’s HSBC European Championships (Germany) according to The Telegraph.

There’s no FEI rule that says a horse must be disqualified during dressage competition for blood in his mouth, but there’s no protocol in place for a different outcome either.

She was ranked the No. 2 dressage rider in the world and had high hopes for an individual medal. But during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Adelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlands was rung out after blood-colored foam appeared in Jerich Parzival’s mouth early on in her test.

Wellington, FL - February 2, 2011 - The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation Board of Trustees hosted a cocktail reception on Friday, January 28, 2011, to honor the equestrian athletes that represented the United States during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), the recipients of the Foundations' Gold Medal Club Anniversary Awards, the Lionel Guerrand-Hermes Trophy, and the Whitney Stone Cup. The reception was held at Player's Club in Wellington, FL.

La Biosthetique-Sam FBW has been removed from rider Michael Jung’s barn just five weeks after winning the individual gold medal at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (Ky.), according to European equestrian website www.sms-pferdenews.de.

If you were a competitor, spectator, volunteer or even an avid follower at home, your participation in this year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games counted.

Kentucky bid for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2004. Now, after 6 years of planning and preparation, the first WEG held on U.S. soil came to an end on Oct. 10. There were 81 medals awarded in an event involving enough speculation, scandal and Totilas to put any drugstore mystery novel to shame, but the real impact of the WEG lies in the numbers behind the scenes.

One week after announcing that all horses tested negative, the Fédération Equestre Internationale announced on Friday, Oct. 22, that all the athletes tested at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky were also negative for any prohibited substances.

The Fédération Equestre Internationale announced on Friday, Oct. 15, that all horses tested at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky were negative for any prohibited substances.

Lexington, Ky.—Oct. 10

Boyd Exell started out his trip to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games with a record-breaking dressage score, then held onto the lead to secure his first driving world championship gold medal.

“I left Australia when I was 21, and I said, 'I’m not going back without a world championship,'” said Exell, 38. “I finally have one.”

Lexington, Ky.—Oct. 9

As finals go, they don’t get much more exciting.

The WEG Final Four ended up with Belgian rider Philippe Le Jeune earning show jumping individual gold by jumping faultless rounds on his and three other horses. Hickstead earned the Best Horse title tonight at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.