New eventing rules were approved at the Fédération Equestre Internationale General Assembly in Tokyo, Nov. 19-22, and the FEI World Equestrian Games will now follow the “Olympic” format. This means the dressage and show jumping will be at the four-star level, but cross-country will drop down to three-star, with a 10-minute course (the minimum length for a three-star) and
Mill Spring, N.C.—Aug. 2
Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners, confirmed today that the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C., is working with United States Equestrian Federation to ensure that the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games remain in North America, and USEF has communicated its support of the initiative to the FEI for the 2018 WEG.
Stakeholders in global horse sport met in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 27-28 to debate the most significant format shake-up to championships ever—and ended up with a big divide over radical proposals to reduce international championship teams to three with no drop score.
For the first time, the two-day Fédération Equestre Internationale annual sports forum adopted the single theme: the remodelling of all its disciplines, in the light of changing public perceptions, TV and sponsor demands and the social media-driven future.
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