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FEI World Equestrian Games Announces 2010 Schedule The American Quarter Horse Journal, September 24, 2008 -- Sixteen days of eight world championships are officially scheduled for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and a detailed competition schedule is now available at http://www.feigames2010.org/news/pdf/Competition_schedule.pdf. “This schedule is certain to provide an exciting variety of top sport on each of the 16 days of the Games,” Competition Director Kate Jackson said. “Spectators will find events of interest every day and will be entertained by the beauty and spectacle that is inherent to equestrian competition at this level. “I am particularly happy that we are able, for the first time, to include Para-Equestrian as an integral part of the World Equestrian Games. We are pleased and honored to do so,” Jackson said. The Games will begin with opening ceremonies September 25, 2010. The first weekend of competition will include vaulting and endurance. The vaulting competition will continue into Week 1, along with dressage and eventing. In Week 2, jumping, para-dressage, driving and reining will be contested. The Games will end with closing ceremonies October 10, 2010. The schedule may still experience minor changes, but no major shifts to the individual discipline schedules are expected. The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held at the Kentucky Horse, are the world championships of the eight equestrian disciplines recognized by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), and are held every four years. The Games have never been held outside of Europe; nor have all eight disciplines competed at a single site— both firsts that will be achieved at the Kentucky Horse Park. Tickets for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will go on sale September 25, 2009. The announcement of ticket sales was made at the “Halfway There” celebration with two years to go until the Games. “We are excited to announce the much-anticipated on-sale date for tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games,” said Ruth Mason, Director of Ticketing. “With a high demand for tickets, we have created a ticket program that will be accessible and affordable for interested buyers.” Approximately 600,000 tickets will be available for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Tickets will be priced as low as $25. In addition, general admission tickets will be available, providing access to the Kentucky Horse Park for the day, where visitors can experience various equine demonstrations and browse the extensive trade show. Ticket sales will be facilitated by Ticketmaster, Inc. All ticket sales will be completed online at www.ticketmaster.com. Final ticket prices will be determined by early 2009. “The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is a global event and demand for tickets will span beyond Kentucky and around the world,” said John Long CEO of the United States Equestrian Federation. By signing up at www.feigames2010.org, interested ticket buyers will be able to receive important news and information about ticket sales as it becomes available. Subscribers will also receive:
The Games will be broadcast on NBC Sports, which has made the largest network commitment to coverage of equestrian sport in U.S. television history. AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal, The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal or America’s Horse, visit www.aqha.com/magazines.
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