TheFEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships forequestrianism, and are administered by theFédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutiveSummer Olympic Games, since 1990. Prior to that year, all ten of the FEI's individual disciplines held separate championships, usually in separate countries. The modern WEG runs over two weeks and, like the Olympics, the location rotates to different parts of the world. Riders and horses competing at WEG go through a rigorous selection process, and each participating country sends teams that have distinguished themselves through competition as the nation's best in each respective discipline. At the 2010 Games, 57 countries were represented by 800 people and their horses.

The WEG gradually expanded to include eight of the FEI's ten disciplines:combined driving,dressage,endurance riding,eventing, paraequestrianism,reining,show jumping, andvaulting. The FEI's two remaining regional disciplines,^[1][2]horseball^[3] andtent pegging,^[4] still conduct independent championships.

The2010 FEI World Equestrian Games inLexington, Kentucky marked a series of firsts in WEG history: the first time WEG were held outside Europe; the first time that championships for eight FEI disciplines were held at one location (theKentucky Horse Park); and the first time WEG had a title sponsor (in this case the animal health and nutrition group corporationAlltech, headquartered in the nearby city ofNicholasville). Permanent upgrades added to the Kentucky Horse Park leading up to the event included the completion of a 6,000 seat, climate-controlledindoor arena and completion of a 7,500 seat outdoor stadium.^[5]

TheTryon International Equestrian Center, nearMill Spring, North Carolina, was the location of the2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.^[6]

Number	Year	Host	Events
1	1990	Stockholm	13
2	1994	The Hague	14
3	1998	Rome	11
4	2002	Jerez de la Frontera	15
5	2006	Aachen	16
6	2010	Lexington	27
7	2014	Normandy	28
8	2018	Tryon	29
9	2022	Herning	29
10	2026	Aachen (Jumping, Dressage, Para Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Vaulting) Al Ula (Endurance)

The current historical medal count (as of 2022) of the FEI World Equestrian Games is as follows:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany1	44	28	38	110
2	Great Britain	25	26	17	68
3	Netherlands	25	20	22	67
4	United States	16	20	21	57
5	France	13	19	7	39
6	Denmark	8	9	8	25
7	Belgium	8	8	4	20
8	Italy	5	5	4	14
9	New Zealand	5	1	2	8
10	Switzerland	4	7	6	17
11	Sweden	4	2	7	13
12	Spain	3	2	2	7
13	Australia	3	1	6	10
14	United Arab Emirates	3	1	1	5
15	Austria	1	7	8	16
16	Canada	1	4	4	9
17	Brazil	1	2	2	5
	Ireland	1	2	2	5
19	Latvia	1	2	0	3
20	Finland	0	1	2	3
	Hungary	0	1	2	3
22	Singapore	0	1	1	2
23	Saudi Arabia	0	1	0	1
	Soviet Union2	0	1	0	1
25	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Norway	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (29 entries)		171	171	171	513

Notes

Medal count is sorted by total gold medals, then total silver medals, then total bronze medals, then alphabetically. The table doesn't count events before 1990.

• ^1 The reunified Federal Republic of Germany (1990 onwards) is regarded by the FEI as being the same country as pre-reunificationWest Germany (1948–1990), as part of an unbroken line going back to Germany's affiliation to the FEI in 1927 during itsWeimar Republic (1919–1933).^[7] If Germany and West Germany were considered to be two separate countries, their medal tallies would be: Germany 26 gold, 14 silver, and 20 bronze; West Germany 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.
• ^2 TheSoviet Union competed only in the1990 Games, as it collapsed prior to the1994 Games

• 2014: Qalao des Mers, ridden byMaxime Livio (FRA) was found to have a positive finding for hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide, a banned substance. Livio was disqualified, which cost the French team their place in theRio 2016 Olympics.^[8]
• 2018: Horse Barack Obama, ridden by Jenny Champion (NZL) was euthanized after experiencing kidney problems during the endurance competition.^[9]
• 2018: Box Qutie, ridden by Anna Freskgård (SWE) was euthanized after injury during the cross country portion of the event.^[10]

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