# 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games were held in the region of Normandy, France. It was the seventh edition of the Games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). For team events in the dressage, eventing, and show jumping disciplines, these Games were the first qualifying event for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Venues and disciplines

Competition venues in the Normandy region hosted the following disciplines:
* Caen
** D'Ornano Stadium – Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing (stadium jumping phase only)
** Hippodrome de la Prairie (Prairie Racecourse) – Para-equestrian Dressage, and the first venue for Combined driving
** Zénith Indoor Arena – Vaulting and Reining
** Valley of the River Orne – second venue for Driving
* Mont Saint-Michel Bay – Endurance
* Le Pin National Stud – Eventing (cross-country and dressage phases)
* Deauville – Polo demonstration
* Saint-Lô – Horseball demonstration

## Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

### Dressage

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 25 August | 09:00 | Grand Prix Day 1 |
| 26 August | 09:00 | Grand Prix Day 2 |
| 27 August | 09:30 | Grand Prix Special |
| 29 August | 13:30 | Grand Prix Freestyle |

### Driving

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 4 September | 09:30 | Dressage Day 1 |
| 5 September | 09:30 | Dressage Day 2 |
| 6 September | 09:30 | Marathon |
| 7 September | 08:00 | Obstacle-Cone Phase |

### Endurance

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 28 August | 07:00 | Team and Individual Competition |

### Eventing

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 28 August | 09:30 – 17:00 | Dressage Day 1 |
| 29 August | 09:30 – 17:00 | Dressage Day 2 |
| 30 August | 10:30 – 16:20 | Cross Country |
| 31 August | 14:30 – 17:00 | Jumping |

### Jumping

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 2 September | 10:00 | Speed Competition |
| 3 September | 10:00 | Team Competition Day 1 |
| 4 September | 16:00 | Team Competition Day 2 |
| 6 September | 13:25 | Individual Competition Qualification |
| 7 September | 15:00 | Final Four |

### Reining

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 25 August | 08:45 – 18:00 | Team Competition & 1st Ind. Qual. Round 1 |
| 26 August | 08:45 – 18:00 | Team Competition & 1st Ind. Qual. Round 2 |
| 28 August | 14:00 – 16:00 | 2nd Ind. Qual. Competition |
| 30 August | 20:00 – 22:00 | Individual Final Competition |

### Vaulting

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 2 September | 09:30 – 19:10 | Compulsory Competition |
| 3 September | 09:30 – 19:10 | Freestyle Competition |
| 4 September | 14:00 – 21:30 | Technical Competition |
| 5 September | 10:00 – 22:00 | Finals |

### Para-Dressage

| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
| 25 August | 09:00 – 17:00 | Team Test Grade II & Ib |
| 26 August | 08:30 – 19:40 | Team Test Grade IV, III & Ia |
| 27 August | 09:00 – 17:00 | Ind. Champ. Test Grade II & Ib |
| 28 August | 08:30 – 19:40 | Ind. Champ. Test Grade IV, III & Ia |
| 29 August | 09:00 – 17:00 | Ind. Freestyle Test Grade II & Ia, Ib, III, IV |

## Officials

Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials is as follows:

### Dressage

* Isabelle Judet (Ground Jury President)
* Dietrich Plewa (Ground Jury Member)
* Francis Verbeek- van Rooij (Ground Jury Member)
* Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
* Liselotte Fore (Ground Jury Member)
* Elizabeth McMullen (Ground Jury Member)
* Susan Hoevenaars (Ground Jury Member)
* Maribel Alonso de Quinzanos (FEI Technical Delegate)

### Jumping

* Kim Morrison (Ground Jury President)
* David M. Distler (Ground Jury Member)
* Rene Billardon (Ground Jury Member)
* Joao Moura (Ground Jury Member)
* Bruno Laubscher (Ground Jury Member)
* Santiago Varela Ullastres (FEI Technical Delegate)

### Eventing

* Gillian Rolton (Ground Jury President)
* Alain James (Ground Jury Member)
* Ernst Topp (Ground Jury Member)
* Alec Lochore (FEI Technical Delegate)

### Para-Dressage

* Anne Prain (Ground Jury President)
* Marco Orsini (Ground Jury Member)
* Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
* Eva Maria Bachinger (Ground Jury Member)
* Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury Member)
* Alison Pauline King (Ground Jury Member)
* Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)
* Sarah Leitch (Ground Jury Member)
* Marc Urban (FEI Technical Delegate)

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual special dressage details | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Great Britain | Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill Germany | Kristina Sprehe on Desperados Germany |
| Individual freestyle dressage details | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Great Britain | Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill Germany | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Netherlands |
| Team dressage details | Germany (GER) Isabell Werth on Bella Rose Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill Kristina Sprehe on Desperados Fabienne Lütkemeier on D'Agostino | Great Britain (GBR) Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Carl Hester on Nip Tuck Michael Eilberg on Half Moon Delphi Gareth Hughes on Stenkjers Nadonna | Netherlands (NED) Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Hans Peter Minderhoud on Johnson Diederik van Silfhout on Arlando Edward Gal on Voice |
| Individual driving details | Boyd Exell Australia | Chester Weber United States | Theo Timmerman Netherlands |
| Team driving details | Netherlands (NED) IJsbrand Chardon Koos de Ronde Theo Timmerman | Germany (GER) Michael Brauchle Christoph Sandmann Georg von Stein | Hungary (HUN) Jószef Dobrovitz Jószef Dobrovitz jr. Zoltán Lázár |
| Individual endurance details | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Yamamah United Arab Emirates | Marijke Visser on Laiza de Jalima Netherlands | Abdulrahman Al Sulaiteen on Koheilan Kincso Qatar |
| Team endurance details | Spain (ESP) Jaume Punti on Novisaad d'Aqui Jordi Arboix on Mystair des Aubus Javier Cervera on Strawblade | France (FRA) Jean-Philippe Frances on Secret de Mon Coeur Franck Laousse on Niky de la Fontaine Nicolas Ballarin on Lemir de Gargassan Denis Le Guillou on Otimmins Armour | Switzerland (SUI) Barbara Lissarrague on Preume de Paute Sonja Fritshi on Okkarina d'Alsace Andrea Amacher on Rustik d'Alsace |
| Individual eventing details | Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo Germany | Michael Jung on Fischerrocana FST Germany | William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning Great Britain |
| Team eventing details | Germany (GER) Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo Michael Jung on Fischerrocana Fst Ingrid Klimke on Frh Escada Js Dirk Schrade on Hop And Skip | Great Britain (GBR) William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning Zara Phillips on High Kingdom Tina Cook on De Novo News Harry Meade on Wild Lone | Netherlands (NED) Elaine Pen on Vira Tim Lips on Keyflow N.O.P. Merel Blom on Rumour Has It Andrew Heffernan on Boleybawn Ace |
| Individual jumping details | Jeroen Dubbeldam on Zenith FN Netherlands | Patrice Delaveau on Orient Express HDC France | Beezie Madden on Cortes "C" United States |
| Team jumping details | Netherlands (NED) Jeroen Dubbeldam on Zenith FN Maikel van der Vleuten on VDL Groep Verdi TN NOP Jur Vrieling on VDL Bubalu Gerco Schröder on Glock's London NOP | France (FRA) Simon Delestre on Qlassic Bois Margot Penelope Leprevost on Flora de Mariposa Kevin Staut on Reveur de Hurtebise HDC Patrice Delaveau on Orient Express HDC | United States (USA) McLain Ward on Rothchild Kent Farrington on Voyeur Lucy Davis on Barron Beezie Madden on Cortes "C" |
| Individual reining details | Shawn Flarida on Spooks Gotta Whiz United States | Andrea Fappani on Custom Cash Advance United States | Mandy McCutcheon on Yellow Jersey United States |
| Team reining details | United States (USA) Shawn Flarida on Spooks Gotta Whiz Mandy McCutcheon on Yellow Jersey Andrea Fappani on Custom Cash Advance Jordan Larson on HF Mobster | Belgium (BEL) Ann Poels on Nic Ricochet Cira Baeck on Colonels Shining Gun Bernard Fonck on Sail On Top Whizard Piet Mestdagh on Spat Mano War | Austria (AUT) Martin Mühlstätter on Wimpys Little Buddy Rudi Kronsteiner on Dr Lee Hook Tina Künstner-Mantl on Cashn Rooster Markus Morawitz on Dun It Whiz Jerry |
| Men's vaulting details | Jacques Ferrari on Poivre Vert lunged by François Athimon France | Nicholas Andreani on Just a Kiss HN lunged by Marina Joosten Dupon France | Erik Oese on Calvador 5 lunged by Andreas Bassler Germany |
| Women's vaulting details | Joanne Eccles on WH Bentley lunged by John Eccles Great Britain | Anna Cavallaro on Harley lunged by Nelson Vidoni Italy | Simone Jaiser on Luk lunged by Rita Blieske Switzerland |
| Squad vaulting details | Germany (GER) Paulina Riedel Mona Pavetic Janika Derks Milena Hieman Julia Dammer Johannes Kay on Delia 99 lunged by Jessica Schmitz | Switzerland (SUI) Nadia Buttiker Martina Buttiker Ramona Naf Tajiana Prassl Nathalie Bienz Sally Stuckl on Will Be Good lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger | France (FRA) Robin Krause Anthony Presle Nathalie Bitz Dlement Taillez Remy Hombecq Christine Haennel on Watriano R lunged by Fabrice Holzberger |
| Pas-de-deux vaulting details | Jasmin Lindner and Lukas Wacha on Bram lunged by Klaus Haidacher Austria | Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs on Danny Boy 25 lunged by Patrick Looser Germany | Hannah Eccles and Joanne Eccles on WH Bentley lunged by John Eccles Great Britain |
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade Ia details | Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro Great Britain | Sara Morganti on Royal Delight Italy | Laurentia Tan on Ruben James 2 Singapore |
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade Ib details | Lee Pearson on Zion Great Britain | Pepo Puch on Fine Feeling Austria | Nicole den Dulk on Wallace Netherlands |
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade II details | Rixt van der Horst on Uniek Netherlands | Natasha Baker on Cabral Great Britain | Lauren Barwick on Off to Paris Canada |
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade III details | Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World Germany | Sanne Voets on Vedet Netherlands | Susanne Jensby Sunesen on Thy's Que Faire Denmark |
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade IV details | Michèle George on FBW Rainman Belgium | Sophie Wells on Valerius Great Britain | Frank Hosmar on Alphaville NOP Netherlands |
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade Ia details | Sara Morganti on Royal Delight Italy | Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro Great Britain | Elke Philipp on Regaliz Germany |
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade Ib details | Lee Pearson on Zion Great Britain | Pepo Puch on Fine Feeling Austria | Nicole den Dulk on Wallace Netherlands |
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade II details | Rixt van der Horst on Uniek Netherlands | Lauren Barwick on Off to Paris Canada | Demi Vermeulen on Vaness Netherlands |
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade III details | Sanne Voets on Vedet Netherlands | Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World Germany | Annika Lykke Risum on Aros A Ferris Denmark |
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade IV details | Michèle George on FBW Rainman Belgium | Sophie Wells on Valerius Great Britain | Frank Hosmar on Alphaville NOP Netherlands |
| Team para-dressage details | Great Britain (GBR) Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro Lee Pearson on Zion Natasha Baker on Cabral Sophie Wells on Valerius | Netherlands (NED) Frank Hosmar on Alphaville NOP Sanne Voets on Vedet PB NOP Rixt van der Horst on Uniek Demi Vermeulen on Vaness | Germany (GER) Elke Philipp on Regaliz Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World Carolin Schnarre on Del Rusch Britta Napel on Let's Dance 89 |

## Medals table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FRA)* | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain (SPA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Qatar (QTR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |

## Participating nations

74 nations participated at the games.
* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (14)
* Australia (41)
* Austria (36)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahrain (5)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (29)
* Bermuda (1)
* Brazil (34)
* Canada (32)
* Chile (9)
* China (3)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (12)
* Costa Rica (5)
* Czech Republic (21)
* Denmark (21)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Ecuador (3)
* Egypt (4)
* Estonia (3)
* Finland (17)
* France (54)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (49)
* Great Britain (35)
* Greece (2)
* Guatemala (2)
* Hong Kong (9)
* Hungary (16)
* India (1)
* Ireland (20)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (42)
* Japan (11)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (7)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (1)
* Luxembourg (6)
* Malaysia (5)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (8)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (32)
* New Zealand (21)
* Norway (16)
* Oman (5)
* Palestine (1)
* Pakistan (5)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (22)
* Portugal (17)
* Qatar (9)
* Russia (25)
* Saudi Arabia (3)
* Singapore (3)
* Slovakia (13)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (23)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (20)
* Sweden (36)
* Switzerland (37)
* Syria (3)
* Thailand (2)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (2)
* Ukraine (7)
* United Arab Emirates (6)
* United States (49)
* Uruguay (7)
* Venezuela (4)
* Virgin Islands (1)