WHAT TO EXPECT AT WEG
The FEI World Equestrian Games™ offer the chance of a lifetime, not only for athletes making their debut at the compilation of eight world championships but also for U.S. spectators who have never been to a competition of that magnitude.
The Sept. 11–23 WEG at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina, is just the second fixture to be held in the U.S. since the Games began in 1990. The first was in 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park.
If you’re putting off a trip to WEG, thinking the U.S. will host another, a better question is whether there will be another WEG anywhere because the event has become so expensive and complicated to run.
“The size that it’s grown to is very challenging for any organizer to put on,” says Michael Stone, the Tryon WEG’s president and sports director (see sidebar, page 26).
So there’s no time like the present to enjoy a smorgasbord of diverse choices at Tryon with a menu that includes show jumping, eventing, dressage, para-dressage, reining, vaulting, four-in-hand driving and endurance. The compact nature of the venue means it’s possible for spectators to easily walk
