FEI World Equestrian Games

Publication date: 17 August 2022

About the FEI World Equestrian Games

The World Equestrian Games is the world’s largest international equestrian championship. It is organized by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). The first FEI World Equestrian Games took place in 1990. From that time onwards it is held every four years on even-numbered years, between the Summer Olympic Games.

2026 FEI World Championships

The 2026 FEI World Equestrian Championships will be held from 11 to 23 August in Aachen, Germany. Six international disciplines will be represented at the competition: eventing, show jumping, dressage, driving, vaulting and Para dressage.

History of the Games

The idea of the World Equestrian Games originated in the mid-1980s. It was supported by Prince Philip, who was the President of the FEI at the time. He was called the Patriarch of equestrian sport. He had a passion for horses. So, he served as President of the FEI for 22 years. Prince Philip left a legacy of updated equestrian competition rules, as well as a great contribution to the formation of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.

Throughout the history of the Equestrian World Championships, the venue and country have always been different:

1990: Stockholm, Sweden
1994: The Hague, The Netherlands
1998: Rome, Italy
2002: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
2006: Aachen, Germany
2010: Lexington, USA: first championships held outside of Europe.
2014: Normandy, France
2018: North Carolina, USA
2022: Herning, Denmark.

Previous Games results

The year	Venue	Results/Medals by country
2022	Herning, Denmark	1 – Denmark (gold – 5, silver – 4, bronze – 1) 2 – Netherlands (gold – 3, silver – 4, bronze – 4) 3 – France (gold – 3, silver – 2, bronze – 0)
2018	Tryon, North Carolina, USA	1 – Germany (6 gold, 2 silver, 9 bronze) 2 – Netherlands (5 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) 3 – Great Britain (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
2014	Normandy, France	1 – Great Britain (7 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze) 2 – Netherlands (6 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze) 3 – Germany (5 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze)