Lexington, Kentucky, had the honor of being the first city outside of Europe to ever host the World Equestrian Games. Attendance at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010 topped half a million. A record twenty-seven teams competed in eight disciplines. Fifty-eight countries were represented with 632 athletes and 752 horses. Of the 507,000 tickets sold, 70 percent went to non-Kentuckians.
Lexington is home to the 1,200 acre Kentucky Horse Park which attracts almost a million visitors a year. Dedicated to all breeds of horse, nowhere else in the world can you see so many breeds in one place. A working farm, the Kentucky Horse Park features the popular parade of breeds called “Horses of the World”, the Mare and Foal Show, a stunning film presentation of “Rein of Nobility”, several museums, the Hall of Champions and much much more.
