The competition venues in Normandy, France.
Wellington Journalists Head To France To Cover The World Equestrian Games By Rebecca Walton
As the summer comes to a close, the equestrian community turns its focus to Normandy, France, and the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). Top horses and riders will compete in eight disciplines as they vie for the team and individual gold medal titles. Held every four years, the World Equestrian Games determine the world champions in the disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, vaulting, endurance, reining and para dressage. Wellington-based Phelps Media Group is sending a full team to Normandy to cover all the WEG disciplines. PMG’s team will publish daily updates on PhelpsSports.com and PSdressage.com, as well as post real-time updates through Facebook and Twitter. In addition, PMG’s team will contribute to additional news outlets, including the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, the United States Equestrian Federation, Dressage Today and Sidelines. PhelpsSports.com, one of the world’s leading equestrian news web sites, brings readers the finest coverage from around the globe in show jumping, hunters and equitation. PSdressage.com is the go-to site for up-to-the-minute international coverage on the world of dressage, including breaking news, competition
Lauren Buettner, Mary Adelaide Brakenridge and Kendall Bierer. PHOTO BY ALEX LYNCH
results, clinic reports, horse and rider profiles, and tips from top professionals in the sport. Mason Phelps, PMG’s founder and president, is passionately committed to bringing the best of international equestrian sport reporting to the world. “The World Equestrian Games will feature the world’s best horses and riders, and we plan to provide the highest level of coverage for those athletes,” he said. “Our staff’s knowledge of the sport is second to none, and through our daily reports and updates, the equestrian world will stay informed of the latest news throughout the games.” PMG has provided coverage at numerous world-class events, including the 2006 and 2010 World Equestrian Games, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, the inaugural 2013 FEI Show Jumping Furusiyya Nations Cup Final and every year at the World Cup Finals since 2006. PSdressage.com launched in 2013 and has featured coverage of the 2013 and 2014 World Cup Dressage Finals, as well as top competitions in the United States.
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