I just received my Media Guide for the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018! As well was the media specific information there were some very interesting numbers.
In the USA: 8 million people ski, 23 million pick up a tennis racquet, 25 million golf and 27 million people ride a horse annually!!
On Facebook there is a huge number of people who list “horses” as their interest in their core Facebook profile. Exactly how many….. 129 Million!!!
The first World Equestrian Games was in Stockholm Sweden in 1990. There were 421 participants.
1994 The Hague Netherlands…..456 participants
1998 Rome Italy …… 557 participants
2002 Jerez Spain…… 561 participants
2006 Aachen Germany….640 participants
2010 Lexington Kentucky USA …..632 participants
2014 Normandy France…..1000 participants
2018 Tryon NC USA….. 1000 are expected.
I will be covering the Dressage competition next week at WEG. The number of dressage participants is large as on the first and second days the schedule starts at 8:45 am and finishes at 6:00 pm!
Exciting times ahead!
HorseAddict 
I knew the numbers were high, but not that high! Amazing stats and looking forward to your posts on the competition next week. 🙂 xxx
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The numbers amazed me as well. I’m glad you are interested in the World Championships. It should be interesting and exciting.
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Fascinating stats!!! Surprised, honestly!!!
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I was also surprised!
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Interesting! Would not have guessed that the numbers were that high but glad they are. 😊
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I was also surprised.
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I honestly would have thought there would have been more skiers than equestrians.
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I would have gone with more golfers. However these figures are for all equestrians western and english and possibly race jockeys the information was not specific.
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Oh yeah, golfers, there do seem to be a lot of them too.
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Long live the horse! Those are AMAZING statistics! ❤️ Amazing how the participants have grown. Fun filled days ahead. I’m actually a little jealous, maybe envious is a better word that you’ll be there enjoying these exciting days at WEG. Something to think about saving up and attending someday! Thank you Anne! – Diana 😀
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It is amazing the numbers of horse enthusiasts. I will do my best to keep you updated on all the WEG events. Thanks for commenting Diana
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so viel Pferde in den USA 27 Millionen Menschen = Pferd reiten jedes Jahr!
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