Dressage-News

Oct. 16, 2017

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

World Equestrian Games tickets went on sale to the public Monday but all day passes for three days of dressage and jumping at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina were already sold out because of higher than expected advance purchases.

Individual dressage tickets were offered to the general public from prices as low as $60/€50 per day for Grand Prix team and Grand Prix Special competitions to as high as $150/€127 for the best seats for the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Tickets for the WEG Sept. 11-23, 2018 are available online at: https://tryon2018.com/article/tickets-now-on-sale-for-fei-world-equestrian-games-tryon-2018-in-mill-spring-north-carolina-usa-on-september-11-23-2018

The World Games of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, reining, vaulting and para-dressage are staged only once every four years and are being held for only the second time in the United States since the world championships of international horse sports were combined in 1990.

The WEG organization reported that All Day Session Passes were sold out for the two days of dressage Grand Prix team and individual competition Wednesday and Thursday Sept. 12-13 and the Grand Prix Special for individual medals on Friday Sept. 14. Tickets at discounted prices were offered in advance last Friday and over the weekend to competitors at the Global Dressage and Winter Equestrian Festivals at Wellington, Florida and residents of both North and South Carolina.

“We will re-evaluate the release of additional All Day Session Passes at the time of individual discipline session tickets in November,” the WEG organization said in a statement referring to .

“We anticipate a sold-out event, as pre-purchase ticket sales were significantly above estimates.”

The All Session Dressage Pass for all four days of competition is offered at $345/€290, a discount from the list prices totaling $375/€315.

The schedule for dressage:

Wednesday, Sept. 12 Grand Prix–Team & Individual Competition
8:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Thursday, Sept. 13: Grand Prix–Team Medals & Individual Competition
8:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Friday, Sept. 14: Grand Prix Special–Individual Medals
10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Sunday, Sept. 16: Grand Prix Freestyle–Individual Medals
8:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Tier A – $150.00 USD
Tier B – $100.00 USD

Opening and closing ceremonies tickets will be sold separately in early December after details are released. Day passes will be sold three months prior to the event to enable access to the trade fair, event expo and equestrian demonstrations.

VIP tickets and hospitality packages will also be released in early November and customers can trade up their purchased tickets toward the higher value ticketing/hospitality options.

Sales of tickets began as truck loads of steel and other building materials began pouring into the Tryon International Equestrian Center to complete construction of facilities to handle crowds projected to total about 500,000 to watch an estimated 1,000 horses and athletes from about 70 nations.

More than 1,200 permanent horse stalls are already completed. The layout of the show grounds puts the stalls within just a few hundreds yards/meters of warmup rings that are adjacent to the WEG competition arenas.

However, the main arena for 20,000 spectators for dressage. jumping and eventing show jumping is still to be built–not unusual for Olympic and WEG temporary arenas and footing.

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Due to high demand for ticket packages, those ticketing types are offered first so buyers can book the same seats for all events. Seats will be assigned on a first come, first served basis according to the date and timestamp of the ticket purchase.

Prices below do not include tax and 8.5 percent processing fee, which will be applied upon check out.

All Session Full Games Pass

The All Session Full Games Pass grants ticket holders access to all of the competition sessions during the full two weeks of competition from Tuesday, September 11, through Sunday, September 23. Full Competition Individual Sessions are valued at $1,600.00 USD, while the All Session Full Games Pass offers a discount of 8% for $1,380 USD.

All Games Pass – Week 1
The All Games Pass – Week 1 grants ticket holders access to all of the competition sessions during the first week of competition from Tuesday, September 11, through Sunday, September 16. Week 1 Individual Session totals are valued at $840.00 USD, while the All Session Week 1 Pass offers a discount of 8% for $750.00 USD.

All Games Pass – Week 2
The All Games Pass – Week 2 grants ticket holders access to all of the competition sessions during the first week of competition from Tuesday, September 18, through Sunday, September 23. Week 2 Individual Session totals are valued at $760.00 USD, while the All Session Week 2 Pass offers a discount of 8% for $675.00 USD.

All Session Dressage Pass
The All Session Dressage Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Dressage competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Dressage schedule will be as follows:

Wednesday, September 12: Dressage FEI Grand Prix – Team & Individual Competition
8:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Thursday, September 13: Dressage FEI Grand Prix – Team Medals & Individual Competition
8:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Friday, September 14: Dressage FEI Grand Prix Special – Individual Medals
10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Sunday, September 16: Dressage FEI Grand Prix Freestyle – Individual Medals
8:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Tier A – $150.00 USD
Tier B – $100.00 USD

Individual Dressage session tickets are valued at a total of $375.00 USD while the All Session Dressage Pass offers a discount of 8% for $345.00 USD.

Total Cost: $345.00 USD

All Session Jumping Pass
The All Session Jumping Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Jumping competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Jumping schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday, September 18: Jumping Speed Warm-Up
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 19: Jumping Team Competition
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $50.00 USD

Thursday, September 20: Jumping Team Competition & Individual Qualifier
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Tier A – $75.00 USD
Tier B – $60.00 USD

Friday, September 21: Jumping Team Medals
1:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Tier A – $100.00 USD
Tier B – $50.00 USD

Sunday, September 23: Jumping Individual Medals
2:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Tier A – $175.00 USD
Tier B – $125.00 USD

Individual Jumping session tickets are valued at a total of $425.00 USD while the All Session Jumping Pass offers a discount of 8% for $375.00 USD.

Total Cost: $375.00 USD

All Session Eventing Pass
The All Session Eventing Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Eventing competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Eventing schedule will be as follows:

Thursday, September 13: Eventing Dressage Day 1 – Team & Individual Competition
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$35.00 USD

Friday, September 14: Eventing Dressage Day 2 – Team & Individual Competition
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
$35.00 USD

Saturday, September 15: Eventing Cross-Country – Team & Individual Competition
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$50.00 USD

Sunday, September 16: Eventing Show Jumping – Team & Individual Medals
2:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Tier A – $125.00 USD
Tier B – $100.00 USD

Individual Eventing session tickets are valued at a total of $245.00 USD while the All Session Eventing Pass offers a discount of 8% for $225.00 USD.

Total Cost: $225.00 USD

All Session Para-Dressage Pass
The All Session Para-Dressage Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Para-Dressage competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Para-Dressage schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday, September 18: Para-Dressage Individual Medals
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
$10.00 USD

Wednesday, September 19: Para-Dressage Individual Medals
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Thursday, September 20: Para-Dressage Team Competition
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$15.00 USD

Friday, September 21: Para-Dressage Team Medals
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Saturday, September 22: Para-Dressage Individual Freestyle Medals
9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
$45.00 USD

Individual Para-Dressage tickets are valued at a total of $120.00 USD while the All Session Para-Dressage Pass offers a discount of 8% for $110.00 USD.

Total Cost: $110.00 USD

All Session Reining Pass
The All Session Reining Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Reining competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Reining schedule will be as follows:

Wednesday, September 12: Reining Team Medals
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
$75.00 USD

Thursday, September 13: Reining Individual Competition
2:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Saturday, September 15: Reining Individual Medals
6:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
$75.00 USD

Individual Reining session tickets are valued at a total of $210.00 USD while the All Session Reining Pass offers a discount of 8% for $193.00 USD.

Total Cost: $193.00 USD

All Session Driving Pass
The All Session Driving Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Driving competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Driving schedule will be as follows:

Friday, September 21: Driving Dressage – Team & Individual Competition
10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Saturday, September 22: Driving Marathon – Team & Individual Competition
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Sunday, September 23: Driving Cones – Team & Individual Medals
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Individual Driving session tickets are valued at a total of $90.00 USD while the All Session Reining Pass offers a discount of 8% for $82.00 USD.

Total Cost: $82.00 USD

All Session Vaulting Pass
The All Session Vaulting Pass grants ticket holders access to all sessions of Vaulting competition hosted at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The Vaulting schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday, September 18: Vaulting Team & Individual Compulsories
9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
$10.00 USD

Wednesday, September 19: Vaulting Nations’ Cup Team Freestyle Medals
9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Thursday, September 20: Vaulting Non-Nations’ Cup Squad Freestyle Medals
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
$30.00 USD

Saturday, September 22: Vaulting Individual Medals
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
$45.00 USD

Individual Vaulting session tickets are valued at a total of $115.00 USD, while the All Session Vaulting Pass offers a discount of 8% for $105.00 USD.

Total Cost: $105.00 USD