Florida bids to host 2018 World Equestrian Games

Palm Beach International Equestrian Centre in Wellington, Florida, is to bid to host the 2018 World Equestrian Games.

The bid is being planned by Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP), the company which hosts the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach.

ESP is headed by Michael Stone, a former secretary-general of horse sport’s governing body the FEI.

The company has pumped more than $20million (£13.3million) into the 150-acre showground over the past three years.

Wellington mayor Darrell Bowen said: “This is a tremendous opportunity for Wellington to participate in something widespread and renowned around the world.”

This article was first published in Horse & Hound (1 April, ’10)

Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now