Britain Withdraws from 2018 FEI WEG Bid Process

The British Equestrian Federation will not put in a formal bid to host the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.
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The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has confirmed to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) that it is withdrawing from the bid process for the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 and will not now be putting in a formal bid.

The FEI had received four formal expressions of interest by the Sept. 30 deadline: one from Britain, two from the United States (Wellington, Fla., and Kentucky), and a repeat bid from Bromont/Montreal in Canada. However, BEF Secretary General Andrew Finding has now informed the FEI that Britain will not be going any further in the bid process.

In a letter to FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos, Andrew Finding wrote of his “considerable regret” at the withdrawal, stating that there was insufficient time under the terms of the new bidding process for the British Federation to secure the necessary funding and identify a host venue by Nov. 15, the deadline for receipt of formal bid applications.

“While it is of course disappointing that the British Equestrian Federation has decided not to go ahead with a bid for the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018, we still have three strong candidates in the mix from Wellington, Kentucky, and Bromont/Montreal and look forward to receiving their formal bid applications by Nov. 15,” De Vos said

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