By Todd Hatton
Murray, KY – The global sanctioning body for horse sports says the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games brought considerably more money into the Lexington-area economy than had been estimated. A study commissioned by the Federation Equestre Internationale found there was a financial impact of between $373 million and $396 million. The FEI said a study by Deloitte showed a direct economic impact of $233 million. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the FEI didn't respond to questions about the difference and declined to release the full study. The body said more than 507,000 people attended the games with more than 40,000 spectators on four days of the event.