List of equestrian events
The list of equestrian events includes well-known events involving horses. This refers to larger tournaments, festivals, fairs or shows that last several days, have been held regularly for some time, with equestrian competitions, breeding competitions or demonstrations with horses.
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Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show | Simcoe (Ontario) | October | yearly | Agricultural fair with rides, country music, food, equestrian sports | since 1840, duration 1 week, approx. 500,000 visitors |
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Canadian Western Agribition | Evraz Place in Regina | November | yearly | Agricultural fair with cattle shows, rodeo, horse sales and competitions such as cowboy mounted shooting and train competitions | since 1971, duration 1 week, sales revenue $ 3.5 million |
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Bayi | Litang , Sichuan | beginning of August | yearly | traditional horse festival with horse races | Khampa horse races with Tibetan ponies. The festival is a popular tourist attraction. |
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Upperville Colt & Horse Show | Grafton Farm, Upperville, Virginia . | June | yearly | Breeding show, local, national and international show jumping | since 1853 |
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The New Jersey State Fair | Augusta, New Jersey | August | yearly | Agricultural fair with horse show | since 1923, originally Sussex County Farm and Horse Show , ten days, 200,000 visitors |
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National Horse Show | Kentucky Horse Park . | October November | yearly | local, national and international show jumping | since 1883 in New York at changing venues ( Madison Square Garden , Meadowlands Arena ), from 2002 to 2007 in Florida, then again in New York and since 2011 in Kentucky, ten days, |
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Winter Equestrian Festival | Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, Wellington, Florida | January to April | yearly | Show jumping | since the 1970s, large equestrian event lasting 12 weeks |
Asia |
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Naadam | Ulan Bator | July | yearly | Horse racing , archery , wrestling | For the national festival of Mongolia, the Eriin Gurwan Naadam games take place not only in Ulan Bator, but in many places. |
Australia and Oceania |
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Melbourne 3 Day Event | Werribee Park National Equestrian Center near Melbourne | May | yearly | Eventing CIC-W ***, since 1957, oldest eventing test in Australia | Shane Rose with Statford Novalis, 2010 |
Australia and Oceania |
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Royal Melbourne Show | Melbourne Showgrounds | September | yearly | Agricultural fair with cattle shows, rides, food, equestrian sports (jumping) and horse shows | Hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria since 1848. Around 500,000 visitors a year. Garryowen Equestrienne Turnout |
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Sydney Royal Easter Show | Sydney Showground Stadium | April | yearly | since 1823, 12-day agricultural exhibition with cattle shows and fair, organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales ; in 2017, 922,000 visitors were counted. | Grand Final at the Sydney Showground Stadium 2001 |
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Shahzada Memorial Endurance | St. Albans, New South Wales | August | yearly | Distance ride over 400 km | Since 1981 by the Australian Endurance Riders Association. One of the world's longest endurance rides. |
Africa |
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Gobabis | Otjivero Endurance Club | May | yearly | Concours International d'Endurance, CEI *** | in the FEI tournament calendar since 2006 |
Africa |
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Durbar Festival | Northern Nigeria Kano , Katsina , Bida, Bauchi , Zaria, settlement area of the Hausa |
for the festival of the breaking of the fast and the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice | yearly | Traditional festival with parades of horsemen and foot soldiers held in numerous places. Introduced by British colonial authorities in the early 20th century, inspired by the Delhi Durbar . Based on older traditions from the Sokoto Caliphate and the Kanem-Bornu Kingdom . | Durbar in Bauchi, 2011 |
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Dar Essalam | Rabat | October | yearly | CSI *** | The Morocco Royal Tour is an FEI tournament series that has been held in Tétouan, Rabat and El Jadida since 2010. |
Europe
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Horse International | Munich-Riem | May | yearly | CDI ****, CSI ***, vaulting , working equitation | approx. 70,000 visitors |
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Hardenberg Castle Tournament | Norten-Hardenberg | May | yearly | CSI ***, Golden Whip , European Youngster Cup U25, foal auction, | approx. 36,000 visitors, has been held since the 1950s, at the same time the “Hardenberg Klassika” with presentations by local equestrian and dog sports clubs and a garden exhibition take place |
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Rossfest | St. Märgen | September | every 3 years | Breeding show, horse blessing , stallion parade with Marbach stallions, traditional driving , parade with demonstrations | The Day of the Black Forest Horse has been a three-day festival since 1949, with around 30,000 spectators, which arose from a Black Forest breed show and a pilgrimage . |
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Saut Hermès | Paris, Grand Palais | March April | yearly | international horse show , jumping | since 2010, duration 3 days, most important test Grand Prix Hermés |
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Salon International de l'Agriculture | Paris Exhibition Center | February March | yearly | Agricultural exhibition and fair with horse shows | since 1870 as Concours général agricole , since 1964 as Salon International de l'Agriculture (SIA), around 600,000 visitors and 1,000 exhibitors, 9 days |
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CVI Saumur | Saumur | March April | yearly | international CVI *** | since 2006, duration 3 days. In Saumur there are tournaments with a CDI *** at the beginning of May and in September , a CCI *** at the end of May and a CAI *** in June. |
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Connemara Pony Festival | Clifden | August | yearly | Breeding show and horse market for Connemara ponies | since 1924, originally in Roundstone , since 1947 in Clifden, approx. 400 horses are sold, Connemara Pony Breeders Society |
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Dublin Horse Show | Dublin | August | yearly | international jumping tournament , national breeding show | Organized by the Royal Dublin Society since 1864 , the 1982 World Show Jumping Championships was integrated into the Dublin Horse Show |
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Landsmót hestamanna | changing venues | July | every two years | Breeding show and horse racing for Icelanders | The first Landsmót took place in Þingvellir in 1950 . In 2004, 2009 and 2020 the Landsmót took place in Hella (Rangárþing ytra) . It has already been held several times in Varmahlíð (Skagafjörður) and took place in Reykjavík in 2018. |
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CDI Achleiten | Achleiten Castle , Upper Austria | June | yearly | CDI **** | since 1992 |
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Amadeus Horse Indoors | Salzburgarena , Salzburg Exhibition Center | December | yearly | CDI ****, World Cup test in dressage , World Cup test in vaulting , CVI *** and CSI **** | 5 days, since 2006, horse and dog festival (The Goodstuff Amadeus Agility Worldcup) with 500 participating dogs, horse fair, shows, children's program, evening program with party events |
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Falsterbo Horse Show | Falsterbo | July | yearly | Jumping ( CSI O *****) and dressage ( CDI *****) | since 1920 |
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Gothenburg Horse Show | Gothenburg , Scandinavium | February or April | yearly | international show jumping , dressage and driving tournament | since 1977 |
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Equus helveticus | Swiss National Stud , Avenches | September | yearly | Swiss championships for Swiss sport horses and Freiberger horses , national Freiberg foal auction , stallion parade, jumping, dressage, western riding, gymkhana , driving, wooden back , pony games, trot and gallop races (flat and obstacle races), stallion licensing | Organized by the National Equestrian Center INEA ( Institut Equestre National Avenche ) since 2008 , 9 days, supporting program with Roman chariot races, bareback farm horse races , pony races , family program, western disciplines : Showmanship at Halter, Trail, Pleasure , Horsemanship, Ranch Riding and Ranch Trail |
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Concurso de Saltos Internacional de Madrid | Club de Campo Villa de Madrid | May | yearly | CSI ***** | since 1907, as part of the CSI de Madrid 2011, found European Championships in show jumping held |
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Rapa das Bestas ( Shears of the Beasts ) |
Galicia Subucedo in A Valga, Torroña, Mougas, Morgadans, Amil (Ponteverda), Barbanza , A Capelada, Candaoso |
first week of July | yearly | Driving horses | Centuries-old custom in which horses living wild in the mountains are driven into the valley for clipping and marking. |
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Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) | Birmingham | October | yearly | National and international show jumping and dressage tournaments , scurry driving ( two-in-hand - bowling ), work horse tests , breeding show, mounted games | since 1949 Harringay Arena , London , since 1959 Wembley Stadium , London, since 2002 National Exhibition Center , Birmingham |
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Olympia London International Horse Show | London , Olympia Grand Hall | December | yearly |
CSI ***** - W ( World Cup ) and CDI -W ( World Cup ) |
since 1907 |
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Royal International Horse Show | Hickstead , All England Jumping Course | July | yearly | British Nations Cup Show Jumping | since 1907 Olympia Grand Hall , London , since 1992 Hickstead |
See also
- List of the big horse races in Germany in the article group races
- Category: Horse Racing
- Category: Equestrian Competition
Individual evidence
- ^ Norfolk County Fair
- ^ Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show , FairsEverywhere.com
- ↑ Tibet: Wild Land in the Ocean of Mountains , Jörg Kersten, Zeit Online, March 16, 2007
- ^ Tours and information on races
- ^ Horse tours
- ↑ Litang and Satang in Shangri-La ( Memento from March 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Welcome to Upperville
- ^ Sussex County Horse Show
- ^ National Horse Show
- ↑ M3DE site
- ↑ Royal Melbourne Show Results 2017
- ^ About Us , Sydney Royal Easter Show. 15th May 2019.
- ↑ Namibia Independence Day Ride
- ^ Katrin Koops, The role of the horse in Hausa culture , University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996, p. 304
- ↑ Morocco Royal Tour
- ↑ Hardenberg Castle Tournament
- ↑ 30,000 come to the Rossfest in St. Märgen
- ↑ Rossfest 2013
- ^ Ministre Pierre Magne, 1806-1879: d'apres ses lettres et ses souvenirs, Joseph Durieux, Paris, 1929
- ↑ Connemara Pony Festival 2018
- ^ Dublin Horse Show History
- ↑ Landsmót hestamanna
- ↑ Achleiten
- ↑ Amadeus Horse Indoors 2012 in the FEI tournament calendar
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ see FEI tournament calendar ( Memento from May 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 103 CSI ***** Madrid , La 103 a edición del Internacional de Madrid, page 19 ff.
- ↑ FEI tournament calendar
- ↑ HOYS website
- ↑ Olympia to celebrate 100th anniversary ( memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Horse & Hound , March 26, 2007
- ^ Horse show marks centenary year , BBC News, July 25, 2007