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.

continent	country	Surname	place	month	interval	Type	Remarks
America	Canada Canada	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
America	Canada Canada	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
Asia	China People's Republic People's Republic of China	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.
America	United States United States	Upperville Colt & Horse Show	Grafton Farm, Upperville, Virginia .	June	yearly	Breeding show, local, national and international show jumping	since 1853
America	United States United States	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
America	United States United States	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,
America	United States United States	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	Mongolia Mongolia	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	Australia Australia	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	Australia Australia	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
Australia and Oceania	Australia Australia	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
Australia and Oceania	Australia Australia	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	Namibia Namibia	Gobabis	Otjivero Endurance Club	May	yearly	Concours International d'Endurance, CEI ***	in the FEI tournament calendar since 2006
Africa	Nigeria Nigeria	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
Africa	Morocco Morocco	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

continent	country	Surname	place	month	interval	Type	Remarks
Europe	Germany Germany	Horse International	Munich-Riem	May	yearly	CDI **, CSI *, vaulting , working equitation	approx. 70,000 visitors
Europe	Germany Germany	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
Europe	Germany Germany	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 .
Europe	France France	Saut Hermès	Paris, Grand Palais	March April	yearly	international horse show , jumping	since 2010, duration 3 days, most important test Grand Prix Hermés
Europe	France France	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
Europe	France France	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.
Europe	Ireland Ireland	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
Europe	Ireland Ireland	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
Europe	Iceland Iceland	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.
Europe	Austria Austria	CDI Achleiten	Achleiten Castle , Upper Austria	June	yearly	CDI ****	since 1992
Europe	Austria Austria	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
Europe	Sweden Sweden	Falsterbo Horse Show	Falsterbo	July	yearly	Jumping ( CSI O ***) and dressage ( CDI ***)	since 1920
Europe	Sweden Sweden	Gothenburg Horse Show	Gothenburg , Scandinavium	February or April	yearly	international show jumping , dressage and driving tournament	since 1977
Europe	Switzerland Switzerland	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
Europe	Spain Spain	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
Europe	Spain Spain	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.
Europe	United Kingdom United Kingdom	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
Europe	United Kingdom United Kingdom	Olympia London International Horse Show	London , Olympia Grand Hall	December	yearly	CSI ***** - W ( World Cup ) and CDI -W ( World Cup )	since 1907
Europe	United Kingdom United Kingdom	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