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Strzegom Horse Trials Live Online

Equestrian enthusiasts will have a chance to watch online coverage from this year international competition Strzegom Horse Trials – the biggest eventing show in Poland.

Strzegom Horse Trials is the biggest equestrian event in Poland. 17th-21st of May for the fifteenth-time Hippodrome in Morwa near Strzegom will become a world equestrian capital. There will be five international competition and CICO3* – that last one is included in the Nations Cup Series.

Nearly 270 horses and riders from 18 countries will take part in the event. As usual, a number of riders come from Poland and Germany.

Equestrian enthusiasts will have a chance of watching the competitions in Strzegom live. Please join us online on www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl, www.Swiatkoni.pl and FEI TV.

The broadcasts are sponsored by ACTIVO-MED.

ONLINE COVERAGE LIVE

Thursday, 18.05.2017
Dressage CI-long 3*

Friday, 19.05.2017
Dressage CIO-short 3*
Cross Country CI-short 1* & CI-short 2*

Saturday, 20.05.2017
Cross Country CI-long 1*, CI-long 2*, CIO-short3*, CI-long3*

Sunday, 21.05.2017
Jumping CI-long 1*, CI-long 2*, CIO-short3*, CI-long3*
Jumping CIO-short 3*

Contact:
www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl
press@strzegomhorsetrials.pl

World and Olympic Champions at Strzegom Horse Trials

Almost 270 horses representing 18 countries are entered to compete at the biggest eventing show in Poland.

Strzegom Horse Trials as always will welcome top evening riders.  At Morawa Hippodrome we are going to see: German rider Sandra Auffarth, triple Olympic champion, World champion, and European vice-champion; Andreas Dibowski, team Olympic champion; Belgian rider Karin Donckers, double team bronze medalist of European Championships; and Swedish rider Linda Algotsson, double winner of Worlds Cup Final, as well as many others well known riders.

At 15th edition of Strzegom Horse Trials, 239 athletes from 18 countries will compete. The most numerous will be 50 Polish and 37 Germans. We will have a chance to watch riders from Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Finland, Spain, Holland, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, and Great Britain.

During five days of the event riders will take part in six international competitions including FEI Nations Cup, the most prestigious series in FEI calendar.

Strzegom Horse Trials will start on Wednesday 17 May with the dressage test, on Friday and Saturday there will be the cross country test, and on Sunday 21 May, after the show jumping test, the best team of the first leg of FEI Nations Cup series will be selected.

Contact:
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press@strzegomhorsetrials.pl

Strzegom Will Open FEI Nations Cup Series in Eventing

Strzegom, 27.04.2017 – Morawa Hippodrome will be the arena of the first competition for FEI Nations Cup Series in Eventing.

After the event in Montelibretti was cancelled, Strzegom will be the first leg in this year FEI Nations Cup Series in Eventing calendar.

Strzegom Horse Trials will take place in mid-May. Riders will compete in six international classes on different levels including the most important one: Nations Cup.

Strzegom Horse Trails have been organized for fifteen years now and for last six years the inherent part of the event is Nations Cup competition.

This year FEI Nations Cup Series consist of nine events which will take place in eight European countries and USA.

At every event, there will be nations team classification done. The winner team of the whole Series will be selected on 8th October after the competition in Boekelo in Holland.

Last year’s Series was won by German team, followed by Great Britain and France.

Contact:
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Strzegom Horse Trials Is Getting Closer

This year’s 15th edition of the Strzegom Horse Trials is already in a month – in the middle of May the first riders will come to Morawa. On Monday 17th April, we will finish accepting entries and find out who this year is going to face with the heavily rebuilt cross country in Strzegom.

This year’s Strzegom Horse Trials will be held more than five weeks earlier than traditionally. The very intensive preparations of the cross country are now taking place. This year riders can expect a lot of changes. Most of them are the results of preparation the facility for the FEI European Eventing Championships in August.

The most important change, which is waiting for the riders, is the start and the finish of the cross country, which are placed on the other side of the road. The start and the finish will be moved near the CCI3 * fence number 3. Thanks to that, both the start and the finish will be much closer to the stables, so it will be easier for the competitors to get there and return.

“The cross was designed in such way to give the last chance to familiarize with the topography of the Strzegom cross for horses and competitors who are preparing for the European Championships and on the other side to motivate the horses and riders before the start of the next preparation period,” concludes Marcin Konarski, Event Director and the cross-country builder.

“This applies to 3-star, 1-star and 2-star competitions. On the crossroads of the 3 stars, of course will be some obstacles that have been made specifically for the FEI European Eventing Championships.”

During the Strzegom Horse Trials will be held six international competitions: CIC1 *, CCI1 *, CIC2 *, CCI2 *, CCI3 * and CICO3 * – FEI Nations Cup ™ Eventing. The Nations Cup™ competition is the most prestigious cycle in the International Equestrian Federation calendar. The first event of the series will be played in the Italian Montelibretti (22-23 April), followed shortly thereafter by the Strzegom Horse Trials.

Contact:
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Heading towards Strzegom Autumn Show

Strzegom Summer Tour finished last weekend. It was a second international show on Morawa Hippodrome this year. More than 270 horses and riders from 17 countries competed! But we are heading now towards another international event in Morawa- Strzegom Autumn Show.

Strzegom Autumn Show will take place from 16th to 18th September. There will be CNC 3*, CI-short 1*, CI-short 1* YH, CI-short 2*YH and Open Young Horses Championships for 4 and 5 year old horses.

International Young Horses Event is a three day show for 4, 5, and 6 year old horses. It’s a great equestrian festival for breeders, owners, riders and future owners. During the competition horses are assessed in dressage, cross-country and jumping tests.

Strzegom Autumn Show is a more and more popular event. 170 horses competed in 2015 edition. Entries for this year event are currently open.

More on www.International.Stragona.pl.

Best regards/Pozdrawiam,
Marta Wójcik
Strzegom Horse Trials
www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl

Final Day at Strzegom, and What a Grand Final We Had

Once every now and then, the weather actually behaves just as you wish and Sunday was one of those days. Just a tiny bit of rain in the morning and then perfect cool temperature and bits of sun all day. Pretty much what we all needed after being baked in the sun the last few days.

The horse inspection in all three remaining classes gave an indication on the demanding nature of the XC course Saturday. A few horses ended up in holding box; most got positive confirmations to continue the event but sadly some were not accepted by the Ground Jury. Thankfully we had no severe accidents during the XC so overall a positive start of the final day.

All focus was on the main arena as the last remaining classes were up for the final show jumping. The first class to start the day was the CCI2* and after a nerve-racking jump up Beeke Jankowski who was second after the XC come in as winner ahead of Elaine Pen.

After a short break it was time for the CCI3* riders to enter the arena and settle the scores. Stefano Brecciaroli and his amazing horse Roulette B came out determined to keep the first position they held after the cross country. Surely the starting field gave them a run for the money but Stefano and Roulette B were untouchable showing off some brilliant jumping as the secured the 1st place in Sunday’s event. The Nordic riders ended up changing the positions in the top four leaving Denmark’s Irene Mia Hastrup in 2nd place and Sweden’s William Nilsson Fryer in 3rd.

The grand final for the day was the Nations Cup and individual CICO3* where the riders and horse brought their absolute A-game. In the Nations Cup there really where no big surprises as the top three teams showed excellent form on the XC course and truly showed how show jumping is supposed to be done. We can only congratulate the top three winners for excellent riding and great sport: 1st Great Britain, 2nd Italy and coming in 3rd Belgium.

The individual CICO3* had all the ingredients a great grand final needs to have. Ludwig Svennerstål and Michal Jung, both with two horses in top 10 positions, showed that the completion truly is not over until the last rider hits the finish line. Michael was second last to ride and made a clear round putting tones of pressure on Ludwig to do the same to win. Surely it was a fight to the finish line and amazingly Ludwig and his horse kept the nerves in control a made a clear round coming out on top. Truly amazing rides from all riders and the spectators was bouncing in their seats with excitement. Congratulation to Ludwig and Michael for two great rides and to Rosalind Canter coming in 3rd after a fantastic clear ride.

Wrapping up this year’s SHT2016 we can only say that it gets better and better: riders, horses, the event and the arenas. Also a HUGE THANK YOU to all volunteers, sponsors, trade stands, and last but not least the spectators, who all makes this event such a great experience.

We have already started planning for next year’s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN EVENTING here at STRZEGOM HORSE TRIALS August 17th-20th 2017.

Thank you for joining us and see you all here again next year.

Strzegom Horse Trials
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press@strzegomhorsetrials.pl

2nd Day Of Cross Country at Strzegom – Hot, Humid and High-Class

Three words that quite summarize the day. Whilst the rest of Europe is experiencing thunder, lightning and massive rainfalls, Strzegom keeps experiencing exotic weather. Truly it feels like we have been relocated to Italy or Greece with temperatures well above 30 degrees and striking sunshine. Surely the slightly cooling wind at the XC was very appreciated at Saturday’s event. Lots of ice cream also helped.

On a more serious note, the hot and humid weather have had its toe on both horses and riders. Loads and loads of water and ice have been consumed to keep everybody cool whilst competing at absolute top level. The forecast for Sunday is still a bit tricky so we keep our fingers crossed that the thunder stays out of Strzegom for a bit longer.

It was an early rise Saturday with horse inspection in the CCI 1* and launching the XC in CCI 2*, CCI3* and CICO3* NC. All set to make an interesting day! Approximately 126 riders and horses took on the XC course in the respective classes.

Ludwig Svennerstål was first to ride the XC course, competing in the CICO3*. His 1st horse King Bob proved being in excellent mood putting him in the lead in the XC and his second ride, Aspe, secured a 7th place. Not surprising, Michael Jung also had a very good day, doing two stabile clear rounds which put him in 2nd place with fischerTakinou and 5th with fischerRocana FST after the XC.

We had the good fortune to team up with both Ludwig and Michael to get their input on the XC course. A demanding course with lots of questions and corners as well as a water complex that truly put the riders and horses to the test. We look forward to follow both individual riders as well as the Nation Cup teams in Sunday’s show jumping. Starting or the final day we have Great Britain in the lead after a fantastic day, Italy second showing great form and Belgium snitching the third place just ahead of Germany.
For complete results in the Nations Cup and CICO3* check the result board online.

In the CCI 2* and CCI 3* we had lots of excitement as the scores from the XC gave lots of changes overall due to the demanding course. The top three positions in CCI 2* changed overall whilst the three riders in CCI 3* came in quite close to the overnight result. Amazing to see these horses and riders delivering spectacular rides to the pleasure of our spectators. A few thousand spectators who decided to come and watch the competitions live and cheer the horses and riders on. For those of you who could not be here we have several interviews with the top riders giving their thoughts on Saturday’s XC. Some of our more multitasking spectators brought the additional iPad to be able to follow the European’s soccer matches as well.

Finishing off the day has been the CCI 1* with show jumping in the main arena. After the horse inspection these riders had to wait until 06.00 pm to get started. 33 riders and horses made it to the starting line and we had the opportunity to watch very determined riders bringing their A-game at the beautiful main arena. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the winner Lara De Liedekerke-Meier and her fantastic horse Jive about Wonderland.

Strzegom Horse Trials
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The Heat Is On – Tropical Weather and Olympic Seats at Stake

A touch of Rio 2016 could almost be felt in the air Friday as we launched the CICO3* – NC Dressage this morning and set off the first riders in the 4 classes on the demanding and technical XC course.

In the Nations Cup 3* Dressage has been on the schedule all day at the main Arena and it truly has been great day. Having the Olympic Games just around the corner we have had the opportunity to see top riders from for example Germany, Italy and Sweden with their potential Olympic horses put to the test.

For some riders the SHT2016 is the final test before the selection of national teams will be made. Having a possible ticket to Rio 2016 in sight surely put the temperature up for Friday’s Dressage and we enjoyed great rides and great horses in the arena. The main Arena was a hot spot in itself with some 30 degrees and sun blazing on spectators, Ground Jury, volunteers, horses and riders.

Coming out on top after Friday’s dressage was the impressive Michael Jung, securing a 2nd place with his horse FischerRocana and 1st place with FischerTakinou, the latter one most likely going to Rio.

In 3rd place Ludwig Svennerstål and King Bob, a duo who made their best dressage results up to date, something that might put them in the hot spot for Rio.

Please check the results online for the full results for Friday’s event at our website.

And of course, what we all have been waiting for – the first horse and riders were launched at the XC course.

It has been a massive day, launching as many as 4 classes onto the XC course with a staggering amount of 208 horses and riders on the starting line. The XC courses overall have the trade mark of Marcin Konarski in being technical and demanding with many questions for the riders to present to their horses.

The new water fence proved to be challenge to several riders and not surprisingly the main location for many of the spectators. The course even though rather flat will test the stamina of both horses and riders as tropical weather continues.

We thought it interesting to get the riders view of the XC course so during the last days we have had the pleasure to interview some of our top riders in the field.

Michal Jung, Linda Algotsson, Ludwig Svennerstål, Pavel Warszawski, Jacek Gałczyński and Johan Lundin have given their take on some of the major challenges on the course – find their interviews on YouTube/SHT2016 or on the web site.

On the web you will also find maps pictures of all XC courses and live information in our social media channels.

Finally, A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the winners:

INGRID KLIMKE (GER) – the winner of CIC1* ACTIVO-MED TROPHY
And KARIN DONCERS (BEL) – the winner of CIC2* Horse Jalapeno
JULIA ELZANOWSKA (POL) – the winner of CICJ1* DCU TROPHY

Strzegom Horse Trials
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Smashing Day in Sunny Strzegom

What a fantastic day it’s been. The riders and horses have been as striking as the sun today, resulting in a rewarding day with lots of great sport. Lots of water for both humans and horses keeps everybody on top – and an occasional carrot perhaps to the horses!

The Strzegom team is putting its last touch on the XC course to make sure everything is perfect for Friday’s first class. The XC has been open to walk since Wednesday and surely it has some challenges cut out for our horses and riders. The XC course is now available on our website with full overview of the courses and pictures of all the fences. http://www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl/pl/cross-country-trasa-crossu.html

You can also find a short interview with Ground Jury Member Angela Tucker and hear her thoughts on this year’s 3* course. On our website you will find more interviews with our riders. Andreas Dibowski, Linda Algotsson, Michael Jung, Niklas Linbäck, Jacek Gałczyński are some of the riders who have joined us for short brief on their hopes and expectations of this year’s edition of Strzegom Horse Trials. Visit our website or go to You Tube SHT2016 to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sht2016.

Thursday has been all about Dressage and Show jumping, which has kept all arenas busy with lots of action.

The beautiful main arena started off hosting the Dressage for CI 2*. To say the least, with some 76 competitors, we had a very powerful starting field to guarantee a most interesting competition.

We have also had the pleasure to follow the CI 1* in both Dressage and Show Jumping, the CI 1* J show jumping and starting the rest of our classes. With 349 horses and 215 riders form 20 different nations, we have a lot of great entertainment ahead of us.

For the full list of results and the full list of classes, visit our web: http://results.strzegomhorsetrials.pl.

To make sure our visitors have a great experience, we have made sure we have a family friendly food court next to the main arena with lots of different choices. And what would an event be without the possibilities for shopping, so please visit our fair next to the food court.

Thursday night will be all about getting ready for the first fun day of XC and we hope you will join us here in Strzegom or that you can follow us via the Strzegom TV or FEI TV! http://www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl/pl/galeria/strzegom-tv.html

Strzegom Horse Trials
www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl
press@strzegomhorsetrials.pl

And We Are Live from Strzegom Horse Trials!

We could not have asked for a better start as we kick off the 14th edition of The STRZEGOM HORSE TRIALS. The sun is shining from a blue sky so it’s perfect out door weather for both horses and riders. Caps, sunglasses and shots are everywhere! Fingers crossed that the sun will stay on for the weekend.

It was an early morning for the Ground Jury and Strzegom team as we had a swift start with XC course inspection before the first competitions started. Wednesday has offered Dressage for the CI short 2* and the CI short 1*, both being continued Thursday as there is close to 180 horses in these classes all together. Also the CI J1* DCU TROPHY has been started and after the dressage we have Chayenne Peters from Germany in the lead for the show jumping Thursday.

The press office has taken a few minutes out of the busy schedules of some of our riders, to catch their expectations and thoughts on the event. You will be able to find the interviews Thursday afternoon on the web and Social media channels. Take the opportunity to follow the event more closely and join us on Twitter, Face book or Instagram.

https://twitter.com/SHTStrzegom
https://www.facebook.com/SHTStrzegom
https://www.instagram.com/shtstrzegom

It’s been an exciting afternoon with the first Horse Inspections in CI 1* and 3* where we were given the opportunity to see stylish riders showing their horses in the trot up. The horses looked excited to be here and the riders keen to get going, some with the ambition to do a final push to be elected to the national teams for the Olympic Games, Rio this September.

The XC course has been inspected and opened Wednesday at 06.00pm for all classes, after being inspected carefully by the Ground Jury and TD. Some tiny last minute details to be taken care of but nonetheless a clear GOOD TO GO sign from the Ground Jury Members.

It’s a spectacular course that is being presented and some 150 fences that has been inspected for all the classes.

Thursday you will be able to find the maps of the XC courses, including pictures of the fences, to give you a taste for what will the XC has in store. We are looking forward to see the horses and riders on the XC starting Friday.

Yet, first of all we are looking forward to a fantastic Thursday with dressage and show jumping. Our complete time table is presented on: http://www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl/pl/program-time-table.html.

Please visit our web site for time tables, live updates and results online.

Strzegom Horse Trials
www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl
press@strzegomhorsetrials.pl