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IFEMA Madrid Horse Week is now underway
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IFEMA MADRID HORSE WEEK (Source: IFEMA MADRID HORSE WEEK)
The horses arriving at the veterinary check
(Source: ©IMHW)
(Source: ©IMHW)
The horses are already settled in the fairgrounds to kick off the eleventh edition of IFEMA MADRID HORSE WEEK (IMHW), which returns with the prestigious World Cups of Show Jumping and Dressage. This year, it also hosts for the first time the King's Cup of Doma Vaquera and offers a varied entertainment plan for all audiences in the Horse Hall.
Today the veterinary inspection was carried out and halls 12 and 14 of IFEMA MADRID are ready to host the event.
Today the veterinary inspection was carried out and halls 12 and 14 of IFEMA MADRID are ready to host the event.
In the afternoon, the "warm-ups" will take place on the main track of hall 12, and in the evening, the official inauguration will be held with the magical Freedom Dressage Show by Santi Serra and the Cossack Vaulting, presented by the University Alfonso X el Sabio (UAX).
Tomorrow, the competitions will begin at 9:00 am with the CSI1* City of Madrid Trophy, with a height of 1.25 m, followed by the World Cup of Dressage Grand Prix Comunidad de Madrid. In the afternoon, you can enjoy the Rodilla Trophy and the ¡HOLA! Trophy with heights of 1.40m and 1.45m respectively, and the day will end with the Mutua Madrileña Trophy, the queen event of the day with jumps of 1.50m, which will be a qualifier for the City of Madrid Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix on Sunday. Friday will close with the exciting IFEMA Madrid 6 Bars Trophy.
In the Doma Vaquera ring, the competition started today Thursday at 4:00 pm with the Marjoman Trophy for young horses, and on Friday it will continue with the first part of the King's Cup of Doma Vaquera, which is being held for the first time at IFEMA MADRID HORSE WEEK.
But there will not only be competitions. For all horse riding lovers, the Horse Hall will feature from this afternoon the Pony Park by ¡HOLA!, a children's activity area organized by Grupo Eulen, storytelling, a Porsche children's car scalextric, a non-stop show track, and much more.
In addition, visitors will be able to enjoy a varied gastronomic offer in the Estrella Damm, Rodilla, and Hamburguesa Nostra catering areas.
In addition, visitors will be able to enjoy a varied gastronomic offer in the Estrella Damm, Rodilla, and Hamburguesa Nostra catering areas.
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