EQUITANA

The next EQUITANA will be held from 14 to 22 March at the Essen Exhibition Centre. For nine days, the Equestrian Sports World Fair will bring 1,000 horses and the currently top world class riders and show stars to Essen. Also starring: 850 exhibitors presenting the largest range of products and services all around equestrian sports, and some 200,000 riders and horse lovers from all parts of the world. The training demonstrations by the horsemanship coaches at EQUITANA are real crowd pullers, the big names in this area have been regular guests at the Essen Exhibition Centre for many years – from grand old master Monty Roberts to Pat Parelli, Alfonso Aguilar, Linda Tellington-Jones, Peter Kreinberg and the late Jean Claude Dysli right through to his daughter Kenzie Dysli. With its new Horsemanship Pavilion, EQUITANA 2015 aims at also offering a forum to new, lesser known horsemanship experts and setting up a dedicated exhibition segment. New, innovative or just “clever”: Once again the best innovations and product developments for horse and rider will be recognized with the EQUITANA Innovation Prize at the upcoming EQUITANA. Since its premiere, the award – presented in collaboration with the trade magazine Pferdebetrieb since 2007 – has emerged as one of most prestigious product prizes in the European equestrian sports marketplace. Applications will be accepted online from 7 October; the submission deadline is 25 November. Only EQUITANA exhibitors are eligible to participate.