Jumpers, eventers and dressage riders will be fighting for medals in the European championships in the ponies’ category from Wednesday at the arenas in Strzegom.
159 young riders, representing 19 countries will take part in the competition.
The arenas of the Morawa hippodrome will host competitors aged 12 to 16 and their ponies, i.e., horses up to 149 cm tall. It will be a unique event for horse sports fans. The championships in three Olympic disciplines: dressage, eventing and show jumping will be played out in one place and time.
Poland will be represented in the dressage discipline. The following pairs will perform on the arena: Pola Guerquin-Koryzma with Milky Way PP, Veronica Pawluk with D'Artagnan 187 and Barbara Rynkowska with Leuns Veld's Winston.
The competition will start on August 3rd and will last for five days. It will be preceded by an opening ceremony during which all national teams will present themselves. The rivalry in dressage will begin the event, and we will know the first medalists on Thursday, August 4th.
Admission and car park are free of charge.
Photo by Mariusz Chmieliński
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FEI Pony European Championships – program
Tuesday, 02.08
19.00 – 20.00 – Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, 03.08
10:00 - 16:00 - Dressage – team competition, part 1
Thursday, 04.08
08.00 – 12.00 - Showjumping – individual qualifier
10.00 – 16.00 - Dressage – team competition, part 2
14.30 – 18.30 - Eventing – dressage, part 1
Friday, 05.08
08.00 – 11.00 – Eventing – dressage, part 2
10.00 – 16.30 - Dressage – individual competition, part 1
13.30 – 18.30 - Jumping – team competition
Saturday, 06.08
09.00 – 13.30 - Dressage – individual competition, part 2
10.00 – 12.00 – Showjumping – farewell class
15.00 – 18.00 – Eventing – cross-country
Sunday, 07.08
09:00 - 12:00 – Dressage – Freestyle
10:00 - 11:30 - Eventing - jumping
13:30- 16:30 - Showjumping – individual competition - final