Sport & Leisure

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – Renowned brands and manufacturers will present their innovations in Essen from 9 to 15 March. The best ideas will be honoured by the Innovation Award. Sport and show characterise the multi-layered programme of the fair.

The World Equestrian Show will once again be the industry's showcase next year. Well-known brands such as Böckmann, Rampelmann and Spliethoff, Röwer and Rüb, Weidemann, Agrobs, Stübben, Pikeur and Sprenger will be presenting their wide range of products and, above all, their innovations. The signpost to the best ideas is the Equitana Innovation Award. Europe's most prestigious award for the equestrian market recognises future-oriented innovations in all investment areas of equestrian sport.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – The Hop Top Show is the evening highlight of every Equitana - for the visitors, but also for the artists. Many associate unique experiences with their performances. Tickets for the 2023 show will be available soon.

The Hop Top Show has been staging the magical moments in the special relationship between man and horse with poetry and lightness for decades. But the gala evening is not only an experience for the audience; many of the internationally renowned artists also associate very personal memories with their performances in the big arena. For many it was the starting point of an impressive career.

From Essen to the Olympics

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – Equitana brings together people and brands from all over the world from 9 to 15 March 2023. The trade fair shows innovations, imparts expertise in all disciplines and is the meeting place for stars from sport and show.  

In the coming year, the World Equestrian Show will focus on the central themes and new developments in the market. Horse-friendly husbandry and appropriate training, healthy feeding and the right care are just as much focal points as sustainability and the effects of climate change on pasture management and roughage production. The fair provides inspiration to look beyond one's own saddle. This results in synergies and new impulses for the harmonious connection between rider and horse. 

Technical innovations

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – Next year, Equitana will be held in Essen from 9 to 15 March. The positive response to the anniversary event has shown that the shortened duration is a model for the future.

The 50th anniversary fair of Equitana was a great success. Almost 101,000 visitors came to Essen and sent a clear signal: The fair is and remains the most important meeting place and marketplace for equestrian sport. The continuation will already follow next year.

Equitana 2023 will take place in Essen from Thursday, 9 to Wednesday, 15 March.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – The world’s leading equestrian exhibition’s 50th birthday party proved to be the perfect venue where the industry could finally meet up again. Visitors and exhibitors alike relished being able to meet in person and enjoy a top-class event.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – Our panel of experts has taken its decisions and selected eight winners from the 31 products nominated for an award. The Visitor’s Prize goes to Royal Horsemen.Our panel of experts has taken its decisions and selected eight winners from the 31 products nominated for an award. The Visitor’s Prize goes to Royal Horsemen.

The Equitana Innovation Prizes have now been awarded. Our panel of experts chose a winner in each of seven categories as well as awarding a special prize. There was also a clear winner in the eyes of the Equitana social media community when it came to the Visitor’s Prize. In the final vote, the majority selected a belt made of apple leather by Royal Horsemen. “This prize is hugely encouraging for us because community management is very important to us. It is vital that we are as close to the consumer as possible,” CEO Robin Schuster stressed.

Special Jury Prize

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – EQUITANA celebrates its 50th birthday from 7 to 13 April. Invitation to the opening press conference on 7 April from 9.30 a.m. at the fairgrounds in Essen.

EQUITANA has been a pioneer for half a century and sets standards for equestrian sport and the industry. What began in 1972 as a supposedly crazy idea has meanwhile become a worldwide institution. The World Equestrian Show celebrates its anniversary with 450 exhibitors from 15 nations, with 80,000 expected visitors and 400 hours of programme. Olympic champions, world and European champions as well as prominent trainers will teach ways to success in lessons and training evenings. The highlight of the fair day is the Hop Top Show in the evening with renowned artists from all over Europe and magic moments between man and horse.

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SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – The program of the World Equestrian Show from 9 to 15 March offers a great variety of sport, show and shopping. A detailed overview will be available at the press briefing on the opening of the fair on 9 March in Essen.

Exciting sport, spectacular shows and an incomparable shopping experience with more than 600 exhibitors - that is the World Equestrian Show. There, all the renowned brands will present their new products, top riders and internationally sought-after trainers will pass on their knowledge and unforgettable shows will provide unique moments.

Animal welfare and sustainability

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – March 9, 2023 – As the conceptual sponsor of the World Equestrian Show, the German Equestrian Federation will be represented with a top-class programme. In an exclusive training evening, Jean-Francois Pignon will demonstrate how simple exercises bring man and horse into harmony. Renowned horsemanship trainers will present themselves in the daytime programme and international artists will make "Rhapsody" a special experience. 

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – February 13, 2023 – "Congratulations on a great tournament!" When Vincent Keymer finished second in the Rapid World Championship at the end of December, he was immediately congratulated from the very top. The new World Champion Magnus Carlsen paid tribute to the performance of his young opponent, who had almost forced him into a playoff for the title. The 18-year-old from Germany was just half a point short of finishing on par with Carlsen.

For Keymer, the World Championships in rapid and blitz marked the start of a first assessment of his young professional career, which began in the spring of 2022 after finishing school. Keymer now faces a whole series of tough chess tests including the WR Chess Masters in Düsseldorf.