In 2024, the Normandie Horse Show invites you to Saint-Lô for 3 dates this summer for the best of Normandy breeding and show jumping competitions up to international 3* level!
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21-23 june
National show jumping competition
National show jumping competition “Pro 1” level and classes reserved for 7 years old horses.
From friday 21st to sunday 23rd of june – Uriel arena
23-28 july
Young horses and ponies competition
For 5 and 6 years old horses. Qualifying for the french young horses championship.
From tuesday 23rd to friday 26th of july – Uriel arena
For 4 to 6 years old ponies and horses.
Saturday 27th and sunday 28th of july – Uriel arena
31 july to 04 august
International show jumping competition
CSI 3*, CSI 2* and CSI 1*
From thursday 1st to sunday 04th of july – Uriel arena
Local show-jumping competition
For amateur riders, children and adults
From wednesday 31rd of july to sunday 04 of august – Normandie 2014 arena
Numerous breeding shows are held every year at the Normandie Horse Show, providing an opportunity to admire local breeds and the future champions of tomorrow.
Various breeds are represented:
• Sport ponies and shetland ponies
• Selle Français horses, renowned for their performance in show jumping
• Cob Normand horses, the result of a cross between draught horses and thoroughbreds, which appeared at the beginning of the 20th century a few kilometres from Saint-Lô.
Throughout the week, the foals, females and males are assessed in regional and national competitions. A harness event is also held for Cob Normand horses.
Foals fair
Amicable sale of foals born in the year
Every year, around sixty foals, mainly of the Selle Français breed, are offered for sale.
Sunday 4th of august – Stud farm courtyard
Tourist attractions at the stud farm
Visits, exhibitions and activities with ponies and horses
Visits to the stud farm
• Self-guided tour of the “Behind the scenes at the Stud” tourist trail, every day from 10am to 5pm – free of charge
• Guided tours from Tuesday to Sunday at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm. Meet at the museum reception desk – Ecurie n°5. Price: €5 per person and free for children under 12.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions “At the crossroads of the worlds of the horse: the National Stud and the Cadre Noir” and “Art & sport” in the museum – Ecurie n°5. Free admission Tuesday to Sunday, 1pm to 6.30pm
Activities
“Jeudi du Haras”: Medieval horse show on Thursday 25 July and Cob Normand horse show on Thursday 1 August, at 5pm in the courtyard of the Stud – Adults €5, 6-12 years €3, free for under 6s.
Pony rides on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2pm to 5pm – €5/20 minutes
Guided and commented horse rides. Book 24 hours in advance at the Pôle Hippique riding centre (tel: 02 33 57 27 06), €25 per hour.
MEDIAS
Born from an idea of Fernand Leredde, a famous Norman breeder and inspired by the Dublin Horse Show, the Normandie Horse Show was created in 1989. His ambition was to revitalise a competition held at the Château de Canisy near Saint-Lô, by promoting regional breeding and foreign trade.
From the very first edition, Fernand Leredde surrounded himself with strong allies such as Denis de Kergorlay, then owner of the Château de Canisy and mayor of the town, and Jean Rochefort, a famous French theatre and television actor and horseman. A pioneer in France, the Normandie Horse Show quickly became a reference in the equine industry.
In 1990, the year of the horse in the Manche area, the Normandy event took a new turn by organising innovative breeding championships, a foal fair, sporting events (Derby-Marathon) and driving.
Wanting to see even more, the Normandy Horse Show joined forces with the town of Saint-Lô and the Pôle Hippique (then called the Centre de Promotion de l’Élevage) in 1993 to make it its new home.
Over the years, the event has been able to surround itself with the best riders and four-legged champions. Few of the world’s greatest stars have not ridden at least once on the event’s tracks. Numerous world champions (such as Éric Levallois, Reynald Angot, Éric Navet and Gilles Bertran de Balenda), Olympic champions (including Pénélope Leprévost and Philippe Rozier) or renowned horses (such as Diamant de Semilly, Quito de Baussy, Papillon Rouge, First de Launay or Flipper d’Elle) have been competing for victories since 1989.
Each year, the Normandie Horse Show is also associated with numerous partners in order to further boost regional and national breeding. The Normandie Horse Show also joins each year with numerous partners in order to boost regional and national breeding. The Stud-Book Selle Français but also the local organisations promoting the Selle Français, Cob Normand (draft horse from Saint-Lô) and pony breeds organise local or national breeding competitions every year.
Since then, the Normandie Horse Show has continued to innovate by organising international Horseball competitions: demonstrations during the World Equestrian Games in Caen in 2014, as well as the European Championships in 2013 and 2017 and most recently the World Cup in 2022.
Since 2015, the organisation added a new dimension to its high-level sporting events by adding a star to its CSI. It then organised the first edition of its Jumping International 3*. In 2023, the Normandie Horse Show will host 3 levels of international competition: CSI 3*, 2* and 1*.
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