Golegã Horse Fair Program 2023

Here you can see the Fair Golegã Program, sorted by order of events.

November 3 (Friday) – Segurajuda Insurance Brokers Day

08:00 Special National Show Jumping Competition from 1.00m to 1.30m (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

09:00 XXV Tennis Open Golegã FNC (Tennis Court)

09:00 Opening of the Photography Exhibition “A Nossa Terra” by Rui Rosa (Casa-Estúdio Carlos Relvas)

09:00 Exhibition “Golegã, Cardiga do Templo a Cristo” by Associação Terras Quentes (Equuspolis)

14:00 Portuguese Working Equitation Cup – Dressage (Main Central Arena)

15:30 National Horse Driving Championship – Dressage (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

21:30 Presentation of the Golegã Equine Management Technician Course (Main Central Arena)

22:00 Equestrian Show of the Charanga and Reprise of the Republican National Guard (Main Central Arena)

November 4 (Saturday) – Mariquinhas Cherry Day

08:00 Departure – Endurance Competition Departure – National Young Horse Championship – Endurance Competitions CEI* of 100 Kms, CEP of 80 Kms and CEP of 40 Kms (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

09:00 Special National Show Jumping Competition from 0.50m to 1.30m (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

09:00 Portuguese Working Equitation Cup – Maneabilty (Main Central Arena)

09:00 TREC Portugal Cup POR – Guidance (Quinta da Labruja)

09:00 XXV Tennis Open Golegã FNC (Golegã Tennis Court)

14:00 National Horse Driving Championship – Marathon (Quinta da Labruja)

15:00 Portuguese Working Equitation Cup – Speed (Main Central Arena)

19:00 Endurance Competitions Prize Giving (Main Central Arena)

21:30 Show Jumping Contest 6 Bars – VI Pedro Faria Trophy (Main Central Arena)

 

November 5 (Sunday) – Campino Day

09:00 Special National Show Jumping Competition from 0.50m to 1.35m (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

09:00 TREC Portugal Cup – MA Pace Measurement – PTV Varied Terrain Course (Quinta da Labruja)

10:30 National Horse Driving Championship – Cones (Main Central Arena)

11:00 TREC Portugal Cup – PTV Varied Terrain Course (Quinta da Labruja)

14:00 Campinos and Agricultural Farms Skill and Expertise Competition – Individual (Main Central Arena)

14:00 XXV Tennis Open Golegã FNC- Women’s Final (Golegã Tennis Court)

16:00 XXV Tennis Open Golegã FNC- Men’s Final (Golegã Tennis Court)

16:00 Campinos and Agricultural Farms Skill and Expertise Competition – Cattle Teams (Main Central Arena)

18:00 Prize Giving – Campino Carrer Prize (Main Central Arena)

21:30 Equestrian Show “The Horse and Saint Martin” (Main Central Arena)

 

November 7 (Tuesday) – Caravela Insurance company Day

10:00 Special Dressage Competition – National and International Levels (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

19:00 Public training of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art and Cordoba Academy (Main Central Arena)

 

November 8 (Wednesday) – Equiapara Day

10:00 Special Dressage Competition – National and International Levels (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

15:00 Portuguese Equitation Competition – Level B and A (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

17:30 Classic Horse Cars presentation – Count of Fontalva Trophy (Main Central Arena)

19:00 Public training of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art and Cordoba Academy (Main Central Arena)

21:00 Tribute to the Golegã Horse Rider Marco Boavista (Main Central Arena)

21:30 Marquis of Marialva Trophy – Special National Dressage Competition – Intermediate I Kur and Grand Prix Kur – Free Style (Main Central Arena)

 

November 9 (Thursday) – Agromais Day

10:30 LXIII National Competition for the Presentation of the Saddle Horse FNC and XXIV National Competition for the Presentation of the Saddle Horse at the International Lusitano Horse Fair (Main Central Arena)

10:30 3 year old foals, presented by hand (Main Central Arena)

15:00 4 years old Horses – Presented Under Saddle (Main Central Arena)

15:00 Public class integrated in the Equine Sciences Master by the Lisbon University of Veterinarian Medicine – “Genetics and Breeding” Professors Luis Telo da Gama and Maria do Mar Oom (Equuspolis)

17:00 Horses 5 years and older Stallions Presented Under Saddle – Prize Ceremony after each Class (Main Central Arena)

19:00 Champion of Champions of the National Horse Fair – Homage to the President of Honor of the LXIII National Saddle Horse Presentation Contest FNC and XXIV National Saddle Horse Presentation Competition at the International Horse Fair Lusitano – Manuel Tavares Veiga Stud farm Bicentennial Celebration Tribute (Main Central Arena)

21:00 Equestrian Show of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art and Cordoba Academy (Main Central Arena)

 

November 10 (Friday) – Cavalo Bravo Wines Day

09:00 IV Seniors Tennis Open FNC (Golegã Tennis Court)

11:00 Horse Driving Combined Marathon Competition Final – 1st hand (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

12:00 2023 FNC Official Ceremony (Main Central Arena)

17:30 Dressage Arena – Only for Dressage Professional Riders and Presentations (Main Central Arena)

19:00 Bullfighters Arena – Carlos Relvas Career Award – Only for Bullfighters Professional Riders and Presentation – Tribute to D. Francisco de Mascarenhas for 78 years of his first Bullfight and 90 years of Golegã Fair – With the support National Association of Bullfighters and ProToiro – Tribute to D. Francisco de Mascarenhas (Main Central Arena)

20:00 Open Arena – Day Before Saint Martin´s Day (Main Central Arena)

 

November 11 (Saturday) – Saint Martin’s Day

09:00 Portuguese Working Equitation Cup Final – Dressage (Hippos Golegã – High-Performance Centre)

09:00 IV Seniors Tennis Open FNC (Golegã Tennis Court)

11:00 Horse Driving Combined Marathon Competition Final – 2nd hand (Main Central Arena)

11:30 Departure of the Saint Martin’s Pilgrims (Fernão Lourenço Gate)

12:00 Blessing of the Saint Martin’s Pilgrims (Main Church)

12:30 Arrival of the Saint Martin’s Pilgrims (Main Central Arena)

12:45 Side Sadle Ryders Parade on the Saint Martin’s Day (Main Central Arena)

18:30 Prize Giving – Best Luso-Arabian Horses of 2023, by the Luso-Arabian Breed Horse Association ACRLA (Main Central Arena)

19:00 Golegã 2023 Awards – Distinction of Equestrian Excellence (Main Central Arena)

19:45 Tribute to the Portuguese Juniors and Young Riders Teams and Female World Champion of Working Equitation 2023 (Main Central Arena)

22:00 Mounted Games – Skill and Expertise Trial (Main Central Arena)

 

November 12 (Sunday) – Paladin Day

09:00 Portuguese Working Equitation Cup Final – Maneabilty (Main Central Arena)

09:00 IV Seniors Tennis Open FNC – Men’s Final – Tennis Open Final (Golegã Tennis Court)

14:30 Portuguese Working Equitation Cup Final – Speed (Main Central Arena)

17:30 Equestrian Archery presentation (Main Central Arena)