Jumping Verona has been in the calendar of the world’s most important indoor show jumping events for 23 years, ensuring that Fieracavalli is synonymous with excellence even in the panorama of top-level sport.
This is quite simply confirmed on considering that, since the inception this historic event, Fiercavalli has successfully and continuously hosted the only Italian stage of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™, constantly attracting the finest horses and riders in the world.
And again this year, Show Hall 8 in the Exhibition Centre – by now acknowledged among the very best indoor show jumping venues – will be just as stunning. Great excitement is assured from Thursday 7 – when the initial national competitions get underway – until Sunday 10 November, when expectations for the crucial event will reach their peak: the Longines FEI Grand Prix Jumping World Cup™ presented by Kask, boasting a prize fund of €200,000.
It could hardly be otherwise… The Roll of Honour of this competition clearly highlights the consolidated value of the event in Verona, as we still vividly recall the excitement of the last edition. Twelve months ago, the last winner was British rider Ben Maher, in the saddle of Dallas Vegas Batilly. Maher won an individual Olympic gold in Tokyo 2021, team gold in London 2012 and Paris 2024 (riding the same horse as in Verona 2023), team bronze at the FEI World Championships in Herning 2022, team gold in Herning 2013, individual silver in Herning 2013 and Rotterdam 2019, team bronze in Madrid 2011 and Rotterdam 2019 at the FEI European Championships.
The organizational machine has been running at full turbo speed and the grandstands are preparing to host, as ever, a sold-out weekend.
As well as the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ which this year includes seven international competitions for a total prize fund of 470,000 euros, a further increase compared to the past, Show Hall 8 will capture the attention of enthusiasts with the other competitions at the 126th Fieracavalli. The impressive sporting programme, starting from Thursday 7, will include the final stage of the Italian Champions Tour with new SPORT and PRO circuit format, and the Fieracavalli Grand Prix 126×126.
The show jumping schedule will also involve competitions scheduled by the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation itself, with the ‘Arena FISE’ in Show Hall 5.
