From 23rd to 26th June, the Normandy 2014 Organising Committee will be arranging a series of international Dressage and Showjumping events, which will serve as preliminary (test) events in the recently transformed Ornano stadium.
Just like the preliminary events of 2013 (which included Eventing, Endurance and Driving), these events are not a rehearsal for the main event, but rather a simulation enabling the Organising Committee to modify its choices (read our reports from 2013 Eventing Test competition here). These events will also enable the national federations to discover the Ornano stadium site in its equestrian configuration for the first time and enter into discussion with the teams that make up the Organising Committee, so as to hone preparations for the final weeks.
The 4 days of competition consist of the CDI3* dressage on 23rd and 24th June and CSI2* show jumping on 25th and 26th June
- Monday 23 June: 1pm – CDI3* Grand Prix
- Tuesday 24 June: 8am – CDI3*Special Grand Prix // 12.30am CDI3* Freestyle
- Wednesday 25 June: 10am - Competition 1 (1m35) // 2pm Competition 2 (1m40)
- Thursday 26 June: 9am – Competition 3 (1m40) // 1pm Grand Prix (1m45)
Several nations have assigned a rider involved in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy including Australia’s Amy Graham and Matt Williams in the show jumping and Alexandra Berns and Jessica Greelish in the dressage
Laurent Cellier, Sports Director within the Organising Committee, explains the decision to stage these preliminary events on weekdays “to enable the champions to get in some riding between two major competitions in Europe. Most importantly, we were keen not to stage our events on dates overlapping an historic competition like Rotterdam. We respect tradition in Normandy!”
Numerous countries will be represented during these 4 days, including Australia, Canada, South Africa, Israel, Colombia, Chile, Palestine, Japan, Korea, the United States and Venezuela as well as the French and European riders
Click here for definite entries : CSI and CDI.
The general public will be invited to attend a day of showjumping on 25 June for free with the audience able to choose between 2 sessions: one in the morning (10 am to 1pm) and one in the afternoon (2pm to 5pm).
