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p.8Campionato Europeo a Rot terdam con v is ta su l l ’appuntamento a c inque cerch i d i Tok io 2020.

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Il profumo delle Olimpiadi 2020 è già forte nell’aria. Dalla primavera all’autunno, passando per l’estate, in modo esponenziale è passato da fragranza a essenza.Tutti i grandi palcoscenici delle discipline del dressage, completo e salto ostacoli, le regine nel panorama dell’equitazione e, proprio perché tali, le uniche a far parte del programma a cinque cerchi, sono stati testimoni di emozionanti storie sportive vissute in chiave preolimpica.

Pochi mesi e la fiaccola olimpica tornerà in Giappone, 56 anni dopo l’edizione del ’64. Prepariamoci ad un 2020 che in un crescendo di gradi emozioni culminerà nell’appuntamento sportivo per eccellenza. L’emozione di questo clima così speciale la si percepisce chiaramente nel servizio di apertura dei nostro magazine dedicato agli Europei di Salto Ostacoli di Rotterdam.

Che il cavallo oltre che fonte di impegno, svago e di soddisfazione si confermi anche come modello di ispirazione della creatività lo confermano ad Equestrian Time le dichiarazioni di due firme illustri del mondo dell’arte: Mogol, autore dei più apprezzati cantautori che hanno fatto la storia della canzone italiana, e Toni Thorinbert, maestro della fotografia (tra moda e ritrattismo) insieme a quelle di brillanti operatori del settore quali Emanuele Fiorelli (EquiEffe) e Fabio Schiavolin (AD di Snaitech).

Forti del successo del nostro “numero zero”, usciamo alla vigilia di Fieracavalli Verona in occasione dei Grandi Premi di Autunno dell’Ippodromo di San Siro, perla dell’im-piantistica ippica nel nostro paese, trovando proprio nel racconto di alcuni aspetti di queste storiche realtà la conferma che il mondo del cavallo è vivo e attivo, crea cultura ed emozioni ed ha grande appeal anche per quei progetti di sostenibilità e studio di cui il mondo intero sembra si sia finalmente accorto.

Paola De VincentisFabio PetroniCaterina Vagnozzi

There is already the powerful scent of the Olympic Games in the air,

and from spring to autumn, through summer, it has exponentially

changed from a fragrance to an essence.

All the great events held for dressage, eventing and show jumping,

the queens of the equestrian world and precisely because of this the

only equestrian disciplines included in the Olympic programme, have

witnessed exciting sports stories all experienced in a pre-Olympic

mood.

In just a few months the Olympic flame will return to Japan, fifty-six

years after the 1964 Games and we should prepare for a 2020 filled

with a crescendo of excitement, culminating in what is the world’s

sporting event par excellence.

The excitement felt in such a special atmosphere is clearly present

in the opening article of our magazine dedicated to the Rotterdam

European Show Jumping Championships.

The fact that horses are not just a source of commitment, recre-

ation and satisfaction, but also as models for creative inspiration,

was confirmed to Equestrian Time by the words of two very famous

members of the art world; Mogol, one of the most successful

songwriters who have made the history of Italian songs, and the ma-

estro of fashion photography and portraitism Toni Thorinbert, as well

as those of brilliant businessmen such as Emanuele Fiorelli (EquiEffe)

and Fabio Schiavolin (Snaitech’s CEO).

Encouraged by the success of our test issue, we are publishing this

one on the eve of Fieracavalli Verona during the Autumn Grand Prix

season at the San Siro Racetrack, the Italian racing world’s jewel in

the crown. It is in narrating some of the aspects of these historical

realities that one finds confirmation that the equestrian world is alive

and well, creating culture and emotions, with great appeal also for

the sustainability projects and studies that the whole world seems to

have at last become aware of.

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Giul io Rapett i Mogol è nato a Mi lano i l 17 agosto 1936. In iz ia la sua a t t iv i tà d i autore nel 1961 e v ince subi to i l Fest iva l d i Sanremo con “Al d i là”. Incontra Lucio Batt is t i , composi tore, chi tarr is ta e nel 1965 in iz iano a col laborare ins ieme. In iz ia un’a t t iv i tà che porta questo music ista-cantante a i vert ic i del le classi f iche i ta l iane, considera to uno degl i ar t is t i naz ional i d i maggior pregio degl i anni 70-80.Scr ive per Batt is t i , Mina, Celentano, Morandi , Tony Renis, Bobby Solo, Mango, Cocciante, Equipe 84, Dick Dick, Vanoni , Lavezzi , Gianni Bel la , Dal la , Tenco, David Bowie e tant i a l t r i . Nel 1970 portò a termine la mit ica cavalca ta con Lucio Batt is t i Mi lano-Roma poi r ipetuta nel 2005 con la mogl ie Danie la Gimmel l i invertendo rot ta Roma-Mi lano organizzata dal la F ISE. Nel 1981 fonda la Nazionale I ta l iana Cantant i .Nel 1992 fonda in Umbria, terra in cui ha scel to d i v ivere per la bel lezza e l ’autent ic i tà dei luoghi , nel comune di Avig l iano Umbro (TR) , i l CET (Centro Europeo Toscolano) . Da un calcolo recente del la Siae è r isul ta to che ha venduto 523 mi l ioni d i d ischi nel mondo.

Giulio Rapetti Mogol was born in Milan on August 17th, 1936. He started his career as a song-writer in 1961 and immediately won the Sanremo Festival with “Beyond”.In 1965 he met the composer and guitar player Lucio Battisti and they began to work together. This marked the beginning of a cooperation that took this singer-songwriter to the top of the Italian charts and to be considered one of the most important national artists of the 70s and 80s. He has written songs for Battisti, Mina, Celentano, Morandi, Tony Renis, Bobby Solo, Mango, Cocciante, Equipe 84, Dick Dick, Vanoni, Lavezzi, Gianni Bella, Dalla, Tenco, David Bowie and many others. In 1970 he completed the legendary Milan to Rome cross-country ride with Lucio Battisti and then repeated this adventure in 2005 with his wife Daniela Gimmelli, this time reversing the route on a Rome-Milan ride organized by the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation. In 1981 he founded the Italian Singers Football Team. In 1992 he founded the CET (Centro Europeo Toscolano) in Umbria, the region he chose as a home because of its beauty and authenticity settling in the municipality of Avigliano Umbro (TR). According to recent figures published by SIAE, he has sold 523 million records worldwide.

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Reporter, r i t ra t t is ta, fotografo d i moda e ar t d i rector, capace di re inventare cont inuamente i l suo rapporto con la fotograf ia e spesso in ant ic ipo sui tempi e sul le tendenze, Toni Thor imbert in iz ia a fotografare g iovaniss imo documentando le tensioni socia l i e pol i t iche degl i anni set tanta. Negl i anni ot tanta, la sua stret ta col laboraz ione a i p iù innovat iv i per iodic i del l ’epoca come Max, Amica, Moda, King è fondamentale per def in i re i nuovi standard v is iv i del l ’epoca. Nel 1995 r iceve i l premio del l ’Ar t Director Club/Af ip per la creat iv i tà nel r i t ra t to fotograf ico. Da a l lora le sue col laboraz ioni a l ive l lo internazionale per Deta i ls , Mademoisel le , Wal lpaper e per la stampa i ta l iana, da GQ a Rol l ing Sto-ne a Io Donna e Sty le, e la real izzaz ione di prest ig iose campagne pubbl ic i tar ie . Nel 2006 pubbl ica “Carta Stampata”, vo lume che racconta t rent ’anni di fotografie di moda e di ritratto per l’editoria, mentre “Seduction of Photography” (2017) e “Proprio da dentro ti voglio e i l tuo interno desidero mentre ti guardo” (2019) sono i suoi più recenti l ibri d’artista prodotti in tiratura l imitata. Da anni affianca al suo lavoro professionale una intensa attività didattica e curatoriale mentre i l suo percorso artistico è stato oggetto di numerose mostre personali e collettive in Italia e all’estero.

Reporter, portraitist, fashion photographer and art director, able to continuously reinvent his relationship with photography and often ahead of the times and trends, Toni Thorim-bert began to take photographs at a very young age, documenting the social and political tensions of the seventies.During the 1980s his close cooperation with the most innovative periodicals of the time, such as Max, Amica, Moda and King, was fundamental in establishing new visual stan-dards of the period. In 1995 he was awarded the Art Director Club/AFIP prize for creativity in portrait photography. Since then he has worked at an international level for Details, Mademoiselle, Wallpaper as well as for the Italian press, from GQ to Rolling Stone and Io Donna and Style, as well as creating prestigious advertising campaigns.In 2006 he published “Carta Stampata”, a book narrating thirty years of fashion photography and portraits for publication while “Seduction of Photography“ (2017) and “Proprio da dentro ti voglio e il tuo interno desidero mentre ti guardo” ( 2019) are his most recent books, published as limited editions. For years, in addition to his professional work, he has taught and curated intensively, while his artistic work has been the object of many one-man and collective exhibitions both in Italy and abroad.

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Romana, Cater ina Vagnozzi dagl i anni ’70 è una giornal is ta f reelance specia l izza ta in sport equestr i . Dal 1987 è membro del l ’ Internat ional A l l iance of Equestr ian Journal is t e delegata nazionale per l ’ I ta l ia dal 2010. È sempre sta ta legata a l mondo equestre; pr ima come caval iere poi come al levatr ice. A l l ’ in iz io degl i anni ’90 ha fondato Equi-Equipe, una società che fornisce serv iz i edi tor ia l i legat i a i p iù important i event i equestr i . Dal la f ine degl i anni ’70 ha dato i l suo contr ibuto a l le pr incipal i testa te sport ive i ta l iane: Corr iere del lo Sport , Gazzet ta del lo Sport e anche a l quot id iano I l Messaggero.

Based in Rome, Caterina Vagnozzi has been a freelance journalist specializing in equestrian sports since the 1970s. She has been a member of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists since 1987 and national delegate for Italy since 2010.She has always been tied to equestrian world, originally as a horsewoman, then a breeder. At the beginning of the 1900s she founded Equi-Equipe, a company providing editorial services connected to big equestrian events. Since the late 1970s she has been a constant contributor to the main Italian sport tabloids. Corriere dello Sport and Gazzetta dello Sport, and also to the broadsheet Il Messaggero.

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Campiona to Europeo a Rot terdam con v is ta su l l ’appuntamento a c inque cerch i d i Tok io 2020. I l p iù a t teso evento ne l ca lendar io de l Vecch io Cont inente , da quando è s ta to i s t i tu i to è f i ssa to neg l i ann i d ispar i a cava l lo t ra due ed iz ion i de i G ioch i O l impic i ed è un momento top ico per la qua l i f i caz ione. I l pass o l impico va in fa t t i guadagna to su l campo. Le occas ion i sono poche e g l i ob ie t t i v i d i f f i c i l i da cent rare , in par t ico lare per le naz ion i europee: i pos t i a t t r ibu ib i l i sono so lo 10 t ra i Mond ia l i d i Tr yon ( le mig l io r i 6 in gradua tor ia ) , g l i europe i d i Rot terdam (3 t ra quante non g ià qua l i f i ca te ) , e la Fina le de l la FE I Na t ions Cup a Barce l lona ( la mig l io re naz ione t ra que l le ancora a cacc ia de l pass ) .

A l la luce de l la dopp ia va lenza de l l ’appuntamento , a Rot terdam uno spet taco lo spor t i -vo fo r temente emoz ionante era quas i sconta to . Ne l la b ianca arena in sabb ia s i l i cea , essenz ia le ne l la sua coreogra f ica , le aspet ta t i ve non sono s ta te min imamente d isa t tese né tantomeno sono manca t i i co lp i d i scena.

La sorpresa e la tenacia del Belg io .Oro a l Be lg io , che per la pr ima vo l ta ne l la s tor ia de l l ’Europeo è sa l i to su l pod io per r icevere una medag l ia , a rgento a l la Germania e bronzo a l la Gran Bre tagna. Questo i l ver t ice de l la class i f ica ne l la prova a squadre dove la prez iosa posta in g ioco va leva t re g io rna te ed a l t re t tante prove : que l la de l l ’esord io con una ca tegor ia a tempo tabe l la C , combinaz ione d i p rec is ione e ve loc i tà , e due success ive , ent rambe d i p rec is ione. Cons idera to che Svez ia , Germania , Sv izzera e O landa erano g ià in quota Tok io dopo Tr yon e che le squadre iscr i t te e rano ben qu ind ic i , ben und ic i a l t r i team hanno a f f ron-ta to i percors i de l lo chef de p is te Lou is Kon ickx con la dopp ia responsab i l i tà class i f i -ca/qua l i f i caz ione. Con quas i par i sodd is faz ione r ispet to a l la v i t to r ia d i una medag l ia hanno fes tegg ia to la ch iusura de l campiona to ne l ruo lo d i new ent r ies per i G ioch i i l Be lg io , la Gran Bre ta-gna e la Franc ia .

Un Be lg io davvero sorprendente perché a nu l la d i buono, né tantomeno a l pod io fa-ceva pensare la par tenza in o t tava pos iz ione in una gara che g ià aveva assegna to la po le pos i t ion a grand i potenze qua l i Germania , Franc ia e Svez ia . Dec is iva la s f i l za d i percors i ne t t i che i qua t t ro cava l ie r i (g l i esper t i fuor iclasse P ie ter Devos / C la i re Z e Gregor y Wathe le t / MJT Nevados S , i l meno t i to la to Jerome Guer y / Que l Homme de Huspercors i e i l g iovane Jos Veer loy / Igor, la vera r i ve laz ione de l campiona to ) hanno messo a segno ne l le due gare success ive ( la seconda r iser va ta so lo a l le mig l io r i d iec i naz ion i ) che hanno r imanegg ia to la class i f ica in lungo e in la rgo .

Carto l ine dal podio del la f inale indiv iduale . Le lacr ime i r re f renab i l i d i Mar t in Fuchs su l g rad ino p iù a l to de l pod io durante l ’ inno che ha accompagna to la sa l i ta de l la band iera Sv izzera su l pennone. I l vo l to cor ruc-c ia to de l b r i tann ico Ben Maher che, grande favor i to per la v i t to r ia , ha v is to s fumare i l suo successo per un er rore a due os taco l i da l t raguardo e cedere i l passo a l g iovane vent ise t tenne f ig l io d ’ar te . I l sor r iso s tampato su l vo l to de l be lga Jos Ver loy che a so l i vent i t rè ann i ha agg iunto a l la medag l ia d ’oro d i squadra anche i l b ronzo ind iv idua le . Le immagin i t ras fer i te in d i re t ta da i cana l i te lev is iv i co l lega t i hanno f i ssa to i l r i cordo

The European Championships in Rotterdam were held with an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. These Championships have been the most important event on the Old Continent’s calendar ever since they were created and held every other year between two edition of the Olympics and play a fundamental role for qualifying. Olympic qualification must in fact be earned in the arena. There are few opportunities and the objective is hard to achieve, especially since there are only ten spots available for European nations. These are won at the Tryon World Championships (the top six teams), at the Rotterdam European Championships (3 among those not already qualified) and at the finals of the FEI Nations Cup in Barcelona (the best team among those still battling for a pass).

In view of the dual importance of this event, a very exciting show was almost a given in Rotterdam. Expectations were not disappointed in the choreographic white siliceous sand arena, nor wwas there a lack of coups de theatre. The surprise was the tenacity shown by the Belgian team.The gold medal went to Belgium, on the podium for the very first time in a European Championship, with silver going to Germany and bronze to Great Britain. That was the ranking for the team event in which the high stakes were played for over three days and as many tests. It all started with a Table C class in which speed and preci-

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de l la prova p iù a t tesa de l sa l to os taco l i con un concent ra to d i fo r t i e c rescent i emoz io-ni. I due percorsi che hanno decretato la classif ica individuale del l ’europeo di Rotterdam, i l p r imo che ha ch iamato in campo i vent ic inque cava l ie r i megl io class i f ica t i da l la pro-va a squadre e i l secondo so lo i mig l io r i dod ic i , sono s ta t i un momento d i g rand iss imo spor t che rende mer i to a cava l ie r i e cava l l i che ne l mig l io re de i modi sono ent ra t i o s i sono confermat i (è i l caso d i Maher ) ne l la s tor ia de l l ’equ i taz ione.

Mar t in Fuchs è l ’esempio de l la pro fess iona l i tà e de l la o t t imale gest ione de l p ropr io cava l lo . Fig l io d ’ar te in quanto rappresentante d i una famig l ia che ne l mondo de l sa l to os taco l i ha uno s ta tus in ternaz iona le ind iscusso (Thomas i l padre e Markus lo z io . . .cava l ie r i fo rmidab i l i ) , è in se l la da campione s in da quando montava i pony, dunque ancora pr ima d i met ters i in ev idenza t ra g l i jun ior e g l i young r iders . Bast i pensare che l ’o ro d i Rot terdam lo ha agg iunto ad un pa lmares che contava g ià und ic i medag l ie e t ra questa l ’o ro de i Youth O lympic Games 2010. In se l la a l f ido C looney 51, un gr ig io

sion are needed and then two more Table A classes. Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Holland had already qualified for Tokyo after Tryon and there were fifteen teams competing, hence the other eleven teams jumped the tracks built by course designer Louis Konickx with a dual objective in mind; the championships and a ticket for Tokyo.Belgium, Great Britain and France celebrated the end of the championships with just as much satisfaction for their places in the Olympic Games. Belgium proved to be really surprising since their starting position in eighth place did not indicate easy success in a championship that had, in the past, assigned pole positions to powerful teams such as Germany, France and Sweden. What proved to be decisive was the series of clear rounds that the four riders (expert top riders Pie-ter Devos/Claire Z and Gregory Wathelet/MJT Nevados S, less experienced Jerome Guery/Quel Homme de Hus and the young rider Jos Veerloy/Igor, the real surprise in this championship) posted in the next two rounds (the second reserved only to the top ten nations), clear rounds that completely overturned the final result.Postcards from the podium for the individual final.

Martin Fuchs’s uncontrollable tears from the highest step of the podium accompa-nied the Swiss flag as it was raised on the flagstaff. British rider Ben Maher looked disappointed since, after being the top favourite, he saw success vanish when he knocked down a pole just two jumps from the finishing line, giving victory to the young 27-year-old son of another champion rider. There was a broad smile on Bel-gium’s Jos Verloy’s face as he added individual bronze to team gold at just 23 years of age. The live images broadcast by television captured forever memories of the most important event in show jumping with many powerful and increasing emotions.The two rounds that decreed the individual ranking at the Rotterdam European Championships, with the first involving the top 25 riders in the team ranking and the second only the top twelve, provided moments of unforgettable sport that paid homage to the riders and horses that competed, ensuring they will be remembered (such as Ben Maher) as part of the history of show jumping.

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t red icenne con cu i fa copp ia f i ssa da quando i l cava l lo aveva se t te ann i , aveva g ià da tempo messo in ch iaro d i essere a p ieno t i to lo ne l Gotha de i sa l to os taco l i . A l suo pr i -mo anno t ra i sen iores , ne l 2014 è d iventa to sub i to campione d i Sv izzera , un t i to lo che ha b issa to ne l 2016. Un posto sempre ass icura to ne l la pr ima squadra rossocroc ia ta da l 2015 e d i l ì avant i tu t ta con i l bo t t ino de l le medag l ie e d i r i su l ta t i ind iv idua l i da incor-n ic ia re in c resc i ta cos tante : a i G ioch i d i R io è 9° , ne l mondia le d i Tr yon de l lo scorso anno a rgento ind iv idua le davant i a l suo ido lo e amico Steve Guerda t e 2° ne l la p iù recente f ina le de l la FE I Word Cup. Ventes imo dopo la pr ima g iorna ta , nessuna sbava-tura neg l i a l t r i 4 percors i . ”C looney è un compagno d i gara per fe t to e la nost ra in tesa spec ia le” .

Spec ia le anche que l la de l vent i t reenne be lga Jos Ver looy (un cognome i l lus t re ne l mondo de i cava l l i che r iconosce i l padre Axe l t ra i cava l ie r i be lg i p iù a t t i v i a l i ve l lo in ternaz iona le ) con Igor, suo compagno anche a i mondia l i d i Tr yon. “È un f ig l io d i Eme-ra ld e s ta veramente d imost rando d i aver ered i ta to tu t ta la classe de l padre . Non avre i mai pensa to d i a r r i vare a l pod io e sono davvero s t raord inar iamente fe l ice - ha d ich ia-ra to Ver looy - che a l la g io rna ta f ina le era p iazza to in seconda pos iz ione a l le spa l le d i Ben Maher. L’asso br i tann ico ha avuto ne l fantas t ico Exp lo t ion W un compagno d i cam-p iona to ga la t t ico ed era da to come i l g rande favor i to . Aspet ta t i va manca ta e grande d isappunto . Ecco que l che cap i ta a i p iù fo r t i : sa l i re su un pod io per con la facc ia t i ra ta per r icevere una medag l ia d ’argento .

Azzurr i in agro-dolce.Campiona to in agro-do lce per i l team I ta l ia (Luca Marz ian i /Tok io du So le i l , R iccardo P i -san i /Chaclo t , G iu l ia Mar t inengo/E lzas e Bruno Ch imi r r i /Tower Mouche. Par tenza opaca (11° posto ) , sp lend ida r imonta i l secondo g iorno (6° ) che ha so l leva to i l mora le e fa t to sperare per l ’ambi to pass per Tok io e , per f in i re , la de lus ione d i perdere nuovamente te r reno e to rnare nuovamente ind ie t ro ne l la class i f ica def in i t i va (9° ) . Tre b inomi azzur-r i hanno però a f f ronta to la f ina le ind iv idua le r i ser va ta a i mig l io r i 25 , e questo non può cer tamente essere cons idera to ord inar ia rout ine : Marz ian i ha ch iuso 18° , G iu l ia Mar t i -nengo 21° e R iccardo P isan i 19° .

Martin Fuchs is an example of professionalism and great management of his horse. Following in his family’s footsteps, a family with undisputed status in the equestrian world (his father Thomas and his uncle Markus … both formidable riders), has been riding as a champion ever since he was on ponies, even before playing an important role among juniors and young riders. The gold medal in Rotterdam will be added to a CV that already included eleven medals, among them gold at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Riding his trusted Clooney 51, a 13-year-old grey he has had since the horse was a 7-year-old, he has for sometime made it clear that he was fully legitimately a member of the show jumping elite. During his first year on the senior circuit, he won the Swiss Championships in 2014 and then again in 2016. He has always a member of the Swiss top team since 2015 and from then on with a haul of medals and individual results well worth framing and constantly improving, he came 9th at the Rio Olympics and won individual silver at the Tryon World Champions last year beating his idol and friend Steve Guerdat and then finished 2nd in the more recent FEI Word Cup final.Ventesimo dopo la prima giornata, nessuna sbavatura negli altri 4 percorsi.” Clooney è un compagno di gara perfetto e la nostra intesa speciale”.

The medal won by 23-year-old Belgian rider Jos Verlooy (he bears a surname that is famous in the show jumping world, his father Axel is one of the most internationally active Belgian riders) riding Igor, the same horse he rode at the World Championships in Tryon, was also very special. “He is the son of Emerald and is really proving that he has inherited all his father’s class. I never imagined I would stand on the podium and I am immensely happy,” said Verlooy, who at the end of the last day finished se-cond behind Ben Maher. The British champion rider has found a fantastic companion in Explosion W and was considered the real favourite, expectations that were not achieved and caused great disappointment. That is what happens even to the very best, having to stand on the podium looking tense when receiving a silver medal. A bitter-sweet result for the Italian Team

It was a bitter-sweet championship for Team Italia (Luca Marziani/Tokio du Soleil, Riccardo Pisani /Chaclot, Giulia Martinengo/Elzas and Bruno Chimirri/Tower Mouche). They started off with a mediocre result (11th place) to then make a fantastic come-back on day two (6th) raising morale and allowing the team to hope for a much-wan-ted pass for Tokyo, to then end with the disappointment caused by losing ground and finishing 9th at the end of the championship. Three of the Italians qualified for the individual final reserved to the best 25 and that is certainly not a feat that can be considered routine. Marziani finished in 18th place with Giulia Martinengo 21st and Riccardo Pisani 19th .

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Fieracava l l i tag l ia i l t raguardo de l le 121 ed iz ion i a l la Fie ra d i Verona, confermandos i i l p iù pres t ig ioso evento ded ica to a l panorama equest re naz iona le ed europeo. Da o l t re un seco lo rappresenta l ’un ione per fe t ta t ra pass ione per i l mondo de l cava l lo , tu r ismo, spor t , a l levamento e in t ra t ten imento . I suo i numer i ne sono la mig l io re tes t imonianza : ne l 2018 160mi la v is i ta tor i da 60 naz ion i , 750 az iende espos i t r ic i da 25 paes i , una media d i 200 event i che an imano i 128mi la met r i quadra t i de l la f ie ra , t ra gare spor-t ive d i a l t iss imo l ive l lo , come l ’unica tappa i ta l iana del la Longines FEI Jumping Wor ld CupTM, compet iz ion i mor fo log iche, d isc ip l ine western , show e a t t i v i tà d ida t t iche . P iù d i 2 .400 esemplar i d i 60 razze equ ine met tono in most ra la b iod ivers i tà i ta l iana e s t ran iera . O l t re a l la par te espos i t i va con i p iù impor tant i march i in ternaz iona l i per a l levamento ed equ i taz ione e le mig l io r i p roposte per l ’equ i tur ismo, lo spet taco lo è par te in tegrante de l la mani fes taz ione con g l i appuntament i de l Westernshow, le in iz ia t i ve ded ica te a famig l ie e bambin i e i l Ga la d ’Oro sera le con i p iù grand i nomi de l l ’a r te equest re .Quest ’anno con Fieracava l l i Academy par te anche un proget to ambiz ioso che ha l ’o-b ie t t i vo d i d i f fondere una cu l tura sempre p iù r i spet tosa de l benessere de l l ’an imale a tu t t i i l i ve l l i , e che pone anche l ’accento su l la sos ten ib i l i tà ambienta le d i cu i i l tu r i -smo in se l la è na tura le ambasc ia tore . Come sp iega i l D i re t to re Genera le d i Veronaf ie re , G iovann i Mantovan i , “Abb iamo sv i -luppa to e messo a s is tema l ’esper ienza e i va lo r i acqu is i t i in un lavoro in iz ia to g ià ne l 2014 con l ’ i s t i tuz ione d i una commiss ione incar ica ta d i tu te la re g l i o l t re 2000 present i ogn i anno in f ie ra . Tut to c iò per cont inuare ad accompagnare e sos tenere l ’evo luz ione de l ruo lo de l cava l lo ne l la soc ie tà , cos ì come abb iamo fa t to per 121 ann i” . Un pa l insesto d i a t t i v i tà d i s t raord inar ia va lenza ne l segno de l rappor to spec ia le che lega da o l t re 5 mi l lenn i uomo e cava l lo .

Fieracavalli has now reached its 121st year at the Fair of Verona, confirming that it is the most prestigious event organised for the national and European equestrian world. For over a century it has been a perfect combination of passion for the world of horses, tourism, sport, breeding and entertainment. Its numbers for 2018 are the best confirmation of this success with 160,000 visitors from 60 countries, 750 exhibitors from 25 different nations, an average of 200 events energizing the fair’s 128,000 square metres with top level sports competitions such as the only Italian leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM, morphological classes, western riding competitions and educational activities. Over 2,400 horses belonging to 60 breeds exhibit Italian and foreign biodiversity. In addition to the exhibition area where the most important international brands for breeding and riding are on show as well as the best ideas for horseback riding, the show is an integral part of this event, with Western shows, initiatives organised for families and children and the Golden Gala evening with the greatest names in equestrian art. This year the Fieracavalli Academy is also marking the start of an ambitious project aimed at spreading culture that is increasingly respectful of the wellbeing of animals at all levels, also emphasising environmental sustainability for which equestrian tourism is a natural ambassador.As Giovanni Mantovani, General Manager of Veronafiere, explains, “We have develo-ped and systematized the experience and values acquired in a project that began as early as 2014, establishing a commission in charge of protecting the over 2,000 peo-ple present each year at the fair. All this means continuing to accompany and support the evolution of the role played by horses in society, as we have done for 121 years.”

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Fieracava l l i conferma ne l suo pa l insesto spor t i vo Jumping Verona come l ’evento p iù a t teso .

Macch ina organ izza t iva mol to o lea ta , con top pro fess ion is t i de l panorama in ternaz iona le ne i ruo l i ch iave

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event i indoor de l mondo e un esempio da imi tare .

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Fieracava l l i conf i rms Jumping Verona as the most awai ted event on i ts spor ts ca lendar. A we l l -o i led organ iza t iona l mach ine , wi th top in terna t iona l p ro fess iona ls in the event ’s key ro les , a 20th ann iversar y to be ce lebra ted next year, the enthus iasm of an au-d ience tha t , accord ing to a l l the pro tagon is ts , has no equa l and a f i ve-s tar we lcome for horses and r iders , a re the s t rong po in ts o f a show tha t a l l ins iders cons ider as one o f the best indoor events in the wor ld and an example to be emula ted . The techn ica l l y per fec t Pa la Vo lkswagen – an arena l inked d i rec t ly to the nearby pav i l ion tha t hosts co l lec t ing r ings , the s tab le and a la rge commerc ia l a rea – is the on ly I ta l ian leg o f the Long ines FE I Jumping Wor ld CupTM tha t marks the h ighpo in t o f th is 5* CS IO tha t , as a lways , a t t rac ts the wor ld o f show jumping’s “crème de la c rème”.

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Cava l l i? Pass ione ed emoz ione… La r isposta ha i l sapore de l la bana l i tà ma è senza ombra d i dubb io que l la che, 9 su 10, v i daranno quant i appass iona t i vor re te co invo lgere su una domanda re la t i va a l lo ro rappor to con i l nob i le an imale .Tra quest i c ’è anche Mogo l , a l seco lo G iu l io Rapet t i , l ’au tore che ha lega to a f i lo dopp io la sua car r ie re pro fess iona le a que l la d i Luc io Ba t t i s t i . I l cava l lo è ent ra to ne l la sua v i ta , in Br ianza , quando i l maest ro era g ià adu l to e aveva g ià 35 ann i .

Non è s ta to un incont ro casua le i l suo , come racconta , “cercavo da tempo l ’occas ione per potermi avv ic inare a un sogno che r incor revo s in da bambino e che non ha avuto un in iz io sempl ice . Non è s ta to fac i le per me superare la paura de l le pr ime cadute , tante pera l t ro , dovute senza dubb io ad una forma d i fo r te incosc ienza che mi sp ingeva a l d i là de l le mie poss ib i l i tà d i p r inc ip iante . E ro fo r temente determina to ad imparare perché le sensaz ion i che provavo in se l la mi mot ivavamo p iù d i ogn i a l t ra cosa e l ’ incont ro con le persone g ius te mi ha a iu ta to” .

Ogg i , passa t i o l t re quarant ’ann i , per i l maest ro pass ione ed emoz ione sono sempre le s tesse . La sua esper ienza d i cava l ie re l ’ha v issuta lon tano da l la pazza fo l la , come t rami te con l ’amata na tura e ded icandos i sopra t tu t to a i v iagg i in se l la . I l p r imo, ovv iamente media t icamente mol to segu i to , fu que l lo in cu i co invo lse l ’amico Luc io Ba t t i s t i ne l g iugno de l 1970. Loro due, da so l i , da Mi lano a Roma, in un ’avventura dura ta t re se t t imane, che mol t i hanno def in i to “ i l p r imo gesto ambienta l i s ta” nuovo lavoro . L’ennes imo g igantesco successo: Emoz ion i .

P ian i f icarono ins ieme i l percorso , e graz ie a l la super v is ione tecn ica e organ izza t iva d i A lber t Moyersoen, un grand iss imo is t ru t to re e uomo d i cava l l i d i o r ig in i be lghe, propr ie tar io d i un cent ro ipp ico a l le por te d i Mi lano, r iusc i rono in un ’ impresa che, documenta ta da un d iar io g io rna l ie ro reda t to da Ba t t i s t i da l la par tenza a l l ’a r r i vo e pubb l ica to da l se t t imana le Sor r is i e Canzon i , è r imasta un punto fe rmo ne l la v i ta d i ent rambi . Luc io Ba t t i s t i , che non aveva nessun t ipo d i esper ienza a cava l l i , fu le t te ra lmente t rasc ina to da l suo entus iasmo. “Lo sp i r i to - sp iegava i l cantante a i tant i g io rna l i s t i che g l i ch iedevano i l perché d i questo inso l i ta avventura - è que l lo d i p rovare a no i

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Horses? Passion and emotions…This answer seems trivial, but it is without a shred of doubt the one that, nine times out of ten, you will hear from anyone you might want to address with a question about their relationship with these noble animals.Such people include Mogol, whose real name is Giulio Rapetti, the songwriter whose professional career has been inseparably linked to that of Lucio Battisti. Horses came into his life in Brianza when the maestro was already a grownup and 35 years old. This was not a chance encounter and he says that, “I had been looking for some time for a way to approach a dream I had been following since I was a child and one that did not start in an easy way. I found it difficult to overcome the fear resulting from my first falls, which were many, and certainly caused by a form of powerful recklessness that made me attempt things far beyond my ability as a beginner. I was very determined to learn, because the feelings I experienced in the saddle motivate me more than anything else and it helped that I met the right people.” Forty years later, passion and emotions remain unchanged for the maestro. His experience as a rider has taken place far from the maddening crowds as a means of communicating with his love of nature and devoting himself above all to travels on horseback. His first adventure, closely followed by the media, involved his friend Lucio Battisti and took place in June 1970. The two of them travelled alone from Milan to Rome on an adventure that lasted three weeks and that many described their new song as “the first environmentalist gesture”. It was yet another a gigantic success; emotions.

They planned the route together and, thanks to technical and organisational supervision provided by Albert Moyersoen, a great instructor and horseman as well as the owner of an equestrian centre close to Milan, they succeeded in a feat that, documented in a daily journal written by Battisti from start to finish and published by the weekly magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni, remained as a fixed point in both their lives. Lucio Battisti, who had no experience at all on horses, was literally dragged along by his enthusiasm. “The spirit,” explained the singer to the many journalists asking him why he was going on this unusual adventure, “is that of proving to ourselves that we can do it, and that of enjoying, with no worries, real contact with nature, to cure us of all the illnesses linked to our professional lives, to rushing, to the anxiety caused by racing against time.”

The idea seemed totally bizarre to Baron Moyersoen when Mogol discussed it with him. “I told him that I wanted to buy two horses in order to make this journey and get Lucio in the saddle – he remembers – and he told me I was insane. I will always be extremely grateful to him for having changed his mind. We trained intensely riding

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s tess i che poss iamo farce la , e que l lo d i godere , senza preoccupaz ion i , d i un vero conta t to con la na tura , per curarc i un po ’ de l le mala t t ie de l la nost ra v i ta d i lavoro , d i f re t ta , d i angosc iosa corsa cont ro i l tempo”.

L’ idea par ve de l tu t to b izzar ra a l barone Moyersoen quando Mogo l g l iene par lò . “G l i dissi che volevo comprare due caval l i per real izzarla e mettere in sel la Lucio - r icorda - e lu i mi d iede de l pazzo . G l i sarò sempre es t remamente gra to per aver po i cambia to op in ione. Abb iamo fa t to a l lenament i in tens i percor rendo ins ieme a l f ig l io Fi l ippo anche 50 ch i lometr i a l g io rno . I l v iagg io è s ta to un cont inuo sussegu i rs i d i sp lend id i incont r i , d i tes t imonianze d i a f fe t to , d i be l lezze na tura l i incred ib i l i , d i lunghe ore passa te senza incont rare an ima v iva , so l i con i nos t r i pens ier i . S t raord inar ia esper ienza . Ogn i sera Moyersoen, che non ha mai lasc ia to Mi lano, c i ragg iungeva, s i p rendeva cura de i cava l l i , ver i f i cava ogn i det tag l io de l la tappa success iva e po i r ien t rava a casa sua” .

Da Carp iano a sud d i Mi lano, verso Pav ia . Da Caste l San G iovann i e po i verso i l mare d i Sarzana, v ic ino a La Spez ia . S f ru t tano s t rade poco ba t tu te verso la Vers i l ia . Dopo Cast ig l ionce l lo , Cec ina , Grosseto , Urb ino , Capa lb io , f ianchegg iano l ’Aure l ia , su s t rade podera l i b ianche. L’ i t inerar io non fu p ian i f ica to per in tero , lasc iando un marg ine d i sce l ta lungo i l v iagg io . Cer to le s t rade pur t roppo non erano tu t te cance l la te come ogg i . Come Luc io in fa t t i lo raccontò . “A cava l lo le s t rade sono d iverse , tu t to è d iverso in questa I ta l ia semisconosc iu ta che f rugh iamo lentamente g iorno per g io rno . Percor r iamo sent ie r i in mezzo a i bosch i , s t rad ine po lverose , v io t to l i d i montagna, sp iagge. Qua lche vo l ta , ma è raro , incont r iamo una s t r i sc ia d ’as fa l to . .” Luc io Ba t t i s t i dopo l ’ep ico v iagg io non ha mai p iù monta to a cava l lo a l cont rar io

d i Mogo l che invece ha da sempre cond iv iso con la mogl ie Dan ie la la sua grande pass ione. Ne l la Tenuta de i C iclamin i , un re la is- na ture d i p ropr ie tà de l la famig l ia Repet t i su l le a f fasc inant i co l l ine d i Tod i la mus ica e la na tura s i fondono. C i sono due sa le d i inc is ione, un tea t ro e una scuo la per g iovan i a r t i s t i , e p ianofor te in 14 camere ma c ’è anche un cent ro ipp ico . “Abb iamo avuto f ino a vento t to cava l l i ne l le nost re scuder ie . Ora sono so lo una dec ina ma fanno asso lu tamente par te de l nos t ro quot id iano.”

Un quot id iano che ha v is to Mogo l d iventare anche ambasc ia tore d i Ass is i da l Santo Padre . Uno deg l i u l t imi grand i v iagg i o rgan izza t i , ne l se t tembre de l 2013, ha por ta to Mogo l a l Va t icano per consegnare l ’ inv i to da par te de l s indaco a to rnare ne l la c i t tà f rancescana. “Vo levo andare persona lmente a por tare questo inv i to , cos ì , ins ieme ad a l t r i cava l ie r i che ven ivano da d iverse par t i d ’ I ta l ia , abb iamo dec iso d i par t i re a cava l lo percor rendo la v ia Franc igena, la s tessa che percor reva San Francesco quando andava a Roma con Frà E l ia” racconta Mogo l . “È s ta to un v iagg io mol to impegna t ivo , sopra t tu t to per i l percorso che in a lcun i t ra t t i s i è r i ve la to un po ’ per ico loso” .Tu ch iamale se vuo i emoz ion i…

up to 50 km a day together with his son Filippo. Our journey resulted in a continuous series of splendid encounters, gestures of affection, incredible natural beauty, long hours spent without coming across another human being, alone with our thoughts. It was an extraordinary experience. Every evening Moyersoen, who never left Milan, joined us and took care of the horses, checking every detail of the next stage, and then returned home.”

From Carpiano, south of Milan, towards Pavia, from Castel San Giovanni towards the sea off Sarzana, near to La Spezia. They used un-used roads to Versilia, travelling on dirt roads after Castiglioncello, Cecina, Grosseto, Urbino and Capalbio, parallel to the Via Aurelia. The itinerary was not entirely planned, leaving them free to choose along the way. Of course many of those roads had not all been destroyed, as they are now. As Lucio remembers, “Roads are different on horseback, everything is different in this mostly unknown Italy we slowly explored day by day. We followed paths in the woods, dusty lanes, mountain tracks and beaches. At times, but rarely, we would come across a strip of tarmac.”

After this epic journey, Lucio Battisti never rode again, unlike Mogol who has instead always shared his great passion with his wife Daniela. Music and nature merge on the estate called Tenuta dei Ciclamini, a nature-relais that belongs to the Repetti family and is situated on the hills of Todi. There are two recording studios, a theatre

and a school for young artists and pianos in 14 rooms, but there is also an equestrian centre. “We have had up to 28 horses in our stables. Now there are only about ten, but they are totally part of our daily lives.”

This life is one that saw Mogol become Assisi’s ambassador to the Holy Father. One of the most recent great trips organised, led Mogol to the Vatican in September 2013 to present an invitation from the mayor asking the Pope to return to the Franciscan city. “I wanted to go personally to take this invitation, and so, together with other riders from all over Italy, we decided to ride along the Via Francigena, the same road travelled by St. Francis when he went to Rome with Brother Elia” says Mogol. “It was a very difficult journey, above all because there were some places in which it turned out to be quite dangerous.”As his song says, if you like you could call these emotions…

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La Federaz ione Equest re In ternaz iona le l ’ha inser i ta t ra le nomina t ions per la sez ione “R is ing Star” de i Long ines FE I Awards 2019, g l i Oscar de l l ’equ i taz ione che premiano in c inque d i f fe rent i ambi t i ch i s i è maggiormente d is t in to durante l ’anno e che saranno assegna t i a Mosca i l 19 novembre. Una sce l ta che rende mer i to ad una vera e propr ia impresa……….. Costanza La l isc ia , perug ina appena ventenne, s tudentessa ne l la faco l tà d i sc ienze motor ie e spor t ive , i l 18 agosto scorso ha in fa t t i v in to a Euston Park , in Gran Bretagna, i l Meydan FE I Campiona to Europeo d i Endurance.I l successo de l la g iovane amazzone s i legge in te rmin i esa l tant i se s i cons idera che la sua g iovane e tà la qua l i f i ca ne l la ca tegor ia Under 21 mentre i l campiona to era un “asso lu to” (aper to dunque a tu t te le fasce d i e tà ) e i l fa t to che l ’ I ta l ia una so la vo l ta aveva fes tegg ia to un oro ind iv idua le ne l campiona to cont inenta le d i questa d isc ip l ina : ben d ic io t to ann i o rsono con Fausto Fiorucc i . Costanza, che ne l mondo de l l ’endurance s i è a f facc ia ta a 14 ann i , appena dunque i l rego lamento g l ie lo ha concesso, o l t re ad essers i messa in immedia ta ev idenza come “enfant prod ige” ha le t te ra lmente bruc ia to le tappe e ha g ià co l lez iona to una incred ib i le ser ie d i s t rep i tos i r i su l ta t i . So lo per r imanere in tema d i pod i e campiona t i , t ra gare in I ta l ia e a l l ’es tero ha co l lez iona to 8 medagl ie d ’oro , 5 d ’argento e una d i bronzo.

Buon sangue non mente , sarebbe propr io i l caso d i segna lare . G ian luca La l isc ia , papà d i Costanza, è in fa t t i una de l le f igure p iù rappresenta t ive de l la d isc ip l ina : cava l ie re d i rango ne l le f i la azzur re , t ra iner e organ izza tore d i event i d i leva tura in ternaz iona le , nonché punto d i r i fe r imento in I ta l ia per l ’endurance d i Mohammed b in Rash id A l Maktoum, i l v icepres idente e pr imo min is t ro deg l i Emira t i Arab iche che o l t re a l la pass ione per i purosangue co l t i va , in questo caso anche da pra t icante e ins ieme a i f ig l i , que l la per l ’endurance.“E ’ s ta ta una gara una gara mol to d i f f ic i le – commenta Costanza - con 63 b inomi in rappresentanza d i 20 naz ion i impegna t i su que l lo che è uno de i t racc ia t i p iù famos i de l l ’endurance mondia le . Ogn i a t le ta in un campiona to sogna d i andare a medagl ia e devo d i re che questa vo l ta sono par t i ta con grande f iduc ia . Sacha E l Kandhaar è un cava l lo mol to esper to e devo r ingraz iare la F3 Stab les d i Hamdan B in Rash id A l Maktoum per avermelo messo a d ispos iz ione. Da l pr imo a l l ’u l t imo de i 160 ch i lometr i percors i ha d imost ra to d i vo lere questa medagl ia quanto me”. Costanza è la punta d i d iamante de l Fucs ia Team, una scuder ia d i endurance crea ta da l la famig l ia La l isc ia che ha i l p ropr io quar t ie r genera le ad Age l lo d i Magione, presso l ’ I ta l ia Endurance Stab le Academy. “Abb iamo ch iamato i l team Fucs ia in onore de l le donne che ne l mondo agon is t ico de l l ’equ i taz ione sono for t i ss ime. Ne l nost ro impianto , proget ta to su misura per le es igenze de l l ’endurance, lavor iamo da qua lche anno con proget t i impor tant i per la d i f fus ione de l la nost ra spec ia l i tà e la fo rmaz ione d i g iovan i ta lent i . L’es ta te è i l momento top ico per g l i a l lenament i e , ded icando grande spaz io anche a l la nost ra preparaz ione a t le t ica t ra p isc ina e pa les t ra , v i t rascor r iamo tu t to i l nost ro tempo. E ’una be l l i ss ima fu l l immers ion ne l lo spor t che amiamo, imposs ib i le in inverno quando c ’è la press ione deg l i impegni d i s tud io . E ’ fa t icoso, cer to ma la sodd is faz ione d i r i su l ta t i come que l lo d i Euston Park r ipaga a l la grande”.

The International Equestrian Federation has included Costanza among the nomi-nations for the “Rising Star” section of the 2019 Longines FEI Awards that will be presented in Moscow on November 19th. These are the Oscars of the equestrian world and are awarded in five different areas to those who have most distinguished themselves during the year. It is a choice that pays tribute to a real achievement....Costanza Laliscia, a student from Perugia aged just twenty and enrolled in the Faculty of Sport and Motor Sciences, was the winner of the Meydan FEI European Endurance Championship held at Euston Park, Great Britain, on August 18th.The success achieved by this young rider is an exciting accomplishment if one considers that her young age qualifies her as Under 21 while this championship was “absolute” (therefore open to all age groups) as well as the fact that Italy has only once celebrated an individual gold medal in the continental championship of this discipline, eighteen years ago with Fausto Fiorucci. Costanza, who made her debut in the world of endurance at the age of 14, as early as the rules allowed, in addition to being immediately seen as an “enfant prodige” has literally taken the world of endurance by storm collecting an incredible series of amazing results. Remaining on the subject of podiums and championships and taking into account events in Italy and abroad she has collected eight gold medals, five silver and one bronze.

And one should add that ‘blood will out’! Costanza’s father, Gianluca Laliscia, is one of the most important figures of this discipline, an important member of the Italian team. He is also a trainer and organizer of international events, as well as reference point in Italy for the endurance discipline led by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the Arab Emirates, who in addition to having a passion for thoroughbreds also shares a passion for endurance , a sport he practices together with his children.

“It was a very difficult race,” comments Costanza, “with 63 riders representing 20 nations competing on what is one of the most famous tracks in world endurance. Every athlete in a championship dreams of going for medals and I have to say that this time I started with great confidence. Sacha El Kandhaar is a very experienced horse and I have to thank Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s F3 Stables for making him available to me. From the first to the last of the 160 kilometres ridden, he showed me he wanted this medal as much as I did.” Costanza is the spearhead of the Fucsia Team, an endurance stable created by the Laliscia family, with headquarters in Agello di Magione at the Italia Endurance Stable Academy. “We called it the Fuchsia Team in honour of women who are strong in the world of equestrian sports. In our facilities, designed to meet the needs of endurance, we have been working for some years on important projects for the dissemination of our discipline and training young talents. Summer is the most important season for training and, dedicating a lot of time to our athletic training between the pool and the gym, we spend all our time there. It’s a beautiful full immersion in the sport we love, impossible in winter when there is the pressure of study commitments. It’s hard, of course, but the satisfaction of results like that of Euston Park pays off in a great way.”

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To mark Fieracavalli 2019, Veronafiere S.p.A. is inaugurating the Art&Horses exhibition, a contemporary art show with an equestrian theme aimed at enhancing the image of the horse and promoting a more ethical relationship with this splendid animal, which has always been the object of artistic inspiration. The exhibition was curated by the architect and artist Federica Crestani and the Fieracavalli team, who working in collaboration have focused further attention on the theme of ethics in the equestrian context, making the works of art in the collection, “Horses of Water, Earth, Air and Fire”, the protagonists of the Fieracavalli 2019 advertising campaigns.The horse is thus elected nature’s true work of art, and, as the undisputed protagonist manifests itself by opening the exhibition through the history of the four elements to then explore the interpretations of the various participating artists.

The theme of the four Elements, the common thread in the collection of equestrian art by Crestani, will open the first edition of Art&Horses, especially with works that will be created specifically to symbolize FIRE, the manifest element of this exhibition and an allegory of the innate drive that leads artists to exteriorize what they feel through their work . The exhibition will involve a journey through the free interpretation of the various participating artists.Art&Horses will be divided into 3 sections: painting, sculpture and graphics-photography. It is open to all artists, regardless of age, nationality, or other qualifications. The works of art in each section will be selected by the organization and Fieracavalli, taking into account the characteristics of contemporary international art according to quality criteria, research and technical innovation, but the main criterion of selection will be based on the theme of an ethical-emotional interpretation of the horse and our relationship with it.

Veronaf ie re S .p .A . in occas ione d i Fie racava l l i 2019 inaugura i l sa lone d i Ar t&Cava l lo , una most ra d ’ar te contemporanea a tema equest re f ina l i zza ta a l la va lor i zzaz ione de l la f igura de l cava l lo , e a l la promoz ione d i un rappor to p iù e t ico ne i conf ront i d i questo splendido animale, che da sempre è oggetto del l ’ isp i raz ione art is t ica del l ’essere umano.La most ra nasce da l la cura te la de l l ’a rch i te t to e ar t i s ta Feder ica Cres tan i e de l team d i Fie racava l l i , che in co l laboraz ione hanno posto u l te r io rmente l ’a t tenz ione su l tema de l l ’e t ica ne i conf ront i de l cava l lo rendendo le opere de l la co l lez ione de l l ’a rch i te t to , “Cava l l i d ’Acqua, d i Ter ra , d ’Ar ia e d i Fuoco” , pro tagon is te de l le campagne pubb l ic i ta r ie d i Fie racava l l i 2019.I l caval lo v iene così e let to a vera e propr ia opera d’ar te del la natura e, da protagonista ind iscusso, s i mani fes ta aprendo l ’espos iz ione a t t raverso i l racconto de i qua t t ro e lement i per po i percor rere un v iagg io a t t raverso l ’ in terpre taz ione de i var i a r t i s t i par tec ipant i .

I l tema de i qua t t ro E lement i , f i l rouge de l la co l lez ione d ’ar te equest re de l l ’a rch i te t to Cres tan i , apr i rà la pr ima ed iz ione d i Ar t&Cava l lo , in par t ico lar modo con l ’opera che ver rà rea l i zza ta appos i tamente per s imbolegg iare i l FUOCO, e lemento mani fes to d i questa espos iz ione ar t i s t ica e a l legor ia de l la pu ls ione inna ta che por ta g l i a r t i s t i a dester io r i zzare a t t raverso le opere c iò che provano. La most ra in fa t t i percor rerà un v iagg io a t t raverso la l ibera in terpre taz ione de i var i a r t i s t i par tec ipant i .

Ar t&Cava l lo s i sudd iv iderà in 3 sez ion i : p i t tu ra , scu l tura , g ra f ica- fo togra f ia ed è aper to a tu t t i g l i A r t i s t i senza l imi t i d i e tà , naz iona l i tà o a l t ra qua l i f i caz ione. Le opere d i ogn i sez ione ver ranno se lez iona te da l l ’o rgan izzaz ione d i Fie racava l l i tenendo in cons ideraz ione ne l le cara t te r is t iche de l l ’a r te in ternaz iona le contemporanea secondo cr i te r i qua l i ta t i v i , d i r icerca e d i innovaz ione tecn ica ma in par t ico lar modo de l c r i te r io pr inc ipa le d i se lez ione che s i baserà su l tema de l l ’ in terpre taz ione e t ico-emot iva de l cava l lo e de l rappor to con lo s tesso .

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1 Jumping Verona 2019 - TerraLa ter ra è la rappresentaz ione de l campo d i gara . G l i sch izz i d i te r reno che s i so l levano s imbolegg iano la na tura concre ta de l l ’e le-mento e i l d inamismo propr io de l la compet iz ione.Ear th represents the jumping arena. The spa t ters o f f l y ing ear th are the symbol o f th is e lement ’s concre te na ture and compet i t i ve dynamism.

2 Gala d’Oro 2019 - Ar iaL’ar ia è l ’emblema de l tu rb in io de i vo l tegg i acroba t ic i e de l le c r i -n ie re durante i l l avoro in l iber tà e pone l ’a t tenz ione su l la be l lezza de l la f igura equest re ce lebra ta da l lo spet taco lo .Ai r i s the symbol o f the whi r lw ind o f acroba t ic movements and hor-ses ’ manes when they are mov ing f ree ly and draws a t tent ion to the beauty o f the equest r ian f igure ce lebra ted by the exh ib i ton .

3 Fieracaval l i 2019 - AcquaL’acqua, componente pr imord ia le , è i l p r inc ip io v i ta le in teso come mezzo d i r igeneraz ione e r innovamento . Sce l to come emblema de l l ’ impronta e t ica che cara t te r i zza la nuova v is ione de l l ’evento .As a pr imord ia l e lement , wa ter i s the v i ta l p r inc ip le seen as a me-ans o f regenera t ion and renewal . I t has been chosen as the symbol o f the e th ica l t rademark character is ing a new v is ion o f the event .

4 Art&Caval lo 2019 - FuocoI l fuoco è l ’e lemento a l legor ico de l la pu ls ione inna ta che por ta g l i a r t i s t i ad es ter io r i zzare a t t raverso le opere c iò che provano. Sarà qu ind i i l f i l rouge de l la pr ima ed iz ione de l la most ra Ar t&Cava l lo , in scena a l pad ig l ione 8 .Fi re i s the a l legor ic e lement o f an ins t inc t ive urge tha t leads ar t i s ts to ex ter io r ise the i r fee l ings through works o f a r t . Th is wi l l there fore be the common thread o f the f i rs t ed i t ion o f the exh ib i t ion ent i t led Ar t&Horses on show in pav i l ion 8 .

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1 Toni Thorimbert in una fotografia di Greta Gandini - Pomarance, 2019Ton i Thor imber t by Gre ta Gand in i - Pomarance, 2019

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D ie t ro a un ta too c ’è sempre una s tor ia impor tante . R icord i , amor i , sogn i e pass ion i che espr imono la t i ed esper ienze de l p ropr io essere e che in un cer to modo d iventano ps ico log icamente i l march io d i no i s tess i . Que l la che decora i l b racc io d i Ton i Thor inber t non è d i un sogget to gener ico ma de l la “sua” G iacomina, una femmina d i na ta l i non cer tamente i l lus t r i con cu i i l maest ro de l r i t ra t to ha passa to t rent ’ann i e con cu i ha v issuto , per sua def in iz ione, “una s t raord inar ia s tor ia d ’amore” .

“Ho sempre amato i cava l l i – r icorda – s in da quando ero ragazz ino ma ho in iz ia to a montare con cont inu i tà so lo a l l ’e tà d i d ic io t to ann i . E ra pur sempre però una pass ione d i f f i c i le da co l t i vare la mia : uno spor t r i ser va to a poch i e dunque lontano ann i luce da l la mia ideo log ia . La svo l ta è ar r i va ta neg l i ann i ’80 a Capa lb io in un momento s tor ico in cu i g l i spor t equest r i in i z iavano a varcare i conf in i de i club e cominc iava a sv i luppars i la cos iddet ta equ i taz ione d i campagna.

È a Capa lb io che ho conosc iu to G iacomina. Aveva so lo se i ann i e quando i l p ropr ie tar io de l manegg io ha in iz ia to a fa rmela montare ne sono d iventa to cos ì ge loso che ho pensa to bene d i comprar la . Un co lpo d i fu lmine… Di le i p iù che i l mode l lo mi ha co lp i to i l cara t te re e le sensaz ion i che provavo ne l montar la . E ra mol to insangua ta e ga loppava con ta le fac i l i tà che s tando le in se l la s i percep iva quanto fe l ice fosse ne l dare l ibero s fogo a l la sua na tura le pred ispos iz ione. Era pera l t ro mol to do lce e co l labora t iva . Non ch iedetemi perché ma da que l g io rno è ent ra ta ne l la mia v i ta e ne è usc i ta so lo quando è mor ta . Dopo una lunga permanenza in Maremma mi ha segu i to a Mi lano per po i t rovare la sua casa def in i t i va ne l la campagna d i mio f ra te l lo , t ra Parma e La Spez ia , dove è v issuta f ino a l la f ine de i suo i g io rn i” .

I l l a to spor t i vo de l l ’equ i taz ione non ha mai min imamente in teressa to Thor imber t . “Per me i l cava l lo è un co l legamento prec iso a l la na tura e poter usc i re con G iacomina in passegg ia ta , è sempre s ta to un dono prez ioso . Monto spesso a cava l lo , anche se da mol t i ann i non p iù con le i , ed è vero che non è p iù la s tessa cosa” . I l rappor to con i cava l l i , que l lo s ì che lo ha invece veramente conqu is ta to .

A TATTOO OF THE HEAD OF A HORSE

There is always a significant story behind a tattoo, a story involving memories, love, dreams and passions that express personal aspects and experiences that in a way become our own psychological trademark. The one decorating toni thorinbert’s arm is not a generic tattoo, but one of “his” Giacomina, a mare with no famous breeding background and with which the master of portraits spent thirty years of his life, living what he described as “an extraordinary love story.”

“I have always loved horses,” he said, “every since i was a little boy, but i only started to ride regularly when i was eighteen. Mine was a difficult passion to nurture. This is sport reserved to just a few and therefore a million miles away from my ide-ology. Things changed during the 1980s at Capalbio, in a historical moment during which equestrian sports started to spread beyond clubs and so-called countryside riding started to develop.

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“L’equ i taz ione, a l par i de l la ps icoana l is i mi ha permesso d i comprendermi megl io . Trovo che mol t i de i mie i s tudent i dovrebbero “dars i a l l ’ ipp ica” . Perché è pres to det to . Quando fo togra f i una persona le d inamiche che s i p roducono t ra sogget to e fo togra fo sono s imi l i e que l le t ra cava l lo e cava l ie re . I l cava l lo t i met te a conf ronto con te s tesso e la tua vo lontà . La comunicaz ione è a l la base de l rappor to e per t rovar la b isogna is taurare que l lo g ius to . Sempre e so lo però cominc iando da l dare per ar r i vare a r icevere .

Questo è qua lcosa che ch i fo togra fa deve sapere ed è per questo che ne i mie i cors i lo sp iego ch iaramente a i mie i a l l iev i . Anche questo mi ha insegna to G iacomina” .

Love at the first sight ... More than the model, I was struck by the character and sensations I felt while riding her. She was very bloody and galloped so easily that standing in the saddle she felt how happy she was in giving free rein to her natural predisposition. She was also very sweet and collaborative. Don’t ask me why, but that same day she became part of my life and left only when she died. After spen-ding a long time in the Maremma area, she followed me to milan and then found a permanent home in the country at a place owned by my brother, between parma and la spezia, where she stayed until the end of her days.”

Thorinbert was never remotely interested in the sports aspects of equestrianism, saying that, “for me horses are a specific link to nature and being able to go out hacking with Giacomina, was always a precious gift. Often, I ‘m used to ride although for many years not with her anymore and it is true that it is no longer the same thing.

He was instead really conquered by the relationship with horses. “Just like psycho-analysis, riding allowed me to gain a better understanding of myself. I believe that many of my students should take up riding for a very simple reason. When one takes a photograph of a person, the dynamics established between the subject and the photographer are similar to those between a horse and its rider. Horses force us to confront ourselves and our willpower.

Communication is at the basis of the relationship and in order to discover it one must establish the correct form. All this, however, always and only by starting to give so as to then receive. That is something that those who take photographs must be aware of and that is why during my courses i explain it clearly to my students. That too is something i learned from Giacomina”.

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Cent ’ann i e non d imost rar l i . Inaugura to a Mi lano ne l 1920 su proget to d i Pao lo V ie t t i V io l i , l ’a rch i te t to che ha messo mano a tant i impiant i ipp ic i non so lo in I ta l ia , l ’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro s i appres ta a fes tegg iare ne l 2020 una r icor renza spec ia le a l la qua le s i p resenterà in un aspet to inappuntab i le , ne l suo inconfond ib i le s t i le l iber ty immuta to ne l tempo. D’a l t ronde, non è casua le che s ia s ta to d ich iara to monumento d i in teresse naz iona le e inser i to t ra i tesor i da scopr i re ne l le G iorna te FA I d i Pr imavera , Fondo Ambiente I ta l iano .

I g rand i event i de l ga loppo naz iona le non hanno p iù lo smal to d i un tempo, tu t tav ia i l fasc ino d i San S i ro e la se le t t i v i tà de l le sue p is te res tano que l l i d i sempre . Un impianto che s i es tende per una super f ic ie compless iva d i c i rca 610.000 mq, a l l ’ in terno de l p iù vas to comprensor io d i p ropr ie tà d i Sna i tech, che copre 1 .500.000 mq: un ’area che cor r isponde c i rca a l l ’1% de l l ’ in tera super f ic ie de l Comune d i Mi lano. Un autent ico parco c i t tad ino , un ’oas i verde con o l t re 2 .700 a lber i ad a l to fus to , un laghet to a l cent ro de l le p is te da corsa e mol to a l t ro , dove regnano sempre e comunque

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND STILL LOOKING GREAT.

The Snai San Siro racecourse was inaugurated in Milan in 1920. Designed by Paolo Vietti Violi, the architect who has created many racecourses, and not only in Italy, San Siro is about to celebrate a special anniversary in 2020. It will look perfect with its never-changing unmistakeable liberty style. On the other hand, it is no coincidence that it has been declared a monument of national interest and has been added to events organised by the Italian Environmental Foundation (FAI).The great flat races at Italian events no longer have the same enchantment, but San Siro’s charm and the selectivity of its tracks remain unchanged. It is a facility that covers over a total of about 610,000 square metres, within the far larger compound owned by Snaitech, measuring 1,500,000 square metres, an area that corresponds to about 1% of the entire Municipality of Milan. It is a real city park, a green oasis with over 2,700 trees, a small lake at the centre of the racetracks and many other attractions. It is a kingdom in which thoroughbreds do, however, reign supreme as the absolute protagonists of great races with an old tradition (to name just one, the Oaks, the Derby for fillies). It is a place to which, in recent years, attempts have been made to bring back the public of the good old racing days, when there was hardly enough room in the stands for the many fans of the “sport of kings” and the difficult finishing straight of San Siro launched the legendary Ribot towards his great wins all over Europe.The stables are always filled with important horses and trainers, the leading players in the spring, the summer and the autumn seasons of flat racing as well as steeple chasing. Snaitech, the group that owns the racetrack and the entire compound, has worked hard in recent years to re-launch racing and not only that, to ensure that San Siro returns to be a central attraction for Milan. Multi-functionality is the key word at the centre of many initiatives, combined with entertainment. Racing is at the centre of everything and with so much surrounding it so that people experience can this racetrack in a global manner.A great deal has been done and there is still much to do; San Siro is about to celebra-te its one hundredth anniversary, but what matters is that it does not look at all old.

i purosangue, pro tagon is t i asso lu t i d i g rand i premi d i conso l ida ta t rad iz ione (per tu t t i le Oaks , i l Derby a l femmin i le ) . E dove, da qua lche anno a questa par te , s i cerca d i r ipor tare i l pubb l ico de i be i tempi ipp ic i , quando le t r ibune fa t icavano a contenere i tan t i appass iona t i de l lo “spor t de i re” e la severa d i r i t tu ra d i San S i ro lanc iava i l mi t ico R ibot verso i suo i p iù grand i success i in tu t ta Europa.

Le scuder ie sono sempre a f fo l la te da cava l l i e a l lena tor i d i sp icco , pro tagon is t i in pr imavera , es ta te e autunno de l le corse in p iano ma anche in os taco l i . Sna i tech, i l g ruppo che poss iede l ’ Ippodromo e l ’ in tero comprensor io , neg l i u l t imi ann i s i è mol to adopera to per i l r i l anc io ipp ico e non so lo que l lo , in modo che San S i ro to rnasse a essere un impianto nevra lg ico per la c i t tà mi lanese. Po l i funz iona l i tà è la paro la spec ia le a l cent ro d i tante in iz ia t i ve , abb ina te a l d iver t imento : le corse de i cava l l i a l cent ro d i tu t to e mol to a l t ro in torno , perché la gente v iva l ’ Ippodromo in modo g loba le .

Tanto è s ta to fa t to , mol to c ’è ancora da fa re : San S i ro s ta per d iventare centenar io , ma conta so l tanto che non d imost r i a f fa t to la sua e tà .

Un luogo di aggregazione, divert imento, musica e cul tura:

un punto di r i ferimento per tut ta la c i t tà e i c i t tadini .

Questo è l ’Ippodromo Snai San Siro.

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ARTEI l Cava l lo d i Leonardo è d iventa to i l s imbolo de l l ’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro . Co l loca to ne l p iazza le ant is tante l ’ ingresso de l la t r ibuna secondar ia , è una de l le scu l ture equest r i p iù grand i ne l mondo: a l to 7 ,30 metr i , ha un peso d i quas i 10 tonne l la te . Rea l i zza to in bronzo ne l 1999 da l l ’a r t i s ta s ta tun i tense N ina Akamu, s i i sp i ra a un monumento equest re proget ta to da Leonardo da V inc i a l la f ine de l XV seco lo : i l g rande maest ro ne rea l i zzò so lo un esemplare in c re ta , i d isegn i o r ig ina l i sono custod i t i ne l caste l lo rea le d i Windsor, in Ingh i l te r ra . La s ta tua è s ta ta dona ta da l la c i t tà d i Mi lano da l la Leonardo da V inc i ’s Horse Founda t ion .

NATURAUn parco ne l parco : l ’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro a l suo in terno osp i ta ben 55 spec ie botan iche, ognuna reg is t ra ta e car te l l ina ta . Tut to in iz iò ne l la pr ima metà de l seco lo scorso per la pass ione de i cont i Dur in i e Tura t i , che dest inarono d ivers i spaz i a prez iose rar i tà da sa lvaguardare . D ’a l t ronde, in passa to i l mondo ipp ico vantava una t rad iz ione d i a lber i rega la t i ag l i ippodromi da i propr ie tar i de i cava l l i che s i a f fe rmavano ne l le corse p iù impor tant i . Tra le rar i tà mi lanes i , s i segna lano i l g l ic ine seco lare che s i a r rampica su l la Pa lazz ina de l Peso e i l c i l ieg io ne l tond ino de l l ’ inse l lagg io , rega lo questo da l la Japan Rac ing Assoc ia t ion .

MUSICAPer i l te rzo anno l ’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro ha osp i ta to i l Mi lano Summer Fest iva l : a lug l io e agosto , ne i mes i qu ind i d i pausa es t iva de l l ’a t t i v i tà ipp ica , l ’ Ippodromo è s ta to sede d i impor tant i concer t i che hanno a t t i ra to mig l ia ia d i fan de i grand i nomi de l la mus ica i ta l iana e in ternaz iona le . La s tag ione 2019 ha avuto come pro tagon is t i p r inc ipa l i i K iss , i Meta l l i ca e Ben Harper, ma anche Ca lcut ta e Car l Brave.

ARTLeonardo’s Horse has become the trademark of the Snai San Siro Racetrack. Placed in the square outside the entrance to the secondary stands, it is one of the largest equestrian sculptures in the world, standing at 7.3 metres and weighing almost 10 tons. Created in bronze in 1999 by the American artist Nina Akamu, it was inspired by an equestrian monument designed by Leonardo da Vinci at the end of the 15th century. The great maestro only made one model in clay and the original drawings are preserved at Windsor Castle in England. The statue was presented to the city of Milan by the Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse Foundation.

NATUREA park within a park, the Snai San Siro racetrack hosts 55 botanical species and each one has been registered and tagged. This all began in the first half of the last century thanks to the passion of Counts Durini and Turati, who assigned various areas to precious rarities that were to be safeguarded. Furthermore, the racing world boasts a tradition of trees that have been given to racetracks by the owners of horses that have won the most important races. Rare ones in Milan include the century-old wisteria that climbs over the Palazzina del Peso [The Weighing Room] and the cherry tree in the saddling enclosure, a gift from the Japan Racing Association.

MUSICFor the third year in a row, Snai San Siro hosted the Milano Summer Festival. In July and August, months during which races are not held, the racetrack hosted impor-tant concerts that attracted thousands of fans of famous Italian and international musicians. The 2019 season’s main performers were Kiss, Metallica and Ben Harper as well as Calcutta and Carl Brave.

FOUR QUESTIONS FOR SNAITECH’S CEO FABIO SCHIAVOLIN

San Siro is about to celebrate its one hundredth anniversary, what are the expectations for 2020?“We will move forward with the projects implemented so far, improve the objectives achieved and pursue further improvements. The main objective remains that of attracting increasingly larger numbers of people to the racetrack, broadening our target race-goers. Racing and horses remain at the centre of Snaitech’s strategy, but the entire facility must also be an important reference for art, culture and entertainment.”

With horses always remaining its focus?“San Siro is a true model for re-launching racing and obviously flat racing in particular. It is a unique location in its genre, inimitable and appreciated at an international level with selective tracks, including steeplechase courses that made history in this sport. So horses are always at the centre of everything with races guaranteeing quality and entertainment. It is, however, essential that we re-launch interest in racing with betting reform so as to return competiveness to a long forgotten sector and recreate love lost through better knowledge of racing itself.”

What about the racecourse?“That is precisely the focus of our work; San Siro as a place to be fully experienced, at every moment, where the people of Milan and others from all over can enjoy the many areas available. We must also make sure we hang on to racing spectators who have never abandoned the racecourse and bring back those who may have become disenchanted as well as allowing newcomers to discover this location, paying particular attention to children and the new generations.”

What is the philosophy of the hashtag #ScopriSanSiro?“Three years ago we envisaged this itinerary organised as thematic areas, aimed at revealing San Siro’s historical and most enchanting places, starting with the Palazzina del Peso (The Weighing in House) and continuing with all the others. We also organised special events, artistic initiatives and partnerships above all with schools. Over three years 500,000 people were provided with a chance to discover and get to know our wonderful racecourse.”

San S i ro s ta per d iventare centenar io : qua l i p resuppost i per i l 2020?«L’ Ippodromo compie 100 ann i ma non è mai s ta to cos ì a t t ra t t i vo : ne l le u l t ime t re s tag ion i abb iamo reg is t ra to compless ivamente 500.000 v is i ta tor i , un numero che pera l t ro non t iene conto deg l i access i de l la s tag ione in corso , ne l la qua le l ’ Ippodromo ha avuto enorme v is ib i l i tà graz ie a l successo de l Leonardo Horse Pro jec t . Ne l 2020 prosegu i remo ne l so lco t racc ia to in quest i ann i , l ’ob ie t t i vo pr inc ipa le res ta que l lo d i a t t i ra re un numero sempre maggiore d i persone, a l la rgando la p la tea de i nost r i f requenta tor i .

I cava l l i sempre cent ra l i , però?«L’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro è una s t ru t tura un ica ne l suo genere , inconfond ib i le e apprezza ta a l i ve l lo in ternaz iona le , con p is te se le t t i ve , anche in os taco l i , che hanno fa t to la s tor ia d i questo spor t . I cava l l i con le lo ro corse sono sempre a l cent ro de l lo spet taco lo . È però impresc ind ib i le r i lanc iare l ’ in teresse in torno a questo spor t da un la to a t t raverso una r i fo rma de l le scommesse che possa r idare compet i t i v i tà a l se t tore , da l l ’a l t ro r ipor tando i l pubb l ico neg l i ippodromi a t t raverso nuove e a t t ra t t i ve in iz ia t ive» .

L’ ippodromo invece in teso come. . . ?«Un luogo d i aggregaz ione, d iver t imento , mus ica e cu l tura : un punto d i r i fe r imento per tu t ta la c i t tà e i c i t tad in i . Questo è ogg i l ’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro , che non a caso è d iventa to un model lo v i r tuoso a l i ve l lo naz iona le per i l r i lanc io de l l ’ ipp ica a t t raverso la va lor i zzaz ione deg l i ippodromi . O l t re a co l t i vare g l i s tor ic i appass iona t i d i questo spor t s t iamo recuperando que l l i che lo conoscevano ma s i e rano a l lontana t i e lo s t iamo facendo scopr i re a ch i invece non lo conosceva a f fa t to , con un occh io par t ico lare r ivo l to a i bambin i e a l le nuove generaz ion i» .

Qua l è la f i losof ia d i #Scopr iSanSi ro?«#Scopr iSanSi ro è un percorso d ida t t ico organ izza to per i so le temat iche e f ina l i zza to a sve lare i luogh i s tor ic i e p iù suggest iv i de l l ’ Ippodromo Sna i San S i ro , da l la Pa lazz ina de l Peso a l la panch ina dove sedeva i l leggendar io Feder ico Tes io , passando per i l parco botan ico e i l Cava l lo d i Leonardo. C ’è anche un proget to para l le lo ded ica to a i bambin i : con #Scopr iSanSi ro per i p iù p icco l i abb iamo por ta to in g i ta a l l ’ ippodromo o l t re 2 .000 bambin i de l le scuo le mi lanes i» .

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Bentorna ta , Dormel lo O lg ia ta ! Non era mai anda ta v ia , la scuder ia p iù g lo r iosa e s tor ica de l ga loppo i ta l iano , que l la de l leggendar io R ibot e d i tant i a l t r i campion i a l leva t i e appar tenut i p r ima a Feder ico Tes io e po i a l la famig l ia Inc isa de l la Rocchet ta . E rano tu t tav ia pesant iss imi i numer i in r i ta rdo su l la ruota d i Bo lgher i : 42 ann i da l l ’u l t imo successo ne l le Oaks d ’ I ta l ia (con Zabare l la ne l 1977) , 39 da l l ’u l t ima class ica conqu is ta ta ( i l Derby, con Gar r ido ne l 1980) , 22 da l l ’u l t ima corsa d i g ruppo v in ta ( i l P remio C i t tà d i Napo l i , con Rav ier ne l 1977) . Numer i che propr io non rendevano onore a l la g iubba p iù famosa e longeva de l nos t ro tur f , b ianca con la c roce d i Sant ’Andrea e i l ber re t to ross i .Domenica 23 g iugno a l l ’ ippodromo mi lanese d i San S i ro , appunto ne l le Oaks , per fo r tuna è ar r i va ta la 3 ann i Lamai re a spazzare v ia quest i numer i pesant iss imi , per l ’a l lenamento de l l i vornese R iccardo Sant in i , che ne l la qu ie te d i Bo lgher i adesso è f ina lmente un uomo so lo a l comando, e per la prez iosa reg ìa d i Franca V i t tad in i , che da t re ann i è manager de l l ’a l levamento b iancorosso ( la base res ta que l la p iemontese d i Dormel le t to , su l Lago Maggiore ) e che da se i mes i s i occupa a tempo p ieno anche de l la scuder ia .Da mol to , t roppo tempo a questa par te g l i s fo rz i de l la Dormel lo O lg ia ta s i d isperde-vano senza r i su l ta t i adegua t i a un impegno che comunque non era venuto meno, nonostante da un be l po ’ s ia la produz ione de l Sass ica ia ne l la Tenuta San Gu ido , e non pot rebbe essere d iversamente , a mer i ta re l ’a t tenz ione mass ima de l l ’83enne marchese N icco lò , a l qua le p iace def in i re i l p rez ioso e ce lebre rosso « i l R ibot de i v in i» .Neg l i u l t imi ann i s ’e ra reg is t ra to qua lche segna le d i r ip resa , con i l secondo posto d i Duchamp ne l Par io l i 2011 e i l te rzo d i Lou ise Aron ne l Reg ina E lena 2012. E c ’era s ta to add i r i t tu ra un dormel l iano favor i to ne l Derby 2013, que l Rot tmayer a f f ida to in Franc ia a l l ’a l lena tore Pasca l Bar y, però s for tuna to pro tagon is ta a Capanne l le (dec imo e penu l t imo, per un cont ra t tempo f i s ico in corsa ) . Per i l res to però tanto anon imato per una scuder ia che adesso, dopo una inev i tab i le e sacrosanta se lez ione, comprende so lo una dozz ina d i fa t t r ic i e una t rent ina d i cava l l i in a l lenamento , la metà de i qua l i pu ledr i .Lamai re , come Duchamp, Lou ise Aron e Rot tmayer, è comunque una dormel l iana fa t ta e f in i ta , rappresentante d i una de l le s tor iche famig l ie dormel l iane : que l la L che r isa le ne l tempo f ino a Laura Russe l l ( s i par la deg l i ann i ‘70 ) . Ne l le Oaks aveva in se l la i l “maghet to” Fab io Branca, che dopo la separaz ione da l la Scuder ia Inco l inx co l labora pr inc ipa lmente propr io con la fo rmaz ione b iancorossa . Ha r i sch ia to grosso , Branca, convergendo da l l ’es terno pr ima su l la tedesca Apadanah e po i su Ca l l Me Love, ma ev identemente era propr io i l g io rno g ius to per azzerare que i numer i in r i ta rdo su l la ruota de l la Dormel lo O lg ia ta .Dopo le Oaks , tanto in teresse d i p ropr ie tar i es ter i per Lamai re , ma que l la b iancorossa non è una scuder ia commerc ia le : la oakswinner s i muoverà da Bo lgher i so l tanto per le corse e anche i l suo fu turo d i mamma sarà ne l segno de l la Dormel lo O lg ia ta .

La Razza Dormel lo O lg ia ta è la scuder ia p iù i l lus t re de l ga loppo i ta l iano , con una s tor ia u l t racentenar ia avv ia ta da Feder ico Tes io e sua mogl ie Lyd ia e prosegu i ta da i marches i Inc isa de l la Rocchet ta . Tant i i campion i con la g iubba b iancorossa : Cava l ie re d ’Arp ino , Dona te l lo e Nearco ma sopra t tu t to R ibot , un nome che ancora adesso è leggenda. Na to ne l 1952 da Teneran i e Romanel la , fu capace d i ch iudere da imba t tu to la car r ie ra agon is t ica , v incendo le 16 corse d isputa te da 2 a 4 ann i . Ne l suo s t raord inar io pa lmarès sp iccano i l dup l ice t r ion fo ne l Pr ix de l ’Arc de Tr iomphe a Longchamp (1955 e 1956) e que l lo ne l le K ing George V I and Queen E l i zabeth Stakes ad Ascot (1956) . I l suo nome fu sce l to da Tes io , in onore de l p i t to re f rancese Thèodu le August in R ibot .

Welcome back Dormello Olgiata! The most glorious and historical racing stable in Italian flat racing, that of the legendary Ribot and many other champions bred and owned first by Federico Tesio and then by the Incisa della Rocchetta family, had never really gone away. The numbers linked to the famous Bolgheri estate, however, indicated very heavy going; 42 years since their last win in the Italian Oaks (Zabarella in 1977), 39 years since the stables won their last classic (the Derby, with Garrido in 1980)and 22 since the last group race was won (Premio Città di Napoli, with Ravier in 1977. Numbers that really did not honour the most famous and oldest colours in Italian racing; white with the cross of St. Andrew and a red cap.On Sunday June 23rd, at the Milan San Siro racetrack, 3-year old Lamaire luckily ran in the Oaks and swept away all these very hard to digest numbers. She was trained by Riccardo Santini from Livorno, who in the peaceful atmosphere of Bolgheri is now at last the only man in command, and thanks to the significant expertise of Franca Vittadini, who for the past three years has been the manager of the red and white stud (the main base remains on Lake Maggiore in Piedmont at Dormelletto) and for the past six months has also been the fulltime manager of the stables.For a long time, for far too long, the efforts made by the Dormello Olgiata were lost amidst inadequate results compared to the never lacking efforts. This, in spite of the fact that for some time, as expected, it has been the production of the Sassicaia at the San Guido estate that has occupied the attention of 83-year old Marquis Niccolò, who likes to concentrate on his precious and famous red wine, “the Ribot of wines”. There had been signs of a revival over recent years, with Duchamp finishing second in the 2011 Parioli and a third place finish by Louise Aron in the 2012 Regina Elena. One of their horses, Rottmayer, entrusted in France to the trainer Pascal Bary, was even the favourite in the 2013 Derby, but was an unlucky protagonist at the Capan-nelle racetrack (tenth and last but one, due to a physical problem during the race). Time seemed wrapped in a great deal of anonymity for a stable that now, following an inevitable and necessary selection, only has a dozen brood mares and about thirty horses in training, half of them yearlings.Lamaire, just like Duchamp, Louise Aron and Rottmayer, is a born and bred Dormello Olgiata racehorse, representing one of their historical bloodlines, one dating back to the days of Laura Russell (that was in the 1970s. In the Oaks she was ridden by the “little magician” Fabio Branca, who after leaving the Incolinx stables now rides mainly for the Dormello Olgiata. Branca took an immense risk, coming from the outside first past the German runner Apadanah and then Call Me Love. But it clearly was really the right day for annulling all those numbers weighing on the Dormello Olgiata stables.Many foreign buyers showed interest in Lamaire after the Oaks, but the Dormello Olgiata is not a commercial stable; the Oaks winner will only leave Bolgheri to race and her future as a broodmare will remain with the Dormello Olgiata.

The Dormello Olgiata stables are the most famous in Italian racing with over a century of history, started by Federico Tesio and his wife Lydia they then became the property of the Marquises Incisa della Rocchetta. With their jockeys wearing their famous red and white colours, the stables produced champions such as Cavaliere d’Arpino, Donatello and Nearco, but above all Ribot, a name that remains a legend. Born in 1952, sired by Tenerani and whose dam was Romanella, Ribot was unbeaten during his racing career, winning all 16 races he ran in between the ages of two and four. His extraordinary achievements include victories in two Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp (1955 and 1956) as well as the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot (1956). His name was chosen by Tesio, in honour of the French artist Thèodule Augustin Ribot.

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È UFFIC IALE: MICHELIN E PARLANTI ROMA, BRAND DI R IFERIMENTO NEL SETTORE DELL’EQUITAZIONE MONDIALE, DANNO IL V IA A UNA IMPORTANTE COLLABORAZIONE.

I l marchio Parlanti Roma dal 1987 real izza prodott i per l ’equitazione nel r ispetto del le migl ior i scuole d’arte manifatturiere i tal iane. La Stivaleria Parlanti , da più di tre decenni, veste i migl ior i caval ier i e le migl ior i amazzoni a l ivel lo mondiale. L’eccel lenza dei modell i f i rmati Parlanti la si r i trova negl i stessi caval ier i che a questo brand hanno aff idato la loro carr iera, come Lorenzo de Luca, Alberto Zorzi , l ’austral iana Edwina Tops-Alexander, l ’americano Kent Farr ington, lo svizzero Steve Guerdat e l ’olandese Harrie Smolders, solo per citarne alcuni. Innovazione e tecnologia sono da oltre 100 anni i pi lastr i di Michel in. Soles by MICHELIN svi luppa suole uniche, che r ispondono al le esigenze specif iche di ogni suo cl iente. I l progetto, nato nel 2014, trasferisce i l know how del “contatto al suolo” degl i pneumatici al footwear, creando suole ad alte prestazioni. “Unite soul with sole”, far vibrare l ’anima attraverso la suola e r iaccendere le passioni di chi le indossa: questo l ’obiett ivo di ogni esclusiva suola f irmata Michel in. Passione, r icerca e innovazione sono i pr incipi che accomunano Parlanti Roma e soles by MICHELIN. Parlanti Roma nel l ’equitazione è un precursore di tendenze. La col laborazione del team romano e francese ha generato suole uniche per l ’equitazione da adulto e da junior, che lasceranno i l segno su un’ampia gamma di modell i . Tra questi anche i l KK Boots, K-Komfy, K-Boots Kids, del la l inea “Parlanti Passion”, presentat i durante la f iera Spoga. Ogni st ivale è un pezzo unico per i l design del la suola, progettato con estrema attenzione per i l dettagl io dal l ’azienda francese, sia per la meticolosa lavorazione art igianale del marchio romano.

“Col laborare con i numeri uno è presupposto fondamentale del l ’Azienda Parlanti e Michel in è Leader indiscusso – sottol inea Daniele Parlanti , proprietario e general manager del l ’omonima Stivaleria - “scelgo Michel in da sempre ed ora concretizzare questa Partnership vincente mi rende orgogl ioso. Sono certo che l ’elevatissima qual i tà dovuta al la fusione tra competenza, selezione dettagl iata dei material i e visione avanguardista che contraddist ingue entrambe le aziende, rappresenti l ’alchimia esatta per i l successo atteso.” “Al la base di questa partnership c’è questione di feel ing”. Crist ina Stamate - Partnership Developer Special ist JV International - racchiude in questa semplice ma profonda frase l ’essenza di questa nuova col laborazione e aggiunge: “è stata la stessa passione per l ’ innovazione e per la r icerca, la vogl ia di dif ferenziarsi sul mercato, che ci ha permesso di unire le nostre forze e real izzare un prodotto che comunica al l ’ut i l izzatore tutt i i nostr i valori . I l lavoro a 4 mani ha fatto sì che i l r isultato f inale sia i l perfetto connubio tra l ’esperienza e tecnicità di Michel in e l ’art igianal i tà ma al lo stesso tempo la r icerca del l ’ innovazione di Parlanti .” MICHELIN SOLES project JV International è i l partner strategico scelto da Michel in per la progettazione, lo svi luppo e la produzione di suole high-performance a brand Michel in. JV International ha sede in I tal ia, con headquarters nei pressi di Como e design & product development center a Verona. In Cina, i l quart ier generale è a Hong Kong, a cui si aggiunge un sito produtt ivo e un centro R&D. La struttura i tal iana si occupa del la real izzazione del piano strategico, gestendo lo screening del le tecnologie, l ’ indir izzo del la R&D, lo svi luppo del design, la gestione del le relazioni con i partner e le att iv i tà di marketing e comunicazione a brand Michel in. (www.michel in-l i festyle.com).About MICHELIN Fin dal la sua fondazione, nel 1889, la missione di Michel in è quel la di contr ibuire al progresso del la mobil i tà di beni e persone attraverso la produzione e la commercial izzazione di pneumatici per tutt i i t ipi di veicol i , dal le due ruote al le macchine movimento terra. Inoltre, Michel in accompagna i l v iaggiatore con un’ampia gamma di carte e at lanti stradal i , guide turist iche, guide alberghi-r istoranti , i l s i to Internet viamichel in. i t e app e svi luppa material i ad alta tecnologia per l ’ industr ia del la mobil i tà. I l Gruppo, la cui sede si trova a Clermont-Ferrand (Francia), è presente in 170 Paesi e ha 67 sit i produtt ivi , che hanno prodotto 190 mil ioni di pneumatici (2018). Vi lavorano oltre 125.000 persone. I l suo Centro di Tecnologia, cuore del settore di Ricerca e Svi luppo, ha sedi in Europa, America del Nord e Asia. (www.michel in. i t ) About PARLANTI La Stivaleria Parlanti nasce a Roma nel 1987 e si impone immediatamente nel settore equestre come azienda leader produttr ice di st ival i da equitazione su misura; Tutt i i prodott i sono i l frutto di una meticolosa lavorazione art igianale che r i f lette la passione e lo studio che da oltre trent’anni animano la Stivaleria. Nata come Azienda famil iare al l ’ insegna del Made in I taly e del l ’ innovazione, la maison Parlanti ad oggi vanta oltre cento top r iders test imonials internazional i att iv i nei circuit i più importanti del l ’equitazione mondiale. Azienda esportatr ice in 124 Paesi produce, oltre a calzature per l ’equitazione, una vasta gamma di accessori disponibi l i onl ine su parlanti .com e parlantipassion.i t .

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PARLANTI ROMA AND SOLES BY MICHELIN, NEW PARTNERSHIP BASED ON INNOVATION AND TRADITION It’s official: Michelin and Parlanti Roma, the reference brand in the world equestrian sector, are starting an important collaboration. The Parlanti Roma brand has been producing equestrian products since 1987, respecting the best Italian art schools. The Parlanti Boots Factory, for more than three decades, dresses the best riders and the best amazons in the world. The excellence of the Parlanti branded models can be found in the same riders that have entrusted their careers to this brand, such as Lorenzo de Luca, Alberto Zorzi, the Australian Edwina Tops-Alexander, the American Kent Farrington, the Swiss Steve Guerdat and the Dutch Harrie Smolders, just to name a few.For over 100 years, innovation and technology have been the pillars of Michelin. Soles by MICHELIN develops unique soles that meet the specific needs of each of its customers. The project, born in 2014, transfers the know-how of the “ground contact” of tires to footwear, creating high-performance soles. “Unite soul with sole”, make the soul vibrate through the sole and rekindle the passions of the wearer: this is the goal of every exclusive Michelin signed sole.Passion, research and innovation are the principles that unite Parlanti Roma and soles by MICHELIN. Parlanti Roma in equitation is a trendsetter. The collaboration of the Roman and French team has generated unique soles for adult and junior riding, which will leave their mark on a wide range of models. These include KK Boots, K-Komfy, K-Boots Kids, from the “Parlanti Passion” line, presented at the Spoga fair. Each boot is a unique piece for the sole design, designed with extreme attention to detail by the French company, both for the meticulous craftsmanship of the Roman brand.

“Collaborating with the numbers one is a fundamental prerequisite of the Parlanti Company and Michelin is the undisputed Leader - emphasizes Daniele Parlanti, owner and general manager of the homonymous Boots Facrtory -” I have always chosen Michelin and now making this a successful partnership makes me proud. I am certain that the very high quality due to the fusion of competence, detailed selection of materials and avant-garde vision that distinguishes both companies, represents the exact alchemy for the expected success. ““At the base of this partnership there is a question of feeling”. Cristina Stamate - Partnership Developer Specialist JV International - embodies in this simple but profound phrase the essence of this new collaboration and adds: “it was the same passion for innovation and research, the desire to differentiate oneself on the market, that we has allowed us to join our forces and create a product that communicates all our values to the user. The 4-handed work has meant that the final result is the perfect combination of Michelin’s experience and technicality and craftsmanship but at the same time Parlanti’s quest for innovation. “

MICHELIN SOLES projectJV International is the strategic partner chosen by Michelin for the design, development and production of Michelin-brand high-performance soles. JV International is based in Italy, with headquarters near Como and design & product development center in Verona. In China, the headquarters is in Hong Kong, plus a production site and an R&D center. The Italian structure deals with the implementation of the strategic plan, managing the screening of the technologies, the direction of R&D, the development of the design, the management of relations with partners and the marketing and communication activities to the Michelin brand. (Www.michelin-lifestyle.com)

About MICHELINSince its foundation in 1889, Michelin’s mission has been to contribute to the progress of the mobility of goods and people through the production and marketing of tires for all types of vehicles, from two-wheelers to earth-moving machines. In addition, Michelin accompanies the traveler with a wide range of maps and road atlases, tourist guides, hotel-restaurant guides, the viamichelin.it and app website and develops high-tech materials for the mobility industry. The Group, whose head office is in Clermont-Ferrand (France), is present in 170 countries and has 67 production sites, which produced 190 million tires (2018). Over 125,000 people work there. Its Technology Center, the heart of the Research and Development sector, has offices in Europe, North America and Asia. (www.michelin.it)

About PARLANTI The Parlanti boots factory was born in Rome in 1987 and immediately established itself in the equestrian sector as a leading manufacturer of custom-made riding boots; All the products are the result of a meticulous craftsmanship that reflects the passion and the study that have animated the company for over thirty years. Established as a family-run company dedicated to Made in Italy and innovation, the Parlanti fashion house now boasts over one hundred top international riders testimonials active in the most important circuits of world riding.Exporting company in 124 countries produces, in addition to riding shoes, a wide range of accessories available online on parlanti.com and parlantipassion.it.

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Quaranta se t t imane d i gare a l l ’anno. Tant i sono g l i appuntament i che l ’Equ iE f fe Eque-s t r ian Cent re d i Gor la Minore presenta ne l suo b ig l ie t to da v is i ta . Non c ’è che d i re : bas terebbe questo pr imo e lemento d i in formaz ione per so l levare cur ios i tà e s tupore e fa r percep i re , anche a ch i d i cava l l i e concors i non è po i tanto fe r ra to , qua le immenso lavoro c i s ia d ie t ro un ’a t t i v i tà che t iene un r i tmo cos ì p ressante e che pera l t ro s tag io-ne dopo s tag ione a l la rga i l suo ragg io d i az ione.La proposta è ad ampia get ta ta perché co invo lge a tu t to tondo i l mondo deg l i agon is t i in se l la : da cava l l i /pony con g iovan iss imi , sopra t tu t to que l l i de l bac ino nord i ta l iano che s i a f facc iano con emoz ione a l pa lcoscen ico de l lo spor t , a i fuor iclasse de l c i rcu i to top che, sempre in g i ro per i l mondo, ne l la lo ro rout ine d i gare fanno add i r i t tu ra fa t ica per sceg l ie re i l p rogramma d i concors i da ta la sempre crescente o f fe r ta d i event i e c i rcu i t i de l ca lendar io in ternaz iona le . I l fa t to che in gara a l l ’Equ iE f fe , impegna t i come caval ier i o come tra iner dei loro a l l iev i , s i possano regolarmente incontrare mostr i sacr i del jumping come Steve Guerdat , Mart in Fuchs, John Whitaker, Roger Yves Bost , o Mi-chel Robert è la conferma più ef f icace che i l centro ha prerogat ive d i reale eccel lenza.

Emanue le Fio re l l i , classe 1966, march ig iano d i nasc i ta ma lombardo d i adoz ione da l l ’e tà d i 5 ann i , è i l p ropr ie tar io de l l ’ impianto ma sopra t tu t to ne è i l Deus ex ma-ch ina . Pro fess iona l i tà , tanto lavoro , pro fonda conoscenza de l le es igenze tecn iche e organ izza t ive lega te a l mondo de l sa l to os taco l i cara t te r i zzano da sempre la sua a t t i -v i tà e l ’apprezzamento de i p iù t i to la t i suo i co l legh i d i o l t ra lpe è i l p remio a l t raguardo che p iù lo in teressa . “ I lo ro compl iment i e la lo ro “ fede l tà” sono davvero benz ina per ch i lavora . Ho a l le spa l le qu ind ic i ann i d i car r ie ra in ternaz iona le d i cava l ie re ad a l to l i ve l lo ( t ra i vent i e i t rentac inque ann i con 24 Coppe de l le Naz ion i d isputa te anche in sed i d i gara come Roma, H icks tead, Rot terdam e La Bau le , 12 presenze a l lo CS IO d i P iazza d i S iena e d iverse prove ne l la FE I Wor ld Cup: n .d . r. ) ma quando ho cap i to che i mie i cava l l i impor tant i e rano ar r iva t i a f ine car r ie ra e quanto fosse d i f f i c i le r imanere a que l l i ve l lo ho pre fer i to appendere g l i speron i a l ch iodo e ded icarmi ad un d i f fe rente proget to pro fess iona le ne l se t to re . Cos ì è na to Equ iE f fe . I l cent ro era s ta to cos t ru i to a l l ’ in i z io deg l i ann i 90 da l la famig l ia Sozz i e in onore de l la p iù impor tante cava l la d i Va ler io , s i ch iamava La Pamina. L’ho compra to ne l 2011 ed era ch iuso g ià da qua lche tempo”.

Fiore l l i ha da segu i to una l inea gu ida mol to prec isa ne l la proget taz ione de l suo im-p ianto e sopra t tu t to ne l la sua gest ione. “Ho sempre e so lo rag iona to p iù con la tes ta d i cava l ie re che non con que l la d i o rgan izza tore d i event i , met tendo la qua l i tà a l p r imo posto r i spet to a l la quant i tà . Sapevo ovv iamente bene qua l i fossero le misure de l le sce l te d i ch i d i questo spor t è a t to re p iù che impresar io e da sub i to mi sono imposto d i d iminu i re i numer i de l le presenze in concorso per ass icurare mig l io r i ser v iz i e uno s t i le d i v i ta a i par tec ipant i senza t roppe press ion i” . Comodi tà ne l quot id iano graz ie ad un’organ izzaz ione che da l punto d i v is ta log is t ico , o l t re che da que l lo spor t i vo , fosse s tud ia ta ne l de t tag l io per i l benessere de i cava l ie r i , de i cava l l i e d i tu t t i g l i addet t i a i

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ann i ) e Leonardo (19) .

Emanue le Fio re l l i was born in Pesaro in 1966 and s tar ted to r ide as a grown-up a t AS IM SUD d i rec ted by Uber to Lup inet t i and whe-re he s tar ted h is career as a pro fess iona l r ider. He d id h is mi l i ta r y ser v ice wi th the Carab in ier i and spent t ime in Rome be ing taught by Co lone l Ra imondo D’ Inzeo. The horse he was most successfu l w i th was ca l led Equ inoxe du Mor in , a f te r which the main arena a t the Equ iE f fe Equest r ian Cent re i s named. He has two ch i ld ren , Margher i ta (16) and Leonardo (19) , who both have a grea t pass ion

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The Gorla Minore EquiEffe Equestrian Centre presents an important programme with forty weeks of show jumping events every year. Even this first piece of information should be enough to arose curiosity and amazement, indicating even to those with no expertise at all as far as horses and shows are concerned, that an immense amount of work is required to support such intense activity and one that has increased year after year.This programme is wide ranging, because it involves the entire world of show jum-ping, from horses and ponies ridden by the very young, especially those in northern Italy excitedly making their debut in the world of competitive sport, to the cham-pions riding in the top circuit who, constantly touring the world, find it hard when programming their year to choose from the ever growing list of events and circuits on the international calendar. Confirmation that this centre has prerogatives of true excellence is confirmed by the fact that one regularly comes across the names of legendary riders and coaches such as Steve Guerdat, Martin Fuchs, John Whitaker, Roger Yves Bost, or Michel Robert in the lists of those competing at EquiEffe.

Emanuele Fiorelli, born in 1966 in the Marche Region, but a Lombard by adoption since he was five years old, is the owner of this equestrian centre, but is above all its Deus ex machina. Professionalism, hard work, a profound knowledge of the technical and organisational skills linked to the world of show jumping, have always been his hallmark and the appreciation expressed by his most important foreign colleagues is the reward that interests him most. “Their compliments and loyalty are what fuels our work. I was a top level international rider for fifteen years [between the age of twenty and thirty-five he rode in 24 Nations Cups also at important venues such as Rome, Hickstead, Rotterdam and La Baule, 12 times at the Rome Piazza di Siena CSIO and various shows in the FEI World Cup, Editor’s Note] but when I realised that my best horses had come to the end of their careers and how difficult it was to stay at that level, I chose to hang up my boots and devote myself to a different professio-nal project in the show jumping world. That marked the beginning of EquiEffe. This equestrian centre was built at the beginning of the 1990s by the Sozzi family and called La Pamina in honour of Valerio’s top horse. I bought it in 2011 after it had been closed for some time.”

Fiorelli has implemented very specific guidelines in the planning of the centre and above all in its management. “I have always only reasoned more as a rider than as an event organiser, setting quality rather than quantity as my priority. I obviously knew what criteria were applied by those who are the main actors rather than entre-preneurs in this sport and I immediately chose to lower the number of participants at the shows so as to guarantee better services and provide them with a lifestyle with less pressure. We ensured that daily life was comfortable thanks to a logistical and sporting organisation that was studied in every detail to guarantee the wellbeing of the horses, the riders and everyone involved. All the jumping here takes place indo-ors and obviously that is a great advantage, especially during the winter season.

There are 570 stables for shows, two arenas (100 metres x 60 metres and 130 metres x 100 metres), one indoor arena (70 metres x 40 metres) also used as the collecting ring in the summer season. In addition to these, there is a 100 metre x 40 metre collecting ring for the main arena, a tensile structure measuring 60 metres x 40 metres for lunging horses and a second slightly smaller indoor arena.”Obviously EquiEffe’s success has been ongoing. Fiorelli ideas are clear but he is certainly not the sort of person who rushes matters unless there are very specific reasons. “I started by organising small 2* and 3* shows and then only in the past two years did we start to organise a circuit that inaugurated the season with the Milano Jumping Challenge, lasting five weeks between March and April, and one early in the autumn, the three-week long EquiEffe Classic. The calendar also includes a two-we-ek long indoor show in November and a CSIO Youth.”

The equestrian centre and show planning has evolved continuously and there are increasingly qualified and ambitious short term plans. “Next year will mark the debut of our new grass arena. It is going to be wonderful and was built with the greatest possible attention. There are great expectations and I am sure that it will turn out to be a great surprise for everyone. It is very large (200 m x 180 m) and we will use it carefully.”

The EquiEffe Equestrian Centre is moving ahead at full speed and events organised for 2020 will make history, while waiting for the FEI to decide on its candidature for the 2021 European Jumping Championships for Young Riders, Juniors, Children

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che non con quelladi organizzatore di eventi.

l a vor i . “ Tut t i i percors i sono a l coper to e questo ovv iamente è un grande vantagg io , spec ia lmente ne l la s tag ione inverna le . Abb iamo 570 box per i concors i , due campi gara (m.100 x m.60 e m.130 x m.100) , un manegg io coper to (m.70x m.40) che ser-ve anche come campo prova coper to per la be l la s tag ione. A quest i s i agg iungono i l campo prova d i m. 100 x m.40 che ser ve l ’a rena pr inc ipa le , una tenso-s t ru t tura d i m.60x m.40 per g i ra re i cava l l i a l la corda e un secondo manegg io coper to leggermente p iù p icco lo .”

La cresc i ta d i Equ iE f fe e de l l ’a t t i v i tà è s ta ta ovv iamente progress iva . Fio re l l i ha le idee ch iare ma non è cer tamente la persona che ant ic ipa i tempi se non ha conferme p iù che prec ise . “Ho in iz ia to a fa re p icco l i in ternaz iona l i con fo rmula d i 2 /3 s te l le e so lo neg l i u l t imi due ann i abb iamo in iz ia to a propor re un c i rcu i to ad aper tura d i s tag ione, i l Mi lano Jumping Cha l lenge, c inque set t imane t ra marzo e apr i le , e uno in in iz io autun-no, l ’Equ iE f fe C lass ic d i t re se t t imane. I l ca lendar io prevede anche un appuntamento indoor a novembre d i 2 se t t imane e lo CS IO g iovan i le” .

L’ impianto e la p ian i f icaz ione gare è in cont inua evo luz ione ed i p ian i a brev iss ima scadenza sempre p iù qua l i f i ca t i e ambiz ios i . “L’anno ent rante segnerà l ’esord io de l nuovo campo in erba . Sarà be l l i ss imo ed è s ta to rea l i zza to con la mass ima a t tenz ione. C ’è mol ta a t tesa e sono cer to che s i r i ve le rà come una grande sorpresa per tu t t i : è d i ampio resp i ro (m. 200 x m. 180) e lo doseremo ne l modo g ius to” .

Equ iE f fe Equest r ian Cent re avant i tu t ta . L’appuntamento con i l 2020 fa g ià s tor ia ment re s i aspet ta la r i sposta de l la FE I a l la cand ida tura de l l ’ impianto per i Campiona t i Europe i G iovan i l i 2021.

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R i f le t to r i r ipe tu tamente punta t i su Po lo e Char i ty quest ’anno a l Roma Po lo C lub. L’ant ico c i rco lo de l la cap i ta le , cu l la d i questo spor t in I ta l ia , è s ta to pa lcoscen ico idea le per due event i p romoss i per la racco l ta fond i dest ina ta a Senteba le e Opera t ion Smi le . Spor t , g lamour, mondani tà e una corn ice da l fasc ino par t ico lare sono s ta t i e lement i v incent i d i due g iorna te da r icordare .

Sua A l tezza Rea le i l Duca d i Sussex , conosc iu to a i p iù come i l P r inc ipe Harr y, è da sempre for temente impegna to ne l le opere d i benef ic ienza, i l 24 maggio è s ta to un tes t imonia l d ’eccez ione ne l la par t i ta annua le , ISPS Handa Po lo Cup organ izza ta da Senteba le , l ’assoc iaz ione che lu i s tesso ha crea to ins ieme a l Pr inc ipe See iso Breng See iso per combat tere ne l l ’A f r ica sub Sahar iana l ’ IHV.

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CHARITY AND THE ROMA POLO CLUB: A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP

The spotlight has repeatedly been focused on polo and charity this year at the Roma Polo Club. The Italian capital’s ancient club, the cradle of this sport in Italy, proved to be the ideal setting for two events that organised fundraising for Sentebale and for Operation Smile. Sport, glamour, sophistication and a location with particular charm were the winning elements of two days worth remembering...

On May 24th, His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, known to most as Prince Har-ry and always very committed to charity work, was an exceptional testimonial in the annual ISPS Handa Polo Cup game organized by Sentebale, the charity he created with Prince Seeiso Breng Seeiso of Lesotho to fight HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Wea-ring the St. Regis colours, Prince Harry’s team beat the U.S. Polo Association, in front of the very elegant guests who crowded the Roman club for an occasion involving serious security to protect players and members from curious crows and the many television crews. In 1951, as shown by the splendid period photographs on display in the club house, the Roma Polo Club had the honour of hosting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip who captained the British team on the pitch at Acqua Acetosa. At the end of September, the second event attended by hundreds of guests was with the seventh edition of ‘Polo del Sorriso’ (Smile Pole) supporting Operation Smile, the organization that raises funds for operating on children with facial deformities all over the world.

This was a great event, perfectly organized by a committee of efficient volunteers chaired by Flaminia Elser, and included a Carabinieri fanfare, two opera singers, the Police dog group, exhibition stands, and a prize for the best dressed lady, as the backdrop for two exciting matches. Guests of honour of included the President of Roma Polo Club, Cataldo D’Andria, the founders of Operation Smile, Bill Magee and his wife Kathy, who were visiting Rome from Virginia Beach, and the President of Fondazione Smile Italia Onlus, Carlo Salvatori.

POLO IN ITALY: A BIT OF HISTORY.

The history of polo in Italy dates back to the 1920s, when Carlo Kupelwieser foun-ded the first polo club with two playing fields on the island of Brijuni, now Croatia. It was instead His Royal Highness the Duke of Spoleto who created the first Polo Club in Rome in 1930. In Rome there was already a group of players who had atten-ded the club of the island of Brioni. There were players who owned their own horses but there was no field.

The ‘Società Corse al Trotto’ solved the problem by making available the racetrack at Villa Glori which, during the 1960 Rome Olympics, gave way to the construction of the Olympic village. the intervention of a specialized technician was required To transform the lawn of the racecourse into a polo field,. Polo made its debut there on May 10, 1930 with a series of spectacular high-level matches. Later on, the ‘Roma Polo Club’ obtained a piece of land not far from there, at Acqua Acetosa where the current club stands, now incorporated in the centre of the capital.

l ’occas ione p iù che b l inda to per l ’assa l to d i cur ios i e t roupes te lev is ive . Ne l 1951, come tes t imoniano le sp lend ide immagin i d ’epoca conser va te ne l la club house, i l c i rco lo aveva avuto l ’onore d i osp i tare la Reg ina E l i sabet ta I I e i l P r inc ipe Fi l ippo d i Ed imburgo, quest ’u l t imo impegna to su l po lo p i tch de l l ’Acqua Acetosa in veste d i cap i tano de l la squadra br i tann ica .

A f ine set tembre l ’appuntamento per cent ina ia d i osp i t i è s ta to con la se t t ima ed iz ione de l Po lo de l Sor r iso per Opera t ion Smi le , l ’o rgan izzaz ione che raccog l ie i fond i per operare i bambin i a f fe t t i da mal formaz ion i de l vo l to in tu t to i l mondo. Una grande kermesse per fe t tamente organ izza ta da un comi ta to d i e f f ic ient i vo lontar i p res ieduto da F lamin ia E lser dove l ’es ib iz ione de l la fanfara de i Carab in ier i , d i due cantant i l i r i c i , de l gruppo c inof i lo de l la Po l i z ia , g l i s tand espos i t i v i , e i l concorso d i e leganza sono s ta t i fes tante contorno d i due emoz ionant i par t i te . Osp i t i d ’onore de l pres idente Roma Po lo C lub, Ca ta ldo D’Andr ia , i fonda tor i d i Opera t ion Smi le , B i l l Magee e sua mogl ie Ka thy, a Roma da V i rg in ia Beach e i l P res idente de l la Fondaz ione Smi le I ta l ia On lus , Car lo Sa lva tor i .

POLO A ROMA: UN PO’ DI STORIA.

La s tor ia de l po lo in I ta l ia r i sa le ag l i ann i vent i , quando ne l l ’ i so la d i Br ion i , ogg i te r r i to r io de l la Croaz ia , Car lo Kupe lwieser fondò i l p r imo C lub d i Po lo dota to d i due campi d i g ioco . Fu invece Sua A l tezza Rea le i l Duca d i Spo le to a creare a Roma, ne l 1930, i l p r imo Po lo C lub. A Roma es is teva g ià un gruppo d i g ioca tor i che avevano f requenta to i l club de l l ’ I so la d i Br ion i . C ’erano i g ioca tor i che avevano a d ispos iz ione de i cava l l i d i p ropr ie tà ma non es is teva un campo.

La ‘Soc ie tà Corse a l Tro t to ’ r i so lse i l p rob lema met tendo a d ispos iz ione l ’ ippodromo d i V i l la G lor i che, in occas ione de l le O l impiad i d i Roma de l 1960, lasc iò i l posto per la cost ruz ione de l v i l lagg io o l impico . Per t ras formare i l p ra to de l l ’ ippodromo in un campo d i po lo fu r ich ies to l ’ in ter vento d i un tecn ico spec ia l i zza to . I l debut to avvenne i l 10 maggio 1930 con una ser ie d i spet taco lar i par t i te d ’a l to l i ve l lo . In segu i to i l ‘Roma Po lo C lub’ o t tenne un ter reno a l la poco lontano d i l ì , a l l ’Acqua Acetosa dove sorge l ’a t tua le s t ru t tura , ogg i cong loba ta ne l cent ro de l la Cap i ta le .

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Clabe l è una rea l tà a l ser v iz io de l cava l lo e de l cava l ie re na ta ne l 2001: un ’esper ienza quas i ventenna le con iuga ta a una na tura le propens ione per l ’ innovaz ione. I suo i p rodot t i sono s tud ia t i per garant i re i l magg ior comfor t , a t t raverso so luz ion i persona l i zza te in base a l le es igenze d i ogn i cl ien te . E leganza, comodi tà , un ic i tà e pra t ic i tà rappresentano i concet t i card in i de l la sua f i loso f ia .

I l p re fabbr ica to in legno, cemento e acc ia io ass icura s t ru t ture dura ture ne l tempo, con mater ia l i che mantengono ina l te ra ta la qua l i tà o r ig ina le e cer t i f i ca t i eco-f r iend ly.

Accanto a l d ia logo costante con i mig l io r i p ro fess ion is t i de l le d isc ip l ine equest r i , C labe l pone par t ico lare impegno ne l l ’ in terpre tare le necess i tà de l cava l lo e ne l r icercare so luz ion i sempre p iù a l l ’avanguard ia per i l suo benessere . G l i a t tua l i p roget t i a f f iancano spaz i ded ica t i a l cava l lo ne l la sua spec i f ic i tà e zone re lax pensa te per i cava l ie r i , che possono cos ì v ivere app ieno la propr ia pass ione in compagnia de l p ropr io an imale . A l l ’ impor tanza de l conta t to t ra cava l lo e cava l ie re sono isp i ra t i g l i u l t imi lavor i d i C labe l , come i l cent ro d ’a l lenamento in cos t ruz ione in I r landa, comple to d i spa per i cava l l i , e la scuder ia con p isc ina dest ina ta a l la r iab i l i taz ione deg l i an imal i in Normandia .

L’a t tenz ione a l benessere de l l ’an imale gu ida C labe l ne l la rea l i zzaz ione d i impiant i a misura d ’uomo e d i cava l lo ins ieme, in una d imens ione d i amore rec iproco e compl ic i tà .Fin da l le o r ig in i , C labe l promuove la sa lvaguard ia e l ’educaz ione a l r i spet to de l cava l lo . Quest ’anno, so t to i l pa t roc in io d i Fie racava l l i 2019 e de i cava l ie r i de l la FE I ver rà devo lu ta la scuder ia a l la On lus Proget to I s lander, come g ià fa t to ne l 2014 con la On lus I ta l ian Horse Pro tec t ion .

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