Longines Global Champions Tour returns to Rome for the fourteenth stage of the season
Quick Look
- The Longines Global Champions Tour of show jumping returns to Rome from 9 to 11 October for the fourteenth stage of the season, hosted at the Military Hippodrome 'Gen.
- Pietro Giannattasio' in Tor di Quinto, with free entry and open to the public.
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Why It Matters
The Longines Global Champions Tour is considered the 'Formula 1 of Horse Riding' and stops in Rome for the fourteenth time in the season, returning to the historic site of Tor di Quinto, where Federigo Caprilli developed the Natural System of horse riding between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The great horse riding with the show jumping circuit returns to Rome with the Longines Global Champions Tour. From 9 to 11 October the best pairs in the world will return to compete under the sky of the capital for the fourteenth stage of the season of the "Equestrian Formula 1", a special edition that will pay homage to the history and place where modern horse riding was born: Tor di Quinto, at the "Gen. C.A. Pietro" military racecourse Giannattasio", cradle of modern show jumping and famous facility home to the 8th "Lancieri di Montebello" Regiment. After the first five editions held at the Stadio dei Marmi and another five at the Circus Maximus, the eleventh chapter of the Capitoline competition continues its journey to the most iconic places of the Eternal City and arrives where, between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, with Federigo Caprilli the revolutionary "Natural System" of horse riding was created. The event will maintain its formula: three days of horse riding and entertainment, completely free and open to the public. Enthusiasts and families will be able to experience a program full of events, shows and initiatives for all ages, including cultural proposals, interactive exhibitions, historical re-enactments and the inevitable equestrian shows.
Open Questions
- What are the names of the best pairs participating in the Roman stage?
- What specific equestrian shows will be featured over the three days?
- Will there be institutional guests or personalities from the world of sport present at the event?







