BACKGROUND INFORMATION

A twentyone year old great equestrian festival

When in 1999 we started with the CSIO-W**** we never imagined we could fly that high. Year after year we have been increasingly growing. Everything started as a "whim". The "whim" of a father of horse riders -he himself an amateur horse rider, enthusiastic and deeply committed to equestrianism. What had started as a hobby ended up in a lifestyle, a fascinating sport life. It was highly important that Argentina be appointed as host of a CSIO-W . We therfore started working in order to fulfill the expectations of those who trusted in our effort. At first it was almost impossible to bring foreign teams to our country, mainly from Europe, so far away from our continent. But we did it. An increasing number of teams began to come to our competition until in 2003 six teams -an unprecedented fact in South America- took part in it.

We went through harsh times during which Argentina endured a difficult economic situation, however we took the risk and went ahead always hoping that the situation would improve. We grew up, learnt a lot and kept on adding the participation of world known riders and visitors, namely the" Infanta de Borbón" in 2004 and Athina Onassis in 2005. Always relying on the support of our sponsors we kept moving forward , proud with our achievements.

During all these years the event has been honoured by the presence of numerous international riders, first class course designers such as Olaf Petersen, Leopoldo Palacios, Frank Rothenberger, Bryan Henry; famous foreign judges and an increasing number of public attending the show. The celebration of the 10th anniversary was a major milestone in the history of this show jumping festival -always renewed and enriched - it marked the retirement from competition of one of our most famous horses "El Capricho Calwaro" and we were also honoured by the attendance of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, President of the FEI ( Federation Equestre Internationale) who thus acknowledged the importance of our competition on a worldwide basis.

From 15nd to 17th, November we will host the traditional EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL CSI2*-W Haras El Capricho, followed, as usual, by a big musical show which will close these two-week major equestrian event, always with unrestricted access.

On Saturday 16th and Sunday 19th, more than 600 specially invited visitors will be able to enjoy a privileged view from the VIP area. Haras El Capricho welcomes everybody to enjoy five days of the best equestrian sport in a beautiful natural environment, and in a friendly company.

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THE HARAS

LOCATION

Capilla del Señor, provincia
de Buenos Aires. Argentina

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