Information on the French Championships

The Generali Open de France is an equestrian event that takes place every year in Lamotte-Beuvron . All disciplines and all levels of clubs and ponies are represented during events that serve as French championships for the most part.

The French Open has been held since 1994 at the Lamotte-Beuvron Federal Equestrian Park . Since 2002 , the insurance company Generali France has sponsored this event, which is now called the Generali Open de France. In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, the event was cancelled again. Due to this cancellation, the French Equestrian Federation is proposing to regional equestrian committees to organise a regional pony and club Open during the months of July and August 2021 .

The numbers

16 days of competitions
30 hectares of parking
32 functional tracks
165 hectares, the surface area of the park
250 judges
300 volunteers
1,500 different clubs
3,800 boxes on site
7,000 different horses
8,000 different ponies
20,000 people per day, on average
231,000 vehicles counted
500,000 cumulative visitors

In 2012, the Generali Open de France became "the largest equestrian event in the world" , a title certified by Guinness World Records .
The largest equestrian event brought together 13,838 riders who took part in an event organized by the President of the French Equestrian Federation, Serge Lecomte (France) in Lamotte, France, between July 7 and 29, 2012.

The French Ponies Open

It takes place in the second week of July and brings together all the Pony events in the different disciplines (Show jumping, dressage, eventing, pony games, equifun, barrel racing and vaulting). All these events are reserved for riders and ponies who have qualified during the season according to the scale established each year by the French Equestrian Federation and take place by level and sometimes by size of the ponies (example: CSO C elite, reserved for ponies classified in category C).

The French Clubs Open

It takes place the last week of July and brings together many riders divided into age groups: the youngest go at the beginning of the week and the oldest at the end. To be qualified for the events, you must have accumulated a certain number of participations and first quarters (in the event run in the championships) during the season . Depending on the number of first quarters obtained by the rider and the number of starters in his event and age group, the rider may be able to compete in an event called Excellency Or Premium . Many disciplines are represented (CSO, Dressage, CCE, Trec...).

The History of the Federal Equestrian Park

A documentary about the Park was made in 2017, recounting its creation, its objectives, its expansions and its results. It shows the first shots of the ground before renovation, archive images and videos of the first competitions… A wealth of information for the most curious among you!

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