Strzegom October Festival 2023

Strzegom October Festival: the season final with an Olympic line-upThis will be the last international „equestrian triathlon” event in Poland this year. Over 380 horses, 10 cross-country tracks and world-class riders - Strzegom October Festival starts at the hippodrome in Morawa on Thursday.Riders from 30 countries will compete in 10 international classes from two- to four-star level in both short and long formats, in the Intro class, and in the European Youth Eventing Masters tournament. Three national classes will also be played out.Some of the world’s top eventers have signed up to compete, including the current Olympic champion and world vice-champion – Germany’s Julia Krajewski, her compatriot Michael Jung – an extremely experienced multi-medalist, European champion, world champion and Olympic champion, Australia’s Andrew Hoy - a true legend of equestrian sport, eight-time Olympic champion and six-time Olympic medallist, as well as Swedish athlete Sara Algotsson Ostholt - the Olympic silver medallist.The arenas of Strzegom will also host the leading Polish riders, including the entire podium of this year’s national Eventing Championships: Julia Gillmaier, Paweł Warszawski and Mateusz Kiempa.Strzegom October Festival starts on Thursday with the dressage trials. Cross-country, the most exciting part of the equestrian triathlon, will be played out over three days, from Friday to Sunday. The final showjumping and XC trials will determine the winners over the weekend.