The city of Esposende hosts the 1st Edition of the Summer Tour between the 28th of June and the 7th of July.

June 28th to 30th: International Jumping Competition 2* & Iberian Cup

July 4th to 7th: International Jumping Competition 2* & Iberian Cup

The event provides professional riders with a competitive experience of excellence, both in terms of participation and sporting performance, and in the hospitality with which the city of Esposende embraces the event, the participants and their families, giving a special meaning to the sporting context.

In pursuit of excellence, the organization awarded Prize Money of €94,000.00 to the main events of the Competition, boosting a healthy competitive spirit among the athletes and thus providing added value to the initiative.

The organization of the international event is part of the strategy of leveraging sporting notoriety and visibility in the international equestrian community, with a subsequent effect of enhancing the internationalization of the region and Esposende as an equestrian destination, through the PortugalEquestrian® program. The organizational, sporting and promotional coordination between the Municipality and the CHN has achieved excellent results, with a significant impact of these products on the local economy, throughout the year.

The event's value proposition is to provide a unique tourist and sporting experience, enjoying a unique natural setting and organizational excellence; offer an innovative concept in integrating different social/tourist events and attracting audiences; create specialized products by customer segment and combine the comfort of participating in the event with active experience in the territory during and between competitions.

EVENT CHARACTERISTICS

• 800 National and International sets (400 per competition)

• 1200 Riding Professionals

• 70 employees

• 400,000 viewers (live television broadcast on SPORT-TV)

• 100,000 views in live-streaming (ClipMyHorse)

• 7 Days of Competition | 6 competitions per day

• €94,000 in Prize Money

• 11 Nationalities of participating athletes (India, China, Brazil, Finland, France, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Portugal)

• 15,000 people (Public)

• Public entry is free

HONOR COMMITTEE:

Secretary of State for Sport

Dr. Pedro Dias

President of Porto and Northern Portugal Tourism

Dr. Luís Pedro Martins

President of the IPDJ

Dr. Vítor Pataco

President of the Municipality of Esposende

Arch. Benjamin Pereira

Sports Councilor of the Municipality of Esposende

Dr. Rui Losa

Portuguese Equestrian Federation

Dr. Bruno Rente

Porto and Matosinhos Equestrian Center

Prof. João Mota

Posthumously

Armando de Barros

Abílio Cardoso

Álvaro Aguiar