In this competition, several national and state champions compete against each other at Equitana. With a great sense of empathy and fine aids, they prove that their horse trusts their leadership in various situations. The versatility and responsiveness of the western horse is at the centre of the discipline.

The Ranch Riding Cup is organised by the EWU - the largest western riding association in Germany and Europe

From the traditional herding work of cattle herders in southern Europe to modern, international competition sport. The four disciplines of dressage, trail, speed trail and cattle work are on the competition programme. They are often ridden on southern European horse breeds such as Andalusians, Lusitanos or Camargue horses, from whose home countries the herdsmen's work on horseback originated.

At EQUITANA, the participants in the Working Equitation Cup will present excerpts from the Working Equitation competitions with various trail obstacles, which will be judged according to the evaluation criteria of dressage. Finally, there is the ‘Speed Trail’: each rider must complete the trail course as quickly and correctly as possible. This demanding sport is presented with speed, harmony, rhythm and speed in the various sub-disciplines!

In the Uelzener Versicherungen Show Cup, the show stars of tomorrow can present their show in front of over 3000 spectators and an expert jury and prove what they can do! Fast-paced bareback acts, quadrilles with a twist or a pas de deux with heart - the Uelzener Versicherungen Show Cup calls for imagination. An expert jury assesses the technical execution and the artistic aspect of the performance - and the last third of the judgement belongs to the crowd. Creative performances by two- and four-legged performers are rewarded with enthusiastic applause from the audience. And the applause is a deciding factor when it comes to the overall judgement of the individual pairs!

Here the big arena becomes a cross-country course!

Whether for the set-up team or for the riders - it's going to be athletic in the big arena! For the Indoor Eventing Cup, we will once again bring a real bush feeling into the show hall. With hedges, tree trunks, narrow corners and owl holes, EQUITANA's living room will be transformed into a cross-country course! The audience will experience an exciting indoor cross-country class L with many well-known riders from the national and international eventing sport.

Icelandic horses have always been a part of EQUITANA with their very special charm, their authenticity and their unique joy of movement. This time, they will once again be taking part in the competitions!

With the five gaits of the audience favourites, which cover an enormous spectrum in their range of use from children's friends to high-performance athletes, they will bring EQUITANA to a spectacular finish on the final day. On Wednesday, 12 March, a number of top-class Icelandic horse riders will be guests who will present a competition programme in tölt, four and five gaits in the large ring.

This fast-paced Isi-Cup will be held in accordance with the international rules and regulations, judged by an experienced jury and accompanied by informative and captivating commentary for the audience. The public will experience a veritable firework display of multiple gaits in slow and fast tölt, the fourth gait of the Icelanders, as well as in the basic gaits trot, walk and canter ... and of course in the fifth gait, the flying race pass!