Spain
About the Federation
Spain is one of the three countries (together with France and Italy) which started to develop Working Equitation, and participated in the first International Working Equitation Championships. After a few years Spain stopped participating and was out of the discipline for several years. In 2015 the Spanish Equestrian Federation signed the protocol with WAWE, starting to compete again and developing the competition in Spain. As a result, international competitions were organised in symbolic places such as CECyL (Segovia) and inside the ramparts of the medieval town of Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca). The discipline grew very fast and riders reached good marks immediately, because Working Equitation is strongly connected with Spanish traditions - riders are used to riding with one hand and using the garrocha daily on the farms with cattle. After a period of learning in international competitions, Spain took the silver medal at the last Senior and Junior World Championships (2022 and 2023), showing the level and improvement of its riders. Although national competitions do not yet have many participants, Spanish riders compete at high levels internationally. This year Spain organizes its fifth Spanish Championship.
- Organisation
Real Federación Hípica Española
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