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The first Horse Show we have references
was held on 1907, in which the winner
was the French rider Mr. Larregain, riding
“Almenzor”. Since then the development
of the Madrid Horse Jumping Event organized
by Club de Campo was only influenced by
the history of our country and the world
evolution of the equestrian sport, failing
in very few occasions to the annual meeting.
The first editions took place in the
installations that Club de Campo had in
Paseo de la Castellana, but finally the
Show was located in the new installations,
built between river Manzanares and Casa
de Campo. These facilities, that were
improved according to the requests of
the equestrian sport of that moment, consolidated
the Madrid Horse Jumping Event, and made
it a reference for the best riders of
the world. Before the Spanish Civil War,
47 editions were held, in which the names
of the best Spanish and European riders
were inscribed as winners of the Grand
Prix.
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López
del Hierro family celebrating
Height Jumping World Wide Record
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After an interval of four years (1936-1939)
the Madrid Horse Show lived the great growth
and development of the Show Jumping all over
the world; the glorious forthties and fifthties
in which our riders, leaded by Francisco Goyoaga,
were the winners of most of the competitions
of the main Horse Jumping Event. Those “Golden
Years” for the Spanish equestrian sport
and the victory one year before of Paco Goyoaga
in Paris in the first World Championship, gave
to Club de Campo the opportunity to host and
organize the main Horse Jumping Event held since
then, the World Show Jumping Championship, that
took place in 1954. This Championship was a
great progress in the sport objectives for the
Madrid Horse Show, because for this event were
built the actual tribunes, Jury Cabin and Honor
Stand, the stables were renewed and the entrances
were rebuilt, in order to give the “Green
Arena” the present appearance. Since then,
it is considered as one of the most emblematic
and permanent arena in the world.
From the historical Show of 1954, the Madrid
Horse Jumping Show passed across several incidents,
some positive and some negative, but nobody
feels indifferent having the occasion of competing
in this excellent arena. Everybody, including
riders, owners, chefs d’equipe, trainers
and amateurs wait anxiously until the calendar
reaches the last days of May to turn the attention
to Club de Campo Villa de Madrid and see who
has been the privileged to write his name in
the list of the winners of the most traditional,
loved and admired Horse Show of the International
Circuit.
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