Russia's Kremlin Riding School Equestrians Saddle Up for Moscow Festival

Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017 kicked off on July 8, where young riders from the country’s most prestigious equestrian clubs and the best equestrians of the Kremlin Riding School will demonstrate their prowess to the public.

The independent non-commercial organization Kremlin Riding School was created in November 2006 to promote horse riding sports as an element of a healthy lifestyle, revive the spiritual heritage of Russia and support national centuries-old equestrian traditions.

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Starting from July 8, Moscow’s VDNKh exhibition center hosts the Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017.

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The festival program includes three competitions in equestrian sports and five demonstration performances.

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Young students of different equestrian clubs will be judged on their dressage and show jumping skills during the open competitions.

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The winners of the competitions will take part in the Spasskaya Tower 10th Anniversary International Military Music Festival, which is traditionally held on Red Square in late August.

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Dressage, the highest class of riding and an Olympic sport, is viewed as the most elegant of equestrian sports.

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Riders from the Kremlin Riding School perform at the Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017 at the VDNKh exhibition center on July 9.

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Horses of the Kremlin Riding School students during a performance at the Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017 at the VDNKh exhibition center on July 9.

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Show jumping refers to competitions where riders overcome various obstacles in a special show jumping field.

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Riders from the Kremlin Riding School perform at the Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017 at the VDNKh exhibition center on July 9.

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A Kremlin Riding School student at the Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017 at the VDNKh exhibition center on July 9.

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The festival will end on July 22 with a performance from the Cavalry Honorary Escort of the Presidential Regiment.

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A Kremlin Riding School student at the Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sports 2017 at the VDNKh exhibition center on July 9.