Top facilities at Equitour Aalborg
The organizers behind the new international horse show in Denmark, Equitour Aalborg, wants to create an event for the whole family with topsport, entertainment for the kids and a large koncert with some of Denmarks most popular artists.
Everything is coming together at Helgstrand Academy in the small city of Uggerhalne north of Aalborg, Denmark, where a brand new venue for international topsport is being build. The organizers behind Equitour Aalborg, Andreas Helgstrand and Jens Trabjerg, wants to create one of the most attractive legs in the FEI Nations Cup series for the riders as well as the audience.
Equitour Aalborg is held for the first time on June 1st- 5th 2017, and will be five days of dressage and jumping at the highest level - hopefully with some of the top combinations in both disciplines. For the first time in Denmark, Equitour Aalborg is the host of a CDIO 4* qualifier in dressage, and even though the horse show is 2. division qualifier in jumping a lot of 1. division teams has enteredlike Germany, the Nederlands, Sweden and Great Britain.
“We are aiming at making this the best outdoor horse show ever in Denmark”, says organizer Andreas Helgstrand, who at the moment is working on getting everything in place at Helgstrand Academy before the 1st of june.
“We really hope, people will give it a chance and come by and see the venue. We are doing everything, we can, to make this a fantastic event for the whole family with tivoli, auction and concert. We want everybody to have that feeling of festival, fun and sport and hope to be able to create just that”.
Mini-Hagen in the North
Equitour Aalborg is inspired by the international horse show “Horses and Dreams”, which takes place every year at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany.
“They have created a fantastic cozy and familiar atmosphere, which we hope to be able to bring to our event as well. The venue is small with short distances to everything, we have dressage and jumping, something for the kids - especially our big “Kids festival” on the 3rd, so our intentions are, that you get a feeling of being at someones home loaded with the danish ‘hygge’”, Andreas Helgstrand says.
Youth meets experience
‘Youth meets experience’ is the motto for the event and a part of the strategy behind Equitour Aalborg, says organizer Jens Trabjerg.
“It’s important for us to create a horse show, where the up-and-coming pony-, junior- and youngrider combinations get a chance to test themselves at a large venue like this and give them experience for the future. It gives them a chance to ride on a team, which is one of the key elements at the international championships. The pressure is completely different, when you ride for points for the team and not just your own fame and glory”.
For more information about Equitour Aalborg please go to our website: www.equitour.dk. It’s possible to follow Equitour Aalborg on Facebook as well and get the latest news.
About Equitour Aalborg:
The new international horse show in the North
1st - 5th June 2017 Equitour Aalborg is being held for the very first time and will be hosting one of the FEI Nations Cup legs in both dressage and jumping.
The organizers wants to host a fantastic horse show and make it the most attractive horse show in the North so far. Some of the best combinations in both jumping and dressage will attend. Andreas Helgstrand and Jens Trabjerg, who are the organizers behind the show, have a clear vision: to make Equitour Aalborg one of the most attractive legs of the FEI Nations Cup series for both riders and audience.
Alongside the sports activities, different activity areas will be designed on the showground for the families attending. These areas will include a children’s fairground, a food market, a great exhibition area and a concert space. In other words, it is going to be a huge folk festival for the whole family with lots of atmosphere and visitors, that will help guarantee a world-class tournament – both in the equestrian sport, but also when it comes to the surroundings.
