ENGLISH [2009]

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PROGRAMS


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 30 MAY 2009, SATURDAY

2 - 5 PM Competitors’ practice
5 - 10 PM Rehearsal of Historical Equestrian Games

 31 MAY 2009, SUNDAY

11 AM - 12 AM Opening Ceremony of the National Gallop:
ceremonial resolution of the competitors - Historical Equestrian Games
(Conquest of Hungary, Renaissance, 1848-49)
12 AM - 1 PM Little Hussar Gallop – Qualifying Rounds
(Junior riders' competition)
1 - 7 PM National Gallop – Qualifying Rounds:
1 - 1:45 PM 1st, 2nd, 3rd qualifying round
1:45 - 2 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
2 - 2:45 PM 4th, 5th, 6th qualifying round
2:45 - 3 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
3 - 3:45 PM 7th, 8th, 9th qualifying round
3:45 - 4 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
4 - 4:45 PM 10th, 11th, 12th qualifying round
4:45 - 5 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
5 - 5:45 PM 13th, 14th, 15th qualifying round
7 - 8 PM Show Jumping – "Six bar jumping"
9 - 10 PM Fire Gallop – Night Equestrian Parade

 01 JUNE 2009, MONDAY

10 - 11 AM Show Jumping – "Puissance"
11:15 - 11:30 AM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM National Gallop – Semifinals
11:30 - 12:15 AM 1st, 2nd, 3rd semifinal
12:15 - 12:30 AM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
12:30 AM - 1:15 PM 4th, 5th, 6th semifinal
1:15 - 1:30 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
1:30 - 2:15 PM Traditional Hussar Race
2:15 - 2:25 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
2:25 - 2:50 PM Little Hussar Gallop – Final, Award ceremony
2:50 - 3:10 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
3:10 - 3:30 PM Trotting star race
3:30 - 3:40 PM Stuntman show
3:40 - 4 PM ORANGEWAYS Celebrity Charity Race
4 - 4:10 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
4:10 - 4:30 PM Presentation of disabled horse riders
4:30 - 4:40 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
4:40 - 5:25 PM Historical Equestrian Games
5:25 - 5:40 PM Competition of Hungarian Olympic and World Champions
5:40 - 5:55 PM Gate opening, cleaning up the ring
5:55 - 6:30 PM National Gallop – Final, Award Ceremony

PERMANENT PROGRAMS DURING THE EVENT

Craftsmen's market • Folk music programs • Carriage and saddle exhibition • Horse riding and caressing • Nomad archer camp • Hussar camp

"My little hero" children's drawing exhibition
Award ceremony: 31th May 2 PM, "The Kitchen of Hungary" stage

Gallop Promenade
Presentation of the competing cities, villages and their sponsors
Open: Saturday: 1 - 10 PM, Sunday: 10 AM- 10 PM, Monday: 10 AM - 7 PM

"The Kitchen of Hungary"
Dishes of Hungarian gastronomic regions – Taste Hungary!

There is no rain date! Rounds will also be held in case of bad weather!

GATE OPENING: The ring will be opened every 60 minutes for 10-15 minutes, so you can cross it and go to the middle of the Heroes' Square.

 

 

ATTENTION!
In the competitors and horses interest:

- It is forbidden to use flash next to the ring!
- It is forbidden to throw anything to the ring!
- Please use raincoats instead of umbrellas!

 

FREE ACCESS TO THE EVENT

 

 

 


Heroes’ Square, Budapest, Hungary
May 30th – June 1st, 2009.