The epidemic is still recurring, but China's equestrian industry is stubbornly recovering. Looking back on 2021, friends in the equestrian industry have accompanied Equestrian Magazine and Equestrian Online through a difficult but enthusiastic year. In the last week of 2021, Equestrian magazine summarized the "2021 Major Events in the Horse Industry" and looked forward to recapturing the sweet and sour memories of the year with readers and friends.
1 The Chinese equestrian team at the Tokyo Olympics made a historic breakthrough
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The Chinese equestrian team made a historic breakthrough in the equestrian events of the Tokyo Olympic Games, achieving full participation in two sub-events (steeplechase and triathlon) of the Overseas Olympic Games for the first time. The Chinese equestrian triathlon team, composed of Hua Tian, Sun Huadong, Bao Yingfeng and Liang Ruiji, achieved the 9th place in the team. The Chinese Equestrian Steeplechase team, consisting of Li Zhenqiang, Li Yaofeng, Zhang Xingjia and Zhang You, finished 12th in the team.
2 The equestrian project of the 14th National Games was successfully held
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From September 16th to 25th, the equestrian events of the 14th National Games were held at the equestrian competition venue of Qinhan New Town, Xixian New District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. In the dressage competition, the Guangdong team continued its traditional advantages in the event and won team and individual gold medals. In the competition of the three races, the Tibetan team won the team championship and was also the first gold medal of the Tibetan team in the equestrian event of the National Games. Olympic rider Liang Ruiji, who took into account both the triathlon and the obstacle course, won the individual championship of the track obstacle course and the individual third place of the triathlon at the National Games.
3 The hangzhou Asian Games epidemic-free zone has passed the national review and will ensure the progress of the equestrian competition
With the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou officially launched the construction of epidemic-free areas in September 2019. In addition to the indispensable hardware venue conditions for the hangzhou 2022 Asian Games equestrian competition, it is also an important prerequisite to build a non-regulated equine animal disease area (referred to as an epidemic-free area). The epidemic-free zone in Tonglu, Hangzhou, successfully passed the national review to ensure the smooth entry, safe participation and safe return of overseas participating horses.
4 The National Equestrian Dressage Championships and the National Equestrian Steeplechase Championships were successfully held
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In early May, the National Equestrian Dressage Championships and the National Equestrian Steeplechase Championships were opened. At that time, in the case of a stage victory in the epidemic, its successful holding provided an excellent training opportunity for equestrian athletes before the National Games, and also encouraged more equestrian athletes to actively participate in training during the epidemic.
5 The Chinese Equestrian Youth National Team was officially established
In order to fully implement the development strategy of national sports and education integration, and find the reserve talents for cultivating equestrian sports, according to the selection conditions in the notice of the Chinese Equestrian Association on the open recruitment of team members to form a national youth equestrian team, after the review and study of the association and the expert coaching team, 14 young riders were selected into the U16 group of the national junior team, and the projects included dressage dance steps, venue obstacles and two comprehensives; 16 young riders were selected into the U21 group of the national youth team, including dressage steps and venue obstacles.
6 The National Equestrian Academy of China Equestrian Association settled in Wuhan Business School
On July 12, the signing ceremony of the China Equestrian Association and Wuhan Business School to jointly build the China Equestrian Association National Equestrian Academy was held in Beijing, which means that the first national equestrian academy in China will officially settle in Wuhan Business School. China Equestrian Academy will give full play to the leading role of university education, and build an education and training base for equestrian professionals and an equestrian vocational skills certification and examination center. On December 5, 2021, the opening ceremony of the China Equestrian Academy was held in Wuhan, which means that the China Equestrian Academy was officially launched.
7 Tian Xing Liang "Equestrian Dream Aid Project" public welfare won the 2021 FIR Concerted Effort Award
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The International Equestrian Federation, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2021, held a grand annual congress and annual awards in Antwerp, Belgium. The FIA Annual Awards, established to recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the development of equestrian sports in the world, is the 13th edition of the 13th edition of the IMA Annual Awards, in which the Chinese local public welfare project Tianxing Tunliang "Equestrian Dream Aid Project" public welfare project participated in the IMA Concerted Effort Awards, and successfully broke through and was crowned.
8 The 3rd China Youth Masiewu Competition came to a successful conclusion
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On October 23, the 3rd China Youth Masiewu Competition 2021 came to a successful conclusion. The China Young Horse Sywood Competition is a dream-building young equestrian event specially designed for young horses aged 4-7 years old, and is also the first young horse riding obstacle course held by China in Asian countries and regions. 2021 is the third edition, aiming to make China's dream of breaking into the world into reality.
9 IliMa Beijing Promotion Exhibition was successfully held
Image source: Organizer of the Tianma Out of Xinjiang event
On September 30th, the "Tianma Out of Xinjiang to Help Rural Revitalization - 2021 Yili Horse Beijing Promotion Exhibition" was held in Beijing Xiwu Country Equestrian Club and successfully concluded. At the auction of the promotion exhibition, 30 Ili horses found buyers. On the same day, a symposium on the theme of "Ten Thousand Horses Out of Xinjiang to Help Rural Revitalization" was also held. In the context of the contradiction between the huge market demand for the domestic horse industry and the lagging industrial construction, the Ili horse "coming out" has become the trend of the times, and the strategy of "Tianma out of Xinjiang" and "West Malaysia East Race" is an innovative move to stabilize Xinjiang and consolidate the border and revitalize the countryside under the current situation.
10Eman Magazine and the Beijing Horse Association conducted the 2021 Equestrian Industry Data Survey, which will be released soon
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Since 2016, this will be the fifth time that Equestrian Magazine has released a data survey report on China's equestrian industry. The report is divided into five major sections, which summarize the relevant survey statistics and analysis of the equestrian industry overview, equestrian clubs, horse owners, equestrian events and the future outlook of the industry. The data survey on equestrian clubs and owners in the report was obtained by the staff of Equestrian Magazine after three months of collection and statistics, and jointly conducted an industry analysis with the Beijing Equestrian Association, aiming to provide a valuable market basis for the development of China's equestrian industry.
11 Beijing Shanglin Equestrian Central Park completed
Image source: Beijing Shanglin Equestrian Central Park
Beijing Shanglin Equestrian Central Park was completed, with a total area of about 3,000 mu, of which 1,100 mu of woodland will carry out a variety of events and activities, including equestrian endurance races, equestrian triathlon - cross-country races and horse recuperation grounds. Shanglin Equestrian Central Park has built a large indoor equestrian hall and outdoor venue, which can accommodate 6,000 to 10,000 people, and its overall scale is grand and diverse, leading a new equestrian format.
12 The groundbreaking ceremony of the first international equestrian sports center in Guizhou was successfully held
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On December 23, 2021, the groundbreaking ceremony of Guiyang International Equestrian Sports Center, the first international equestrian sports center in Guizhou, was successfully held in Tiejiancheng. Its construction has enabled the international professional equestrian sports venues in Guizhou Province to achieve a "breakthrough of zero", and also marked a new chapter in equestrian sports in Guizhou and Guiyang. As part of the supporting system of the Tiejiancheng community sports, Guiyang International Equestrian Center has built community equestrianism into an important carrier of community life.
Finishing /Editorial Board of Equestrian Magazine