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Horse-Ball History PDF Print E-mail

The Most important dates

  • 2008: First World Cup in Ponte De Lima, Portugal: Three new countries playing : Argentina, Brazil and Canada.
  • 2007: First FIHB Champions League at Stockholm, Sweden.
  • 2006: First World Cardon Pato-Horse-Ball Championship in Buenos Aires including Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italie, Portugal, Spain, USA, United Kingdom.
  • 2004: FEI recognizes horseball as offical equestrian discipline in groups I and II.
  • 2004: First Junior European Cup, at Lamotte-Beuvron in France.
  • 2003: First Women European Cup, at Abano in Italy.
  • 2002: Demonstration matches during FEI WEG in Jerez, Spain.
  • 1999: Establishment of FIHB to organize international development.
  • 1992: First European Cup, with England, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, and Portugal.
  • 1988: France demonstrates horseball abroad, and several countries start to develop teams.
  • 1979: First French national horseball championship.
  • 1979: Horseball is codified and the first rules are edited.
  • 1978: Jean-Paul Depons establishes with FFE the base of horseball.
  • 1977: Demonstration of various equestrian games during a major horse show in Paris.
  • 1970: FFE, the French equestrian federation is looking forward to develop equestrian games to bring a new dynamism in the riding schools.
  • 1936: Capitain Clave, a show jumping world champion from French cavalry, introduces a new team game called "Horse-Ball", which rises lot of interest. Unfortunately after the world war II, it will mostly remain practiced in a few riding clubs, as a seat deepening exercise. 1930s Equestrian games like Polo, "Paddock Polo", or "Pato de picadero", develop in France.


Horse-Ball History The Most important dates2008: First World Cup in Ponte De Li

 

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