Abu Dhabi: Dh 5 million up for grabs for showjumpers in 2025 season
The Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club (ADEC) today released the 2025 showjumping schedule, a string of high-profile shows that are attracting the best patrons of the UAE as well as foreign equestrians.
Total purse is Dh five million, the calendar continues showjumping’s historic rise in the UAE, and confirms Abu Dhabi’s status as a global centre of horse excellence.
Not least the Abu Dhabi International Showjumping Event, from January 24 to 26 with the CSI4*-W International Showjumping Championship and Grand Prix World Cup Qualifier.
Guests from all over the world will go head to head for Dh 1.2 million in prize money, jumping at a height of 1.55m. This historical occasion will excite the audience and remind the UAE that it has always been on the side of the horses.
This release follows the official launch of ADEC’s new equestrian and lifestyle destination, an event facility on 54 acres. The centre is created to provide the best of all worlds for riders, horses and spectators.
There are indoor, covered and outdoor arenas, green paddocks, wide hacking trails and top-of-the-line arena seats.
Integrated with luxury and lifestyle, the future ADEC location will include exclusive boutiques, spas, fine dining and more. These products will transform the horse life, mixing sport and lifestyle.
"We’re thrilled to be opening this immersive, new venue before showjumping season. "This premium project also confirms the UAE’s dedication to defending and promoting our horse culture in the world," said ADEC’s Director General Ali Al Shaiba.
"We are thankful to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and President of the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, for his constant support and guidance, which has helped take the sport to the world.
There is more to the Abu Dhabi International Showjumping Event than elite competition. It offers a rare hybrid of top-tier sport, culture and luxury, which flies with modernity.
The event will be framed in a way that leaves the guests of all ages with fond memories.The programme makes the day not only a celebration of horse racing but of community, culture and shared enthusiasm.
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