Starting on Thursday, 30 June, the World Cup international driving competition at Lipica Stud Farm will see a record participation of over 70 drivers with more than 200 horses from 13 countries.

On the 25th Anniversary of the Republic of Slovenia’s Independence, the Brazilan Postal Service, Correios do Brasil, launches commemorative stamps with white Slovenian Lipizzaner and brown Brazilian Mangalarga Marchador horse motifs as part of their Diplomatic Relations Series.

On Saturday 18 June, Lipica Stud Farm will participate in Museum Summer Night, a traditional event held by Slovenian galleries and museums. During this pleasantly fresh summer evening, visitors will be able to enter the stud farm free of charge between 06.00 and 22.00.

“Lipizzaner horses will remain Lipica Stud Farm’s main priority,” attendees at yesterday’s press conference were assured by Lipica Stud Farm Acting Manager Lorela Dobrinja and Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek.

Marcela Krinke Susmelj, the Swiss-rider-with-Slovene surname, and her horse Smeyers Sopran won the Grand Prix Freestyle to music in the FEI CDIW / CDI3* International World Cup Dressage Competition. In the most difficult of tests, which counts towards the World Cup, Krinke Susmelj impressed judges gaining 72.5% and securing first place.

Lipica Stud Farm is ready for tomorrow’s Grand Finale of the FEI CDIW / CDI3* International Dressage World Cup Tournament. At 2:30 p.m., 15 riders will compete for World Cup Points in the most demanding Grand Prix category, the Freestyle to Music Programme.

Russian competitor Tatiana Miloserdova and her horse Awakening triumphed in the Grand Prix, the second day of the International Dressage Competition’s most difficult event, at Lipica Stud Farm. Scoring 69.38%, Miloserdova is also favourite to win Sunday’s World Cup scoring Grand Finale.

Irish rider Anna Merveldt and her horse Idamantes took first place at St. Georges, the most demanding category on the first day of the International Dressage Tournament at Lipica Stud Farm. Her convincing performance resulted in achieving the result of 69.579%.

At Lipica Stud Farm, 26 May will mark the beginning of the traditional international dressage tournament, FEI CDIW / CDI3* / CDIYH / CDIJ / CDIY / CDIP / CDICh, which is part of the Dressage World Cup. The four days of competition will see the performances of 75 riders and 101 horses from 15 different countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Russia, Slovenia and Switzerland. They will also be joined by competitors from more distant countries, such as Brazil and New Zealand.

We hereby inform our respected guests that during the international dressage competition FEI CDI3*, from 26 to 29 May, access to the historic tree avenues in the central area of the stud farm will be limited. Because of this, we invite you to the international dressage competition taking place at the hippodrome.