Les Printemps des Sports Équestres Supports JustWorld With Visibility In Festive Atmosphere

Considered one of the hotbeds of French equestrian culture and history, Fontainebleau boasts one of the top equestrian sports venues in Europe. Horses have been lining up to race in the city since 1776, and its military school of equitation, in the former stable of the famous chateau, dates back 200 years.

For a week each April, Fontainebleau also hosts one of the sport’s top competitions in Les Printemps des Sports Équestres with GL Events Equestrian Sport, offering five-star jumping and dressage alongside three-star eventing and para-dressage at the Grand Parquet, bringing the elite from equestrian sports together to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.

As the official charity partner of the event, JustWorld will be represented by several Ambassador riders, a jump in the arena, a class activation, announcement and on-screen display of the nonprofit mission and testimonials. JustWorld Ambassadors from around the world, whether riders, owners, fans or officials, spread awareness and fundraise to support JustWorld Global Projects, changing the world one stride at a time. They wear branded merchandise, share the mission on social media, and spread the message through interviews. Equestrians of all ages and disciplines are encouraged to learn more about the program.

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There’s a long-established connection between GL Events Equestrian Sport and JustWorld International. In 2012, Sylvie Robert, then director of equestrian events at GL Events, was keen to fervently support JustWorld’s humanitarian activities.

In 2014, when the GL Events team organized its first FEI World Cup Finals in Lyon, France, they made sure JustWorld was in the spotlight, providing fantastic visibility to sports enthusiasts around the world.

Last year, GL Events welcomed JustWorld International to Les Printemps des Sports Équestres with great enthusiasm. The show supports JustWorld’s work to provide education, healthcare, nutrition, and leadership programs benefitting children in developing communities around the world. They are thrilled to host JustWorld again this spring, from April 22-28, at the Grand Parquet in Fontainebleau. The event is organized in partnership with the French Equestrian Federation and the Fédération Equestre Internationale.

• Para-dressage will kick off the show on April 22, with grades I-V, under the watch of Anne Prain, President of the Ground Jury, who will also be the President of the Ground Jury at the Paralympic Games. The competition will include top French riders vying for the Paralympic team.
  

• Jumping action commences on April 24, with challenges created by course designers Santiago Varela Ullastres and Grégory Bodo, who will be working at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, along with top riders who will be preparing for the Games, under the watchful eye of the French national selector Henk Nooren. A CSIYH* and a CSI2* will be held at the same time to enable riders coming to the event to bring a string of horses.
  

• Dressage, April 27-28, will also feature the French FFE Master Pro Championships.
  

• Eventing, offered for the first time at Le Printemps des Sports Équestres, will include a CCI3*-S for 30 riders, April 23-24. Pierre Le Goupil, appointed by the FEI last year to design and create the cross-country course for this summer’s Olympics, will also be officiating in Fontainebleau.

In addition, there will be a Fences Performance Auction of 20 sport horses on the evening of April 27, and spectators will find plenty of opportunities for shopping in the exhibitors village as well, plus children's activities, from petting animals to pony rides and drawing activities, jumping obstacles on stick horses and pedal tractor races.

Don’t miss GL Events Equestrian Sport’s spring highlight, surrounded by centuries of equestrian history, as it celebrates its third year in Fontainebleau and showcases JustWorld.

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JustWorld International

Established in 2003, JustWorld International was created to connect equestrians with a direct way to help fracture the cycle of poverty through education, healthcare, nutrition, and leadership programs benefiting children around the world. Ambassadors from more than forty countries have since committed to “Ride for the Cause” and transform the lives of children through equestrian sport. JustWorld has united the international equestrian community and become the Official Charity Partner of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport. Envisioning a more just world, the non-profit organization cultivates strategic, project partnerships in a collaborative approach to impact the lives of nearly 10,000 children around the globe annually.

To donate, become an Ambassador, or learn more about JustWorld, please visit www.justworldinternational.org or @justworldinternational on Facebook and Instagram.

JustWorld International is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States and tax-deductible donations are accepted in the United States. JustWorld International has no political or religious affiliation.

GL Events

With more than 40 years' experience, GL events is a major player in the main event markets: congresses and conventions; cultural, sporting, institutional, corporate or political events; trade shows and exhibitions.

GL events provides its customers with a comprehensive service offer: Live - event design, production and logistics, Venues - a network of event venues, Exhibitions - organizer of fairs, congresses and events. As a specialist in each of these 3 areas, the Group is involved in every aspect of events, from defining and designing the project to the implementation of operations on the ground.

The Group has been involved in all the Olympic equestrian events since 1992 and has also organized events for the Fédération Équestre Internationale, the prestigious House of Hermès and in its own name, which have contributed to the finest hours of equestrian sports for almost 30 years. 

GL Events is an Official Partner of Paris 2024, providing overlay planning and delivery for the equestrian and para-equestrian events to be held in the gardens of the Château de Versailles. GL events will also provide event overlay solutions for the Olympic and Paralympic venues located in central Paris, extending from the Champ de Mars to Place de la Concorde.