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We can see a thousand paripas at the Hortobágy Equestrian Days in Debrecen
Hortobágy / Debrecen – Hortobágy is a very important tourist value for Debrecen today, emphasized Mayor László Papp.
The Hortobágy Equestrian Days will be held for the 54th time between 15 and 17 July. The organizers of the event are Főnix Rendezvényszervező Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft. And Hortobágyi Natészetvédelmi és Génmegőrző Nonprofit Kft.
Photo: Szabolcs Kander
The main purpose of the Hortobágy Equestrian Days has not changed over time: to introduce the past and present of the pastoral culture typical of Hortobágy, as well as the work and tooth collection of the Mátai Stud.
The three-day program attracts the audience with the most abundant program on offer: nearly a thousand horses, six hundred riders, four hundred folk dancers and sixty craftsmen showcasing their skills.
Árpád Gergely Medgyesi, the managing director of Hortobágyi Nature Conservation and Gene Conservation Nonprofit Ltd., said at the press conference: the current character of the stud developed in the middle of the 1800s, when he brought non-breed horses from Mezőhegyes. The executive quoted an elderly foal about the equestrian days: more and more townspeople and young people are coming to find Hortobágy for themselves. That is why the equestrian days are a very important event here, along which the relationship between Debrecen and Hortobágy is revived, as the stud is a value that has not been exploited properly yet.
Linked to this idea, László Papp, the mayor of Debrecen, drew attention to the fact that the relationship between the two cities has deep historical roots. The Civis thought of it as a defining part of their former estate system.
– The unspoilt or preserved natural environment is becoming more and more valuable, so Hortobágy is a very important tourist value for Debrecen today – László Papp, adding: in order to increase their value, we started to participate in the implementation as that the old light of equestrian days can be restored ”.
An important element of the equestrian days will be the qualifying race called Hortobágy gallop, which will be the national team of the autumn National Race.