From Pavilion 10 of Fieracavalli, you can virtually fly overseas to the heart of the United States.
In ring B, the Italian Quarter Horse Association (AIQH) brings the soul of the western world to the stage with Halter competitions: trials in which Quarter Horses, Appaloosas and Paint Horses are judged on balance, structure and musculature, accompanied by hand by their handlers. It is a close look at America’s most iconic breeds, capable of telling the story, genetics, and equestrian culture.
Alongside the main categories, there are also classes dedicated to coat color, such as the “Most Colorful at Halter” for Appaloosas and the Colored Classes reserved for Paint horses. The program also includes the Best in Show and the historic Grand Champion, which rewards the most representative subjects of the show.
For the youngest, there is the Challenge All Breed, dedicated to foals, while the Ranch Riding tells the versatility of western breeds with exercises inspired by work on American farms: it is not speed that counts, but precision, calm and harmony between horse and rider.
On Thursday, the day kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with the Italian Parelli Instructors Team for a morning session that precedes the Western Show Grand Opening Stallion Parade at 11:30 a.m.; at noon the Grand Champions Stallion and Mares All Ages All Breed trials follow, and in the early afternoon (from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.) the Appaloosa Halter classes for weanlings, yearlings and 2 years & over are scheduled, followed at 2:30 p.m. by the Appaloosa Most Colorful at Halter. In the afternoon, the Parelli Team returns to the field from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm, with a moment also designed for the little ones at 5:30 pm with the Leadline, while at 6:30 pm the judge Linda Long leads a Halter & Showmanship stage; the evening closes with demonstrations of western riding from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
On Friday, activities resume at 10 am with the Parelli Team, then at 12:30 pm the Opening Stallion Parade and, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, the first go of the All Breed Challenge for weanlings & yearlings; followed by the Futurity of the Paint Horse Club Italia and the Italian Appaloosa Championship in the afternoon, while in the late afternoon the Parelli Team returns for a new session and at 6:30 pm there is a stage dedicated to Western Horsemanship and Ranch Riding.
Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. opens again with the Parelli Team and continues at 11:30 a.m. with the final of the Challenge All Breed for weanlings & yearlings; at noon and in the early afternoon there are two APHA Special Events, then at 2:30 p.m. there is the Leadline for the little ones. In the afternoon, the Parelli Team holds another work shift until the big event with the Ranch Riding open all ages, staged from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., which brings to the field binomials of all ages and levels.
On Sunday, the American morphology ring opens with the free movement of the horses from 9 to 10, followed by a session of the Parelli Team until 11.30 and then the Best in Show with its final until 12.30. Immediately afterwards, there will be space for the Ranch Riding open to all ages from 12:30 to 13:30, the Stallion Parade and the Fieracavalli 2025 Champions parade between 13:30 and 15:30; in the afternoon, Team Parelli will close the program with a final session from 16:00 to 18:00.
