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The Grand Tournament 2026: 20 years of collective equestrian sports

The Federal Equestrian Park of Lamotte-Beuvron hosted from May 15 to 17, 2026 the twentieth edition of the Grand Tournament, organized by the French Equestrian Federation. This anniversary weekend brought together approximately 2,500 riders and 556 teams for the French championships of collective equestrian sports, on seventeen competition fields mobilized simultaneously and supervised by one hundred and seventy competition officials.

Four disciplines in competition

The distribution of entries reflects the respective popularity of the disciplines: 263 teams in horse-ball, 238 in pony-games, 41 in mounted archery, and 14 in paddock polo. A Polynesian horse-ball team traveled more than 15,000 kilometers to reach Sologne.

The finals of the French Horse-Ball Cups

A highlight of the weekend, the finals of the French Women's and Mixed Horse-Ball Cups were held on Saturday, May 16, starting at 7:30 PM. Meurchin won the women's final against Coulazou with a score of 5-4. In the mixed final, Loire-sur-Rhône won 11-7 against Chambly, coached by two exclusively female trainers.

Activities and novelties

On Friday, May 15 at noon, the public was able to challenge twelve riders from the French pony-games team in a fun activity organized on foot in front of the federation's stand. On Saturday, May 16 at noon, a signing session brought together the finalists of the French Horse-Ball Cups. A demonstration of polocrosse, a hybrid sport of Australian origin between polo and lacrosse, was also presented — the discipline will become official FFE in 2027.

Next edition

The Grand Tournament 2027 is already scheduled from May 6 to 9, 2027 at the Federal Equestrian Park of Lamotte-Beuvron.

Friday, May 15, 2026

• 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM — Pool phases on 17 fields: horse-ball, pony-games, mounted archery, paddock polo
• 12:00 PM — Pony-games challenge: the public can compete on foot against 12 riders from the French pony-games team (federation stand)
• Polocrosse demonstration (hybrid polo/lacrosse sport, future official FFE sport 2027)

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM — Continuation of pool phases and first final phase matches
• 12:00 PM — Signing session with the finalists of the French Horse-Ball Cups (federation stand)
• From 7:30 PM — Finals of the French Women's and Mixed Horse-Ball Cups (weekend highlight)

Sunday, May 17, 2026

• 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM — Finals of the different disciplines and categories (horse-ball Club and Youth, pony-games, paddock polo, mounted archery)
• Awarding of French champion titles (more than 70 titles awarded in total over the weekend)

• 20th edition of the Grand Tournament — anniversary weekend
• Approximately 2,500 riders and 556 teams participating
• 17 competition fields mobilized simultaneously, 170 officials
• More than 70 French champion titles awarded
• Finals of the French Horse-Ball Cups on Saturday evening: Meurchin (women's) and Loire-sur-Rhône (mixed) crowned champions
• A Polynesian team having traveled more than 15,000 km to participate
• Polocrosse demonstration, future FFE discipline 2027
• Free entry for all three days