"Equimur still test Spain important Championship after Sicab of Seville, which is the Final Contest, by the number of specimens and quality and prestige of the participating farms" in the words of manager IFEPA Director Antonio Miras during the official presentation ceremony which took place this morning at the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, which has been chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá Cerdá, also accompanied by Daniel García Madrid and President of the Organizing Committee of Equimur, livestock Carlos Conesa Alcaraz.
Antonio Miras also highlighted that this year will be especially significant, due to the economic unusual circumstances accompanying the Sector, and the 100 Morphological contests that were held across the country, two thirds, contests dependent on budgets have hook the different administrations.
"With the management philosophy Ifepa" adds Miras, "we continue to be the qualifying test for the Championship of Spain, the country's largest, ahead of Jerez, and other Andalusian fairs.
The presence of the Sector and the fans there are in the region is allowing Equimur have this importance. "
Carlos Conesa, new President of the Organizing Committee Equimur, has said "it is an honor for him to be the President of the trade fair for the sector", and spoke of the important role of this event in the future of the horse of pure Spanish race and has shown support for the livestock in this difficult economic period.
The Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Cerdá stressed the importance of the equine industry in the Region of Murcia, this being the second or third Community concerning horses census, with 160 farms, 1,200 professionals and 6,800 thoroughbred horse race.
He added that "certainly is a consolidated fair, and a sample is achieving international fair, last year, despite the current situation with closed fairs."
The managing director of Ifepa, Antonio Miras, also facilitated the technical data relating to this issue, with the participation of about 400 copies, coming from 62 farms in Spain and abroad, with 200 corresponding to pure Spanish race, which will be judged by three international judges.
Apart from Morphological Competition pure Spanish race, he has spoken of the program of activities will be held, with presentations, discussion forum, competition dressage, hooves type marathon, jumping ponies for children, horseball contest of power, the famous shows etc.. 'and comprehensive shopping mall, where they will give quote a hundred companies that offer a variety of related equine world, from horse riding apparel, footwear, accessories, nutrition, applications for mobile products laboratories, headgear, etc. flamenco dresses.
The surface for the horse fair will be 35,000 square meters.
It also stressed "that which certainly characterizes Equimur too, is the commercial activity taking place, many farmers who come to the fair to take the pulse of the industry, and held a large number of buying and selling , which is a source of business for the horse industry. "
Daniel García Madrid has highlighted the importance of path Equimur collectively, its importance in the ranking of equestrian shows to be a reflection of what the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions for the Region of Murcia, which places it as a model optimum and effective.
See 2009 report:
http://www.murcia.com/torrepacheco/fotos/2009/equimur-caballos-pura-raza-pre/
See report 2008:
http://www.murcia.com/torrepacheco/fotos/2008/equimur/
Source: Agencias. Foto: archivo Murcia.com