The 2016 Autumn MET starts up on Tuesday 18th of October with it\u2019s first week of competition, stretching out until Sunday 13th of November.<\/p>\n
Twelve Longines Ranking classes and 471.000 Euro in prize money<\/strong><\/p>\n There will be no less than twelve Longines Ranking classes at this year\u2019s Autumn MET, and a total of 471.000 Euro in prize money.<\/p>\n The 2016 Autumn MET also gives riders a unique opportunity to show a large number of horses every week as both CSI1* and CSI2* competitions are on this year\u2019s program of the Autumn MET, with Gold, Silver and Bronze Tours \u2013 as well as CSIYH classes.<\/p>\n Each rider can bring a total\u00a0of four horses for the CSI1* as well as for the CSI2*, with a maximum of\u00a0eight horses per rider. This gives riders the possibility to compete up to eight horses every weekend. In addition, riders can bring up to three horses for each age group\u00a0(5, 6 and 7-year-olds) in the young horse classes \u2013 with a maximum of six horses. In total, this gives the riders the opportunity to compete up to fourteen horses during every week.<\/p>\n The right girl for the job<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWith four weeks of Autumn MET, we are simply giving the riders what they have been asking for. The Autumn MET has become increasingly popular, and there has already been big interest for this year\u2019s Tour so we urge the riders to make their reservations and entries as soon as possible,\u201d says Bettina P\u00f6hls, MET Event Director, who is excited to launch this year\u2019s Autumn-edition.<\/p>\n Before she moved to Oliva and started her new job as MET Event director, P\u00f6hls worked many years for the German company Equestrian Sport Events and is very happy with her new responsibilities. \u201cBeing Event Director of such a great equestrian event, with the perfect facilities and a fantastic team here in Oliva is making me very proud,\u201d P\u00f6hls says.<\/p>\n A familiar face for those who previously have visited Oliva, P\u00f6hls has already proved that she has what it takes to bring together such a huge event. With plenty of organizing experience on the equestrian circuit, P\u00f6hls is definitely the right girl for this job.<\/p>\n Excellent facilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Every year, the facilities in Oliva Nova are improving. One huge grass ring (140 x 80 meters), two big competition sand rings and also lots of rings designated for flatwork \u2013 all with top quality footing delivered by Dammann \u2013 wait for horses and riders, in addition to the brand new longing area.<\/p>\n Riders also praise the nearby beach, which is fantastic for the horses\u2019 bodies and minds and gives an opportunity for varied work as well as relaxation \u2013 next to a competitive environment. At Autumn MET the horses get to enjoy both time off as well as competition.<\/p>\n For riders and their teams, the restaurants, bars and the shopping village on-site also make the MET-experience something special.<\/p>\n A home away from home<\/strong><\/p>\n Some riders have chosen to make the most out of the facilities in Oliva, and stay with their horses between the Autumn MET and Spring MET. One of them is young Belgian superstar Constant Van Paesschen, that has been a loyal competitor at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva from the tour\u2019s early days.<\/p>\n Last summer, the Van Paesschen-family decided to make a more permanent base for themselves and their horses in Oliva. Between the 2015 Autumn MET and 2016 Spring MET, Constant\u2019s team used the MET facilities: \u201cDuring the winter we had approximately fifteen young horses standing in the permanent MET stables in Oliva,\u201d Constant explained in an interview for 2016 Spring MET. \u201cWe could ride the horses on the beach and used the MET\u2019s facilities, such as the rings where we could build any course we wanted for the horses. They certainly can learn a lot this way! A base at MET Oliva in between the Tours has proved to be a great opportunity for our young horses!\u201d<\/p>\n Riders interested to stay during the winter months are of course welcome to contact the show office, that will assist with any practical requests.<\/p>\n And with that the 2016 Autumn MET-team welcomes you and your horses to Oliva in October and November!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the first time, the Autumn MET 2016 will count a total of four weeks. 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