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24 August 2022

The Cavalry Escort of the Presidential Regiment Will Perform on VDNH at the Opening Day of the Spasskaya Tower Festival

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On August 26, on the opening day of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival, Moscow’s VDNH will welcome the Cavalry Escort of the Presidential Regiment’s performance, showcasing the team’s best works staged over the twenty years of the horse-riding arena's history. 

"This year, on September 2, the Cavalry Escort of the Presidential Regiment turns 20, thus part of the team’s performance will showcase their best works staged throughout the Spasskaya Tower Festival. However, the performance will also include several new works," said Mr. Sergey Smirnov, Head of the Festival’s Directorate.

The riders of the Presidential Regiment Cavalry Escort will demonstrate their refined dressage and dashing trick-riding skills as well as show finesse control while riding bridle-less. 

"Audiences are always looking forward to performances staged by the Cavalry Escort. This year’s show will be very vibrant and encompass a huge variety of features that will leave no one untouched", highlighted Mr. Smirnov. 

On the opening day of the Festival, about 30 horses of six different breeds will take part in a show lasting about 40 minutes.

The horse show, which will be attended by the riders of the Cavalry Escort, will unfold on August 26 at the Center of National Equestrian Traditions at VDNH. Admission to all daytime events of the Festival is free.

The Spasskaya Tower Festival daytime show program will also feature performances by Martina Staemmler-Gerusel, a prominent trainer from Germany, and her team of Vladimir heavy horses, artists of the horse theater, and riders from the Kremlin Equestrian School. 


The day will kick off at 1pm (13:00) with a plethora of activities for kids and finish at 6:10pm (18:10) with the show performance of the Kremlin Equestrian School. 

Supporting state official ceremonies and events is the key task of the Cavalry Escort of the Presidential Regiment of the Moscow Kremlin Commandant’s Service of the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation.

The service record of the Cavalry Escort is huge, featuring the inauguration of the President of the Russian Federation, solemn events with the participation of the heads of states and governments, annual participation in the Victory Parade, and a parade dedicated to the military parade of November 7, 1941. Since 2004, it has taken part in the ceremonial foot and guard mounting on the Cathedral Square inside the Kremlin. Every year it participates in the horse race for the prize of the President of the Russian Federation and in some other significant events.

The Festival is carried out following the Order of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, under the aegis of the Public Council headed by Mr. Alexander Zhukov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Moscow Department of Culture.


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