Last 19th March, the Counsellor of Tourism, Commerce and Sports of the Andalusian Regional Government, Sergio Moreno, collected in Cadiz the Gold Plaque awarded to the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Foundation by the Cadiz Provincial Council in recognition to the Foundation’s history and the work done by the institution in spreading and promoting the equestrian culture. The award was given during the institutional ceremony in celebration of the Day of the Province at the Regio Hall of the Provincial Palace.

After receiving the award, Sergio Moreno highlighted the important role of the Royal Andalusian School as tool for tourist promotion of the region and its cultural value, which it has preserved “with care and mastery of a secular tradition”. Likewise, he remarked that it has become “not only a prestigious institution, but above all, an ambassador of Jerez, Cadiz and Andalusia to the world and a symbolic place visited every year by a growing number of people”.

The institutional ceremony, which was presided over by the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, and the President of the Cadiz Provincial Council, Francisco González Cabañas, was also attended by the Counsellor of Public Works and Transportation, Luis García Garrido, as well as other authorities and public representatives of our province.

The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Foundation, based in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz) and internationally known by its equestrian dance show “How the Andalusian Horses Dance,” develops activities regarding the training of High School Dressage riders, tourist promotion and selection of pure thoroughbred Spanish horses. Its premises are located in the Recreo de las Cadenas Palace, where the Equestrian Art, Carriage and Harness Museums are also situated. These museums were visited by over 200,000 people in the year 2007.

The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Foundation integrates into the Andalusian Regional Government through the Council of Tourism, Commerce and Sport, the Cadiz Provincial Board, the Jerez de la Frontera City Council and the Ministry for Defence.