Practical Horseman

Viva Las Vegas!

The world’s best show-jumping and dressage competitors are returning to the “Entertainment Capital of the World” April 15–19, 2020 for the FEI World Cup™ Finals. Hosted at the newly renovated Thomas & Mack Center in downtown Las Vegas, just off the famed Strip, this premier showcase will feature five days of equestrian competition, entertainment and shopping.

“We have so many exciting things planned for the 2020 finals—it’s going to be like nothing anyone has ever seen before,” says Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events, Inc., producer of the finals.

The 2020 finals mark the seventh time that Las Vegas has hosted the FEI World Cup Finals following 2000 and 2003 when it hosted the jumping finals, and 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2015 when it hosted both the jumping and dressage finals.

As if the 50,000 square feet of shopping at the event isn’t enticing enough, here are a

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