L'ARTE DEL CAVALLO 2021

This year, the city of Pietrasanta, known as the international capital of sculpture and artistic marble and bronze processing, celebrated a real rebirth after months of darkness and suffering. And it did so in the name of Nature and Beauty with the highly anticipated twentieth edition of the international competition devoted to the pure-bred Arabian horse "L'Arte del Cavallo," promoted by the Municipality of Pietrasanta and the Versiliana Foundation, coordinated by Luciano Borzonasca, sponsored by the Tuscany Region, by E.c.a.h.o. (European Conference of Arab Horse Organization and A.n.i.c.a (Italian National Association of the Arabian Horse), and held in the luxuriant Versiliana pine forest. The equestrian competition which last year got cancelled due to the pandemic returned to offer - between fun and agonism - the opportunity to see by close authentic and noble steeds as absolute protagonists of a show having as its primary purpose the promotion of the ancient culture of the Arabian horse in which legends and tales, the myth of a strong, fast, and beautiful horse gets revived.
For the twentieth edition, the Manifesto of the "Arte del Cavallo" got entrusted to the Italian master Antonio Signorini, an internationally renowned sculptor from Castagneto Carducci, who boasts a brilliant and prestigious career studded with exhibitions in the most important galleries in the world and has been cooperating with the foundries of Pietrasanta for some time. The city authorities also took part in the event, including Mayor Alberto Stefano Giovannetti, the President of the Versiliana Foundation Alfredo Benedetti, and the councillors Francesca Bresciani and Matteo Marcucci.
 Over 1,500 spectators took turns in the stands set up in the Versiliana park to watch the performances of the elegant steeds. In addition to the on-site attendance, approximately twenty thousand spectators watched the event through the Arabian Essence Web TV, which filmed and broadcast the event in its entirety, reaching fans from all over the world.
 Ninety Arabian specimens of international origin performed on the competition field presented by their respective handlers and scored by an international jury composed of Mr Moschini Christian (Italy); Mrs Weidner Michaela (Germany); Mr Reisel Gideon (Netherlands), and Mr Santoro Francesco (Italy). Disciplinary Commissioners: Mr Teobaldelli Gian Paolo (Italy); Mr Di Salvo Andrea (Italy) and Ms Raso Barbara (Italy). Ringmaster: Malerba Alberto (Italy). Music by Filippi Gianluca (Italy). Official photographer: Sunita Sassudelli (Italy). The show began on Saturday, 29th May at 10:00 (Europe / Rome) and ended on Sunday, 30th May at 23:00 (Europe / Rome) with the solemn award ceremony for the champions of this twentieth edition: In the Yearling Fillies Category, Gold medal champion the bay D Thariah (Fa El Rasheem x D Azalea) bred by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud and owned by Al Wajba Stud. Silver medal champion the chestnut Shahah Al Mashreq (Eks Alihandro x Ms Mary Lou) bred and owned by Fahad Ali Al Sulati. Bronze medal champion the bay Soraya del Falco (Sa Faez Simba x Zara By Mial) bred by Nardini Marco and owned by Piccioli Valentina. In the Junior Fillies Category, Gold medal champion, the bay Nouf Athbah (Eks Alihandro x Owf Praise) bred and owned by Athbah Stud. Silver medal champion, the bay D Swairah (Fa El Rasheem x D Sara) bred by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud and owned by Alkazemi Talal. Bronze medal champion the grey Madama Moniscione (Ajman Moniscione x Medea Moniscione) bred and owned by Buzzi Giancarlo. In the Senior Mares Category, Gold medal champion the grey Nihal (Shanghai Ea x Gs Libera) bred by Di Giovanni Gianfranco and owned by Mazza Claudio. Silver medal champion, the grey Cyr Graziosa De La Rua (Shanghai Ea x Twom Perlina), bred by Ganaderia De La Rua and owned by Khalel Mohammed M K Al Shawan. Bronze medal champion, the grey Adel Moniscione (Sma Magic One x Alianna Moniscione) bred and owned by Buzzi Giancarlo. In the Yearling Colts Category, Gold medal champion, the grey D Shart (Excalibur Ea x D Shihanah) bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud. Silver medal champion, the grey Naseem Del Sar (Naseem Al Rashediah x Odissea del Falco) raised and owned by Gaito Francesco. Bronze medal champion the bay Sa Zatopek (Sa Faez Simbad x Sa Zein) raised and owned by Scipioni Angelo. In the Junior Colts Category, Gold medal champion, the grey Alechandro Mk (Eks Alihandro x M.A. Dalya Al Salam) bred and owned by Awad Ahmad. Silver medal champion the grey Cp Djuliano (Shanghai Ea x Cp Djulietta) bred by ZG Polte - Welbers U Spoenle and owned by Fontanella Magic Arabians. Bronze medal champion, the grey Sahab Ah Stud (Excalibur Ea x Magnolia Nwa) bred by Sa'id Bsoul and owned by Glitter Arabians. In the Senior Stallions Category, Gold medal champion the grey Shaheen Aa (Al Ayal Aa x Saniyyah Rca) bred and owned by Arabian Ariela. Silver medal champion the grey Engulo EEA (Shanghai Ea x Enjora E) bred by Enzo Ltd and owned by Fontanella Magic Arabians. Bronze medal champion, the bay Bla Salvador (Magic Magnifique x Gazals Serina) bred by Sweden Arabian Stud AB and owned by Royal Majestic Arabians by Fenech Arnold Francis. The twentieth edition of the "Arte del Cavallo" ended with a well-deserved triumph. Mayor Alberto Stefano Giovannetti made a point of clarifying to all participants that insiders had continued working tirelessly on the construction, organization and coordination of the event in the previous months. Aware that a lot would have depended on the trend of the pandemic and the gradual return to normal. But they were very good at adapting to the emergency of the moment. The show ran quite smoothly in a festive, at times, goliardic atmosphere. After all, Life has always been their perspective. In the city of Pietrasanta, morphological events have always represented an added value to the entire tourist, cultural and commercial proposal in support of the local companies and the territory. The months to come will be crucial to get it back on track. But in the beautiful city of art, there are already very encouraging signs of recovery and revitalization!