45 entries, 31 participating companies, 22 nominees: These are the promising signs for the spoga horse award 2017. The award is part of the tradition at the autumn event, which will unite the international equestrian sport industry from 3 to 5 September. The award has been conferred by Koelnmesse and its media partner equitrends since 2015 in this year’s categories Innovation, Sales Concepts and Sustainability. The nominated companies have already won now: All products, sales concepts and business strategies for sustainable development will namely be exhibited on the spoga horse award area in Passage 10/11 throughout the entire duration of the trade fair. This is also where the winners of the award will be announced on the last day of the trade fair.
The equestrian sport industry lives from its innovations, ideas and its commitment. In this way, once again this year the entries submitted to the spoga horse award are once again a reflection of the innovative power and creativity. The expert jury, comprising of Steffen Kandel (Kandel Riding Boots), Uwe Karow (Professional Riders Association, UKB Business Consulting), Jan Tönjes (Chief Editor, St. Georg), Markus Wörmann (Editor, Reiter Revue) and
Markus Zwerlin (Reitsport Zwerlin), was impressed by the quality of the entries and stressed that selecting the winners certainly hadn’t been an easy task. The inter-disciplinary specialised knowledge of the jury with its members from the trade, consulting sector and media flows into the decision process for selecting the nominees, in order to do justice to both the diversity of the entries and the complex demands of the specialised trade and the end consumer.
The following companies were nominated in the category Innovation (in alphabetical order):
- Ariat Europe Limited
- Arioneo
- Back on Track
- Cabasus
- Cavallo Albert Sahle GmbH& Co.KG
- Chriwen womanly
- Equiline
- Horseware Products Ltd
- Horse Pilot
- Komperdell Sportartikel GmbH,
- Seaver
- Sergio Grasso SRL
- Waldhausen GmbH & Co. KG
The following were delighted to receive a nomination in the category Sales Concepts (in alphabetical order):
- HKM Sports Equipment GmbH
- HKM Sports Equipment GmbH
- Horseware Products Ltd
- Perry Equestrian
- Sterling India
- Wahl GmbH / Lister Shearing
The finalists in the category Sustainability are (in alphabetical order):
- Horseware Products Ltd, Horseware & People Improvement Organisation (PIO)
- Horseware Products Ltd
- Malefiz Boots&Shoes GmbH / Hobo
The spoga horse award in the respective category will be conferred at 12:00 p.m. on the spoga horse award area on 5 September 2017. In addition to the verdicts of the expert jury, the voting of the trade visitors also flows into the result: You can vote for your favourites at the trade fair by filling out a participation card up until 4:00 p.m. on 4 September and at the same time take part in a prize draw.
Eating & Drinking
Enjoy delicious food and drinks, offered by favoured restaurants and hip bars in Cologne.
Cologne is one of Germany’s gastronomic highlights. From venerable breweries offering unique Kölsch beer and typical Cologne delicacies to first-class restaurants – in excess more than 3000 public houses, restaurants and breweries.
In the evening
Discover famous locations as well as small places, where sometimes even celebrities are to be seen.
Berlin is offering ideal places for relaxing after a hard working day. But there are also alternatives: cosy clubs, famous scenes or nice attractions. Enjoy a dazzling night life, which leaves nothing to be desired.
