Casablanca – The 17th Salon du Cheval d’El Jadida will feature two evenings of equestrian performances on October 16-17, bringing five Moroccan and international troupes to the arena for a mix of riding, music, acrobatics, and tradition.
The annual event runs from October 13-18, bringing together equestrian competitions, conferences, exhibitions, and Tbourida performances.
The Equestrian Nights will add a more theatrical dimension to the program, combining riding skills with music, choreography, lights, and live performance.
According to a press release shared with Morocco World News (MWN), the five participating troupes will bring distinct riding traditions and performance styles from Morocco and abroad.
A mix of riding traditions
France’s Compagnie Impulsion, founded by artist Ghislain Cayla, will bring a performance built around several equestrian disciplines. The troupe will move between Cossack riding, liberty dressage, and the Hungarian post, putting control, balance, and agility at the center of its show.
Pride of Portugal will bring the traditions of the country’s classical riding school to El Jadida, featuring Lusitano horses, a breed closely associated with Portuguese equestrian heritage and classical dressage.
French troupe Charivari will take a more playful approach. Its performance combines equestrian skills with acrobatics, dance, and humor, turning dressage and liberty work into a theatrical show.
Morocco takes the reins
The Moroccan side of the program will feature the SOREC Equestrian Arts Academy, which will draw on the country’s own riding heritage. Moroccan horses and riders will take center stage as the academy gives traditional equestrian elements a contemporary performance setting.
The Auxiliary Forces – Northern Region will offer another distinctly Moroccan performance. Its presentation will focus on coordinated formations, precision, ceremonial uniforms, and the discipline associated with Morocco’s military equestrian traditions.
The contrast between the five troupes gives the Equestrian Nights much of their appeal. Each performance approaches the relationship between horse and rider differently, whether through classical riding, acrobatics, theatrical storytelling, or Moroccan traditions.
More than a night of spectacle
The Equestrian Nights also reflect the wider role horses continue to play in cultural life. Across different traditions, equestrian arts carry elements of history, craftsmanship, discipline, and collective identity.
That connection feels particularly relevant at the Salon du Cheval, where sport and cultural heritage share the same space. The program allows audiences to see how different countries have developed their own ways of celebrating the bond between horse and rider.
For Morocco, the event also offers another opportunity to place its equestrian heritage alongside international traditions. The result is a program that looks outward while keeping Moroccan riding culture firmly at its center.
As Arena 1 fills with music, movement, and horses on October 16 and 17, the Salon du Cheval will turn its equestrian traditions into a live experience that reaches well beyond the competition arena.
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