Successful Weekend for Italian Equestrian Teams at Rabat

This past weekend marked a series of commendable performances for the Italian equestrian teams, who participated in the CSIO4*-W event in Rabat, the second leg of the Morocco Royal Tour 2026. In the Nations Cup that took place on Sunday afternoon, the Italian team, comprising selected carabiniere **Roberto Previtali** riding Quirinus 27 (4/0), **Lorenzo Argentano** with Corna Boy (4/1), Police Officer **Francesca Ciriesi**—who also served as the Team Captain—on Cash Royal 4 (0/8), and **Emanuele Camilli** with Chacco's Air PS (1/0), finished the competition in fifth place, accumulating a total of 6 penalties among the nine teams competing.

The performances of the Italian riders were commendable, featuring three clear rounds and two others that were only marred by time penalties. It was these two additional penalties that ultimately denied Italy the chance to contend for victory against the four teams that managed to finish their rounds with 4 penalties each. In the decisive final round, the victory was claimed by France, followed by the home team of Morocco, along with Germany and Belgium.

Individual Successes and Noteworthy Achievements

Adding to the Italian team's satisfaction during their Moroccan venture was **Roberto Previtali**'s double clear round with Conthargo-Blue in the 1.55m Grand Prix on Friday, where he secured fourth place among 45 contenders. On Saturday, in Lier, Belgium, first chosen airman **Giampiero Garofalo** clinched his second Grand Prix victory in just three weeks, riding Lambrusco. He completed two impeccable rounds and was the fastest among the seven teams that advanced to the jump-off (39 participants) with a time of 46.46 seconds.

Additionally, **Beatrice Guidi** achieved a double clear round with Chippendel de la Tour, finishing fourth (0/0; 40.60) in the CSI2* Grand Prix at the Equieffe Equestrian Centre in Gorla Minore, which concluded the third week of the Milano Jumping Challenge 2026. Meanwhile, in Norway, during the CSI5*-W Grand Prix that kicked off the FEI Jumping World Cup™ for the Western European league, Police Assistant **Federico Ciriesi** made an error in the base course with Quantasy della Caccia, finishing in 20th place. The Grand Prix (1.60m; 40 entries; 9 in the jump-off) saw Austrian Max Kühner claim victory aboard EIC Up Too Jacco Blue (0/0; 40.52 seconds).

Lastly, in Spain at Oliva, during the CSI3* Grand Prix of the Autumn MET 2026 Tour I (1.50m; 56 participants; 5 in the jump-off), **Francesco Turturiello**, riding the eight-year-old Special Music, finished 22nd after incurring an error in the base round.

As reported by fise.it.