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The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, said today that "this edition of FERICAB is very special and is still excellent, with presence of the best mares and breeders from all over Spain and from different foreign countries."

Jodar was speaking during the inauguration of the 20th edition of the International Horse Fair, FERICAB, which has taken place this afternoon on the grounds of the Garden of the Wheel of Lorca.

Lorca's mayor has been accompanied, among other officials, by the Director General of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Teodora Carmen Morales;

by Council of Livestock, Angel Mecca, and President Fulgencio Gil, and the technical director of the event, Patry Bermudez.

"The most important are the four competitions, being very interesting," he said Jodar has stressed that this year FERICAB "pays special homage to the Holy Week of Lorca in the persons of the presidents of the White and Blue Steps, for all that our Easter also brings the world of horses. "

"As is known, this year FERICAB is being held in a temporary enclosure has been very good, and we are waiting for that next year the event will be provided in the new fairgrounds" said Jodar.

For its part, the director general wanted to "congratulate Lorca FERICAB holding, and the additional effort involved in provisional premises".

In the words of Carmen Teodora Morales, "this event is on a par with those made in Seville or Jerez, with the best herds of purebred Spanish. An event that highlights the great love that is in Murcia by livestock equine ".

The Director General recalled that "in the Region of Murcia there are 600 equine farms, without family, with a copy or two. A total of 7,500 copies, more than half of pure Spanish race."

"Murcia is one of the provinces where there is a more important census", said Morales, who also stressed that "the Ministry intends to support this activity with a management plan farm equine health guarantees; in addition we have Lorca the CIFE specialized center, which provides specialized courses cattle, plus a bank of genetic bred equine that one of the few civilian objects that exist in Spain. "

The International Horse Fair, FERICAB, celebrating its first twenty years of life successfully facing new challenges in an edition that brings together more than 400 horses, mares and foals of Pure Spanish Race (PRE) of over 80 mares, with new features like National Dressage Competition ANCCE-Cup, the Regional Contest Dressage and Dressage Social Contest, open to the latter copies are not PRE.

These contests add to the already established Morphological-functional, the highest international competition and category A **** (Four stars), which is awarded.

In this edition, the construction works have forced FERICAB move to the nearby Huerto de la Rueda, covered pavilions and installing tracks for exhibitions and trainings;

a location that, in general, is pleasing to breeders, riders and visitors to the event.

After the opening of the contest has proceeded to the blessing of the animals involved, and then the show has developed rociera Lorca, sharing devotion, consisting of a small representation of the Pilgrimage of El Rocio to highlight Lorca rocieras roots.

Also, the dance group "The marshes of Lorca" presented the collection Highlands, designed for pilgrimages and Rocio 2016.

Saturday morning competitions will continue with various tests of regional and social events;

The fifth festival will be held Indoor hooks, and carried out several shows, some centered in Lorca Holy Week, declared of International Tourist Interest.

Source: Agencias