Wiesbaden, Germany – March 20, 2020 – There are still a good ten weeks until the Longines PfingstTurnier Tournament in Wiesbaden, but the organizers of the Wiesbaden Riding and Driving Club have decided to cancel the traditional tournament this year due to the corona pandemic.

“It was a very difficult decision for us,” said WRFC President Kristina Dyckerhoff. “But after very long deliberations, we decided to take this step because we believe it is the right decision – first and foremost for the safety and health of people, but also for our partners, riders and spectators and for the WRFC itself. Nobody can actually predict how the pandemic will develop these days. Large events were already prohibited here in Hesse on March 12, no one knows how long this ban will last. ”
An early decision must be made for everyone involved, says Dyckerhoff. “This is the only way we can keep the financial damage within reasonable limits and provide planning security.” For riders and horses, too, she emphasized, an early decision was the fairest sporting option.