Category Archives: LGCT Blog

What happens when top athletes leave their familiar environment and suddenly find themselves on a riding arena? The Klinger sisters and Paralympic swimmer Andreas Ernhofer dared to try it themselves.

Around the competitions for the best riders and horses in the world, a diverse program will be created in 2026 – with the first-ever international dressage, a U25 tournament, the Spanish Riding School, and a children's day.

The Austro-Sicilian tenor Paolo Scariano, accompanied by a 100-member children's choir, will perform at the grand awards ceremony with Puccini's „Nessun Dorma“ from the balcony of Schönbrunn Palace.

At the end of September 2025, Schönbrunn Palace's honorary courtyard was transformed into a stage for the international elite of show jumping for the first time. A look back at an extraordinary weekend – and a look ahead to 2026.

Even after its first staging, the LGCT Vienna received international recognition at the Prestigious Star Awards in London – two awards went to the Schönbrunn location.