NIC Zuidlaren is an international

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competition in

Zuidlaren Zuidlaren (Noordenvelds: ''Zuudlaoren'') is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug. The village is part ...

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Overview

NIC Zuidlaren is the abbreviation of ''Noordelijk Internationaal Concours hippique Zuidlaren'' (

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), which might be translated in

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as ''Northern International Equestrian Contest Zuidlaren''. In English (as also in Dutch) NIC Zuidlaren is the common name to be used for the event.

stands for the name of the village where the contest takes place. Zuidlaren is a village in the north of the Netherlands, which is why the contest refers to 'Northern' in its name. The realization of the event is largely under control of event organization

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. NIC Zuidlaren offers international

equestrianism Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, Driving (horse), driving, and Equestrian vaulting, vaulting ...

in 3 different disciplines:

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;

dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

and

combined driving Combined may refer to: * Alpine combined (skiing), the combination of slalom and downhill skiing as a single event ** Super combined (skiing) * Nordic combined (skiing), the combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping as a single event * T ...

50 years of NIC Zuidlaren

In year 2004 NIC Zuidlaren took place for the fiftieth time in history. It all happened in the

Prins Bernhardhoeve The Prins Bernhardhoeve (PBHZ) was a building complex for fairs and events in Zuidlaren, Netherlands. Opened in 1956, the complex consisted of three halls which were all named after members of the Dutch Monarchy, Dutch royal family. The largest hall ...

exhibition complex in Zuidlaren. The event took 5 days and 36.000 visitors came to see the show. The fiftieth edition was special, because of the jubilee celebration. Queen

Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husband ...

accompanied the event, there were special shows and Mr. W. Roelfsema quit his NIC Zuidlaren presidency.

External links

NIC Zuidlaren

Event organization BCM

Prins Bernhardhoeve
Dressage events Horse driving Show jumping events Sports competitions in Drenthe