Mexican National Show Jumping Championship 2026: Schedule and Times

Mexico's national show jumping titles are two weeks away. This is the Mexican National Show Jumping Championship 2026 schedule, day by day, taken from the official call for entries of the Federación Ecuestre Mexicana (FEM), plus what is known so far about boxes, tickets and streaming.

Schedule: Mexican National Show Jumping Championship 2026

The Mexican National Show Jumping Championship 2026 runs from Wednesday, November 25 to Sunday, November 29 and from Wednesday, December 2 to Sunday, December 6 at Viñedos del Polo in El Marqués, Querétaro. Classes start at 9:00 a.m. local time (10:00 a.m. US Eastern); on the last day, Sunday, December 6, Ring 1 opens at 8:30 a.m. local (9:30 a.m. ET).

The start time of the Grand Prix final on Saturday, December 5 has not been announced yet. On the programme it is the second class of the day in Ring 1, so it begins when the first class, which starts at 9:00 a.m., is over.

Three things help you read the programme:

• Only the first class in each ring has a fixed time. The rest are marked "A/T" on the programme, with no clock time: they go when the class before them ends.
• Ring 4 starts at 10:00 a.m. in week one (Friday to Sunday).
• The organizing committee can change the programme with the FEM's approval, so check again in show week.

Key dates

The programme day by day

Week one, November 25–29 (CSI2*)

Rings 1, 2 and 3 start at 9:00 a.m.; Ring 4 at 10:00 a.m.

• Wednesday 25. Ring 1: first qualifiers for 8-year-old and 7-year-old horses, then an open 1.30 m class. Ring 2: open 1.20 m, then first qualifiers for 6- and 5-year-olds.
• Thursday 26. Ring 1: second qualifier for 7-year-olds, open 1.30 and 1.35 m, and the first qualifier of the CSI2* Clásico (1.40 m). Ring 2: open 1.20 m and second qualifiers for 6- and 5-year-olds. Ring 3: open classes at 1.10, 1.00 and 0.90 m.
• Friday 27. Ring 1: second qualifier for 8-year-olds, a 1.30 m open and the CSI2* Clásico at 1.45 m with a jump-off. Rings 2 and 3: open classes from 0.90 to 1.30 m. Ring 4: first Intro qualifier and a 0.75 m training round.
• Saturday 28. Ring 1: 1.30 and 1.40 m classes, the 7-year-old final (150,000 pesos) and the Jumpmex Tour team final over two rounds. Ring 2: third qualifiers for 6- and 5-year-olds. Ring 4: second Intro qualifier.
• Sunday 29. Ring 1: the 8-year-old final (150,000 pesos) and the Clásico final (200,000 pesos). Ring 2: the 6-year-old and 5-year-old finals (150,000 pesos each). Ring 4: the Intro final.

Week two, December 2–6 (CSI3*)

All four rings start at 9:00 a.m., except Ring 1 on Sunday (8:30 a.m.).

• Wednesday 2. Ring 1: first qualifier of the CSI3* Grand Prix, then Amateur Medium and Juvenil Medium. Ring 2: Amateur Low, Infantil Medium and C-2. Ring 3: Preliminar A, Intermedia B and Infantil Low. Ring 4: Category D, Jinetes Debutantes A and B, and Preliminar B.
• Thursday 3. Ring 1: C-1, then the second Grand Prix qualifier with a jump-off, then Amateur High and U25. Ring 2: Intermedia A, Juvenil Low, Infantil High and C-2. Ring 3: Preliminar A, Intermedia B and Preinfantil. Ring 4: Category D and Mini Infantil.
• Friday 4. Second qualifiers for almost everyone: C-1, the Amateur, Juvenil and U25 divisions in Ring 1; Amateur Low, Juvenil Low, Infantil High and Infantil Medium in Ring 2; Preinfantil and Infantil Low in Ring 3; Debutantes and Preliminar B in Ring 4.
• Saturday 5. Ring 1: the Amateur Medium and Juvenil Medium finals, the Grand Prix final, then the Caballos Mexicanos de Salto auction. Ring 2: Amateur Low and C-2 finals. Ring 3: Preliminar A, Intermedia B and Infantil Low finals. Ring 4: Category D and Preliminar B finals.
• Sunday 6. Ring 1 (8:30 a.m.): Amateur High and U25 finals, then C-1. Ring 2: Intermedia A, Infantil Medium, Juvenil Low and Infantil High finals. Rings 3 and 4: Preinfantil, Jinetes Debutantes and Mini Infantil finals.

How to watch, tickets and boxes

No TV channel or streaming plan has been announced for 2026. The FEM's page for the championship links to its results site, where scores are posted, but none of the pages we opened confirms a live broadcast.

No general admission price has been published either. What the call for entries does list, in Mexican pesos:

• Boxes (palcos) for 8 people: 28,500 beside Ring 1; 25,000 beside Rings 2, 3 and 4 in week one and 28,500 in week two.
• High-top tables (periqueras) for 6 people: from 19,500 to 25,000, depending on the ring, the row and the week.
• Lounge: a personal wristband for the general box area, 1,500 per day.

Reservations go through the organizing committee, EQ MKT; the contact details are in the call for entries. Cancelling a box was free before November 10; from November 11 to 18 it costs 50% of the price, and after November 18 the full price.

The venue: Viñedos del Polo, El Marqués

The showground is at km 7 of state highway 500 (Coyotillos–Chichimequillas), in the municipality of El Marqués, Querétaro. It has four grass rings; Ring 1, the largest, hosts the Clásico and the Grand Prix.

The event map shows grandstands beside the rings, screens, a restaurant, a shopping area with saddlery stands, a kids' zone and a car park. Pets are allowed, but only on a leash: the call for entries sets a 5,000-peso fine for a loose one.

Who is riding

The starters are not known yet. Entries close on Thursday, November 19, and the lists of pairs by category are due to be published on Monday, November 23 for week one and Friday, November 27 for week two.

What the rules already settle:

• Only riders with Mexican sport nationality can ride for the Grand Prix championship. Foreign riders can jump the CSI3* qualifiers, but the championship points go to Mexican riders only.
• A rider can bring up to two horses to the Grand Prix championship (a third may jump only the first qualifier) and up to three to the Clásico.
• The Grand Prix champion and runner-up are automatically named among Mexico's five representatives for the 2027 FEI & PAEC Championship of the Americas in Ocala. The call for entries describes it as a place on the team; under the FEM's selection policy, the chef d'équipe then decides which four riders make up the team and who is the fifth, who attends as a participant in the championship.
• Horses in the 5- to 8-year-old classes must be registered with, or revalidated by, an officially recognized Mexican studbook; the deadline was November 8, 2026. Horses from a foreign studbook need that revalidation.

How it is judged: a newcomer's guide

In show jumping a horse-and-rider pair (a binomio) jumps a numbered course inside a time limit. Under Table A, the scoring used for the classes on this programme, a knocked rail costs 4 faults and so does a first refusal; going over the time allowed adds 1 fault for each second started. (Under Table C, the other scoring table, a knocked rail adds seconds to the time instead.) Fewest faults wins. How a tie is settled depends on the format: by the clock in classes against the clock, by a jump-off where one is scheduled, and in classes not against the clock the tied pairs share the placing. Our disciplines guide and glossary cover the basics.

One line on each format on the programme:

• Speed class (velocidad): one round against the clock; faults first, then the fastest time.
• With jump-off (desempate): pairs tied on the fewest faults for first place, usually those that went clear, come back over a shorter course against the clock. A lone clear round wins outright.
• Special two-phase (dos fases especial): a course in two parts ridden as one; every pair that completes the first part carries on into the second, the faults from both parts are added and the time of the second breaks ties.
• Clear-round class (recorrido limpio): for 5- and 6-year-olds, not judged on speed; every round with zero faults gets a first-place rosette.
• Two different rounds: the format of most finals, including the Clásico and the Grand Prix; the faults from both courses are added.
• Team class: the Jumpmex Tour final, ridden by teams over two rounds.
• CSI2 and CSI3:** international classes under FEI rules; more stars mean more prize money and, usually, bigger fences.

Most national titles are a series of three classes. The first two award points that are turned into faults; the third is the final over two rounds. The best 80% of the pairs entered in the first class start the first round (everyone, if the category began with fewer than 16 pairs), and the best 50% of that same entry, 15 at most, start the second; pairs tied on faults at a cut-off all go through. Five- and six-year-olds jump four classes and add up their faults, with the same cuts before the third class (80%) and the fourth (50%, 15 at most); a tie for any of the top three places is settled by a jump-off.

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What to do and what to watch next

• November 19: entries close.
• November 23 and 27: the lists of pairs come out. That is when the names for the Clásico and the Grand Prix will be known.
• Show week: look for the daily order of go and any change of times on the FEM's channels.
• If you go: arrive before 9:00 a.m. for the first class, and bring a hat, sunscreen and a jacket for the early start. Stay behind the rails and don't walk through the warm-up areas.
• If you take children: the finals of the youngest riders are on Sunday, December 6. Our first horse show guide explains what they will see.

We will update this page when the lists, a general admission price or a broadcast are announced, and with the results once each final has been jumped.