Welcome to AMERICANA
All tickets bookable online from winter 2024!
There are several major Western tournaments. Horse fairs too. And cool events for the family even more so. But all together?
What do YOU want to see and experience at AMERICANA
Get ready for a unique shopping event at AMERICANA
Exhibitors from all over the world showcase their products and services in our fantastic exhibition halls. Whatever you are looking for as a Western rider or fan of the Western lifestyle – you will find it at AMERICANA!
The Western ambience that reigns throughout the entire exhibition grounds is an experience not to be missed.
Are you ready to shop & have fun?
Much more than just a trade fair
Accommodation
Hotels and private accommodation
One lake, four countries, a thousand possibilities... that's Lake Constance. With more than six million overnight stays a year, the tourist infrastructure and bed capacity are on a large city level.
Search hotels and private accommodation in Friedrichshafen online
Camping / Youth hostels
Die AMERICANA forums - our Infotainment offering
Learn & be amazed in the Western forums.
It looks so easy, but it requires a lot of work, patience and continuous learning (both new and old) to achieve this level of communication with our horses.
And that's what our forums are all about. We accompany you on your journey with your horses. Get to know the different Western horse breeds, training methods, associations, disciplines and the small and big stars of the scene.
Are you ready to learn?
Sep. 3-7, 2025
Messe Friedrichshafen, Lake Constance, Germany
High-level tournament sport at its finest
Top-class sport with the best horses and riders!
Throughout the day of the fair, competitions in various disciplines of Western riding will take place around the clock…
..including four of the most important competitions in the European show calendar:
AMERICANA NRHA Reining Bronze Trophy,
AMERICANA NCHA European Cutting Championships, AMERICANA ERCHA/NRCHA Cow Horse Snaffle Bit Classic, and the
AMERICANA ERCHA/NRCHA Nations Cup.
Are you ready to meet the champions?
Evening shows and events
Let yourself be enchanted & experience the excitement in our evening shows and events!
The AMERICANA evening shows and events take you into a unique world of thrilling top sport and unique performances.
Only here will you experience the finals of our top riding classes with exceptional horses and great riding, combined with show elements that are second to none.
Are you ready for the thrill & magic?
Tickets for the evening shows and All-event passes can now be purchased via Ticketmaster.
Reining, cutting, cow horse or liberty dressage - top level riders showcase their skills in the AMERICANA evening shows. Get your tickets now!
These were the evening shows in 2023:
Wednesday evening event “let us INFOTAIN you”
"Let us INFOTAIN you" - The perfect start with an exciting and vibrant mix of western riding & horsemanship: Top cow horse riders showcase the traditional work of cowboys with their top horses - fascinating & spectacular manoeuvres in an exciting show competition. PLUS: Bernd Hackl (known from the first 10 years of 'Die Pferdeprofis' /’The Horse Professionals’), one of Germany’s most experienced horsemen, presents alongside Kerstin Rester (assistant trainer at 7P Ranch and known from the 7P Ranch Talk). Kenzie Dysli ('Cavaluna' and the new face of the series 'die Pferdeprofis' / ‘The Horse Professionals’) demonstrates her working methods for a reliable partner horse - a full understanding of horses with a perfect balance of respect and trust. You also have the opportunity to ask questions!
Thursday evening event “Choose to be free”
"Choose to be free" - horses & people working together in harmony and freedom: The best cutting riders work their top horses without bridles into a herd of cattle in an exciting competition to crown the winner in our Bridleless Cutting – a simply unique event. PLUS: Julia Liberty Horses will enchant us with a liberty dressage performance with her mini horses. And Kenzie Dysli, known from the film 'Ostwind' and television (from the series 'Die Pferdeprofis' / ‘The Horse Professionals’), captivates the audience, together with Laury Tissuer, with the art of fine communication in their liberty dressage performance featuring a total of 8 horses. And of course, Kenzie will explain some training aspects in more detail!
Friday evening show “Reining Night”
Reining Night - The final in our premier class is the Bronze Trophy Reining, which offers more than 50,000 Euros in prize money. Over 50 riders will compete throughout the week to secure one of the highly contested final places. Reining is a fast-paced and exciting class in which all manoeuvres are ridden at a gallop with the utmost precision. And now everything is at stake: significant prize money, valuable non-cash prizes, but above all, the title of "AMERICANA Bronze Trophy Reining Open Champion". We kick off the evening with the final round of the booming discipline "Ranch Riding". The best ranch riders showcase how effortlessly their horses master the demanding working course. PLUS: Great performances ranging from spectacular to enchanting, but always highlighting the magnificence of the horse!
Saturday evening show “Cutting & Cow Horse Night”
Cutting & Cow Horse Night - You can't get more cowboy than this. Experience how the best cutting and cow horse riders work with their unique horses in a herd to separate individual cattle - very close to the traditional work of cowboys, as it is still practiced on many ranches today. In the final of the professional class of the European Cutting Championships, more than 18,000 Euros in prize money and the hotly contested title of "AMERICANA Cutting European Champion" are at stake. In the final Cow Work, the cowboy's work on the cattle, the "Cow Horse Snaffle Bit Classic" competition, there are more than 10,000 Euros to be won. In addition, you will experience unique performances that will make this evening an unforgettable experience.