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Articles: Press Release
The Show Will Go On: Plans Continue for 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival and 2008 Winter Equestrian Festival
Contact:
Chrissy Lane of
Phelps Media Group, Inc.
at (561) 753-3389 or at pmginfo@phelpsmediagroup.com
Wellington, FL - September 28, 2007 - It will be business as usual for
Stadium Jumping Inc. in preparing for the winter show season in Wellington
that is just around the corner. The company is forging full speed ahead with
plans to produce the 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival and the
2008 Winter Equestrian Festival.
While plans are also in the works for the Wellington International
Equestrian Arena, the new facility Stadium Jumping Inc. is creating, the
company is committed to hosting this year's events as planned at the Palm
Beach Polo Equestrian Club.
The National Horse Show will be held from Dec. 5-9, 2007, and features
everything from world class show jumping and a black tie gala to a family
festival and children's fair, complete with exclusive vendors and more. The
National is a time-honored tradition in the equestrian world, and it's an
event that can't be missed as it marks the beginning of Wellington's famous
winter equestrian circuit. Ringside tables for the National will go on sale
on Monday, Oct. 1, and prize lists are already available.
"Our plans for this season's shows are
moving forward," said Gene Mische, CEO of Stadium Jumping Inc. "We've put
almost $750,000 of improvements into the facility and the Internationale
Arena resurfacing project is moving ahead on schedule. We are looking
forward to hosting equestrians from around the world this winter, as we have
every year in the past."
He continued, "And, we're doing this in
spite of continued roadblocks from opposing parties, including Mark
Bellissimo. We are working to keep the best interests of the equestrian
community at the forefront of these horse shows."
Highlights of the 124th National Horse Show
and Family Festival include:
HIGHLIGHTS- Competition:
- The $5,000 Palm Beach Post National Welcome Stake, CSI (December 5)
- The $15,000 NHS Speed Classic, CSI (December 6) - The Zada
- Enterprises, LLC 6th Annual Dressage at the National (December 7-9) -
- The $25,000 NHS Jumper Classic for the Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping
- Championship, presented by Equine Motorcoach, CSI (December 7- evening
- competition)
- The $25,000 National Horse Show Hunter Championship (December 8)
- The $10,000 NHS Speed Stake, CSI (December 8) - The $15,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumper National
Finals (December 9)
- The $80,000 Young Jumper Championships(r) International Finals (December
- 9)
- The $100,000 NHS Grand Prix FEI World Cup(r) for the Rolex/USEF National
- Show Jumping Championship, presented by Equine Motorcoach, (December
- 9)
Exhibitions and Special Events:
"Jumping Under the Stars" Gala (December 7, evening) Children's Fair
(December 8-9, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Wellington Chamber Business Showcase 2007 in Grand Hunter Ring (December 8,
11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
The Winter Equestrian Festival, which is
the largest and longest consecutively running sporting event in the world,
will run from Jan. 30- Apr. 5, 2008 and is the premier event hosted by
Stadium Jumping. The major events that all spectators, riders and show
participants look forward to every year will return, including the Nations
Cup, Tournament of Champions and the Budweiser American Invitational. WEF
brings the best of the best together for 10 weeks, and it's an event that no
serious equestrian can miss.
Exhibitors can expect to have a WEF prize
list in the next four to six weeks, and vendors can submit an application
for space in the ever-popular vendor row. Sponsorships are still available
for a variety of classes, divisions and awards. Over the course of 10 weeks,
more than $4 million in prize money will be awarded to those who compete in
hunter, jumper and dressage competition.
The schedule for the 2008 Winter Equestrian
Festival is as follows:
Gold Coast Feed Wellington Classic Jan 30 - Feb 3, 2008 - CSI 2*
Wellington, Florida Spy Coast Farm Jumper Classic Feb 6 - 10, 2008 - CSI 3* Wellington, Florida Cosequin Wellington Dressage Feb 8 - 10, 2008 Wellington, Florida Kilkenny/QBE Wellington Internationale Feb 13 - 17, 2008 - CSI 3*-W Wellington, Florida FEI World CupTM Qualifier Palm Beach
Equine Clinic/Adequan Florida Classic / WCHRA' Presented by the Palm Beach Post Feb 20 - 24, 2008 - CSI 3*-W Wellington, Florida FEI World CupTM Qualifier Zada Florida Dressage Classic Feb 22 - 24, 2008 Wellington, Florida Zada Wellington Masters Feb 27 - Mar. 2, 2008 -CSI 3*-W Wellington, Florida FEI World CupTM Qualifier CN
Wellington Open presented by Cosequin March 5 - 9, 2008 - CSIO 5* Wellington, Florida FEI Nations Cup CN Worldwide Wellington Finale March 12 - 16, 2008 - CSI 5* Wellington, Florida FEI CN Worldwide Global Champions Tour Zada Enterprises LLC WEF Dressage Classic March 20 - 23, 2008 - CDI 3* CDIY CDIJ Wellington, Florida USEF Dressage Olympic Selection
Qualifier Tampa Bay Classic March 26 - 30, 2008 - CSI 4* Tampa, Florida & Budweiser American Invitational March 29th - CSI 4* Raymond James
Stadium Tournament of Champions April 1 - 5, 2008 - CSI Tampa, Florida 2008 USEF Olympic Selection Trials April 1 - 5, 2008 Raymond James
Stadium About Stadium Jumping Stadium Jumping currently operates and manages major hunter/jumper and dressage events in Wellington at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. The major events held at the
showgrounds are: -National Horse Show. One of America's oldest and most prestigious shows that has been running since 1883. -Winter Equestrian Festival. Nearly 5,000 horses show at this event that features over $4 million in prize money. -Nation's Cup. The first Five Star equestrian event ever held in the United States. One of the world's largest and most respected producers of equestrian events, Stadium Jumping, Inc. has produced the highly
successful Winter Equestrian Festival since its inception in Wellington, Florida, in 1979. The company also manages the National Horse Show and Family Festival, now in its fifth year at the same show grounds. Before the equestrian tour moved to
Wellington, Stadium Jumping created and operated the long-running Sunshine Circuit in other parts of Florida. The company also manages equestrian events in Lake Placid, NY; New Albany, Ohio; Tampa, FL; Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlotte, NC.

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