News & Press Releases 2003

• Courtney Phibbs and Snepts Win $35,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix To Culminate 2003 Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—August 10, 2003

• Chris Pickett and Turbo Win the NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic by 9/10ths of a Second At Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—August 9, 2003

• Mexico City's Armando Hassey and Kosmanta Win $10,000 Mini Prix At the Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—August 8, 2003

• Attache' and Shachine Belle Win 2 Classes and First Year Green Working Hunter Championship At Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—August 7, 2003

• Kensington and Juste Battle for the Regular Working Hunter Championship At Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—August 6, 2003

• Lowry Wins $35,000 Manchester & The Mountains Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—August 3, 2003

• Sands Wins $1,500 NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic , East Dorset, VT—August 2, 2003

• Kappler Wins $10,000 Open Mini Prix at Manchester & The Mountains , East Dorset, VT—August 1, 2003

• New Faces in Hunter Rings Shine at Fourth Week of Vermont Summer Festival , East Dorset, VT—July 31, 2003

• Milton Continues to Dominate at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 30, 2003

• Vermont Summer Festival Announces 2004 Dates, East Dorset, VT—July 28, 2003

Caitlin Sands aboard Rienne De Rouge capturing the win in the $1,500 NAL/WIHS Childrens Jumper Classic.

Lisa Jacquin aboard Justice having just won the $35,000 Grand Prix at the Vermont Classic. With her are Courtney Lowe, Director of Sales & Marketing of the Equinox Resort, sponsor of the event, Dr. Juan M. Carmona, owner of Justice, the caretaker, and Beverly Furer, owner of Liverymark, presenting Ms Jacquin with a prize scrapbook.

• Jacquin Wins $35,000 Valley Classic Grand Prix Presented by The Equinox at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 27, 2003

• Roberts Wins 1,500 NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic, East Dorset, VT—July 26, 2003

• Dutch Rider, Albert Voorn, Wins $10,000 Open Mini Prix at Valley Classic, East Dorset, VT—July 25, 2003

• Third Week Hunter Champions Named At Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 24, 2003

• Hunters Take Center Stage on Opening Day of Valley Classic, East Dorset, VT—July 23, 2003

• Vermont Governor James Douglas will attend the $35,000 Valley Classic Grand Prix Presented by the Equinox at the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show, East Dorset, VT—July 23, 2003

• Equinox Resort and Spa becomes a Grand Prix Sponsor of the Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 21, 2003

Jonathan Phillips savoring his first $35,000 Grand Prix win on board Prins.

Week 2 — Manchester Classic Horse Show

• Phillips Wins $35,000 Manchester Classic Grand Prix Presented by Hand Motors, East Dorset, VT—July 20, 2003

• Husar Earns First Major Victory at Manchester Classic Horse Show, East Dorset, VT—July 19, 2003

• Smith Wins Her Second $10,000 Mini Prix at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 18, 2003

• Serio Continues to Dominate at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 17, 2003

• Second Week of Vermont Summer Festival Opens, East Dorset, VT—July 16, 2003

• Hand Motors to Sponsor Vermont Summer Festival Grand Prix , East Dorset, VT—July 14, 2003

$35,000 Manchester Summer Festival Grand Prix Winner McLain Ward on Labelle, being presented with the Battenkill Cup by Harold and Jane Beebe of the Beebe Farm, East Dorset, VT, with Ann Meyer owner of LaBelle.

Week 1 — Manchester Summer Festival Horse Show

• Ward Wins $35,000 Manchester Summer Festival Grand Prix , East Dorset, VT—July 13, 2003

• Kelly Adds Her Name to List of Champions at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 12, 2003

• Smith Wins $10,000 Mini Prix at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 11, 2003

• Vermont Summer Festival Crowns Hunter Champions, East Dorset, VT—July 10, 2003

• Tables Still Available in Grand Prix Tent at Vermont Summer Festival, East Dorset, VT—July 10, 2003

• Vermont Summer Festival Begins Five Weeks of Equestrian Competition, East Dorset, VT—July 9, 2003

Lindsay Lewis (Chester Springs, PA), Hopeful Jumper Champion on "Mind Your Manners" Week 1 - Manchester Summer Festival

Press Releases Prior to Show Opening

• Five Weeks of Equestrian Competition Set To Begin, East Dorset, VT—July 8, 2003—The Manchester Summer Festival, July 9-13, the first week of competition at the Vermont Summer Festival is set to begin. The Vermont Summer Festival, July 9-August 10, is a five week long Horse Show held at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT.

• 2003 Vermont Summer Festival to Host Weekly Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series Classes for Junior and Amateur-Owner Riders, East Dorset, VT—June 5, 2003—Weeks one, two and three will feature separate Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classics for Junior and Amateur Owner riders. The class, running on Sundays just prior to the $35,000 Grand Prix, offers a $10,000 purse and an opportunity to earn points towards qualifying to ride at the 2003 National Horse Show.

• Vermont Summer Festival Launches Improved, Informative Website, East Dorset, VT—April 4, 2003—The Vermont Summer Festival, a five week circuit of hunter/jumper shows in scenic southern Vermont, has re-launched their official website www.vt-summerfestival.com, in response to the increased demand for “at your fingertip” information.

• Equinox Resort and Spa becomes Grand Prix Sponsor, East Dorset, VT—April 4, 2003—The Equinox Resort and Spa, a four diamond resort in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, has joined forces with the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show in becoming a Grand Prix Sponsor for the second year.

• Vermont Summer Festival Announces Officials, East Dorset, VT—March 21, 2003—The Vermont Summer Festival is proud to announce an impressive line-up of officials for its five weeks of 2003 competition, July 9 - August 10. The Festival will once again bring exciting equestrian competition to the Northeast.

• Retailers to stay open later during horse show, Manchester Journal, 2/14/03

• Vermont Summer Festival Announces Another Summer of Exciting Equestrian Competition, East Dorset, VT—January 27, 2003— The Vermont Summer Festival, which brings five weeks of exciting equestrian competition to Vermont, will return this year July 9-August 10.

• Fact Sheet 2003