News & Press Releases

• Vermont Summer Festival Expands to Six Weeks in 2007 - The Vermont Summer Festival, New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show, will expand to six weeks in 2007. September 8, 2006.
  

• Keri Potter Works Magic to Win $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix - Keri Potter worked her magic to win the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix, the final event of the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show held July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. August 13, 2006.

• Kelly Adams Aces NAL/WIHS Adult Jumper Classic at Vermont Summer Festival - Kelly Adams of Mystic, Connecticut, claimed the $2,500 NAL/WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Classic during the final week of the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. August 12, 2006.

• Shaine Brooks Shines in $10,000 Georgio Armani General Store Mini Prix at Vermont Summer Festival - Shaine Brooks of Albany, New York, claimed her first win riding Equifit Pizarro in the $10,000 Georgio Armani General Store Mini Prix, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on August 11 during the final week of the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. August 11, 2006.

• Zazou Hoffman Tops USEF Show Jumping Talent Search - A trip to the Vermont Summer Festival paid off for Zazou Hoffman with a win in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search on Thursday, August 10, 2006.

• Hospitality is a Highlight of the Vermont Summer Festival - For competitors, the annual Vermont Summer Festival, this year held July 12-August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont, is much more than simply a horse show. August 9, 2006.
  
  “Vermont Summer Festival organizers, Dotty and John Ammerman, offer gracious hospitality to all horse show competitors." Photo Credit – David Mullinix Photography. Available in high resolution, please e-mail: jward@startinggate.ca. Please advise of links to web postings.
  

• Kent Farrington Flies to Victory in $30,000 Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival - Kent Farrington of Greenwich, Connecticut, made his second trip to the winner's circle during Week 4 of the Vermont Summer Festival running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. Hot off his win in Friday's $10,000 Tumi Outlet Store Mini Prix, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, riding Loriot, Farrington once again topped the field, this time aboard Titus, to win the $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix on Sunday, August 6, 2006.

• Tromp Tops NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic at Vermont Summer Festival - The starting field was stacked with stiff competition, but 11-year-old Mattias Tromp of North Salem, New York, bested them all to claim the $1,500 NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic during Week 4 of the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. August 5, 2006

• Kent Farrington Claims $10,000 Tumi Mini Prix at Vermont Summer Festival - Kent Farrington claimed the $10,000 Tumi Outlet Store Mini Prix, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, during Week 4 of the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. August 4, 2006

• Emma Lipman Tops USEF Show Jumping Talent Search - In her fourth week competing in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search at the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont, 16-year-old Emma Lipman made her first trip to the winner's circle. August 3, 2006

• Vermont Summer Festival Has Huge Economic Impact on Vermont Tourism - The Vermont Summer Festival, the largest ‘AA’ rated hunter-jumper horse show held in New England, had a huge economic impact on the state of Vermont with approximately $15 million spent throughout the duration of the five-week competition. August 2, 2006

• Jimmy Torano Takes $30,000 Mt. Equinox Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival - No stranger to the winner's circle at the Vermont Summer Festival, Jimmy Torano of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, piloted Ralvesther to the win in the $30,000 Mt. Equinox Grand Prix, Sponsored by Equinox Resort & Spa, during Week 3 of the Vermont Summer Festival running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. July 30, 2006

• Lissa Bachner Overcomes the Odds to Take Three Championship Titles at Vermont Summer Festival - For the third week in a row, Lissa Bachner of Baltimore, Maryland, claimed the NAL Adult Amateur Hunter Classic during the third week of competition at the Vermont Summer Festival running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. July 29, 2006
  

• Alan Korotkin Rockets to Victory in Vermont's $10,000 Mini Prix - Alan Korotkin of Wellington, Florida, and Rocketman made another trip the winner's circle at the Vermont Summer Festival, claiming the $10,000 Hickey Freeman/Bobby Jones Factory Store Mini Prix, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets. The five-week Vermont Summer Festival runs July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. July 28, 2006

"Alan Korotkin and Rocketman on their way to victory in the $10,000 Hickey Freeman/Bobby Jones Factory Store Mini Prix, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, during Week 3 of the Vermont Summer Festival." Photo Credit – David Mullinix Photography. Available in high resolution, please e-mail: jward@startinggate.ca. Please advise of links to web postings.

• Katie McDaniel's Gamble Pays off with Casino in USEF Show Jumping Talent Search - Katie McDaniel gambled and won, riding Casino to victory in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search held Thursday, July 27, during Week 3 of the five-week Vermont Summer Festival running July 12 to August 13 in East Dorset, Vermont. July 27, 2006

• Holland's Wilhelm Grave Guides Oselli to Victory in $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix Sponsored by Devoucoux at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - Wilhelm Grave, 23, of The Netherlands aboard Oselli topped a field of 21 horses to win the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix Sponsored by Devoucoux held Sunday, July 23, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. July 23, 2006
  

• Abigail Crowell and Bennington Claim Victory in Show Circuit Magazine Children's Medal for Week 2 at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - Abigail “Abby” Crowell, entered the ring ranked third in the National Standings for the Show Circuit Magazine National Children’s Medal, and will maintain her status as one of the top riders in the country as she claimed victory in Saturday’s Show Circuit Magazine Children’s Medal class at the Vermont Summer Festival. The competition was one of Saturday’s featured classes during Week 2 (July 19-23) of the five-week Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. July 22, 2006

• Jimmy Torano and Marlo Win $10,000 Mini Prix Sponsored by the Escada Company Store and Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - It was déjà vu for Jimmy Torano of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and the big gray mare Marlo, winners of Friday’s $10,000 Mini Prix Sponsored by the Escada Company Store at the Manchester Classic Horse Show running July 16-23 in East Dorset, Vermont. July 21, 2006

• Canada's Christi McQuaker Wins $3,000 Open NAL Speed III at the Vermont Summer Festival
  Julie Welles and Little Foot Claim Second Victory in USEF Show Jumping Talent Search
  Canadian Tatiana Dzavik Rides Matrix to Win in USEF Hunter Seat Medal - Christi McQuaker, 34, of Schomberg, Ontario, Canada, aboard her eight-year-old Belgian mare Ella won Thursday's $3,000 Open Speed III, a Level 7 class in the North American League (NAL) Speed Series, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset. The action marks day two of the Manchester Classic Horse Show (July 19-23), the second of five weeks comprising the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival. July 20, 2006

• Dick Carvin and Hazel Kick Off Week 2 of the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival With a Victory in the $2,500 Open Jumper Class
  Mary LeBlanc Claims Back-to-Back Win in New England Novice Adult Hunter Championship Lindsay Henrickson Earns New England Restricted Children's Hunter Championship - The 'Manchester Classic Horse Show' opened on Wednesday, kicking off Week 2 (July 19-23) of the five-week Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. Dick Carvin, based out of Meadow Grove Farm in Lakeview Terrace, California, rode Hazel for owner Priscilla Tampkin and her China Blue Farm to victory in the featured class in the Grand Prix ring, the $2,500 Open Jumper. This week’s course designer is Michel Vaillancourt of Canada, Individual Silver Medalist at the 1976 Olympic Games. July 19, 2006

"Christi McQuaker races to a win aboard Ella in the Open NAL Speed class during Week 2 of the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival." Photo Credit – David Mullinix Photography. Available in high resolution, please e-mail: jward@startinggate.ca. Please advise of links to web postings.

"California's Dick Carvin and Hazel won the $2,500 Open Jumper during Week 2 of the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival." Photo Credit – David Mullinix Photography. Available in high resolution, please e-mail: jward@startinggate.ca. Please advise of links to web postings.

Week 1— Manchester Summer Festival

• Alan Korotkin and Rocketman Win $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix Sponsored by Hand Motors at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - Alan Korotkin of Wellington, Florida, topped a field of 31 horses to claim victory in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix, Sponsored by Hand Motors, in East Dorset, Vermont, on Sunday, July 16. The finale show jumping class wrapped up Week 1, the ‘Manchester Summer Festival’ (July 12-16), of the five-week Vermont Summer Festival. Show jumping action continues next week with the Manchester Classic Horse Show (July 19-23). July 16, 2006

• Sarah Flink Aboard Aracona Z Wins Show Circuit Magazine Children's Medal at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - Sarah Flink, 17, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, topped a field of 25 riders on Saturday to win the Show Circuit Magazine Children’s Medal for Week 1, the ‘Manchester Summer Festival’ (July 12-16), of the five-week Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. July 15, 2006

• Jimmy Torano and Ralvesther Claim Victory in $10,000 Polo Ralph Lauren Mini Prix at the Vermont Summer Festival - Jimmy Torano notched another win aboard Ralvesther at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival, claiming victory in the $10,000 Polo Ralph Lauren Mini Prix on Friday, the first in the series of five Mini Prix events presented by Manchester Designer Outlets. The $10,000 Polo Ralph Lauren Mini Prix was the featured Friday class of Week 1, the 'Manchester Summer Festival' (July 12-16), of the five-week Vermont Summer Festival at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, Vermont. In addition to the $3,000 prize money awarded to the Mini Prix winner, Torano received a $1,000 gift card that can be used at any Polo Ralph Lauren store nationwide. July 14, 2006

"Sarah Flink and Aracona Z won the Show Circuit Magazine Children’s Medal at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival." Photo Credit – David Mullinix Photography. Available in high resolution, please e-mail: jward@startinggate.ca. Please advise of links to web postings.

• Julie Welles Wins USEF Show Jumping Talent Search and USEF Medal at Vermont Summer Festival - Julie Welles, 18, of West Simsbury, Connecticut, riding Littlefoot logged two major victories today at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont, winning both the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search and the USEF Medal. “It was a good day, I’m happy,” said Welles, and credited her horse, “He was very good. It’s a good feeling.” July 13, 2006

• Jimmy Torano and Ralvesther Win Open Jumper on Opening Day of 2006 Vermont Summer Festival
  Mary LeBlanc and Alice Howland Named Hunter Champions - The 2006 Vermont Summer Festival opened today to relentless rain but plucky exhibitors participated in five rings of competition on the first day of Week 1, the 'Manchester Summer Festival', at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, Vermont. July 12, 2006

• Nutraceutical to Sponsor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series At 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - Nutraceutical International Corporation has announced its sponsorship of the Amateur-Owner Division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival held July 12 to August 13, 2006, in East Dorset, VT.

• Manchester Designer Outlets to Sponsor the 2006 Mini Prix Series at the Vermont Summer Festival
  - Manchester Designer Outlets and the retail brands that they represent will sponsor all five of the $10,000 Mini Prix events at the 2006 Vermont Summer Festival taking place July 12 to August 13, 2006, in East Dorset, VT. April 24, 2006

“Danielle Torano and Lojana won the amateur-owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame during Week One and Week Three of the 2005 Vermont Summer Festival." Photo Credit – Flashpoint. Photo also available in high resolution, please e-mail: jward@startinggate.ca. Please advise of links to web postings.

• Devoucoux Becomes Grand Prix Sponsor at 2006 Vermont Summer Festival - Devoucoux, French producers of handcrafted saddles, will sponsor the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix, Presented by Devoucoux, held Sunday, July 23. April 11, 2006

• The 2006 Vermont Summer Festival Introduces $10,000 Canadian Championship - In an innovative move to recognize its loyal Canadian competitors, the Vermont Summer Festival has introduced the $10,000 Canadian Circuit Championship. February 28, 2006

• The Equinox Resort & Spa Renews Grand Prix Sponsorship With the Vermont Summer Festival - For the fifth consecutive year, The Equinox Resort & Spa has partnered with the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show as a Grand Prix presenting sponsor. Jan. 27, 2006