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For Immediate Release
Contact: Marty Bauman or Lisa Patterson, (508) 698-6810,
classic.pr@verizon.net
Five Action-Packed Weeks of Equestrian Competition
To Highlight 2004 Vermont Summer Festival
East Dorset, VT—January 27, 2004—The
Vermont Summer Festival will feature five weeks of exciting
equestrian competition when it returns to Harold Beebe Farm
in East Dorset, VT, July 14 - August 15, 2004.
The Vermont Summer Festival, New England's
largest "AA" rated hunter-jumper horse show, will
kick off with the Manchester Summer Festival, July 14-18.
Competition continues with the Manchester Classic Horse Show,
July 21-25; Valley Classic Horse Show, July 28 - August 1;
Manchester and the Mountains Horse Show, August 4-8; and concludes
with the Vermont Summer Celebration, August 11-15.
Each week of competition will feature a Grand
Prix and a Mini Prix. A Grand Prix showcases horses and riders
competing at the highest level in the sport of show jumping.
Olympic veterans and U.S. Equestrian Team stars regularly
compete in the Vermont Grand Prix.
Among last year's Grand Prix winners were such
notable names as McLain Ward and two-time Olympian Lisa Jacquin
who won the Manchester Summer Festival and Valley Classic
Grand Prix, respectively. Jonathan Phillips, Bill Lowry, and
Courtney Phibbs also earned Grand Prix victories at the 2003
Vermont Summer Festival.
The Vermont Summer Festival awards numerous
circuit championships in various levels of the hunter, jumper,
and equitation divisions, and also features Marshall &
Sterling and North American League Children's and Adult Hunter
and Jumper Classics.
Also highlighting each week of the Festival's
schedule is a Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic, part of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper
Classic Series. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series is designed
to give junior and amateur-owner riders an opportunity to
compete at higher levels and serves as a proving ground for
many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States
in international competition.
"With the record number of entries we
had last year, 2003 was our best year yet," said John
D. Ammerman, the longtime horse show manager who heads the
Vermont Summer Festival. "The best part is that everyone
had a really fantastic Vermont experience, and I'm confident
that we can expect an even more terrific summer in 2004!"
The Vermont Summer Festival provides a chance
for equestrians to spend July and August in Vermont's verdant
Green Mountains where the summer is its most beautiful. The
quaint New England towns of the Manchester and the Mountains
area are noted for their charm, first-class accommodations,
and superior dining. The region also offers a world-class
shopping experience, including antiques and handmade arts
and crafts as well as brand name outlets.
The Vermont Summer Festival show grounds provide
top-notch facilities for riders, horses, and spectators alike.
The grounds boast an all-weather Grand Prix and Jumper field,
four all-weather hunter rings, as well as several all-weather
riding/schooling rings.
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