The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix To Benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc.
Equestrian News Release
The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix
1:30 p.m. - Saturday, June 24, 2006
Fairfield County Hunt Club
174 Long Lots Road, in Westport, Connecticut
To Benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc.
Free Admission
Westport, CT - June 22, 2006 - Experience the thrill of the equestrian sport of show jumping - with horses hitting racehorse speeds over fences up to 5' in height and width. Unique in its beauty and grace, show jumping is the only sport where women compete equally against men, young against old, and the team of horse and rider compete as one.
The rules are simple: jump an obstacle course of fences set on a twisting, turning course without dropping a rail or falling off and within the time allowed to qualify to come back for the jump-off round - the sport's version of sudden death overtime. In the jump-off round, precision and speed are of the essence. The horse with the fastest time and the fewest jumping faults is declared the winner.
The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix is the culminating event of the 5-day Fairfield County Hunt Club June Horse Show, to benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., June 20-24, 2006.
CORPORATE SPONSORS:
Callari Auto Group, Fairfield Equine Associates, George N. Venizelos & Wachovia Securities, Bank of America, Hospital for Special Surgery, Newhouse Financial & Insurance Brokers; Balducci's of Westport, Chopard, Conte's Market & Grill, The Higgins Group, Barbara C. Manion, O.D., The Saxon Group, Torys LLP.
RADIO SPONSOR: The Coast/Fox Combo - WCTZ-WFOX.
For Information, Contact:
Lynn Coakley, (203) 581-2542
The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., 168 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880; (203) 259-1550.
E-Mail: equusfoundation@aol.com; Website: http://www.equusfoundation.org.
The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit fund raising and fund granting organization whose mission is to promote the positive use of the horse for the benefit of the general public, the health and welfare of horses, and the equestrian sport as a whole. Thanks to the generosity of its donors, The EQUUS Foundation helps thousands of people and horses. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
Reader Comments
Be the first to submit a comment on this article!
Submit your comments
Link to this article
---------------------- It's easy! Just copy code below and paste into your webpage --------------------
<a href="http://www.equestrianmag.com/article/fairfield-grand-prix-equine-equus-6-06.html">The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix To Benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc.</a> ~ EquestrianMag.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your link will appear like this:
The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix To Benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc. ~ EquestrianMag.com
|
