USEF Emerson Burr Horsemanship Awards Program to be held at...
Equestrian News Release
The Fairfield County Hunt Club June Horse Show to benefit The EQUUS Foundation
WESTPORT, CT – March 14, 2006 – The United States Equestrian Federation will conduct its Emerson Burr Horsemanship Awards Program at The Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show to benefit The EQUUS Foundation on June 20-24, 2006 in Westport, Connecticut.
The program was created by friends and family of Mr. Burr to promote and perpetuate good horsemanship in younger equestrians in 2002, and has been held at the USEF Pony Final National Championships solely until now. Children participating take a written horsemanship test, based on their age group. The winners of the written test in each age group then take a hands-on horsemanship test. The four winners, one from each age group, receive a monetary grant towards furthering their education or offsetting equestrian related costs.
Barbara Cherry, who will chair the program, with the aid of volunteers from the Fairfield County Hunt Club, said, “We are very proud that the Fairfield County Hunt Club June Horse Show was selected by the USEF for the Emerson Burr program. Emerson influenced so many young lives, and old, for over fifty years at the Club and across the equestrian sport.”
Those who knew Emerson knew that horsemanship always came first. The children he led to victories, the ponies he led with a gentle hand and the countless people whose lives he touched, can testify to the legend he created in his own time. Awarded the USEF Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999, he was an outstanding equestrian whose lifetime experiences and accomplishments exemplified uncommon devotion to the sport and whose equestrian career and horsemanship continually elevated the sport’s excellence.
The USEF Emerson Burr Horsemanship Awards Program has been a grant recipient of The EQUUS Foundation since the inception of The EQUUS Foundation, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit fund raising organization, founded in August 2002, to promote the positive use of the horse for the benefit of the general public and the equestrian sport as a whole. In just three years, EQUUS has awarded over $350,000 in grants, benefiting thousands of horses and people, thanks to the generosity of its many individual and corporate donors.
The EQUUS Foundation will hold its Benefit Luncheon and Silent Auction on Saturday, June 24, 2006, in conjunction with the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix, the culminating event of the five-day horse show.
EQUUS President, Lynn Coakley, said, “This will be the fourth Luncheon at the Hunt Club to benefit The EQUUS Foundation, and we hope for great success. The funds raised will be awarded to 28 worthy charities and help thousands of people and horses.”
In order to raise funds, The EQUUS Foundation is seeking individuals and businesses throughout the equestrian community to assist with their gracious generosity, either through cash donations, in-kind donations, auction donations or sponsorships. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
For additional information on the The EQUUS Foundation Benefit Luncheon & Silent Auction on Saturday, June 24, 2006, contact The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., 168 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880, or telephone (203) 259-1550, or Email to: equusfoundation@aol.com.
EQUUS BENEFIT LUNCHEON & GRAND PRIX FAST FACTS:
EVENT: The EQUUS Foundation Benefit Luncheon & $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix
WHAT: The EQUUS Foundation Benefit Luncheon is held in conjunction with the $25,000 Grand Prix of the Fairfield County June Benefit Horse Show, the culminating event of the five-day horse show. Set under a pristine white Century tent overlooking the Club’s polo field, guests will enjoy a champagne reception, silent auction, and delicious buffet during the luncheon, which takes place immediately prior to the Grand Prix. The Club’s field is transformed into a picturesque, yet challenging Grand Prix Course, showcasing talented riders with national and regional reputations and horses performing at the highest level of competition
WHERE: The Fairfield County Hunt Club, 174 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880.
WHEN: Saturday, June 24, 2006.
HOURS: 11:30 a.m. to 3: 00 p.m.
EVENT CO-CHAIRS: Margaret Bondy, Lynn Coakley, & Berkeley Soper.
VIP SEATING:
Gold Medal Sponsor: $5,000, to include one front row center table of ten guests, acknowledgement in all press releases (if so desired), and the display of a banner supplied by the sponsor.
Silver Medal Sponsor: $2,500, to include one front row side table or second row center
table of ten guests.
Bronze Medal Sponsor: $1,500, to include preferential second row seating for six guests.
Grand Champion Sponsor: $1,000, to include preferential seating for four guests.
Champion Sponsor: $500, to include preferential Seating for two guests.
OPEN SEATING: $250 per seat.
EVENT SPONSORS: Callari Auto Group, Fairfield Equine Associates, Wachovia Securities, Skyy Spirits, Monaco Government Tourist Office & Swiss International Airlines, Ralph Lauren, Newhouse Financial and Insurance Brokers, Balducci’s, Hospital for Special Surgery.
For additional information on the The EQUUS Foundation Benefit Luncheon & Silent Auction on Saturday, June 24, 2006, contact The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., 168 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880, or telephone (203) 259-1550, or Email to: equusfoundation@aol.com.
ABOUT THE EQUUS FOUNDATION, INC.
The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit fund raising organization, was founded in August 2002 to promote the positive use of the horse for the benefit of the general public and the equestrian sport as a whole. In just three years, EQUUS has awarded over $350,000 in grants, benefiting thousands of horses and people, thanks to the generosity of its many individual and corporate donors. The 2006 Grant Recipients include:
Horse Welfare: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), New York, NY, http://www.aspca.org/; Bridgeport Police Mounted Unit, Bridgeport, CT, http://www.bridgeport.ct.us/; Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, http://www.csuequineortho.com/; HEART Equine Ambulance, Northampton, MA, http://www.equineambulance.com/; Hope for Horses, Woodinville, WA, http://www.hopeforhorses.net/; H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut, Inc., Washington, CT, http://www.horseofct.org/; and Ryerss Farm for Aged Equine, Pottstown, PA, http://www.ryerss.com.
Public Welfare: Therapeutic horseback riding for individuals of all ages with physical, mental & emotional disabilities: Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC), Buffalo, NY, http://www.ryegate.com/; Heartland Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Stilwell, KS; High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Old Lyme, CT, http://www.highhopestr.org/; Pegasus Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Stamford, CT, http://www.pegasustr.org/; We Will Ride Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Cross River, NY, http://www.wewillrideinc.com.
Schools and other organizations offering after-school horseback riding and horse care programs for "at-risk" and emotionally troubled or economically disadvantaged youth: City to Saddle, Weston, MA, http://www.citytosaddle.org/; City Slickers, Inc., Wolcott, CT; Green Chimneys Children's Services & School, Brewster, NY, http://www.greenchimneys.org/; Heritage Schools, Provo, UT, http://www.heritagertc.org/; Horses in the Hood, Tarzana, CA, http://www.horsesinthehood,org/; Living Bridges International Inc., Glenyeare Equestrian Program, Lumberton, NJ; New Canaan Mounted Troop, Inc., New Canaan, CT, http://www.newcanaanmountedtroop.org;/ Work To Ride, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, http://www.worktoride.net.
Organizations offering horseback riding programs for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses: Camp for All, Houston, TX, http://www.campforall.org/; The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Inc., New Haven, CT, http://www.holeinthewallgang.org/.
Equestrian Sport: The American Hunter-Jumper Foundation, Inc., West Boylston, MA, http://www.ahjf.org/; Equestrian Aids Foundation, Inc., Flemington, NJ, http://www.equestrianaidsfoundation.org;/ Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation, Inc. (IEF), Fairfield, CT, http://www.ihsainc.com/; R.W. Mutch Educational Foundation, Inc., Upper Saddle Ridge, NJ, http://www.rwmutch.com/; United States Equestrian Federation, Inc., Emerson Burr Horsemanship Fund, Lexington, KY, http://www.usef.org/; United States Equestrian Team Foundation, Inc., Gladstone, NJ, http://www.uset.org/.
For additional information on The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., visit the website, http://www.equusfoundation.org or contact EQUUS at equusfoundation@aol.com
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