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Vermont Summer Festival Expands to Six Weeks in 2007
East Dorset, Vermont — The Vermont Summer
Festival, New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show, will
expand to six weeks in 2007.
Traditionally a five-week competition, the opportunity to add a sixth week to
the summer show jumping series in 2007 was presented due to a date rotation
anomaly in the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) competition calendar.
Originally scheduled for July 18 to August 19, 2007, the Vermont Summer Festival
will now begin on July 11 and feature six full weeks of hunter/jumper
competition.
“The date rotation would have created a one-week gap between the end of the
Lake Placid horse shows and the beginning of our series in Manchester,
Vermont,” explained Dotty Ammerman, Executive Director of the Vermont Summer
Festival. “We applied to the USEF and were granted this new week which will
allow competitors to make a smooth transition from New York to Vermont, the same
as always.”
Ruth Lacey, Vermont Summer Festival Marketing Executive, is pleased to report
that the response to the extended date format has been extremely positive.
“Show management has taken the time to talk to key staff members, sponsors,
exhibitors, vendors, and community business owners, and we have found that the
support for adding a sixth week has been overwhelming," she said.
Well-known for its wide variety of area amenities including a large range of
lodging options, restaurants to suit every taste, and, of course, lots of
shopping, the Manchester area happily welcomes horse show competitors for an
additional week.
In 2007, the Vermont Summer Festival will offer $800,000 in prize money, making
it the largest sporting event in the state of Vermont based on total purse. The
Vermont Summer Festival is a proud member event of the Show Jumping Hall Of
Fame, the Marshall & Sterling League, and the North American League (NAL).
For more information about the Vermont Summer Festival, please e-mail: info@vt-summerfestival.com
or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com.
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