America’s Top Equestrians Return To Harrisburg
Oct 14-23 For Pa. National Horse Show
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The Pennsylvania National
Hone show, one of Pennsylva
nia’s premier sporting events and
America’s hugest indoor all-breed
horse show, will conduct its 54th
annual 10-day competition Oct
14-23.
Since its inception in 1945, the
event, at Harrisburg’s State Farm
Show Complex has raised more
than $1.4 million for youth liter
acy, educational, and recreational
programs through the Harrisburg
Kiwanis Youth Foundation.
Each year, hundreds of thou
sands rtf hunter, jumper, and equi
tation riders across the U.S. com
pete year-long for an invitation to
join the best of the best at “The
Show Of Champions” in Harris
burg. The Pennsylvania National
Hone Show is a celebration of
hone sports, featuring more than
1,600 of America's top horses and
riders, unique entertainment,
shopping, food, and family fun.
Seven national championships
are decided at die PNHS. The
American Horse Shows Associa
don/Black Entertainment Televi
sion National Junior Jumper
Championship conducted Satur
day night, Oct. 16, is one of only
three USA Junior Olympics-
Equestrian events and features
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America’s top undcr-18 jumper
riders. More than 200 young riders
culminate a year of competition
on Sunday. Oct 17, as they vie for
the American Horse Shows Asso
ciadon/Hisers & Pessoa National
Hunter Seat Equitation Medal
Championship one of the few
events where the rider, rather than
the horse, is judged.
Many of die young national
champions go on to represent the
U.S in international and Olympic
Grand Prix competition of the
type featured at the PNHS nightly
Tuesday, Oct 19 through closing
Saturday, Oct 23. Spectators thrill
to America’s best Grand Prix jum
per riders, including Olympic
competitors, striving to win more
than $115,000 in prize money by
clearing jumps up to five feet high
and six feet wide.
A week of varied equestrian
competition begins Monday, Oct.
18. with Hunt Night, an evening of
friendly rivalry for the mid-Atlan
tic’s top fox hunting clubs. For
about ISO years, fox hunting has
remained a strong tradition in
Pennsylvania, home to more hunts
than any other state except Virgin
ia. Teams and individuals test
their hunting skills over fences, in
a Parade of Hounds, die North
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Blowing Championships, and in
races over fences for feisty and
adorable Jack Russell terriers.
Spectators will be treated to an
amazing variety of equestrian ath
leticism. Wednesday through
Saturday nights, Oct 20-23, the
world-famous Budweiser Clydes
dales will entertain spectators with
the precision maneuvers of the
celebrated eight-horse hitch.
High-flying Grand Prix jumpers,
fiery, high-stepping American
Saddlebreds and their tiny Hack
ney pony cousins, thundering
draft hones in hitches of one to
six. easy-going western pleasure
horses, and roadster horses and
ponies who race around the ring at
top speed take turns delighting
and entertaining the audience. The
$50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de
Penn National, the show’s richest
and most prestigious event Satur
day night. Oct. 23, will be broad
cast on ESPN.
The show’s special exhibitions
include an extraordinary, whimisi
cal demonstration of the classical
equestrian art of dressage by Todd
Bryan, Saturday night, Oct. 16 and
again Friday night, Oct. 22. “The
Sport of Kings” will thrill specta
tors as from Harrisburg and
Lancaster play a heart-pounding
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chukker of fast-paced polo, Wed
nesday night, OcL 20. Always a
crowd favorite. Jack Russell ter
riers race over fences Monday and
Friday nights. Oct 18 and 22.
Special family days at the horse
show are Saturday, OcL 10 and
Friday night, Oct 16. On both
days, when competition and
events are geared to kids, children
will eqjoy free pony rides and face
painting. On Saturday, OcL 10,
one child under age 12 is admitted
free with a paying adulL
An invitational class for local
therapeutic riders will be Tuesday
night, OcL 19. Horse babies age
two and under will be showcased
in a futurity for young American
Saddlebred horses Saturday after
noon, OcL 23. The Valley Forge
Military Academy ft College
Band will appear at the horse
The world-famous Budwelser Clydesdale eight-horse
hitch entertains audiences the last four nights of the Penn
sylvania National Horse Show. Oct. 14-23 at the State Farm
Show Complex, Harrisburg. On Thursday and Friday
nights, the first 25 families through the gate can pose for a
souvenir photo with one of the gentle giants.
show on Saturday night, OcL 23,
at it has done for (he last 51 years.
More than 50 boutiques travel
from Palm Beach. Aspen and
points in between to display their
jewelry, crafts, clothing, gilts and
horse equipment and give specta
tors an early start on their Christ
mas shopping.
The show begins about 8 tjn.
daily, and runs until 6 p.m. Oct
14, IS and 17, and until about 11
p.m. Oct 16 and 18-23. General
admission is $lO, $S for seniors
and children ages 12 and under,
except Oct 23, when all general
admission tickets are $lO. Re
served seating is available Satur
day night Oct 23. Prices range
from $l5 to $25. All performance
passes with reserved seating Oct
23 ate $lOO.
For more information or a free
brochure, phone (717) 975-3677.