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HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Na
tional Horse Show, one of Penn
sylvania’s premier sporting
events and America’s largest in
door all-breed horse show, will
conduct its SSth annual 10-day
competition Oct. 12-21.
Since its inception in 1945, the
event at Harrisburg’s State Farm
Show Complex, has raised more
than $1.4 million for youth litera
cy, educational and recreational
programs through the Harris
burg Kiwanis Youth Foundation.
Each year, hundreds of thou
sands of hunter, jumper, and eq
uitation riders across the U.S.
compete year-long for an invita
tion to join the best of the best at
“The Show Of Champions” in
Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania
National Horse Show is a cele
bration of horse sports, featuring
more than 1,400 of America’s top
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Ten national championships
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Television National Junior
Jumper Championship, Satur
day night, Oct. 14, is one of only
three USA Junior Olympics-
Equestrian events, and features
America’s top under-18 jumper
riders. More than 200 young rid
ers culminate a year of competi
tion on Sunday, Oct. 15, as they
vie for the American Horse
Shows Association/Eisers and
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uitation Medal Championship
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rider, rather than the horse, is
judged.
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striving to win more than
$115,000 in prize money by
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high and six-feet wide.
A week of varied equestrian
competition begins Monday, Oct.
16, with Hunt Night, an evening
of friendly rivalry for the mid-
Atlantic’s top fox-hunting clubs.
For nearly 150 years, fox-hunting
has remained a strong tradition
in Pennsylvania, home to more
hunts than any other state except
Virginia. Teams and individuals
test their hunting skills over
fences, in the North American
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Spectators will be treated to an
amazing variety of equestrian
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Prix jumpers, fiery, high-step
ping American Saddlebreds and
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The Royal Canadian Mounted
Police will present their Musical
Ride at the Pennsylvania Nation
al Thursday through Sunday
nights, Oct. 19-21, their first ap
pearance at the show since 1982.
The troupe of 32 horses and rid
ers, with the support of founding
sponsor Canadian Pacific, will
perform a variety of cavalry
drills and intricate formations at
the trot and canter, all choreo
graphed to music.
General admission is $lO, $5
for seniors and children ages 12
and under, except Oct. 21, when
all general admission tickets are
$lO. Reserved seating is available
Grand Prix Night, Saturday, Oct.
21; prices range from $l5 to $25.
All performance passes with re
served seating Oct. 21 are $lOO.
For more information or a free
brochure, call (717) 975-3677 or
visit www.panational.org.
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