E6~Boarder & Trainer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 2003 Harrisburg Hosts America’s Largest Indoor All-Breed Horse Show HARRISBURG (Dauphin riders, is America’s largest in- Co.) Last fall, the Farm door all-breed horse show. Show Complex hosted the first show of the indoor cir cuit, the Pennsylvania Nation al Horse Show. The show, which accepts ster horses, and ponies all 1,100 to 1,200 of North Ameri- have their time in the spot ca’s exceptional horses and light during the competition. Areas of the complex were transformed by elabo rate displays by the visiting farms. Photos by Michelle Kunjappu Amy DeVisser, Cazenovia, N.Y., readies “Puma” for a speed class. minutes per stall every time you dean No more wheelbarrow No more manure piles Your garden tractor or ATV pulls a Millcreek mim-spreader right to the stall Load it Spread it Job’s done, and you ve got more time to nde tr^mt v . <? www MillcreekMfg com Hunters and jumpers, American Saddlebreds and Hackney ponies, draft horse hitches, western horses, road- Brodhecker Farm 2 Branchville Lawson Road Newton, NJ 07860 973-383-3592 Eleven national champion ships are decided at the show. For the 2002 show, prize money for several classes was increased, bringing the total monies offered to $325,000. The event’s highlight was the $60,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn National on Sat urday night, Oct. 19. The event drew North America’s top horses and riders, includ ing many Olympic and World Cup veterans. Juniors also compete at the show. The USA/BET National Stephanie Baldez, left, Dover Plains, N.Y., and Susan Braund, Westport, Conn., are joined by horse Kenwi, and dogs Lily, Cyrrus, and Magnum as they relax in the barn. iiJllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllLH = Introducing: = Superior Ironmaster EE Bay Homozygous = Tohiano Stallion = Guaranteed Color = Or your money back! Anieni.n ■> fru U a Hur'.tman (lontact l)a\ c iS: DolK I las'i 12().~) Maple* laic Rd Kli/cil.rtliu.wn. PA r()22 Junior Jumper Team Cham pionship is one of a handful of USA Junior Olympics-Eques trian events. Saddlebred numbers and depth increased dramatically as the National Horse Show fi nals were conducted in Harrisburg for the first time, drawing competitors in all Saddlebred divisions from across the country. The show also hosted inter national contestants, with am ateur and professional com petitors from Germany, Double D Stables Breeding - Boarding Sales - Lessons Home of Superior Hobby Proven APHA Stallion New Modem Boarding Center Convenient Location Plenty of Trail Biding Very Close to Rails to Trails Indoor Arena Hot-Cold Wash Stall Daily Turnout in Lush Pastures Visit: wwvv.douhle-dstable.coin Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, and Ireland. Exhibitors in the event housed their horses in the new 140-stall horse barn and the just-completed 1,700 seat in door arena, which provided a much needed exercise area out of the often inclement weath er. “The future of the Pennsyl vania National Horse Show has never looked brighter,” president Elizabeth Shorb said. “In 2003 we will present 717-367-2053 | Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllll7= (Turn to Page E 7)
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