Governor Jodi Rell Greeting Letter
May 18, 2009
31st Annual Shallowbrook Charity Horse Show
May 8, 2009
Shallowbrook’s 31st Annual
Charity Horse Show
To Benefit The Ride For The Ribbon
Breast Cancer Research Fund
Friday June 5th – Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Hunters – USEF “A” “One Star”
Jumpers – USEF Rating 2
CHSA, CHJA, NEHC and Marshall & Sterling rated.
$4,000 5/A Baker Blanket Jumper Classic
$1,000 Ride For The Ribbon Pony Working Hunter Classic
$1,000 Ride For The Ribbon 2′6″ Hunter Classic
$1,000 Ride For The Ribbon 6 Bar Jumper Class
Judges:
Tony Sgarlata Skaneateles, NY
Linda Shahinian Union City, NJ
Kerry Kocher Centre Hall, PA
Barbara Filippelli Pawling, NY
Show Manager: Naomi Blumenthal – Manlius, NY
Steward: Roger Cabic – Palmyra, NY
Announcer: Mr. John Bahret – Middletown, RI
Course Designer: Kerry Kocher- Centre Hall, PA
Grounds: The ring sizes are approximately 150 x 230 feet, 150 x 250 feet and 150 x 180 feet. All footing is grass. Warm-up areas grass and sand footing.
Stalls: Tents approximately 10 x 10 stall with doors.
Reserve Stalls by May 27th $160.00 After 5/27 $180.00 if available.
Plenty of Parking and Excellent Food available all day!
Governor Jodi Rell Greeting Letter
Shallowbrook Charity Horse Show Complete Prize List
Shallowbrook Charity Horse Show Entry Form and Stall Reservations
Shallowbrook Charity Horse Show Time Schedule
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The Marshall & Sterling Bit o’ Straw Hunter Classic (2’6”) class has been added to the Shallowbrook Charity Horse Show. The M&S Bit o’Straw Hunter Class will run on Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Hunter Ring 1 after Class #8 – Children’s Equitation Division. The entry fee will be $40.00.
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Entries and Stall Reservations Close Tuesday, May 27th, 2009
Mail Entries To:
Naomi Blumenthal
Shallowbrook Horse Show
P.O. Box 455
Fayetteville, NY 13066
Do not mail after May 29th
Fax until June 1st: 315-682-9416
Day of Show of Show and Information Phone Numbers;
Horse Show Office
Before Show Phone:
315-682-1933
315-436-1933 Cell
Until 6/1Fax: 315-682-9416
After 6/1Fax: 860-749-0740
During Show Phone:
860-749-0749
315-436-1933 Cell
203-731-1757
We are located at:
247 Hall Hill Road
Somers, Connecticut 06071
(860) 749-0749
Map (Google Map) and Directions to The Shallowbrook Equestrian Center
Remember – Deadline for entries is Tuesday, May 27th, 2009.
Gatsby Day Polo Match, Sunday, May 17, 2009
May 6, 2009
Tailgating Is More Than Just Horsing Around For One UConn Student
SOMERS, Conn. – For University of Connecticut student Michael Wenning a spring afternoon spent tailgating involves much more than just sophomoric hijinks and horsing around. Wenning, a third-year business major and a forward on the UConn polo team, is saddling up with Shallowbrook Equestrian Center in Somers to host the annual Gatsby Day, a polo match to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter.
“My grandfather battled multiple sclerosis,” explained the 21-year-old who has been playing polo since before he was a teen. “Last year my father and I participated in the Connecticut Chapter’s two-day Bike MS and, there, we met many others fighting this disease. This is a charity we really want to support.”
More than 6,000 Connecticut residents live with the unpredictable and potentially debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. The cause is unknown and there currently is no cure . Symptoms can include, among other things, numbness in the limbs, difficulties with vision and speech, stiffness, loss of mobility and, in some more severe cases, total paralysis . The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot be predicted. Funds raised through events, such as Gatsby Day, ensure ongoing scientific research to find a cure and provide for the continuation of vital programs and services offered by the chapter to those in the state diagnosed with MS .
The polo match will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Shallowbrook Equestrian Center , located at 247 Hall Hill Road in Somers. Gates open at noon for tailgating activities. Gatsby Day festivities include volleyball and an opportunity to compete horseback in a longest ball contest. There is a $20 per carload fee and a $10 donation requested to participate in the longest ball competition.
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Riders score by driving a small wooden ball into the opposing team’s goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played at speed on a large grass field up to 300 yards in length, and each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.
“Our guests really have a great time at this event,” said Wenning, currently on staff as polo club manager at Shallowbrook “We encourage fans to bring their grills, steaks, burgers and beverages and prepare to root for what is sure to be a scrappy match between two very skilled teams.”
For more information on the May 17 Gatsby Day benefit polo match in Somers, please contact Michael Wenning at 413-530-0002 or e-mail at michael.wenning@yahoo.com. For more information on multiple sclerosis, its effects and the many ways the Connecticut Chapter can help, please visit www.ctfightsMS.org.
Question Of The Month – May 2009
May 1, 2009
Below is the May 2009 Question Of The Month (”QOTM”). If you know the answer, write it down and put it in the Question Of The Month Box in the tack room. One correct answer will be awarded.
