Luxury Resort Equinox to Sponsor Vermont Summer Festival
Grand Prix
East
Dorset, VTAugust 5, 2002Luxury resort Equinox is the
final Grand Prix Sponsor of the 2002 Vermont Summer Festival. The
Equinox Resort & Spa, a four diamond resort in the heart of
Vermonts Green Mountains, is the sponsor of the fifth and
final $35,000 Grand Prix of the 2002 Vermont Summer Festival Horse
Show circuit. The event will be held at 2:00 pm on the closing day
of the show, August 11, 2002.
"The
Equinox Hotel is a quintessential historic property, with the staff
and services of the finest resort and I believe that many of our
exhibitors have found it to be one of the best reasons to add the
Vermont Summer Festival to their summer circuit" stated Dotty
Ammerman, Vermont Summer Festival Executive Director. "We are
excited to be a partner of this fine property and are pleased that
the Equinox has rolled out the red carpet for our clients."
Gary Thulander, General Manager of the Equinox added, "Our
sponsorship of the Vermont Summer Festival is further acknowledgment
of the importance of the horse show clientele; we strive to give
them first class, personal service. It has always been our priority
to support community events that promote business and tourism in
the region and we look forward to continuing our support of the
Vermont Summer Festival.
The Vermont Summer Festival is New England's largest "AA"
rated hunter-jumper horse show circuit. This year's event includes
five USET-recognized $35,000 Grand Prix and five $10,000 Mini Prix.
Each of the five weeks also features a $10,000 Show Jumping Hall
of Fame High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class, part of the Show
Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series which determines which
junior and amateur/owner riders will qualify to ride at the 2002
National Horse Show.
For
further information, please visit the Vermont Summer Festival website
at www.vt-summerfestival.com
or call 802-496-4878.
For
further information about the Equinox Resort & Spa, please contact:
Gary Thulander at (802) 362-4700.
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