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HORSE SHOWS IN THE SUN
Seniors Day at the Horse Show Features Special Exhibits
Annual Heritage Palms Seniors Day presented by KESQ-TV and The Fabulous Palm
Springs Follies at the Indio Desert Circuit, Sunday, March 4,
11am-1pm |
INDIO, CA (February 23, 2001)--Seniors will be
admitted free to the Indio Desert Circuit horse show on Sunday, March 4, from
11am to 1pm for the annual Heritage Palms Seniors Day presented by KESQ-TV and
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. Seniors Day is an annual event presented as
part of the six-week Indio Desert Circuit hunter/jumper horse show. Heritage
Palms will treat seniors to guided trolley tours of the 80-acre show grounds,
JFK Hospital staff will provide special health screening checks, and shaded
seating will be available in the pavilion overlooking the Grand Prix field.
Exhibits and displays for Seniors Day will be set up in a special area and will
include the Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center, Rose Society, Electric Car golf
carts, County of Riverside C.A.R.E. Program, and Joslyn Senior Center.
Following the Seniors Day festivities, seniors and their families are invited
to stay for the highlight of Indio Desert Circuit V, the $50,000 HITS Grand
Prix. The Grand Prix ring features top show jumping riders from the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico, and Europe competing for high-stakes prize money.
There are four food service facilities on-site and a covered patio with tables
and chairs on the berm between the jumper rings where attendees can enjoy a
snack or a meal and watch the competition. Shoppers can visit more than a dozen
'boutiques' stocked with tack, clothing, jewelry, and other horse-related gifts
and souvenirs in the Desert Marketplace.
HITS Desert Horse Park features competition Wednesday through Sunday from 8am
until approximately 4pm in 10 competition rings. Admission on Saturday or
Sunday is $5 for adults. Children 12 and under are always admitted at no
charge. Parking is free at the new parking lot on the show grounds. The Indio
Chamber of Commerce will provide volunteers as ticket takers on Sunday, March
4, and will receive a percentage of the total ticket proceeds at the end of the
six-week horse show.
DIRECTIONS: Take I-10 to the Monroe Street exit in Indio. Go south
approximately five miles to Avenue 52. Turn right onto Avenue 52. Horse Show
entrance is ½ mile on right.
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