Open Jumper Classic Kicks-Off Sonoma Horse Park Season Finale

Newsdate: Fri 20 September 2013 – 8:50 am
Location: SONOMA, California

Sonoma Horse Park (SHP) is featuring a jammed packed weekend with the $2,500 Martin Collins Open Jumper Classic on September 18 - 22, 2013.

An exciting weekend at Sonoma Horse Park

An exciting weekend at Sonoma Horse Park

Sonoma Horse Park is featuring a jammed packed weekend with the $2,500 Martin Collins Open Jumper Classic and will close out the season with the $25,000 Balancing Tonic Grand Prix, where riders will duke it out for top honor on September 22, 2013.
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Sonoma Horse Park invites everyone to join them on the VIP Berm to watch the $2,500 Martin Collins Open Jumper Classic followed by the $5,000 Middlebrooke Consulting Open Hunter Derby. Hors D’Oeurves and fine wines will be served throughout both competitions.

Martin Collins Equine Surfaces is the official surface supplier of Sonoma Horse Park. The European market-leader of premium footing, Martin Collins Equine Surfaces brings decades of installation expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and superior product offerings to the American market.

Martin Collins’ footing is featured at major shows including the 2011 World Cup finals in Leipzig, Hickstead UK, the European Dual Championships at Windsor, the London International Horse Show (Olympia), Valkenswaard – the venue for the “Formula One” of show jumping: the Global Champions Tour, and is the only equine surface supplier to have a Royal Warrant of Appointment from HM the Queen.

Additionally, Olympic Gold Medalists Michael Whitaker, Ben Maher and Rodrigo Pessoa have all installed Martin Collins’ surfaces at their private farms. Glynnie Walford, CEO of Martin Collins USA, will be on-hand throughout the weekend.

SHP Season Finale also features the Hudson & Company Medal Finals, the EMO Horsemanship Cup Finals, and on Sunday afternoon, they will close out the season with the $25,000 Balancing Tonic Grand Prix, where riders will duke it out for the top honor.

Additionally, the 2013 Voltaire Design Grand Prix Leading Rider will be awarded at the conclusion of the Grand Prix.

The highest money earning grand prix rider for the 2013 show season will be awarded a custom Voltaire Design saddle; and with Peter Breakwell, Helen McNaught, Duncan McFarlane, Bjorn Ikast, Guy Thomas and Chelsea Jones all vying for the top circuit honor, Sunday is guaranteed to be a nail biting finish to a fantastic show season.

For more information on Martin Collins USA  For more information on Sonoma Horse Park

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