42 SIDELINES JUNE 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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The Lake Placid Horse Shows have something for everyone –
from Short Stirrup classes to Grand Prix
Lake Placid Horse Show Chairman Richard M. Feldman
presents award to a rider in the Juliam Farm Lead Line Class
Jonathan McCrea and Colorado won the 2011 $75,000 Mirror
Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid
Margie Engle is a multiple time Lake Placid Grand Prix champion
and Olympic veteran
Sometimes it’s hard to decide what makes the Lake
Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows “The best
two weeks of a horseman’s summer!”
It could be the schedule
– whether its hunters or jumpers,
professionals or amateurs, the Lake Placid Horse Shows give
every rider a chance to shine. The schedule includes two $75,000
Grand Prix, Classics for lots of divisions, Short Stirrup, Lead Line
and a Parade of Champions each week with fabulous prizes for
all champions.
It could be the horse show grounds
– in addition to three all
weather rings, Lake Placid’s show grounds feature the Richard
M. Feldman Grand Prix Field, a huge, all grass arena with natural
terrain. Despite its name, this ring is not just for Grand Prix and
Open Jumper riders, it hosts classes for the full range of LPHS
competitors including Amateurs, Juniors, Adults and Children’s,
plus the horse show’s Kathy Scholl Equitation Classic and USHJA
International Hunter Derby!
It could be the prize money
– more than half a million dollars! –
or the internationally respected management of Michael Morrissey
of Stadium Jumping, Inc. and David Distler. The Lake Placid and
I Love New York Horse Shows, presented by Sea Shore Stables,
LLC, return for the 43
rd
year, June 26-July 8. The combination
of frst class horse shows with all the amenities of a world class
destination resort make the Lake Placid Horse Shows two weeks
that should not be missed!
Best horse show in America
- “In Lake Placid, we are driven
by one thing and one thing only, and that is putting on the best
horse show in America!” said Richard M. Feldman, Chairman of
the Lake Placid Horse Show Association. “We have spent many
years listening to our exhibitors and improving our horse show to
make sure that everyone enjoys themselves to the fullest when
they are with us. There’s a reason why so many of our exhibitors
come back year after year.”
Photos: All photos by Parker/Russell-The Book LLC 2011