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SAUGERTIES, NY (June 14, 2001)--Horse Shows In The Sun has announced that the
second annual Kids Day at the HITS Tahoe horse show circuit in Minden,
Nevada, will be held on Sunday, July 8, 2001, from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Officially titled "Resort Sports Network's Kids Day presented by Douglas
County Parks and Recreation Department and the Douglas County Library," the
event will provide free admission and free fun activities for children 12 and
under. A full acre of the 100-acre HITS Tahoe show grounds will be devoted to
Kids Day and the line-up of fun-and-games booths, live entertainment, and
educational exhibits. More than 1,000 children and their parents are expected
to attend.
Bruce Mulder of the Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department and Linda
Wilson of the Douglas County Library have lined up dozens of the most popular
Kids Day festivities:
Arts & Crafts
Autograph Session with Grand Prix Riders
A Variety of Exhibits from Local Youth Clubs
Balloons
Carnival Games
"CC" the Clown
DARE car with DARE officer
Face Painting
Fire Engine Squirt Hose Game
Fire House hosted by the Fire Department
Hay Ride
Hobby Horse Rides with Hurdles
Horse Grooming Demonstration
Library Materials Displays
Petting Zoo
Pony Rides
Raffles and Prizes
Super Jump
Resort Sports Network television crews will be on the grounds filming and
Lloyd Higuera of KGVM radio will broadcast live for the entire three hours.
Food and beverages will be available from the HITS on-site food service
facility. Following the Kids Day festivities, children and their parents are
invited to stay for the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at 1pm. To cap off their day,
the kids are invited to an Autograph Session with the Grand Prix riders in
the Grand Prix ring following the victory lap.
HITS Tahoe is a four-week hunter/jumper horse show circuit that will be held
for the second consecutive year in Minden, Nevada, 12 miles from Lake Tahoe.
The horse show features approximately 300 competition classes each week from
June 27 through July 22. More than $800,000 in total prize money will be
awarded. The show grounds are open Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00am until
3:00pm. Competition is featured in six rings. On-site parking is free. No
charge for admission Wednesday through Saturday, adults are $5 on
Sunday--proceeds benefit local charities.
HITS TAHOE CIRCUIT 2001 SHOW JUMPING ACTION:
HITS TAHOE 2001 SHOW DATES:
Week I June 27-July 1
Week II July 4-8
Week III July 11-15
Week IV July 18-22
FEATURED EVENTS
$50,000 Cosequin® Grand Prix Sunday, July 1 1pm
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix Sunday, July 8 1pm
$50,000 Coldwell Banker ITILDO Grand Prix Sunday, July 15 1pm
$100,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix Sunday, July 22 1pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
Resort Sports Network's Kids Day presented Sunday, July 8 10am-1pm
by Douglas County Parks and Recreation
Department and Douglas County Library
Seniors Day presented by Douglas Sunday, July 22 10am-1pm
County Senior Services
DIRECTIONS: From the Reno/Tahoe airport (about 40 miles), travel south on
Highway 395 to Minden; at Stockyard Road, turn left; show grounds entrance is
on the left. From Lake Tahoe (about 12 miles), take Route 207 (Kingsbury
Grade), cross Foothill Road to Mottsville, proceed 3 miles; turn left onto
State Highway 395 North; turn right at Stockyard Road; show grounds entrance
is on the left. From Minden (about 2 miles), follow 395 North; turn right at
Stockyard Road; show grounds entrance is on the left.
HITS TAHOE: 1901 N. Hwy. 395, Minden, Nevada, 89423.
Phone during show
dates: 775-783-8907.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Hilton, HITS Media & Public Relations, 319 Main Street,
Saugerties, New York 12477-1330. Tel: 845-246-8833, Fax: 845-246-6371,
E-Mail: hiltonhits@cs.com. Website: www.HitsShows.com.
