| FACT
SHEET ON THE 2008 KELT CAPITAL HORSE OF THE
YEAR SHOW |
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Ranked CSI 4*
show – one of the highest ranking shows
in the Southern Hemisphere |
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16 disciplines |
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2500 horses, riders
and handlers |
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Thousands of support
crew |
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350 volunteers
behind the scenes making the show happen |
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Bell Tea Olympic
Cup – replaces the Horse of the Year
class – has a prize pool of $500,000.
The winner receives $120,000 – 2007’s
winner received $30,000 and in 2006, $4000 |
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Top showjumping
courses will be by Olympic designer Leopoldo
Palacios (Venezuela) |
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Hatton Estate
Dressage Kur – to music – has a
$30,000 prize purse |
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Dressage is being
held on a world class all weather surface
– similar to that used for Olympics and
5* events |
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Held over five
days from March 5-9 |
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Held at the Hawke’s
Bay Showgrounds in Hastings |
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Tri-Nations –
NZ, Australia and South Africa |
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The debut of Tri-Nations
dressage – NZ, Australia and South Africa |
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World ranked John
Whitaker (England) will be riding at the show |
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Budget of $2.2
million |
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10th year in Hawke’s
Bay |
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This event is
now worth $8.8 million to the region |
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56th Horse of
the Year Show in NZ |
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Endurance –
119-kilometre event out to Ocean Beach and
Cape Kidnappers and finishing in the heart
of Havelock North and including a team from
South Africa |
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One of the largest
sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere |
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70,000 spectators
expected over the five days |
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Covers from the
excitement of showjumping and eventing to
the beauty and precision of dressage and show
classes, the delicacy of miniatures, lovely
showy Arabs and the gentle giant Clydesdales |
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Trade and corporate
areas of growing interest, with a special
double story emporium this year to host guests
and VIPs |
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There will be
7500 square metres of marquees at the show. |
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