BETHEL - The 2007 4H Nutmeg Benefit Horse Show will be held Sunday, September 16, at the Cooperative Extension System grounds on Stony Hill Road in Bethel.
BETHEL â The 2007 4H Nutmeg Benefit Horse Show will be held Sunday, September 16, at the Cooperative Extension System grounds on Stony Hill Road in Bethel.
The popular Open Schooling show will feature divisions in English Equitation, Hunt Seat and Trail. Most classes will be pinned through sixth place with the first-place winner also receiving a trophy. Divisions will be awarded champion and reserve ribbons.
Fairfield Equine, Beval Saddlery, Bit Oâ Tack, Benedict Home and Garden, Westport Public Works employees, Westport and the Fairfield County Extension Council are all sponsors of the event.
âThe support of these companies and groups greatly expands our fundraising efforts,â said Jamie Wallace, show manager.
The high point horse and rider combination from both the Spring Benefit and Fall Nutmeg shows will receive year-end awards in the following divisions: Open Beginner Hunt and Walk/Trot (sponsored by Sunny Brook Farm in Newtown), Low Hunters (sponsored by Clearview Farms of Sandy Hook), the Kentucky Hunter Classic (sponsored by All the Kingâs Horses of Ridgefield) and Western Adult/Jog (sponsored by Happy Trails Farm of Danbury).
Proof of a current rabies vaccination (within one year) will be checked at the gate for each animal.
Refreshments will be available on the grounds.
For a prize list, call 203-207-8440 or email Kimberly.moffett@uconn.edu.