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Copies
Still Available of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
25th Anniversary Commemorative Book
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Lexington,
KY—June 17, 2003—Equestrian Events, Inc. has announced
that copies of Kentucky Three-Day Event: A 25-Year Retrospective
are still available for sale.
Kentucky’s
famed Three-Day Event celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2002.
As part of its Silver Anniversary Celebration, the organizer,
Equestrian Events, Inc., published a commemorative book chronicling
the 25-year history of the nation’s premier Three-Day Event,
from the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships through the
2002 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
Kentucky
Three-Day Event: A 25-Year Retrospective is a limited edition,
hardcover book combining more than 150 captivating color photographs
with highlights from each historic year plus first-hand accounts
from a variety of people who have been involved with the event
over the last quarter century.
The
first 2500 copies are individually numbered. Numbered copies are
available for $50.00 each and unnumbered copies are available
for just $40.00, plus $5.00 shipping and handling per book.
As
you relive many of Kentucky’s most exciting moments and watch
it transform into the world-renowned competition it is today,
you’ll be able to see why the Kentucky Three-Day Event has
become America’s best and most beloved equestrian sports
event. A perfect gift for friends and family, this book is a must-have
for Kentucky Three-Day Event fans and all horse enthusiasts!
The
book was written by Marty Bauman, press chief of the Rolex Kentucky
Three-Day Event since 1998 and Director of Public Relations for
the United States Equestrian Team since 1990. It was designed
by Jason Wilhoite of Sag Harbor, NY and Charlie Stone of Stone
Advisory in Lexington, KY, which coordinated the project.
Equestrian
Events, Inc. is a non-profit Kentucky corporation formed in 1975
initially to stage the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships.
Since that time, the Kentucky Three-Day Event has grown to become
America’s first Four Star event.
Copies
may be purchased online in the Ticket section of the Rolex Kentucky
Three-Day Event website at www.rk3de.org,
by calling Equestrian Events, Inc. at (859) 254-8123, faxing at
(859) 254-5116 or writing to Equestrian Events, Inc., P.O. Box
12110, Lexington, KY 40580-2110.
The United States Equestrian Team is a non-profit organization
that selects, trains, equips and finances equestrians of the highest
possible standard to represent our country in major international
competition, including the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
To accomplish this, the USET seeks out and nurtures the development
of talented athletes - riders, drivers and horses - and provides
the support and guidance they need to help them attain their fullest
potential. For more information on the USET, please call (908)
234-1251, or visit USET ONLINE at www.uset.org
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