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HBO
to Sponsor Junior Medal Class |
The New Marshall & Sterling League welcomes HBO
as its newest sponsor.
SAUGERTIES, NY (December 5, 2002)--The New Marshall & Sterling
League announced today that Home Box Office (HBO), America's leading
premium television network, has become the title sponsor of the League's
Junior Medal Class to be introduced in 2003. The class will be called
the HBO Junior Medal.
HBO
joins Charles Owen in the title sponsor category. Charles Owen,
the leading manufacturer of quality riding helmets, will sponsor
both the Charles Owen Children's and Adult Medal Classes for the
2003 & 2004 seasons. Other sponsors include long-time League
sponsor-Marshall & Sterling Insurance, League co-sponsor-Great
American Insurance Companies, presenting sponsor-Corona-Lexol, sponsor
of the Pre-Green Hunter Division-Stillwell-Hansen, Inc., and sponsor
of the Pony Hunter Division-The Equestrian Shop, Inc.
According
to Tom Struzzieri, owner and president of HITS, "Bringing a
new sponsor on board such as HBO is a welcome addition to our growing
list of corporate sponsors. We are encouraged by the tremendous
support the New Marshall & Sterling League has received from
our sponsors, and we believe that with their commitment we will
achieve our goal of becoming the premier hunter/jumper league in
the country."
Since
1991, the Marshall & Sterling League has served to encourage
and enhance the competition level of Children's and Adult Amateur
Hunter and Jumper riders by providing the opportunity to qualify
for a prestigious National Finals Competition. Having grown from
10 member shows and approximately 100 riders in 1991, to over 300
horse shows and more than 3,500 riders in 2002, the Marshall &
Sterling League is poised to take on new challenges in 2003.
The
most notable enhancement to the League in 2003 is the introduction
of an exclusive National Indoor Finals. The New Marshall & Sterling
League National Indoor Finals will provide the ultimate goal for
hunter/jumper exhibitors across the country and will feature national
finals for the HBO Junior Medal, Charles Owen Children's Medal,
Charles Owen Adult Medal, as well as year-end finals competition
for 11 hunter divisions, 5 jumper divisions, Young Jumper Championships,
and a Grand Prix.
The
Finals will take place at Worcester's Centrum Centre, Worcester,
Massachusetts. Worcester's Centrum Centre is one of the nation's
most celebrated sports arenas located right in the heart of New
England (40 miles west of Boston). With this impressive facility
as its backdrop, the New Marshall & Sterling League will provide
a first-class competition that is poised to become the event of
the season for hunter/jumper enthusiasts across the country.
In
addition to being associated with the National Indoor Finals, League
sponsors will receive exposure at member horse shows. Member horse
shows will offer Marshall & Sterling classes coast to coast
throughout the season, thereby offering exhibitors all over the
country and at all levels of the hunter/jumper sport, the chance
to qualify for the Finals. For more information on the New Marshall
& Sterling League please visit www.HitsShows.com/marshallsterling
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