The Rolex Central Park Horse Show has lined up an array of the most talented equestrian performers in the industry as they take on Wollman Rink in the heart of the Big Apple!
Providing interactive family fun for audience members of all ages, the matinee performances are not to be missed at this year’s edition of the Rolex Central Park Horse Show.
The matinee performances will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27, beginning at 10 a.m. in the iconic setting of Central Park amidst the New York City skyline. Tickets for the matinee performances are $30 each and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/1AV2imv.
Popular equestrian personality Tommie Turvey of Tommie Turvey Horsemanship will headline the matinee, engaging audiences with a showcase of the adaptability, versatility, and intelligence of the horse within the entertainment industry. Turvey has prepared and trained horses for numerous major Hollywood roles including appearances in The Walking Dead, The Blacklist, and Batman: The Dark Knight, also working with the Budweiser Clydesdales during their popular Super Bowl commercials each year.
Turvey’s comedy act is considered one of the most entertaining equestrian performances and is sure to provide laughs, while he will also show off skills in trick roping, liberty horsemanship, and roman riding.
Alongside Turvey, the “Wild Riders” Trick Riders Meishja Petersen and sisters Shanae and Hannah Ritter will showcase captivating trick riding routines to get your adrenaline pumping.
The youngest of the featured entertainers will make a grand entrance in the big city as Pony Club Mounted Games and The Shetland Pony Steeplechase race into town.
Barbara “Bebe” Davis, 17, a young American dressage phenom, will return to Central Park to provide a dressage demonstration and exhibition aboard her mount Rotano, on whom she was the 2014 U.S. Championships FEI Junior Level Silver Medalist. Davis is a two-time Pony National Champion, who has accumulated several top awards throughout her career, including two gold medal finishes at North American Junior Young Rider Championships in 2014 and 2015. The pair will showcase the foundation of dressage and beauty of the movements in an educational and dynamic demonstration of one of the world’s oldest equestrian sports.
An Arabian costume class will also highlight the matinee performances in a representation of the Nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula, who were the first to breed and ride these ancient horses, now considered the oldest purebred breed in the world. The Arabian Mounted Native Costume Class will present both horse and rider in full costume and depict the breed as they might have been while defending their tribes.
The second-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show will feature five days of multi-discipline equestrian sport. The schedule will include the inaugural U.S. Open in the following categories: Jumpers, Dressage, Hunters, U25 Jumpers, and Arabians.
Rolex Central Park Horse Show Schedule:
Wednesday, September 23
Gates open at 5:00 PM
6:00 PM – U.S. Open Arabian Horse Show, presented by Aljassimya Farm, Doha, Qatar
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Thursday, September 24
Gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:00 PM
6:30 PM – U.S. Open $25,000 U25 Grand Prix
8:00 PM – U.S. Open (Round 1) $40,000 FEI Speed Class, presented by Canadian Pacific Railway
Friday, September 25
Daytime gates open 12:30 PM & VIP access opens at 1:00 PM
Evening gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:00 PM
1:30 PM – U.S. Open Dressage Grand Prix
6:30 PM – $5,000 Junior/Amateur 1.20m Class, Presented by PwC
8:00 PM – U.S. Open $212,000 (Final) FEI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex
Saturday, September 26
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Daytime gates open at 12:30 PM & VIP access opens at 1:00 PM
Evening gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:30 PM
10:00 AM – Matinee Performance
1:30 PM – U.S. Open Hunters Duchossois Cup
– $1,000 Small/Medium Pony Hunter Classic
– $2,500 Junior/Amateur Classic
– 50,000 Professional’s Choice Classic
6:30 PM – U.S. Open $75,000 Dressage Freestyle, presented by Axel Johnson Group
Sunday, September 27
Gates open at 9:30 AM & VIP access opens at 12:30 PM
10:00 AM – Matinee Performance
1:30 PM – Special Equestrian Event (TBA), presented by The Chronicle of the Horse
