This year’s Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show will feature a full line-up of exciting hunter/jumper action during its weeklong event. The action will get underway on Tuesday, April 5 and run through Sunday April 10, 2011 at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in beautiful Katy, Texas. Riders will have he opportunity to showcase their mounts in a number of classes, with an excellent array of top prize money hunter/jumper events, including the Carole and Jim Looke Family Fund $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby.

The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show benefits the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and features over $250,000 in total prize money. On Wednesday, April 6, the action will kick-off with the $10,000 1.35m Open Jumper Speed Stake. The jumper competition will continue on Thursday with a $10,000 1.40m Spring Gather Jumper Classic. Hunter riders will also have the opportunity to compete for top prizes in Thursday’s $25,000 Pre Green Classic.

On Friday, the weekend’s competition will get underway with the $10,000 1.45m Spring Gathering Welcome Stake, followed by the $20,000 National Hunter Classic beginning at 5:30p.m. Saturday night will host the Spring Gathering’s highlight event, the Carole and Jim Looke Family Fund $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby which will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The Spring Gathering’s weeklong competition will come to a close on Sunday with the $25,000 Spring Gathering Grand Prix. Horses and riders will tackle the track beginning at 2:00 p.m. Sunday will also feature a NAL/WIHS Children’s and Adult Jumper Classic, a $5,000 Junior Hunter Classic, and a $3,000 Pony Hunter Classic.

The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show benefits the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and is looking forward to a very successful event in 2011. For more information about sponsorship opportunities please contact Peter Pletcher at (713) 822-4617. For more information about the Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show please visit www.britanniafarm.com  or for a copy of the 2011 prize list contact Pauline Cook at (281) 924-6579.

Spring Gathering

Photo Credit: The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show will feature a full array of hunters and jumpers. Photo Courtesy of the Client. Photograph may be used only in relation to this PMG press release.

SPRING GATHERING CHARITY HORSE SHOW FAST FACTS

EVENT: Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show

WHAT: An “AA” rated hunter and four-star jumper horse show produced by P.J.C.P Horse Shows and benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

WHERE: Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, TX, located just 40 minutes from Houston, TX.

WHEN: April 5-10, 2011

FEATURES:

. Over $250,000 in total prize money and over $150,000 in Hunter Prize Money

. Carole and Jim Looke Family Fund $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

. $25,000 Grand Prix

. $25,000 Pre-Green Classic

. $20,000 National Hunter Derby

. $5,000 Junior Hunter Classic

. $5,000 Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic

BENEFCIARY:

The Spring Gathering Charity Horse show benefits the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which works diligently to find a cure for diabetes through the support of research. JDRF is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for Type 1 Diabetes research. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with Type 1 Diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times each day or use a pump – each and every day of their lives. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.5 billion to diabetes research, including more than $107 million last year. More than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education.

HOURS: Wednesday through Sunday, from 7:30 a.m. to around 5 p.m.

ADMISSION: Complimentary during every day of showing

PARKING: On-site – There are also 50 amp & 30 amp Camper Hookups located directly on the showgrounds.

DIRECTIONS:

From Houston, take I-10 West and exit Mason Road, Exit 745. Go left (south) for three miles and the Center is on the left.

From San Antonio, take I-10 East and exit Mason Road, Exit 745. Go right (South) for three miles and the Center in on the left.

From Dallas take I-45 South and exit Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Toll Road) south to I-10. Take I-10 West to Mason Road, Exit 745. Go left (south) on Mason for three miles and the Center is located on the left.

From the Rosenberg-Richmond area and points south, take the Grand Parkway (Hwy 99) north. Exit Cinco Ranch Boulevard to Mason Road and go a left (north). The Center is located approximately 100 yards on the right.

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