May 13, 2004 – Palgrave, Ontario – The Equestrian Management Group (EMG) is pleased to announce a sponsorship agreement that will see Greenhawk become the title sponsor of the EMG Hunter Classic Series.

Consisting of six qualifying competitions held throughout the season as well as the ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ Hunter Classic Final to be held during the Autumn Classic from September 8-12, 2004, the agreement will see Greenhawk sponsor a total of 30 classes as well as the five divisions at the Final.

The ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ EMG Hunter Classic Series consists of five divisions including the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35, Adult Amateur Hunter 36 and over, Children’s Hunter, Amateur Owner Hunter, and Junior Hunter divisions. The final class in each division at each competition will be designated a ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ Hunter Classic Qualifier and will offer $330 in prize money.

By participating in any of the ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ Hunter Classic Qualifiers, riders are eligible to compete in the Greenhawk Hunter Classic Final. At the Final, there will be no entry fees and a total of $5,000 in prize money, divided into $1,000 for each of the five divisions, will be offered along with coolers and additional awards.

“Greenhawk has been involved with sponsoring jumper divisions at other shows in the past, and we had an interest in supporting the hunter divisions as well,” explains Kelly Nicholls, Director of Sales and Marketing for Greenhawk. “Many of our customers told us they missed competing in the Hunter Classic, and Greenhawk wanted to help revive the popular competition.”

In addition to its sponsorship of the ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ EMG Hunter Classic Series, ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ will also have a mobile retail unit on-site during the EMG competition season as part of its commitment to the sport and its participants.

“We view this as an opportunity to be more involved at the show level,” notes Nicholls. “We can be on-site throughout Palgrave’s competition season, providing us with an excellent opportunity to interact with our customers.”

Greenhawk is a family-owned business that prides itself on excellent customer service. With 12 locations throughout Ontario as well as an international mail order and e-commerce website, customers have the choices of shopping in person, by catalogue, or on-line at www.greenhawk.net. ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’, located at 1950 Avenue Road in Toronto, ON, offers a boutique shopping atmosphere featuring exclusive brands such as Grand Prix, Eskadron, GPA, Arc De Triomphe, Shedrow and many others.

In addition to the ‘Greenhawk on the Avenue’ EMG Hunter Classic Series, EMG is pleased to announce that two $50,000 Grand Prix classes and two $40,000 Grand Prix classes will be held within its renowned hunter/jumper competition schedule. Also of special note is the addition of the ‘Gaits at Caledon National Horse Show’ to the EMG calendar. Held August 20-22, this innovative multi-breed competition will offer more than $25,000 in prize money for classes in Arab/Half-Arabian, Carriage Driving, Hackney, Morgan, Road Horses, Saddlebred and Welsh divisions.

For more information on the Equestrian Management Group including full competition schedules and prize lists, please visit www.equiman.com.

EMG Calendar of Events 2004

Classic at Palgrave Phase One, May 12-16, 2004
Caledon National Horse Show, May 19-23, 2004
Audley Road Trillium Show, May 28-30, 2004
Dressage at Palgrave, June 4-6, 2004
Classic at Palgrave Phase 2, June 9-13, 2004
Caledon Summer Classic, June 16-20, 2004
Quarter Horse Summeramma, July 1-4, 2004
Ontario Morgan Horse Classic, June 16-20, 2004
Equestrian Festival, July 28-August 1, 2004
Summer Festival, August 4-8, 2004
Quarter Horse Summer Circuit, August 13-15, 2004
Gaits at Caledon Multi Breed Show, August 20-22, 2004
Trillium Show, August 27-29, 2004
Autumn Classic, September 8-12, 2004
Trillium Championships, September 16-19, 2004
Tournament of Champions, September 23-26, 2004