Show Jumping Jumps into Halifax for Maritime Fall Fair

Halifax, Nova Scotia – The top show jumping competitors in the country will be traveling east to compete in the Maritime Fall Fair held October 8-12 at Exhibition Park in Halifax, NS.

The highlight of the show jumping competition, a long-standing tradition at the Maritime Fall Fair, will be the $40,000 The LIVERight Cup Grand Prix, a member event of the Jump Canada Series, on Friday night, October 9. The LIVERight Cup is a health promotion for the Canadian Liver Foundation.

In total, the Open Jumper division will offer $53,500 in prize money over three classes. There will also be considerable prize money on offer in the 1.30m jumper division, sponsored by Greenhawk, which features $10,000 in prize money.

Renowned American course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio will make his first trip to the Maritime Fall Fair to set the show jumping tracks. D’Ambrosio recently had the honour of acting as course designer for the 2009 World Cup Final in Las Vegas and, coming up on his agenda, is Toronto’s prestigious Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November.

“We are thrilled to have Anthony D’Ambrosio as our course designer this year,” said Janice Keith, Competition Co-Manager of the Maritime Fall Fair. “As he will also be course designing at the Royal, it gives riders planning on competing in Toronto the opportunity to ride his courses, in an indoor venue, in preparation.”

A full slate of hunter classes will also be offered at the Maritime Fall Fair, which is renowned for its hospitality. Officiating over this year’s hunter and jumper competition will be Nancy Wetmore of Brampton, ON.

“I have shown at the Maritime Fall Fair in the past, and am looking forward to judging this year,” noted Wetmore. “It is a great show! The arena is filled to capacity each night with enthusiastic spectators, and they also have a very unique set of jumps which depict Maritime themes.”

For more information on the Maritime Fall Fair, please visit www.maritimefallfair.com or contact Janice Keith at (902) 757-2531 or jlkeith06@yahoo.ca.