East Dorset, Vermont – The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has named the Vermont Summer Festival horse show one of the ‘Top Ten Summer Events’ in the state of Vermont.
The Vermont Summer Festival, which this year runs for six consecutive weeks from July 7 through August 15, 2010, is the richest sporting event based on purse held in the state of Vermont, offering more than $750,000 in prize money. New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show, the annual competition attracts the best athletes, including Olympic medalists, from across the country and around the globe to vie for top honors.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce is the largest state-wide private, not-for-profit business organization representing nearly every sector of the state’s corporate/hospitality community. Numerous factors are considered by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce in naming the Top Ten Summer Events. Events must appeal to out-of-state visitors as well as to Vermonters; appeal to a diverse audience, including children and families; and due to the additional attention a Top Ten Award garners, the event must be able to accommodate an influx of visitors up to twice the normal count.