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will be our biggest and best make this the best it has ever been.”
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season yet,” said Rob Jan- As a result of the jam-packed schedule, stall space at the large
son, General Manager of CHP summer shows, which usually host about 750 horses, are
the Colorado Horse Park nearly sold out early in the season. It appears many of the rid-
(CHP), a premier 150-acre ers already signed up will be participating in the NAJYRC, and
facility located near the town of Parker, Colorado. “Everyone want to acclimate themselves to the Colorado venue for the
here at the horse park is looking forward to a fantastic 2008 weeks of competition held just before the international cham-
season.” pionship.
With that kind of confidence, CHP’s show season looks “We have 96 stalls sold already to horses coming from Mex-
promising. There is good reason for the optimism, since the ico, which is huge,” said Charlotte Skinner, Director of the
spring events were bigger than last year, the summer schedule is Colorado Division of Langer Equestrian Group. “We usually
crowded with top-flight Grand Prix competitions, and another have like 30 or 40. It’s a benefit for those participating in the
high-profile equestrian contest is appearing for good measure. NAJYRC to show over the same jumps, same arena, and same
2008 marks the return of the North American Junior Young climate.”
Riders Championship (NAJYRC) to Colorado; making the end “The addition of the NAJYRC on the back end of the sum-
of July through the beginning of August a true international mer circuit is really bringing a lot of people,” agreed Langer on
showcase for some of the best young riders from Canada, Mex- the topic. “The level of competition here is going to be the best
ico, and the United States. it’s ever been during the summer.”
“To me, (NAJRYC) provides a phenomenal incentive for The excitement for 2008 is tempered only by the impend-
young riders,” said Larry Langer, head of Langer Equestrian ing November retirement of CHP founder, Helen Krieble, and
Group, the company in charge of managing the biggest Hunter her stated purpose to sell the horse park. Her desire is for an
Jumper circuits at CHP as well as providing pivotal support for equestrian individual or group to purchase the venue and con-
NAJYRC. “We’ve done it twice before here at CHP … in 1998 tinue operating it as one of a handful of premier horse parks
and 2000. Now we have an opportunity to do it again (and) in the nation.
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