THE RIDER EXTRA AUGUST 2010 /17


The National Capital Show Jumping


Tournament By the Numbers


Ottawa, Ontario – The CSI2* National Capital Show Jumping Tournament brings two weeks of international show jumping compe- tition to Ottawa, running August 11- 15 and 18-22 at the Nepean National Equestrian Park in Ottawa, ON. An incredible amount of infras- tructure is necessary to produce a two-week international equestrian tournament, sanctioned by the Inter- national Equestrian Federation (FEI).


“There is so much that goes in to setting up an event of this size and calibre, and many people are not aware of the incredible amount of logistics that take place behind the scenes, let alone the economic impact it has on the City of Ottawa,” said Ainsley Hayes, Event Coordi- nator of the National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments. “We literal- ly bring in a village, set it up, and make it our home for two weeks. Then we are gone again, leaving the grounds in pristine condition for the next event that takes place at the Nepean National Equestrian Park.” Here is a look at the National Capital Show Jumping Tourna- ments, by the numbers. Number of competitors – 2,000 Number of horses – 950 Number of stabling tents – 18 Number of stalls – 1,200 Number of employees – 52 Number of commercial vendors – 20 Number of food vendors – 6 Number of garbage cans – 30 Number of recycling bins – 30 Number of dumpsters – 49 Tonnes of waste produced – 7.94 Tonnes of recycling – 4.32 Tonnes of manure – 207.38 Number of hotel nights – 14,000 Average number of meals eaten at restaurants per exhibitor, per day – 2 Number of loads of horse laundry – 1,500


Number of loads of gravel for sta- bling area – 17


Number of competition jumps – 175 Number of tent feet – 1,100 Number of bleachers – 60 Number of portolets – 28 Number of tractors – 10


Number of dollars spent in the City of Ottawa – approximately $5.9 mil- lion


Number of hay bales – 2,000 Number of bags of wood shavings – 6,000


Number of tables in the VIP Tent – 50


Number of competition rings – 4 Number of days to set up before competition – 7


Number of days to clean up after competition – 7


For more information on the National Capital Show Jumping


Tournaments, please visit www.hayesco.ca.


“The National Capital Show Jumping Tournament show grounds.” Photo Credit – Linda Scott Harris


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