at the end of each closed street to help secure the streets and direct traffic, and that starts way before the show actu- ally starts.. “While most people recognize that putting on the Wash-
ington International Horse Show has its challenges they might forget how vast those challenges are. When you hold a show at a facility like Verizon Center everything that is horse-related has to be brought in including, most impor- tantly, the stalls and the
footing...and in a hurry,” noted Cali- fornian Robert Ridland. Getting 700 tons of footing in and out of Verizon Center
is a tough situation. On the day before the show begins, ap- proximately 15-20 truck- loads of footing are lined up at the top of the load- ing ramp ready to make their delivery, adding to the traffic congestion. In
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total it takes 40-45 total truckloads and about eight hours to bring in all the footing. Once in the arena the footing has to be unloaded and
spread, human help is necessary and vital. Approximately five workers are on the floor of the arena to ensure that
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