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a Kids’ Day on the street right outside the Verizon
Center. T e event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,
October
29. Sponsored by T e Equus Foundation, there are plenty of free activi- ties throughout the day including pony rides, horseshoe painting and face painting. Kids can meet the Cais- son Platoon horses and watch an authentic Na- tive American artist paint traditional war sym- bols on a pony (see “Smithsonian’s Celebration of the Horse”). Reston Limousine will be pro- viding a free shuttle bus to and from the Na- tional Museum of the American Indian, which is partnering with WIHS this year to help cel- ebrate the horse.
Smithsonian Celebrates the Horse T e Smithsonian’s National Museum of the
American Indian has partnered with WIHS this year through an exhibit called “A Song for the Horse Nation.” T e exhibit opens on Sat-
Free pony rides for kids just outside the Verizon Center on Saturday!
urday, October 29 and runs through January 7 at the museum, with dem- onstrations by several Native Amer- icans right outside the Verizon Cen- ter during the WIHS Kids’ Day. Crow equestrian and tribal gen- eral council member Kennard Real Bird will be providing war pony painting demonstra- tions. Standing Rock Sioux award-winning children’s book author and illustrator S. D. Nelson will provide storytelling and there will also be hands-on ledger-art lessons at
both locations. T e DC Mounted Police and Real Bird will present the U.S. and Crow Nation colors on horseback at 3 p.m. at the Muse- um’s Outdoor Welcome Plaza. KJ Jacks, Cherokee Nation of Okla- homa, will sing the U.S. National Anthem. Real Bird will also be a part of the opening procession at WIHS on Friday evening.
Elegant New Dining
A new VIP dining platform will be created near the in-gate to off er spectators a unique view of the action. T e Fidelity Investments Club, sponsored by Fidelity Investments, is a new hospitality space at the west end of the Verizon Center. T e dining area will include 16 tables of eight with guests having full access to T ursday, Friday and Satur- day evening performances. “Dining facilities close to the action are a mainstay of big European horse shows and we are very proud to bring this concept to the Washing- ton International,” said Juliet Reid, WIHS President. WIHS will continue to
The Smithsonian exhibit “A Song for the Horse Nation” will open during WIHS with special Native American demonstrations at the Verizon Center and National Museum of the American Indian.
off er dining at the popular Acela Club, which is located at the skybox level overlook- ing the arena. Both locations will off er buff et dining and a full open bar.
Barn Night Excitement T e ever-popular Barn
Night is back this year with some new activities and great
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Colleen Rutledge Thank You
Eventing
Leslie Schulz • The Kearneys Elyse De Vries • Terri Minford
For all your help putting everything together and to everyone who supported us and helped us get to Burghley
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