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prizes. From 6 to 10 p.m., Breyer will be providing a “Stablemates” horse-painting booth that is free for kids 12 and under. T ere will also be
prizes for the fi rst 100 kids who stop by. Auto- graph sessions with the world’s top riders will be located on the main concourse throughout the evening. T e four main contests for barns will be back: best video, best banner, largest barn and best barn spirit with prizes from Dover and Gaith- ersburg Equipment. Dover will be providing various prizes for all contests except the largest barn contest, where Gaithersburg Equipment has donated an ATV for the winner.
Youth Ambassador T ree years ago,
WIHS added the role of Youth Ambas- sador to its lineup of show staff with Jamal Brown named as the fi rst Youth Ambas- sador and Anna Rossi as the second. T is year, Shannon Migla- rese of Bethesda joins the group as the 2011 Youth Ambassador.
Shannon, a senior at Walt Whitman High School, has been a spectator at WIHS for years and in 2010, served on the WIHS Junior Committee and as a Kids’ Day in- tern. She is also a JustWorld International Ambassador. In her role as WIHS Youth Ambassador,
Shannon will oversee the Junior Com- mittee and work with WIHS to reach out to the local youth of the community.
John French Joins WIHS Board
John French grew up riding in Pony Club and foxhunting right here in Mary- land before moving to California to begin his international career. John returns each year to Washington, DC to compete at WIHS and this year joins the Board of Directors. “Adding John to the WIHS Board of Direc- tors just made perfect sense. John is a strong supporter of the Washington Interna- tional,” commented Execu- tive Director Bridget Love Meehan. John’s fi rst time compet-
Shannon Miglarese
ing at WIHS was on a pony when the show was held at the Capital Center in
John French
Landover. Although that fi rst show didn’t go that well, John returned a few years later to win the Handy Hunter class aboard Ice Palace. “T e riders that were behind me in that class were Rodney Jenkins, Katie Mo- nahan and Charlie Weaver. I never be- lieved I would be able to compete and
win against three of the best hunter riders of all time,” John said. As a board member, John hopes to keep get- ting more and more West Coast riders and trainers involved with the show.
Three More Years at Verizon Center
T is past March, WIHS signed a three-year contract with the Verizon Center to keep the show at that downtown location through 2013. “We are thrilled to remain at Verizon Center and continue this great Washington tradition. Verizon Center has been home to WIHS for 12 years,” said Anthony Hitchcock, chief oper- ating offi cer of WIHS.
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