Red Hills Horse Trials: A Weekend Popping With Pageantry, Dramatic Excitement & A Good Cause
The setting is the fabled grounds of Tallahassee's Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park located off of Tallahassee's beautiful canopied Meridian Road and Millers Landing Road.
The event is the Tenth Annual Red Hills Horse Trials, an event inspired by excellence with roots dating all the way back to ancient Greece.
Amidst a spring setting of wild azaleas and magnolias, the deep red hill terrain of this part of the world will be the host once again to 200 of the world's most accomplished equestrians who come from around the world to compete in dressage, cross-country jumping and stadium jumping.
The cross-country part of the event is hosted by Colin Phipps on adjoining land at his cross-country course that he had designed by Capt. Mark Phillips, CHEF D'Equipe and Technical Advisor for the U.S. Equestrian Team and a former member of the British Olympic Team. With a design in place, the cousin of Colin Phipps, Hugh Lochore of Scotland built the cross-country course.
While this event smacks of money, privilege and a glimpse into a rich and famous horsy set type equestrian lifestyle, this event also represents so much more.
When you look at the bottom line, Red Hills Horse Trials is more than simply a horse enthusiast's weekend spectacle. Besides being marvelous entertainment for spectators and the opportunity to demonstrate excellent horsemanship for the participants, there is something even greater, something that perhaps can be too easily overlooked.
This event is about returning something to the world. "To whom much is given, much is expected…" the famous scripture says and Red Hills Horse Trials does exactly that.
To date Red Hills Horse Trials has donated over $325,000.00 to its charitable beneficiaries that include Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park and Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy.
This event benefits charitable causes that seek to make the world a better place. For that reason, I would highly recommend joining in on the unforgettable pageantry and dramatic excitement of the annual Red Hills Horse Trials.
For a schedule of events and more information visit the Red Hills Horse Trials website.
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Kathi Dameron is a free-lance writer who enjoys promoting worthwhile causes. She lives in Tallahassee, Florida and owns Kathi Dameron and Associates. http://www.campaignblitz.us
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