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The Countdown is on For Pin Oak 2015
The 70th Pin Oak Charity Horse Show is drawing near and all are looking forward to a special year. We are most excited to celebrate our milestone year with our exhibitors, spectators, volunteers and sponsors, including title sponsors Haras Dos Cavaleiros and Irish Day Farm.
General Manager Phil DeVita is looking forward to The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show’s 70th year and expects the competition to be better than ever. As the centerpiece of Midwest horse showing for decades, Pin Oak continues to draw competitors from throughout the country and received a coveted United States Equestrian Federation Heritage Horse Show designation.
“We put up 60 more stalls than last year and have been oversold for two weeks,” he said. “There’s literally not one empty stall in the place. I think it’s great that the local area, state of Texas and the surrounding states have supported Pin Oak so strongly.”
DeVita expects more than 850 horses to show, with competitors traveling to Katy from coast-to-coast, including Susie Schoellkopf of SBS Farms, Inc., in New York and Hope Glynn from California, just to name two. In addition, a group of riders from Mexico will attend the show, the first time they’ve traveled to Pin Oak in several years.
DeVita, of Apopka, Florida, has been a fan of the Pin Oak show since he was a junior rider. He began competing at Pin Oak in 1977 and has regularly attended since then, with the past four years as general manager.
“I couldn’t be happier with how things are,” he said. “We’re missing a few barns from last year, but as far as the competition I don’t think it will make an iota of difference. We have many who have replaced them. The competition is going to be at the highest level ever. We’re fortunate and blessed to have so many here who will join us, and I think we’ll have two great weeks of horse shows. I’m truly happy.”
Breed Show Manager Peter Fenton, of Pleasureville, Kentucky, also expects this year’s competitions in American Saddlebreds, Andalusians and Working Equitation to be better than ever.
“From our perspective, it’s very exciting,” said Fenton. “We’re oversold with stalls and demand has been great. Pin Oak has always been one of the nicest and most traditional shows in the United States. I’m a strong believer in the multi-breed horse show, and the interest and the size of these shows has grown. This is a perfect example.”
Fenton estimated he’s been working at Pin Oak for 18 years and said it’s one of his favorite shows. He’s been fortunate to work with a variety of historical competitions, including the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair (Pennsylvania) and the Roanoke Valley Horse Show (Virginia) that have been around a long time and also feature multiple breeds and disciplines.
“The tradition and history here is very special,” he said of Pin Oak. “Back in the day, some of the best Saddle Horses our breed has ever known made Pin Oak an annual stop and a very competitive one. Our numbers are up this year significantly, and we’re pumped and ready for a great year.”
We extend special thanks to our 2015 Title Sponsors:
WEEK I TITLE SPONSORS
We are thankful to our returning Week I Title Sponsors. For two years in a row, Haras Dos Cavaleiros and Carnan Properites, have come together in support of Pin Oak. We appreciate the international flair Haras Enterprises brings to the show through IALHA competition and the emerging discipline of Working Equitation.
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WEEK II TITLE SPONSORS
It has been the good luck of Pin Oak to have Irish Day Farm as a Title Sponsor for three consecutive years. The owners, Katie Lambert Boone and Hans Boone, and the clients of IDF have joined forces to make it a three-peat in their support of the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show and the charities we benefit.
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Exciting Grand Prix Events for 2015
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In our 70th year, we look forward to our Grand Prix events and ringside social fun!
Sponsors will enjoy ringside receptions for the Week I Hotze Health and Wellness on March 19 and Week II Superior Energy Grand Prix on March 26.
Our Grand Prix Saturday Nights are shaping up to be incredible this year with special entertainment prior to the competition each Saturday Night to honor our 70 year tradition of excellence and legacy of giving and divine ringside galas.
March 21: Ringside Gala Dinner featuring the $30,000 Hildebrand Fund Grand Prix with pre-competiton entertainment of Lead Line, Carriage Presentation, Houston Highlander Pipe Band, Catalena Cowgirls, and our Week I Honored Hero Salute to Julianna Lynn.
March 28: Wells Fargo - The Private Bank Gala Dinner featuring the $30,000 Walter Oil & Gas Grand Prix has an entertainment line up that includes a special performance by Purple Songs Can Fly from the Texas Children's Cancer Center, the famed Wells Fargo Stagecoach to carry our Week II Honored Hero - Abigail Gonzalez, as well as the Houston Highlander Pipe Band and the Catalena Cowgirls.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 GRAND PRIX SPONSORS
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Week I $25,000 Grand Prix Sponsor
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Week I $30,000 Grand Prix Sponsor
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Week II $25,000 Grand Prix Sponsor
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Week II $30,000 Grand Prix Sponsor
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Thank you to Wells Fargo - The Private Bank for sponsoring the Week II Grand Prix Gala Dinner and making it possible for all to enjoy the Wells Fargo Stagecoach!
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2015 SPONSORS' GUIDE
The 2015 Sponsors' Guide is available online to view or download. For our Sponsors, it is all you need to know to enjoy Pin Oak to the fullest! We thank each and every sponsor for their support and look forward to seeing all of our sponsors in the 2015 Sponsors' Club! CLICK HERE for PDF.
Gift for Pin Oak Exhibitors
ATTENTION ALL EXHIBITORS!
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR $25 REWARD FROM CHARLOTTE'S SADDLERY
Our thanks to Charlotte's Saddlery, Sponsor of the Week I $5,000 Pre-Green Super Stakes and Pin Oak Club Partner, for this wondeful gift.
Trot over to Charlotte's today to get ready for Pin Oak!
LIVE STREAM of HUNTER / JUMPER EVENTS!
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IDK Media Group – Streaming your Imagination
IDK Media Group is sponsoring the LIVE Video streams for the 70th Pin Oak Charity Horse Show. They will provide coverage for the Grand Prix and Welcome Stake’s, National and International Derbies and other hunter jumper classes from select rings.
IDKMediaGroup is excited to work with Pin Oak Charity Horse Show to provide streaming and video services to its competitors, sponsors, owners, parents and followers. Live Stream will be available through http://www.idkmediagroup.com/IDKMGvideoplayer
During the show, go to the link or scan the QR Code.
SHOWCASE your barn or business to reach the lucrative equestrian market! Advertising opportunities for this years IDKMediaGroup-Pin Oak video player are still available. Contact them at horse@idkmediagroup.com or Ask for Jacob at 603-465-1920.
IDKMedia group partners with many Industry leaders in platform support, streaming software, replication networks, as well as marketing and advertising firms to position their video content for world wide distribution.
IDKMediaGroup Wishes every rider the very best of luck!
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LIVE STREAM for ASB and IALHA COMPETITION
American Saddlebreds as well as Andalusian and Lusitano exhbitors showing in the Irish Day Farm Ring will be LIVE STREAMED by EventMix thanks to breed show supporters from March 18 - March 22.
Access to the live streaming is through www.eventmixlive.com FREE of charge. Live streaming advertising is available. Please contact Event Mix Promotions if you are interested in advertising.
Exhibitors you can order videos of your classes prior to the show on line at www.eventmixpromotions.com.
Exciting news for our breed show which culminates with Breed Championships on March 21, 4 PM. Our thanks to Bluebonnet Farm for once again sponsoring the Breed Championship Party that opens at 3:30 PM in the Sponsors' Club.
Looking forward to outstanding competition again this year!
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Michael Vermass (above) of San Antonio TX was the IALHA Professional Horseman of the Year in 2014 as well as Pin Oak Champion for many consecutive years. American Saddlebred competition in 2014 was most exciting and 2015 is looking to be a stellar year! Photo Credits: Casey McBride and Tricia Booker Photography
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A Gift for Pin Oak Exhibitors!
ATTENTION ALL EXHIBITORS!
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR $25 REWARD FROM CHARLOTTE'S SADDLERY
Our thanks to Charlotte's Saddlery, Sponsor of the Week I $5,000 Pre-Green Super Stakes and Pin Oak Club Partner, for this wondeful gift.
Trot over to Charlotte's today to get ready for Pin Oak!
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Derbies Anyone?
Pin Oak 2015 is thrilled to host more Hunter Derbies thanks to the generosity of our Derby Sponsors. Week I, all will enjoy "Derby Day" on Friday, March 20.
The day will open with the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby presented by the Holstead Family and PJP Farm followed by the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by Max Bowl Center.
Week II finds Derby competitors taking to the ring on March 26 for the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby presented by Georgia Carter and John Brown. The $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by Valobra complete with ringside dinner and Hatter Derby is slated for March 27.
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Week I $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Sponsor
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Ladies, and Gents, don your magnificent chapeau and join the 2015 Hatter Derby, March 27th!
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Week II $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Sponsor
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The 2015 Spectacular Silent Auction
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Don't miss the splendid new items now open for bid for the 2015 Pin Oak ONLINE Silent Auction at BIDDING FOR GOOD. Items featured each week of Pin Oak!
Ladies, how about Shoes (for a year!) & Champagne from LUCHO or Gents, LUCHO custom ties for a year? Love the idea of a "Country Ride" on horseback? We have that captured in an original painting by Georgia Carter, a Pin Oak exhibitor and Sponsor and more.
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE WINE!
Get in the California state of mind with a visit to Lodi, California at your choice of either wine-centric celebration, Zinfest or Sip & Savor Lodi. Begin your journey in style with airport transportation provided by Blue Sky Limo from anywhere in the Greater Houston Area; relax, your airfare on United Airlines is covered as well.
The highlight of your trip will be a private tour of LangeTwins Winery, which has been growing winegrapes in Lodi for 5 generations with a focus on sustainability, “because great wine starts in the vineyard.” You’ll sip, swirl, and savor hundreds of other regional wines from dozens of local wineries during the festive weekend events, and unwind at the award-winning Wine & Roses Hotel Friday and Saturday nights.
Your choice of either:
Zinfest May 15-17, 2015 OR Sip & Savor September 25-27
Value: $5,000, Experience - Priceless!
Our thanks to LangeTwins for joining the Pin Oak family of Sponsors and are the Official Wine of Pin Oak Week II.
BID to WIN on Bidding for Good, biddingforgood.com/pochs and something spectacular will be yours plus you help benefit the charities of Pin Oak - Texas Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, and Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance.
Our thanks to our volunteer Silent Auction Co-Chairs, Alexis Caruselle and Patricia Reed, and to our volunteer Silent Auction Marketing chair, Megan Hotze!
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“Country Ride” 27x27 Oil on Canvas by Georgia Carter
As a native Houstonian, Georgia Carter has known about the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show her whole life. Over the past 6 year's she's competed in Pin Oak and says it is one of her favorite activities of the year.
Georgia says of this painting, "it is of a beautiful horse I saw at Pin Oak. The back ground just came to me when I was painting it on a yucky and rainy day." Take home this beautiful image of Pin Oak, as captured by Georgia!
Value: $600
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Amethyst, Diamond, and Pear Bracelet from Valobra Master Jewelers
This exquisite bracelet from the one and only Valobra Master Jewelers is comprised of sterling silver, 124.2 karats of amethyst, 1.02 karats of diamonds, fine pearls, and an exquisitely carved quartz flower.
Since 1905 Valobra has been creating and offering spectacular jewelry, designed and manufactured in Italy from the finest rare gems, pearls, and precious metals available.
Value: $25,000
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VOLUNTEERS - the other Pin Oak Champions!
Calling all volunteers! We need you to help make the 70th Pin Oak Charity Horse Show happen. The gift of your time and all talents is needed.
Please sign up on Volunteer Spot to join the Volunteer Circle of Champions or contact Jenny Conaway, jennyconaway@pinoak.org for more information.
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Get Ready for Pin Oak!
Get the Pin Oak App powered by Enertrade Electric! Put all things Pin Oak at your fingertips. Stabling will be loaded soon and Ring Schedules as the show nears. FREE Download for iPhone or Android devices!
We thank our App Sponsor, Enertrade Electric, Lucky Winged Solutions, and PWL Studio.
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PIN OAK CLUB - JOIN the FUN!
Join the Pin Oak Club and SAVE at the show!
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10% Stall Discount on ONE stall each week of the show
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10% off in the Pin Oak Boutique
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Invitations to the Pin Oak Club ringside reception each week
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A variety of exclusive benefits available from our Pin Oak Club Partners - click here for details!
Plus, all the social gatherings throughout the year.
The Pin Oak Club is your Passport to fun!
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A 70 year mission to help children!
For 70 years, the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show has had a unique focus. Through its world-class horse show, to give back to the community by helping support the healing of sick children. As the first donor to Texas Children's Hospital we are proud of our legacy of giving that spans decades. Join us in 2015 to benefit:
Texas Children's Hospital - Main, West, and the future Woodlands Campus
Ronald McDonald House Houston - Family Rooms inside of Texas Children's
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance in Texas Children's Cancer Center
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