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May Flowers! HITS Saugerties Open House and Exhibitor Party Featuring Legendary Rock Band the Outlaws

Make up One Special Weekend in Saugerties

March 31, 2008

Saugerties, NY --- With the mercury rising and all of the snow disappearing in the historic Hudson Valley it can only mean one thing. The horse show season is fast approaching at HITS' equestrian facility, in Saugerties, New York.

To help kick things off, HITS Saugerties will host a preview of its facility during a special open house on May 3-5. The open house will highlight some of the facility enhancements that have been made to the show grounds in preparation for the 2008 HITS Saugerties series of hunter/jumper horse shows.

Upgrades include new footing, the installation of ceiling fans in the permanent barns for improved ventilation and improved wash racks. Exhibitors will also be able to preview new jumps from Olaf Petersen, similar to what was used at HITS Ocala. In addition, HITS Ocala's course decorator, Flora Baptiston, will bring her majestic decorating abilities to the rings at HITS Saugerties making the courses more elegant.

In just four years the HITS Saugerties horse show series has become a mecca for East Coast horsemen hosting the largest hunter/jumper horse shows offered during the spring and summer in the United States.

During the course of the seven-week series, the HITS-on-the-Hudson equestrian facility offers stabling for over 2,000 horses, more than 250 different classes each week, and over $1 million in prize money, more than any other circuit during the spring and summer. In addition, the facility boasts 10 permanent, all-weather hunter, jumper and equitation rings where riders of all ages and skill levels compete throughout the circuit.

Lili Weik Photography

Accomplished Grand Prix rider Laura Chapot clears a hurdle at HITS Saugerties in 2007

Legendary Southern rockers, the 'Outlaws' to perform at HITS Saugerties

On Saturday, May 3 exhibitors will be treated to an exhibitor party barbeque that will be highlighted by a concert featuring the legendary southern rock band the Outlaws.

The band originated in Tampa, Florida and released its first album in the late 1970's. In 1981 The Outlaws most commercially successful album Ghost Riders was released. It became the band's third gold album with a top charting single Ghost Riders in the Sky. After a hiatus, the band launched a 30th anniversary tour in May, 2005. They toured extensively through 2007 with the Charlie Daniels Band and are currently planning the release of the album “Once An Outlaw” in memory of one of the bands original members Hughie Thomasson.

For more information on the Outlaws, please visit their website at www.outlawsmusic.com

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