Vero Beach, FL – January 25, 2011 – The Professional Riders Organization’s PRO Tour Series encompasses seven competitions at the advanced and three-star level. PRO takes an active role in helping organizers create destination events as part of the organization’s mission to promote the sport of eventing and its riders by attracting larger numbers of spectators and media coverage of the sport.
Robert Kellerhouse, organizer of Galway Downs, has been supportive of PRO’s efforts: “The most important thing PRO did was to show up and place their energy behind the vision they have for the sport. From contributing to our prize money fund, to negotiating a group rate for the Sutton Forwarding flight, to inspiring our event to show the personalities of the riders through interviews and the often talked-about golf cart races”.
Riders vie for prize money at each destination with the ultimate goal of being on top of the PRO Tour Rider and HAYGAIN Horse Leader Boards for a chance to win a cash bonus pool award. In 2010, $50,000 in prize money was provided to competitions on the PRO Tour.
The 2011 PRO Tour schedule includes:
March 25-27: Southern Pines II, Advanced ~ Raeford, NC
April 7-10: The Fork ~ CIC3* ~ Norwood, NC
June 9-12: Bromont ~ CCI3* ~ Bromont, Quebec
August 4-7: The Millbrook Horse Trials ~ Advanced ~ Millbrook, NY
September 16-18: Plantation Field ~ CIC3* ~ Unionville, PA
October 13-16: Dansko Fair Hill International ~ CCI3* ~ Elkton, MD
November 4-6: Galway Downs ~ CCI3* ~ Temecula, CA
“As President of PRO’s Board of Directors, I’m happy that our vision has started to make an impact in the sport,” said Phillip Dutton. “We look forward to working with everyone to help achieve our common goal of advancing the sport in North America”.
