Las Vegas, NV – October 13, 2015 – Come to the city that never sleeps and see show jumping stars align on a superb Saturday night in November. As one of only 14 events chosen to host a Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League Leg, and one of only seven on the West Coast, The Las Vegas National is the last event in 2015 offering this caliber of show jumping.
The South Point Equestrian Arena will be dressed in Longines splendor to showcase a full evening of equestrian entertainment including a colorful Parade of Nations, an innovative opening act with Playing by Air, world-class show jumping during the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Las Vegas, presented by Interactive Mortgage, and a post-event autograph signing session.
A group of the world’s best equestrian talent will be at The Las Vegas National Horse Show. Among the competitors are FEI World Cup Finals Champion and Olympian Rich Fellers, Olympian and Pan American Team Silver Medalist Margie Engle, three-time Winner of the Monte Carlo Grand Prix and Nations Cup Gold Medalist Richard Spooner, ranked sixth in the world, Kent Farrington, Nations Cup Finals Team Member and youngest Olympic competitor Reed Kessler, Olympic Gold Medalist Will Simpson, Global Champions Tour winner and World Equestrian Games Team Bronze Medalist Lucy Davis, Spruce Meadows Masters Team Gold Medalist Brazilian Eduardo Menezes, Member of two top Nations Cup Teams in 2015, Candice King, HITS $1 Million Grand Prix winner Ashlee Bond, as well as Australian Matt Williams and Irish riders Kevin Babington and Jonathan McCrea, plus up-and-coming show jumping stars Audrey Coulter and Hannah Selleck will join them in Las Vegas.
Whether a fan of great sport, a great time or both, don’t miss this opportunity to see world-class competition. A Vegas adventure awaits you… The entertainment begins at 7:30 pm on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Tickets are now available by clicking here.
ABOUT THE LONGINES FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE
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The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League boasts a minimum of US $2.4 million prize money across the series, and offers the best Jumping athletes from North America and around the world the chance to qualify for the jackpot of more than US $1.4 million (€1.3 million) on offer annually at the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final.
A total of 14 athletes from the new North American league will qualify for next year’s prestigious Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final, which will take place in Gothenburg (SWE) on 23-28 March 2016. The top seven athletes from the East Coast US, top three from West Coast US, and the two best-placed athletes from Canada and Mexico, will qualify for next year’s Final, alongside winners of 15 leagues around the world.
The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League began in August of this year across seven East and seven West Coast venues in three countries: the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Las Vegas National Horse Show is one of only 14 events chosen, and this is the only leg of this prestigious tour that will be hosted in this Las Vegas.
Notably, eleven of the events chosen for the leagues, including the Las Vegas National Horse Show, were featured in the North American Riders Group Top 25 rankings.
