For the second year in a row, SSG Riding Gloves will be offering $9,000 in bonus money through its ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion to riders competing at ThunderbirdShowPark in Langley, BC, throughout the 2012 show season.

In an incentive program designed to reward competitors for their loyalty to the SSG Riding Gloves brand, SSG will offer a bonus of $1,000 to the winning rider in designated grand prix events if they are wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves with the horse head logo clearly visible.  If the winning rider is not wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves, the bonus money will be carried forward to the next event, increasing from $1,000 to $2,000, etc.

Hunter riders will also have an opportunity to participate in the ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion.  In six designated hunter derby events, if the winning rider is wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves, they will earn a $500 bonus, awarded directly to the rider in front of the SSG signature jump during the awards presentation.  If the winner is not wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves, the bonus money increases from $500 to $1,000, etc.

“ThunderbirdShowPark is thrilled to be able to continue the partnership with SSG Gloves which offers our clients a truly unique opportunity to earn bonus prize money in our most sought after hunter derby and grand prix events,” said Chris Pack, Vice-President of Operations at ThunderbirdShowPark.  “SSG and Thunderbird are a perfect fit!”

The 2012 SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion at ThunderbirdShowPark will include the following events:

Canadian Premier – May 23 – 27

• $25,000 Canadian Premier Grand Prix
• $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby

CSI-W** BC Open – May 30 – June 3

• $32,000 CSI2* Thunderbird Spring Classic
• $2,500 Canadian Hunter Derby

West Coast Classic – June 27 – July1

• $10,000 Super Save Grand Prix
• $5,000 Cobblestone Hunter Derby

Western Family Festival – July 4 – 8

• $10,000 Facet Advisors Grand Prix
• $1,500 Canadian Hunter Derby

CSI** & WCHR Fort Summer Classic – August 15 – 19

• $50,000 Dianne Tidball Legacy Grand Prix
• $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

CSI-W** Fort Summer Festival – August 22 – 26

• $100,000 CSI2* Fortress Paper World Cup
• $5,000 Jump Canada Classic Hunter Derby

SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves will be available for purchase on-site at ThunderbirdShowPark at the Thunderbird Tack Shop, the Dog and Pony Shop, Bates Tack Shop, Greenhawk Harness and Equestrian Supplies, and Equi-Products.

Please refer to the 2012 ThunderbirdShowPark prize lists for complete class details.  For further information, contact Jennifer Ward, Starting Gate Communications, at cell: 613 292-5439 or jward@startinggate.ca.