OCALA, FL (December 14, 2011) — HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce that Platinum Performance has expanded its sponsorship with HITS Horse Shows and will present the Leading Grand Prix Rider Award at HITS Thermal, HITS Ocala and HITS Saugerties during the 2012 season.
“We are proud to be a sponsor and we have a great deal in common with the competitors at HITS – high expectations, impeccable quality and a desire to constantly improve,” said Amy Quintana of Platinum Performance.
The competition among High-Performance riders is sure to be action packed this winter as some of the top riders in the world ride for the coveted Leading Grand Prix Rider Award at HITS Thermal and HITS Ocala.
The 2012 HITS Desert Circuit will offer 16 Grand Prix events, including four FEI World Cup Qualifiers. On the East Coast, HITS Ocala will also boast 16 Grand Prix classes. In addition, every Grand Prix class at HITS Horse Shows in 2012 is a qualifier for the $1 Million Grand Prix that will take place at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York in September.
Platinum Performance is a long-time supporter of HITS Horse Shows and most recently presented the Leading World Cup Rider Award during the 2011 HITS Desert Circuit. In 2011, top High-Performance rider Rich Fellers took home the prestigious award from the California-based company and won a year’s supply of product from Platinum Performance.
Platinum Performance expanded their sponsorship to both coasts this year due to HITS’ additional events, competition weeks and the overwhelmingly positive response to their product.
“We are thrilled to not only have Platinum Performance back as a sponsor for HITS Thermal but couldn’t be more excited to have them on board for HITS Ocala and HITS Saugerties,” said HITS Account Executive for Corporate Sponsorship Lisa Engel. “That speaks volumes about the response that Platinum Performance has received at our horse shows and their commitment to High Performance riders and their horses’ performance.”
Platinum Performance was founded in 1996 by Doug Herthel, DVM. Nearly 15 years later, Platinum Performance is the leader in equine supplements and equine health education. Staying true to its name, Platinum Performance provides a wide-array of supplement products that are geared towards equine health including the immune system, muscles, joints, soft-tissues and overall athletic performance of your horse. Veterinarians highly recommend Platinum Performance products due to the company’s specifically designed formulas that utilize ingredients of the highest quality. Manufactured in their own facility by a team of experts, Platinum Performance products contain nutrients which are essential to the health of every horse from a non-competitive pony to Olympic medalists.
The 2012 winter show jumping season for HITS Horse Shows begins in the Sunshine State when the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit rolls into town for two unrated weeks, starting with the Ocala January Classic, January 18-22, and then the Ocala January Festival, January 25-29, followed by seven consecutive weeks of AA-rated competition that will run from January 31 through March 18.
Out west, the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit will get underway on Tuesday, January 24 and will run for three consecutive weeks until Sunday, February 12. After a short break, February 13-19, show jumping returns on Tuesday, February 21 and will continue until Sunday, March 11.
For more information on any of the HITS Horse Shows, please visit www.HitsShows.com. To request a prize list, call 845.246.8833.
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