The grass turf grand prix field is the best in the country.

Are you ready to let the good times roll and join the Gulf Coast Classic Company in Gulfport, Mississippi on February 4th for the best horse show and best time you have ever had? Entries are due now and the prize lists are online!

You didn’t get to the post office yesterday? No worries! For a limited time, you can enter at no additional charge online at horseshowsonline.com. Simply click here and enter your entire barn for NO ADDITIONAL FEES!

Still on the fence? Consider this:

• World class grass turf field deemed the best in the country by Steve Stephens, Olympic Course Designer and 2015 Pan American Games Course Designer, Michel Vaillancourt.
• Footing? All new footing in Jumper I and the Jumper schooling ring.
• Prize money? Over a million in cash and prizes!
• Location? Ten minutes to the airport, 15 minutes to the Gulf of Mexico and an hour drive from New Orleans!
• Stabling? Over 600 permanent stalls plus tents which house up to 1,500 horses.
• Hotels? Every name you can imagine and partner hotels offer special rates!
• Shopping? Besides the boutique shops that line downtown Gulfport (only 10 minutes from the show), you may have to pack an extra bag for all of the shopping you can do at the outlets which include top clothing brands such as Coach, Ralph Lauren and American Eagle to name a few.
• Dining? The best! The Gulf Coast Classic restaurant partners have been featured on some of the top Food Network shows and voted as the “Best of…” in many national competitions.
• Entertainment? World class casinos with top entertainment acts, waterfront sports such as fishing, kayaking, sailing, island hopping and simply catching some rays!
• Parties? The Gulf Coast Classic is known for its weekly complimentary exhibitor parties!

Add to these fast facts the complimentary riders’ lounges, VIP service, covered arena, world renowned judges and top show management and you have a winner!

This year the Gulf Coast Winter Classics offer six consecutive weeks of grand prix, hunter derbies, meter 1.20, 1.40 AND 1.30 jumper classes. A class for everyone in your barn!

More than 130 RV spots complete with electric and water hooks ups are available as well as partnerships with world-class hotels located just a short drive from the show grounds. The Residence Inn by Marriott and the Hilton Garden Inn are a 10 minute drive to the show grounds and adjacent to the Biloxi International Airport. The Residence Inn by Marriott is pet-friendly and offers special exhibitor rates in addition to the Manager’s Reception three times a week and a complimentary hot breakfast every day! Click here to book your room at the discounted rate.

The Hilton Garden Inn is located next door to the Residence Inn by Marriott and offers an onsite restaurant and bar, complimentary WiFi, fitness center and outdoor pool and special discount rates for those showing at the Gulf Coast Winter Classics! A mile from the airport and just ten minutes from the show grounds, the Hilton Garden Inn is looking forward to providing you blue ribbon service while in Gulfport.

Connections Housing continues to act as the Official Housing Company for this year’s Gulf Coast Winter Classics. Through their website you can book, modify or cancel your individual hotel reservations at hotels represented through Connections Housing.

Connections offers a secure online housing website with real-time availability 24/7 and full hotel descriptions including amenity listings, maps and other hotel information. To access the secure housing website, please click here.

If you prefer to make your reservations by phone, have any questions or need further assistance, you can speak to a Connections Housing representative by calling 855.464.2556 or 702.476.6976. They will be happy to assist you!

The best news? The Gulf Coast Classic offers the best showing experience for a fraction of the cost of the other shows.

Join the Gulf Coast Classic Company on the Gulf of Mexico this winter and discover your new favorite show!

The Classic and Gulf Coast Classic Companies are USHJA’s Members Choice Award winner, recognized for producing top quality show jumping events in the United States. For more information on Classic Company and its exhibitor-friendly, top quality hunter jumper events, please visit them at www.ClassicCompany.com.

All sponsorship, marketing and press inquiries should be directed to Lisa Engel, Sponsorship, Marketing and Public Relations Director, at lisa@classiccompany.com.

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See you at the ring,
Bob Bell
The Classic Company, Ltd.
www.ClassicCompany.com
Phone/FAX: (843) 768-5503
Post Office Box 1311 Johns Island SC 29457

The Gulf Coast Winter Classic Pensacola shows are set to kick off on January 8 and it is shaping up to be a winner!  If you haven’t sent your entries in yet, add that to your holiday to-do list!

Besides the great weather, waterfront location and action packed show schedule, the show will also be offering the Young Jumper Five, Six, Seven and Eight Year Old Qualifying Classes.  Please visit the YJC website at www.youngjumper.com for complete details.

If you know you are going to be showing on the Emerald Coast in January but have not yet sent in your entries, make sure to call the Gulf Coast Classic office at 843 768 5503 and reserve your stalls now!  “This show is really popular and we need to make sure we have enough stalls for everyone,” said Gulf Coast Classic Company President, Bob Bell.  “For those of you who have not shown at our Pensacola shows, you have to try it,” said Bell.  “This venue is exhibitor-friendly and is probably the most ideal show to earn some valuable AA hunter points early in the year,” he said.

A non-stop hunter and jumper schedule gets started Week 1 with the $10,000 Open Jumper Class on Saturday night.  Weeks 2 and 3 offer a $25,000 Grand Prix on Saturday nights.  The USHJA National Hunter Derby will be offered weeks 2 and 3.  A comprehensive list of classes will be offered each show week ranging from the Child/Adult Jumpers, Jr./Amateur Owner Jumpers to Open Hunters to the Walk Trot Division. The Pensacola shows offer riders and their horses the opportunity to earn valuable experience and mileage in a fun, vacation-like setting at a top show facility.

AA horse shows with a vacation-destination feel are the hallmark of the Gulf Coast Classic Company and Pensacola is a perfect destination for show jumping and wave jumping!

Ready, Set, Go!

When looking to book your accommodations for the Pensacola shows, please book with the Official Gulf Coast Classic Company lodging partners!

Just minutes from the Escambia Equestrian Center, beach, airport and quaint Gulf side restaurants and shops, Gulf Coast Classic Company’s Official Lodging Partners are ready to offer you award winning service and accommodations.  The Best Western Plus Blue Angel Inn, located at 2390 West Detroit Boulevard, offers its customer friendly service along with complimentary high-speed Internet access, microwaves, refrigerators and cable satellite televisions.  An outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, free parking and complimentary daily hot breakfast will give you a leg up on your busy show day.  Make sure to call them directly to ensure the horse show rate.

The Red Roof Inn Pensacola West, located at 2591 Wilde Lake Boulevard welcomes you and your pets to the Gulf Coast Classic Pensacola shows.  Conveniently located in close proximity to the show grounds, this pet-friendly hotel offers complimentary Internet access, breakfasts and parking.  Select rooms offer microwaves and mini-fridges.  Coin laundry is also available.  Call directly to secure your horse show rate!

The Classic Company is a USHJA’s Members Choice Award winner, recognized for producing top quality show jumping events in the United States.  For more information on Classic Company and its exhibitor-friendly, top quality hunter jumper events, please visit them at classiccompany.com or call them at 843-768-5503.  All sponsorship, marketing and press inquiries should be directed to Lisa Engel, Sponsorship, Marketing and Public Relations Director, at lisa@classiccompany.com.

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See you at the ring,
Bob Bell
The Classic Company, Ltd.
www.ClassicCompany.com
Phone/FAX:  (843) 768-5503
Post Office Box 1311  Johns Island  SC 29457

As the cold winter weather settles in, it’s time to set your sights on warmer climates, beaches and… horse shows!  That’s right; the Gulf Coast Classic Company is ready to welcome you to their AA winter show series that kicks off January 8 in Pensacola, Florida for three weeks followed by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Winter Classics starting February 5 along the scenic Mississippi Gulf Coast in Gulfport, Mississippi!

Week 1 gets the competition heated up with a $10,000 Open Jumper Class on Saturday night and then it’s a $25,000 Grand Prix weeks 2 and 3.  “We always run our grand prix on Saturdays so our customers don’t feel rushed to catch a flight if they are heading home Sunday night,” commented Bob Bell, President of Classic Company.  “And the entire city of Pensacola comes out to watch the jumpers on Saturday night. It’s really fun and the stands are packed with people,” he added.

Genie Harper of Oak Haven Farm in Folsom, Louisiana said, “We’re looking forward to showing in Pensacola this year.  Last year was our first year there.  We went weeks 2 and 3 because it set us up nicely for the Gulfport shows,” she said.  “Our clients really liked it.  The shows are AA and our people did really well and collected a lot of points,” she added.  “We usually bring between 5 to 10 horses and mostly adult amateurs.”

The USHJA National Hunter Derby will be offered weeks 2 and 3.  A comprehensive list of classes will be offered each show week ranging from the Child/Adult Jumpers, Jr./Amateur Owner Jumpers to Open Hunters to the Walk Trot Division. With plenty of jumper prize money each week, the Pensacola shows are really the best place to earn some cash and mileage for the more novice horses and riders.

“Bob’s shows really work with my program.  Our farm, Oak Haven Farm, is very hands on. We have a customized program and I have a good rapport and relationship with my clients and their horses.  That special attention to detail that Oak Haven offers is what Bob’s shows offer us, and that is totally in line with the way I do business too,” she said.

“I like the show grounds a lot and so do my customers.  The rings are convenient to the barns, and the stalls are very roomy.  There’s even a covered walkway for those stabling in the exterior stalls. The courses are always good and the footing is dependable,” she said.  “There is so much to do in the area and the show grounds are close to the interstate.  The hotels are easy to get to, there’s great shopping and dining convenient to the show grounds and its really a win-win for all of us.”

Are you bringing your family or your friends with you to the show?  The town of Pensacola has a lot to offer. Chartered fishing expeditions, sailing, diving, snorkeling, kayaking, dining and shopping are only some of the many things to do besides riding your horses!  The show is no more than 25 minutes from the airport and 10 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.  Exhibitors and their families love the show’s convenience to the airport and the town of Pensacola, right on the Gulf.

When looking to book your accommodations for the Pensacola shows, please book with the Official Gulf Coast Classic Company lodging partners!  The Best Western Plus Blue Angel Inn is very convenient and offers horse show friendly accommodations and rates.  The Official Pet Friendly hotel is the Red Roof Inn Pensacola West and both are just minutes from the Escambia Equestrian Center, beach, airport and quaint Gulf side restaurants and shops. Make sure to mention you are with the horse show when securing your best rates.

The Classic Company is a USHJA’s Members Choice Award winner, recognized for producing top quality show jumping events in the United States.  For more information on Classic Company and its exhibitor-friendly, top quality hunter jumper events, please visit them at classiccompany.com or call them at 843-768-5503.  All sponsorship, marketing and press inquiries should be directed to Lisa Engel, Sponsorship, Marketing and Public Relations Director, at lisa@classiccompany.com.

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See you at the ring,
Bob Bell
The Classic Company, Ltd.
www.ClassicCompany.com
Phone/FAX:  (843) 768-5503
Post Office Box 1311  Johns Island  SC 29457