NEW YORK EQUESTRIAN HELMET STATUTE WILL BE ENFORCED!
"No person less than fourteen years of age shall ride a horse
unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting or exceeding ASTM F1163
(Safety Equipment Institute Certified) equestrian standard......
each helmet ......is permanently marked
with the certifying body's registered mark or logo......
Wearing a helmet means having a helmet fastened securely upon the head
using the manufacturers fitting guidelines for the particular model used."

Upon judgment of Show Management
competitors not complying may be eliminated
from further participation at Fall Festival.

BREED SHOW
Breed Show will be held closer to NEDA Stabling, in Rings 7 and 8
Wednesday Classes
USDF Breeders Championships
New England Qualifying Classes
Pony Under Saddle and In Hand ~ Get of Sire
~ Amateur Handler ~ Breeders Group
IBC Classes: only those classes which are sponsored by
July 1, 2008 are held

Thursday Morning Classes
Dressage Suitability ~ Materiale Classes
$5,400 New England Sport Horse Breeders Futurity
USDF Breeders Championships New England Finals Classes

DRESSAGE SHOW
Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday
Great American Insurance Group / US Dressage Federation
Region 8 Dressage Championship
recognized by US Equestrian Federation
CDI-W J/Y Saugerties (formerly Halifax)
USEF Qualifying Competition for
Grand Prix and Intermediate Championships
USEF Qualifying Competition for Grand Prix Freestyle Championships
Official Qualifying Competition for
FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships
USEF National Junior,Young Rider and Brentina Cup Championships
Open Dressage Show featuring"
NEDA Sweepstakes / Adult Amateur Championships / JrYR Championships
Open Dressage classes at all levels every day

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LOCATION OF THE HITS GROUNDS
180 miles from intersection of Mass Pike and Route 495 outside Boston
From end of MA Turnpike, take New York Thruway (Interstate 87)
south to Exit 20
DIRECTIONS MAP
For both cars and trucks, with notes of which
of the five grounds entrances to use
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SITE FEATURES FOR FALL FESTIVAL USE
538 permanent stalls (10' x 12') in 7 new barns for Open Stabling
FEI Barn of 80 stalls (12' x 12') for FEI Stabling,
with its own warm up area
Six sand performance arenas, including Hunter Stadium
Six sand warm up areas
All performance arenas and four of the warm up areas Euro Felt footing
Covered VIP Seating and Parking Area
On site kitchen with indoor and covered outdoor seating / liquor license
Indoor / permanent toilet facilities in main circulation areas
Lunging pad large enough for eight horses

SHAVINGS / HAY 2008
$8.00 PER BAG ~ HAY $10.00
MUST BE ORDERED, WITH PAYMENT, ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH
No pre orders will be accepted after that date
Shavings will be available in the Stabling Office in Barn 9 until 6:00 each evening.
Competitors may purchase bedding there and take it to their own stalls

RV Hookups and Turn Out Paddocks
RV Hookups with water / 220 electric / sewer / $150 duration
Small turnout paddocks (board fence / grass) available for competitor rentals / $300 duration
For RV or Paddocks, include fee with and make a note onto your entry

Golf Carts
Golf Cart vendor will be on grounds for competitor rentals
HITS grounds are expansive..... much walking
Advance reservation prior to September 1 are strongly recommended

LINK TO GOLF CART SIGN UP AT WWW.DEVERINC.COM
At Dever Home Page click on Reserve a Cart tab
Once on Event Sign Up page enter NEDA as the Event
At the end of Sign Up for line titled CW2
Enter 3 digit security code from back of your credit card

For additional information contact Dever directly
Dever Inc.
2293 Sandersville Road
Lexington KY 40511
Phone: 859.455.9586 ~ Mon - Fri 9:00 - 5:00
Ask for Guylene

Spectator admission may be charged by the HITS beneficiary on the weekend

FALL FESTIVAL 2008 GROUNDS LAYOUT
For Stabling:
Marshall & Sterling will use Barns 1-6
NEDA will use Barns 7-13 and the FEI Stabling
Upon arrival at grounds, CDI competitors use Gate A,
non CDI competitors use Gate B or C

For performance:
Marshall & Sterling will use Grand Prix Stadium and two Schooling Rings
NEDA will use the Hunter Stadium and the rings around it

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HOTEL SITUATION
There is a large car show in Rhinebeck the same weekend as Fall Festival
Therefore hotels in Kingston (nearest large town, south of Saugerties)
may be solidly booked.
There are small roadside motels along Interstate 87, north of the grounds.
There are bed and breakfasts in Saugerties and Woodstock

The largest facility north of the grounds is
Friar Tuck Resort and Convention Center ~ www.friartuck.com
4858 Route 32 ~ Catskill NY 12414 ~ Ph: 800.832.7600 ~ Fax: 518.678.2214
Friar Tuck is an older Catskill resort
Layout of the Friar Tuck facilities
Restaurants / Lounge with entertainment /
Indoor and outdoor pools / Hot tub
Extra charge for European Spa
Ten miles from the show grounds

General Lodging / Restaurant / Map of Driving Directions

Show Officials and Volunteers will be at
Holiday Inn ~ 503 Washington Avenue ~ Kingston NY 12401
Phone (845) 338-0400 Fax (8450 340-1908
Due to limited availability at Holiday Inn
there will no block of rooms set aside there for NEDA competitors

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For the weekend Fall Festival will run concurrently at this site with
Hunter / Jumper
MARSHALL AND STERLING
2008 LEAGUE FINALS
(Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday)
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ON LINE SURVEY FALL FESTIVAL 2007
Fall Festival will host, for the fifth year, the USDF Region 8 Championships in 2008. NEDA and Region 8 are discussing the future of these championships.. Of concern is the experience of Fall Festival competitors at an event combining a CDI and a USDF Regional Championships.

Seeking "first hand" opinions, Fall Festival Show Committee sent an on line survey to the 442 valid email addresses provided by entrants to Fall Festival 2007.
208 responses have been received and tabulated.
64% wish the Regional Championships to remain with Fall Festival
86% (63% Yes / 23% Pretty Well) feel Fall Festival honored the achievement of Regionals competitors
78% felt that the "mingling" of Regionals and CDI competitors at Fall Festival enhanced the image / atmosphere of the Regional Championships
63% felt that CDI judge panels at FEI Levels enhanced the experience of Regionals competitors
Detailed results are posted
Results of All Questions
Comments by Respondents with Replies from NEDA
Tables on Major Issues by Type of Competitor