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Riders' Cup Adds Two Sponsors
Tuesday, March 5, 2013


The 2013 show season is underway and the Riders' Cup points chase is just beginning.  The Walking Horse Trainers' Association added two sponsors to its 2013 program today.  Tamara Hader continued her sponsorship of the Park Pleasure division in 2013.  Hader was an inaugural sponsor of the Park Pleasure division in 2012.

I'm Pushin' That Jazz and Robert Cortner have signed to sponsor the Aged Mares & Geldings division in 2013.  These additiions leave two performance and two pleasure categories open for sponsorship in 2013.  The Lite Shod and Classic Park Pleasure are available as well as the Young Trainers and Show Pleasure categories.

For more information on sponsorship contact the WHTA office at 931-684-5866.

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