The official prize list for the 2018 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) is now available to download online at www.greatlakesequestrianfestival.com or at the button below:
2018 GLEF Prize List
For the 2018 show season, the festival will feature six consecutive weeks of world-class hunter and jumper competition from July 4-Aug. 12 at the Flintfields Horse Park.
Jumper competition will offer new classes and increased prize money each week. Weeks III-VI will be FEI-rated competitions, featuring CSI2* and CSI3* grand prix events, with the addition of an extra CSI3* week during Week V, which boasts almost double the amount of prize money from 2017! The festival will culminate on Sunday, Aug. 12, with the highly anticipated $100,000 Grand Prix CSI3*.
Colombia’s Roberto Teran Tafur took the top prize of the 2017 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, winning the $100,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City CSI3* with Brilliant Du Rouet. Photo: Diana Hadsall Photography
The hunters will take center stage at GLEF during Week II as World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week will be highlighted in the Grand Prix Ring.
The $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby will be held during Week IV, while weekly USHJA National Hunter Derby competitions will be offered throughout Weeks I-V.
The very popular Equitation Tuesday competitions, held each Tuesday during Weeks II-IV, will also return to GLEF in 2018, providing equitation exhibitors ample opportunities to collect double the amount of valuable qualifying points per week in one location!
The team at Morrissey Management Group and the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival are dedicated to providing top-notch customer service for those attending this year’s event. If you would like assistance in booking housing arrangements for the 2018 circuit, please email
concierge@mmg.management.
We hope you join us for a fun and competitive six weeks of competition in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan, at the 2018 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival!
For more information on how to become a sponsor of the 2018 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, click
here and contact Nicolle Meyer at
nicky@mmg.management or call 440-258-5099.
2018 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Fast Facts:
What: The Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) is held annually in July and August at the Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Michigan, located just outside Traverse City. This six-week event hosts nationally and internationally rated hunter/jumper competition, featuring weekly classes and classics for children, junior, adult and amateur-owner riders. Each week, the festival also holds classes for young horses, open jumper classes and professional hunter derbies, culminating each Sunday with an exciting grand prix show jumping competition with some of the world’s top athletes.
When: July 4-Aug. 12, 2018
Where: Flintfields Horse Park
Ten miles east from the beautiful resort town of Traverse City.
GLEF I: July 4-8
$50,000 Grand Prix
$30,000 Welcome Stake
$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby
GLEF II: July 10-15
$50,000 Grand Prix
$30,000 Welcome Stake
WCHR week in the Grand Prix Ring
$7,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby
Equitation Tuesday
GLEF III: July 17-22
$50,000 Grand Prix CSI2*
$35,000 Welcome Stake CSI2*
$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby
Equitation Tuesday
GLEF IV: July 24-29
$50,000 Grand Prix CSI2*
$35,000 Welcome Stake CSI2*
$25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby
Equitation Tuesday
GLEF V: Aug. 1-5
$100,000 Grand Prix CSI3*
$35,000 Welcome Stake CSI3*
$35,000 Speed Stake CSI3*
$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby
GLEF VI: Aug. 8-12
$100,000 Grand Prix CSI3*
$35,000 Welcome Stake CSI3*
$35,000 Speed Stake CSI3*
Hospitality: Tables of six are available in the beautiful VIP Club overlooking the Grand Prix Ring throughout the 2018 GLEF – the perfect way to entertain clients and friends this summer! Download a table reservation form
here!
Sponsorship, vendor and advertising opportunities:
Fundraising: Local organizations looking for fundraising opportunities, please contact Nicolle Meyer at
nicky@mmg.management.
Management:
Morrissey Management Group
PO Box 1375
Bradenton, FL 34206
