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l*arch 7,3417 <br />Natatie Shaw, Equestrian Business Owner <br />Shaw Squestrian fducation, LLC <br />Ettensburg, WA 989?6 <br />406-599-7694 <br />Senator Jlm HoneYford <br />Way and L{eans, Vice-Chair Capitat Budget CCImmittre <br />1 12 lrv Newhouse Bullding <br />PO $ox {Oit15 <br />Otyrnpia, WA 98504 <br />5enator Judy v&rnick <br />Chair, Economic Devetapment Committee <br />103 lrv Newhouse Euiiding <br />PO Box 4fi13 <br />Olympia, WA 98504 <br />Re: Washington State florse Park' Covered Arena Project <br />Oear Senators: <br />At a local equeltrian business own€r arrd regional equine feod repreeentatiYe, a lgbu$ eguine <br />i"oustru in Wastringron itate is crJticat finaricialty. Ai an avid equ*strian, the availabltity of <br />*u**ifran facititi* in our state is extremely important to me.personllty' I urge you to <br />il;d; ;h; viiir'ingt*" ffat Stats ltorse Qi! aiplication for $2-0 miltion in-capitat funding <br />I"pport for a to,veied Aiena' and Ai$octdied gutid-Out submltted by the WA State Horse Fark <br />Authsity. <br />Shaw Equestrian fducatien, LL{ hai utitized the Wbstrington State Hors€ Park since ?013 in <br />orAer l,j orovide a hich quitity ctinic experience for ttrree"day ev€nteru training for-their <br />;;;;t6i. flctr ylar,'participanu frbm eYery comer of \{ashingtgn, $ wet! a1l'lontana <br />il'b;$;; ittu.o iF,ii'.iini.- many of urtrlch riturn for the Eguestrian lnstitute Horse Trtats <br />i" ltav aiig iep*mnei. fro,m Spokarie to \tancower and Beltingham to Xennewick, the clinic <br />iiiii-Jitn ,iO"ir aue irr part to the quatity of the facltity.,A covered ar*na wltl vastly locreaie <br />the flexibitity and viability sf the l{5HP as a Yenue for this event. <br />As a {ocat rider and trainer mpelf, I have used the park to condition my horles' The extensive <br />iiait systim provides a unfquoi, iqin, ry1 acce6sibtE option for riders ae ross many discipl'ines. <br />ftrire are na pther trail syrterns tike it in the Kittitas County' <br />Finatty, the Washington divisions of the Unired S.ia!€s Pony Ctub,.co{tectivety wer 500 <br />me;d",rs srrong, hive utitized this fac'iiity for clinics,.c3m$ and certifications. I am a <br />iiffii1;}1fi5f,i ;i *rti'oijiaxzitian and have vested intdrEst in the succe$ of its vouth. The <br />W5#i;r;;il;id-a Jienirit venue for both region; of the USP!, The \{ISHP is sne of ontyS <br />ie* foiirides with trrJiipaUittties and safety requirements needed fo1J11qe regional USPC <br />&entr.The UirC Cn"mpionships West wereheldthere the summ*r of 2Q12, <br />Thank yau for your consideration" I urge the State to fund this important proiert' <br />5i*cereiy, <br />Natalie Shaw S9, PAS