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'.,,,.ff <br />*t' <br />F <br />Cercxderoi$. rl.rl9s <br />March 2, ?01? <br />lenatcr lim HoneYford <br />Way and Meanl, Vice'{hair Capltal Budget Comrnittee <br />11? lrv Ne$hause Building <br />P0 8ox 40419 <br />0lympia, WA 95504 <br />Re: Washin*an State Horse Park - Covered Arena Projrct <br />Oear Sena?or t"loneYford: <br />dollars ts the ttal€ and Kittitas county' <br />Thankyouforyoureonsiderat.on'luf8eth€Ststctofundthirirspodantprsjecl. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jerslca Vania <br />Partner, Ca*ade Horse Sho?ts LLC <br />I am a partflsr in ca$ade Hsrs€ showr, Llc, and can't empharia* enough that the facilities at lhc washington state Fisrse Park are <br />exrremerv lmportant go our fuiure grourth. r urge you to suppon th{ Hsrse Park'r appticatian for $l'o rniltion in rapitai f*ndifi8 <br />s$pp{:r! lot a csvere(t Arena and Asssclattd &utld ogt submitted by the wA State llorse Park Authority' <br />calcade horse shows organires rhe pa*'5 large$t eventsi carrently producing two wetklong shows (competirtonS) in June anei <br />anorhsr two showl ln July. The challenSe we are facing i5 that $,€ are pr€sently operalinS at the Horse Park's capacity in terms ttf <br />numbet of people we can serve and nurnber o{ even$ we can hold. we are unable to accommodate a merningf{rl amount of the <br />,ustornaf ba;s who wo*rd tikr to a?tend 6ur events. thi$ results in wsshington re$idenis and others havlng to travel !o aut-o{-3tate <br />ven$es to spenri their slro',v dollar$' <br />our horse shows draw psrticipsnts and spgctators lrom all over the wertero united $tat€s and csnada' Hof5e sPon! are unique in <br />that they are enioyed by people of all ages 16.70l and are onc of the only sports where ti'ofnsn and rnen cornpeta equally' A <br />partiiular feature of *ur brand of hors€ sport ishox jurnping) is it'r r erowd plearer being spect:tnr fricndlv anc wtroksome lamlty <br />entertainment, lt,s al30 inpartant to n$te tha value of the hors*s parficipttin8' often costint rB flgures' Thls ir re lerrant al weather <br />canditions can adwrsely affect horser, performanee and well-bdn6 rnaklnE owners hlgfity selective of the env{ronmentl in which <br />ihey expose their horses. <br />A cpvercd Arena and Assaclated guild-Qut \ttould allow us increase the number of people attenelng the shor'vs' lncrease the number <br />sf events r*e produce and errabie u3 to ensur'e the nrolt lavorable conditions in shich to eotnBete' All leading ts increated tourism <br />9t3 1l5t Ave East Seattle WA 9811? www'CascadeHorseShsrAtl'corYr