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i*;# <br />jg <br />+ <br />$ <br />*.!lo{t- q.rvrs <br />March 2, i017 <br />$€natsr Jim HoneY{ord <br />Way and M*an:. Vice'Chair Capital Budget Committee <br />112 lrv N**hause Bqildlng <br />P0 8ox 40415 <br />Olympia, WA 9$504 <br />Be: Washington State Herse Park - Covered Arena Frojeet <br />Dear S*nator flonel4orcil <br />r am a partn(r in caccade Hors€ shoyrs, Lrc, and can.t emphaEirn enough that the facirrties at the washington state Horse Park are <br />e*remery impsrtant to our future growth" r urge yoNJ to supparr the Hsr*'e Part'r applicaiion for $i'o mitlion in rapitai fi'rndhtg <br />s$ptran {ot a cover*d Arefis ond Atsoclated &tttld Qol :ubrnitted by the wA State Hor3e Part Ailthority' <br />carcade hsrsa sho$,s organi?es the park,s largest event$i cnrrentry producing two weekro*g shows {csmpetirrsnr} in Junc anei <br />anarher tws showr in July. The challenSe we are lacing is that we are presently operating at the Horse Park': capasitv in tarme Bf <br />nunber of pesple we {an s€r.ve and nurnber o{ eventr rrye can hold. iive are unable to acccnnnodate a meanin8fsl amount of the <br />custorner basr whs rrrgrrrd tikc to Btend cur evefits. ?hi* res*lts in wrshington resident3 and others havln8 ts travel !o oui-cf-state <br />venu€t tc,sFend rheir show dollars' <br />our hors* shgws drart, participants *nd spectators from all over the we'lert united statet end csnada' Horse spons are unigue in <br />thar they are rnjoyed by peopte of all rges {6-7O} and arc onf of the only $ports where $/om€n and men cofipets equrlly' A <br />particular f*gturs of pur brand ef horsr sport ishox jumpingf is it's r crswd plaaser being spectator lrie ndly and wholerome famlly <br />cntartainmerrf. lt,s elro inportant to note th€ value of the horSgs partlfipating, often costing slx flgures' Thll ir ralevant as wealher <br />ccnditions can adwrsery affeet ho*er, per{*rrnance and werlbcing maklnS ownerr highry s*rer-live of the endronmen* in '*hich <br />ih€y expose their hortes. <br />h cpvered Arena and p,ss'Jctsted Build-',ut \ilould allow us increase the number of pesFle afiendln6lhe shou'r' lncrease the nurnber <br />sf events we produce and erabie us to ensure the mort lavorable conditions in '*hich ls csm$ete' All leadlng to incr€ased tsurism <br />dollars to the ltate and Xittites county' <br />Thank you for your consirieration' I urge the Statc ts lund this itapodant ploject' <br />Sincerely, <br />Jeesiea Van;a <br />Psrtnel, Ca*cade Hors€ Shorrrs LLC <br />923 21tf Ave [a:t S€attle WA 98X1? www'CascadeHorseihows'cotn