Tampa, Fl -- February 17, 2000 --- The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Explorer Nutrition & Fiber Group will sponsor the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series through a grant provided by the National Horse Sports Foundation (NHSF). The Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series has also expanded its 2000 schedule to now include 44 events.

"The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is thrilled to welcome Explorer Nutrition & Fiber Group and the National Horse Sports Foundation as sponsors of our exciting Jumper Classic Series. Their sponsorship is a true testament of their commitment to develop junior and amateur riders in the U.S.," said Show Jumping Hall of Fame Chairman Gene Mische.

Henry L. Collins III, NHSF President, said that, "The National Horse Sports Foundation and Explorer are happy to make this contribution to the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in support of its Jumper Classic Series as a way of furthering National Horse Sports Foundation mission to foster amateur equestrian sports."

The National Horse Sports Foundation is a publicly supported charitable and educational organization whose purposes include providing financial and technical support for amateur equestrian programs for adults and children including therapeutic riding and competitions for the disabled.

Explorer Nutrition & Fiber Group is dedicated to the management, marketing, and investment in agricultural based products and companies which are ecologically friendly, safe, innovative, effective, and which perform. Explorer BIOLAN manufactures and produces palletized straw bedding products for horses and small animals which is 100% natural, with no additives.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, a showcase of top level junior and amateur-owner riders, serves as a proving ground for many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States in international competition. This prestigious series runs February through November and includes classes at many major horse shows across the United States.

Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series classes are run under the $25,000 Grand Prix specifications as described in the American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) Rulebook and are open in some cases to junior and amateur-owner riders, and in some cases to amateur-owner riders only. Standings are kept in three conferences and end-of-year conference champions receive special awards.

The Series opens at the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL and concludes at the Los Angeles National Horse Show in Burbank, CA. Conference champions are honored in special ceremonies at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden (for East and Midwest Conference champions) and at the Los Angeles National Horse Show (for the West Conference champion.)

"The Board of Directors of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame is pleased to be able to expand our series to include more events this year," said Show Jumping Hall of Fame President George Morris. "We feel that having more classes conducted under Grand Prix specifications available to amateur-owner and junior riders can only serve to upgrade the level of riding in this country."

The focus of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is to encourage broader interest and participation in the equestrian sport of show jumping, as well as to educate the equestrian and non-equestrian alike by sharing the sport's lore, fundamentals, history and greatest achievements.

The following is a tentative schedule of the 2000 Explorer BIOLAN/NHSF Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series:

EAST CONFERENCE
2/26	Wellington Masters	Wellington, FL
3/4	Tommy Bahama Palm Beach Open	Wellington, FL
3/11	Cosequin Wellington Finale	Wellington, FL
3/26	Tampa Bay Classic	Tampa, FL
4/2	Tournament of Champions	Tampa, FL
5/7	Garden State Horse Show	Augusta, NJ
6/3	Devon Horse Show	Devon, PA
6/10	Upperville Horse Show	Upperville, VA
7/2	Lake Placid Horse Show	Lake Placid, NY
7/16	Manchester Summer Festival	Manchester, VT
7/23	Manchester Classic	Manchester, VT
7/30	Valley Classic	Waitsfield, VT
8/6	Sugarbush Horse Show	Waitsfield, VT
8/12	Sussex Farm & Horse Show	Hackettstown, NJ
8/13	Mad River Festival	Waitsfield, VT
8/20	Attitash Equine Festival	Bartlett, NH
9/3	Quentin Riding Club Fall Horse Show	Quentin, PA
9/17	American Gold Cup	Devon, PA
10/20	Pennsylvania National Horse Show	Harrisburg, PA
11/4	National Horse Show	New York, NY
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
5/14	Kentucky Spring Horse Show	Lexington, KY
5/20	Kentucky Spring Classic	Lexington, KY
6/16	Motor City Horse Show	Bloomfield Hills, MI
6/23	Detroit Hunter-Jumper Horse Show	Bloomfield Hills, MI
7/16	Merrill Lynch Hunter Jumper Classic	Moreland Hills, OH
7/23	Turfway Classic	Florence, KY
7/30	Greater Cincinnati Classic	Florence, KY
8/5	Chicago Equifest II	Wayne, IL
8/13	Traders Point Hunt Horse Show	Zionsville, IN
9/23	Kentucky National	Lexington, KY
WEST CONFERENCE
4/9	The Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic	San Juan Capistrano, CA
5/14	Show Park Ranch and Coast	Del Mar, CA
5/29	Memorial Day Classic	Burbank, CA
6/4	Show Park June Jamboree	Del Mar, CA
6/11	The Oaks Classic	San Juan Capistrano, CA
7/16	Rocky Mountain Classic	Parker, CO
7/23	Colorado Summer Classic	Parker, CO
7/23	The Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic II	San Juan Capistrano, CA
7/30	Showpark Racing Special	Del Mar, CA
8/27	Show Park San Diego Summer Festival	San Diego, CA
9/3	All Seasons Summer Classic	Del Mar, CA
9/17	The Oaks International	San Juan Capistrano, CA
9/24	Los Angeles International	Burbank, CA
11/19	Los Angeles National	Burbank, CA