Rolex Central Park Horse Show: Incredible Lineup of Matinee Performers to Headline Two Days of The Second Annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show - Get Your Tickets Today!

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Incredible Lineup of Matinee Performers to Headline Two Days of The Second Annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show - Get Your Tickets Today!

Tommie Turvey, "Wild Riders" Trick Riders, Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey, Pony Club Mounted Games, Pony Steeplechasing, Bebe Davis Dressage Exhibition and Arabian Costume Class to provide interactive family fun in the heart of NYC

New York, NY - With a world-class lineup of the finest acts, performers, and athletes of equestrian sport and entertainment, the Rolex Central Park Horse Show, in its second-annual year, wants you to join the fun as New York City prepares to host the most talented equestrian performers in the industry as they take on Wollman Rink in the heart of the Big Apple! Providing interactive family fun for audience members of all ages, the matinee performances are not to be missed at this year's edition of the world-renowned Rolex Central Park Horse Show.

The matinee performances will be held on Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, beginning at 10am in the iconic setting of Central Park amidst the New York City skyline. Tickets for the matinee performances are $30 each and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/1AV2imv.

Tommie Turvey and Pokerjoe

Tommie Turvey and the stars of his show

Popular equestrian personality Tommie Turvey of Tommie Turvey Horsemanship will headline the matinee, engaging audiences with a showcase of the adaptability, versatility, and intelligence of the horse within the entertainment industry. Turvey has prepared and trained horses for numerous major Hollywood roles including appearances in The Walking Dead, The Blacklist, and Batman: The Dark Knight, also working with the Budweiser Clydesdales during their popular Super Bowl commercials each year. Turvey's comedy act is considered one of the most entertaining equestrian performances and is sure to provide laughs, while he will also show off skills in trick roping, liberty horsemanship, and roman riding.

The "Wild Riders"

The "Wild Riders" in action

Alongside Turvey, the "Wild Riders" Trick Riders Meishja Petersen and sisters Shanae and Hannah Ritter, will showcase captivating trick riding routines to get your adrenaline pumping while Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey and his Border Collie partner Boogie will also entertain the crowd with their impressive and comedic sheep herding skills.

Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey and Boogie performing

Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey

The youngest of the featured entertainers will make a grand entrance in the big city as Pony Club Mounted Games and The Shetland Pony Steeplechase race into town.

Pony Club Mounted Games showcase their talents

Pony Club Mounted Games in Central Park

These sports provide a learning platform for horsemanship and teamwork skills to young children while exemplifying the sturdiness and heart of the pony breed. Both events are sure to excite and capture the sentiments of any audience.

The Shetland Pony Steeplechase

Shetland Ponies racing in Central Park in 2014

Barbara "Bebe" Davis, 17, a young American dressage phenom, will return to Central Park to provide a dressage demonstration and exhibition aboard her mount Rotano, on whom she was the 2014 U.S. Championships FEI Junior Level Silver Medalist. Davis is a two-time Pony National Champion, who has accumulated several top awards throughout her career, including two gold medal finishes at North American Junior Young Rider Championships in 2014 and 2015. The pair will showcase the foundation of dressage and beauty of the movements in an educational and dynamic demonstration of one of the world's oldest equestrian sports.

Barbara "Bebe" Davis

Barbara "Bebe" Davis all smiles in Central Park

An Arabian costume class will also highlight the matinee performances in a representation of the Nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula, who were the first to breed and ride these ancient horses, now considered the oldest purebred breed in the world. You'll feel as though you're traveling through time to when Arabian horses roamed the desert and began their journey as ancestors to the now modern day light breeds. The Arabian Mounted Native Costume Class will present both horse and rider in full costume and depict the breed as they might have been while defending their tribes.

Arabian Mounted Native Costume class

An Arabian horse in action

The second-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show will feature five days of multi-discipline equestrian sport. The schedule will include the inaugural U.S. Open in the following categories: Jumpers, Dressage, Hunters, U25 Jumpers, and Arabians.

Tickets are now on sale for all events at the 2015 Rolex Central Park Horse Show and matinee tickets will be $30 each. There are only a few hundred tickets still available for the event and they are anticipated to sell out. Tickets can now be purchased at http://bit.ly/1AV2imv.

Rolex Central Park Horse Show Schedule:

Wednesday, September 23

Gates open at 5:00 PM

6:00 PM - U.S. Open Arabian Horse Show, presented by Aljassimya Farm, Doha, Qatar

Thursday, September 24

Gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:00 PM

6:30 PM - U.S. Open $25,000 U25 Grand Prix
8:00 PM - U.S. Open (Round 1) $40,000 FEI Speed Class, presented by Canadian Pacific Railway

Friday, September 25

Daytime gates open 12:30 PM & VIP access opens at 1:00 PM
Evening gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:00 PM

1:30 PM - U.S. Open Dressage Grand Prix
6:30 PM - $5,000 Junior/Amateur 1.20m Class, Presented by PwC
8:00 PM - U.S. Open $212,000 (Final) FEI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex

Saturday, September 26

Daytime gates open at 12:30 PM & VIP access opens at 1:00 PM
Evening gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:30 PM

10:00 AM - Matinee Performance
1:30 PM - U.S. Open Hunters Duchossois Cup
- $1,000 Small/Medium Pony Hunter Classic
- $2,500 Junior/Amateur Classic
- 50,000 Professional's Choice Classic
6:30 PM - U.S. Open $75,000 Dressage Freestyle, presented by Axel Johnson Group

Sunday, September 27

Gates open at 9:30 AM & VIP access opens at 12:30 PM

10:00 AM - Matinee Performance
1:30 PM - Special Equestrian Event (TBA), presented by The Chronicle of the Horse

To request table information in the Hospitality Tent, please e-mail Anne Caroline Valtin at vip@centralparkhorseshow.com or call 561-784-1133.

Additional information can be found at www.coth.com and www.centralparkhorseshow.com. Also, like The Chronicle of the Horse and Central Park Horse Show on Facebook for more information.

Photos provided by Matinee Performers, as well as David Handschuh and the Arabian Horse Association.

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