2024 Upperville Colt & Horse Show Proudly Welcomes Back MARS Equestrian™ as Presenting Sponsor
The 171st year of UCHS takes place June 3 – 9, 2024.
UPPERVILLE, VA — The 2024 Upperville Colt & Horse Show is proud to welcome back MARS Equestrian™ as the presenting sponsor of UCHS, the oldest horse show in the U.S. This year, the show celebrates its 171st year.
“We are very honored to have MARS Equestrian™ partner with UCHS again this year,” said Joe Fargis, president of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show. “This company’s commitment to the equestrian world has been exceptional and its support of UCHS has become an important cornerstone of our horse show.”
MARS Equestrian™ sponsorship launched in 2018 to extend Mars Inc.’s longtime support of equestrian sports and to honor an equestrian legacy through purposeful partnerships.
“We are thrilled to continue our support of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show in its 171st year,” said Dr. Bridgett McIntosh, director of MARS Equestrian™. “We are grateful for this strong, mutual partnership. Through this partnership, we hope to honor the equestrian legacy of Mars while also engaging fans, families, athletes, and all who make the show possible with our iconic brands as we work to achieve our purpose of a better world for horses, pets, and the people who love them.”
Along with recognition as the presenting sponsor of UCHS, MARS Equestrian™ will have multiple touchpoints across the 2024 showground, including sponsorship of the Hunter and Jumper Riders Lounges, which will be open to riders, trainers, and grooms, and recognition of the Ethel M. Chocolates® brand as the co-presenting sponsor of the 2024 Upperville FEI CSI4* Jumper Classic.
UCHS is an FEI CSI4* event that attracts hundreds of world-class equestrians year after year. The equine and human athletes compete in disciplines ranging from international-level show jumping, hunters, and equitation to local ponies, in-hand conformation classes, and women in traditional and elegant sidesaddle. In addition to its CSI4* designation, the competition boasts Premier and Jumper Rating Six classifications with U.S. Equestrian, is sanctioned by the Virginia Horse Shows Association and the Maryland Horse Shows Association, and is a World Championship Hunter Rider-recognized show. UCHS is also one of a handful of qualified Heritage Horse Shows across the United States.
The week-long show culminates on June 9 with the excitement of the $226,000 Upperville Jumper Classic CSI4*, featuring top world-class equestrians. The day’s entertainment includes junior and amateur riders, a hat contest, and the Horses & Horsepower car show. Vendors throughout the show offer a variety of food as well as equestrian, sporting, and fashionable clothing, milliners, tack and leather goods, jewelry, art, and handcrafted gifts. The venue is beautifully located in the heart of Virginia’s Hunt Country. Parking and general admission are free for spectators.
Additional sponsors of the 2024 Upperville Colt & Horse Show include Ethel M. Chocolates®, Lugano Diamonds, The Salamander Collection, B&D Builders, Douglas Elliman, Markel Insurance, Delta, and Piedmont Equine Practice.
For more information, visit upperville.com.
Photo courtesy of Anne Gittins Photography.
Posted on: May 8, 2024