Americana
in Augsburg September 8-12, 2004
Tickets now available
Although
the go-rounds start on September 5 already, the Americana is open
to visitors from September 8 to 12, 2004 only. Tickets are available
now. Anybody interested in the sports events or the western fair
should book tickets very soon. In past years, the showarena 'Schwabenhalle'
was quickly sold out especially during the highlights and the evening
shows.
For
visitors, the Americana starts on September 8 at 7.30 a.m. with
the go of the ECHA European Cutting Championship Open. A lot of
competitors from all over Europe are expected, so the go should
run until noon. After that, there will be the finals of the NRHA
Freestyle Reining Open and Non-Pro as well as the Go-round in Reined
Work of the ERCHA Reined Cow Horse Futurity. The final class of
this Wednesday will be the Go-Round of the NRHA Bronze Trophy Reining
Open. Half of the total purse of about EUR 50,000.-will be paid
in the reining classes, the most important being the NRHA-USA Lawson
Bronze Trophy with EUR 30,000.-added.
The
spezial highlights of the next days will be the evening shows. On
Thursday, September 9, there will be the "Reining Night",
on Friday, September 10, the "Cow Horse Night" with the
of the ERCHA Reined Work and Cow Work as well as the Senior Pleasure.
The "Cattle Night" will follow on Saturday, September
11, with the finals of the ECHA European Cutting Championship Open
and the Dry and Fence Work in Working Cowhorse.
Besides
top sport, the Americana is famous because of its horse fair. More
tha 240 exhibitors will offer western equipment, clothes, jewelry
and much more - anything a western horse lover could ask for. Every
day, famous western horse trainers will show their methods and answer
questions in the "Western Forum" in hall 4.
Tickets
are available under www.americana.de , where you will also find
further information about the Americana like schedule and nomination
forms.
For
further informations about the sports program please contact:
Horst Geier / Joachim W. Bochmann
Tel.: 07004 2637 422 or call from outside of Germany +49 4209-4488
E-Mail: americana@onlinehome.de
Web: www.americana.de
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