Edge Brewing Barcelona Announced as Presenting Sponsor of Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO-4*
Saugerties, NY (December 18, 2015): HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce Edge Brewing Barcelona as the presenting sponsor of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ for the second consecutive year. The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ will take place at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, on Friday, February 19, 2016. The international team show jumping event will now be known as the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by Edge Brewing Barcelona.
International fame and big money is up for grabs with a prize purse in excess of $270,000 offered in the FEI jumper division throughout the week—including $100,000 in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™.
"We greatly value our partnership with Edge Brewing Barcelona and we’re excited to welcome them back as a sponsor for a second year,” said HITS President and CEO Tom Struzzieri. “It’s thrilling to host more international teams in Ocala for this year's Nations Cup."
Edge Brewing Barcelona Edge Brewing Barcelona, an International Award-Winning American Craft Brewery, was established in 2013 by two Americans in Barcelona, Spain, which is also the host city for the 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ World Finals for an unprecedented fourth year in a row.
Edge Brewing Barcelona combines finely engineered American brewing equipment, the best American ingredients available and many years of brewing experience to produce fresh, genuine, award-winning American Craft beer for the European Market. Recent awards include "Best New Brewery in the World" and "Best New Brewery in Spain,” with an additional nod to their American Style IPA "Hoptimista,” which was voted "Top 50 New Releases in the World" out of 65,000 new beers.
The company will officially release their exclusive and philanthropic Edge Brewing Equestrian Craft Beer line during the 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ at HITS Ocala. All of Edge Brewing Barcelona's profits from this line of beers will be donated to benefit equine-based charities.
This year's recipient charity is Horses-N-Heroes, an Ocala-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing an equine learning and mentoring experience for young girls who come from families with extreme financial constraints.
"Edge Brewing Barcelona is excited to team up with HITS to host such a prestigious event in Ocala, while also raising awareness about the great things that can be accomplished by combining our love of horses with the power of community." said Scott Vanover, Owner and Brewer at Edge Brewing Barcelona.
Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ series is hailed as one of show jumping’s most prestigious events. The series is comprised of seven regions with 20 qualifying events in many countries. Forty nations will seek a place at the 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona this September, but only 18 of the most elite teams will qualify for the final. The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup CSIO4*, presented by Edge Brewing Barcelona, in Ocala, is the only Nations Cup Final qualifier in the United States.
HITS, Inc. HITS, Inc. produces world-class, international-level hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New York in the Village of Saugerties, HITS has been producing shows since 1982 and is now a nationwide company with world-class circuits in California, Florida, Arizona, New York, and Virginia.
While hosting the richest weekend in show jumping at HITS-on-the-Hudson, HITS also formed the Triple Crown of Show Jumping. This includes the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix in Thermal, California, the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix in Ocala, Florida, and the Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Wells Fargo, in Saugerties, New York.
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