Saugerties, New York (January 12, 2006)--HITS is proud to announce that Farnam Companies, Inc. will once again be sponsoring the Adult Hunter Division at all HITS venues, at the more than 700 Marshall & Sterling League member events, and at the 2006 Marshall & Sterling League Finals. The Farnam Adult Hunter Division is an important division at each of HITS' five venues around the country, all of which attract tens of thousands of horsemen each year. The Farnam Adult Hunter Division at the Marshall & Sterling League Finals, which will be held at HITS-ON-THE-HUDSON in Saugerties, New York in September, will attract some of the top horse and rider combinations in the country.

Farnam, which began more than fifty years ago as a mail-order business, has grown into a leader in the animal healthcare industry, and the most trusted name in horse care products. Today, Farnam is the largest marketer of equine products in the United States, and also distributes on several continents. Their products, the Official Horse Care Products of HITS, serve performance as well as companion animals, and include fly control solutions, nutritional supplements, hoof and leg care products, grooming supplies, wound treatments, leather care, stable supplies, and de-wormers. Samples of many of these products will be available on the show grounds, in the Rider's Welcome Kits and on VIP tables at the horse shows. More information can also be found at www.Farnamhorse.com.

"This is our second year of sponsoring HITS," said Chris Jacobi, President of Farnam's Horse Products Division. He continued, "HITS is particularly appealing to us because amateurs and the grassroots of the sport, which are such a big part of our market, are also a big part of HITS' horse shows, and HITS provides us with a great opportunity to engage this market."

"We're pleased to count Farnam as a long-standing sponsor of our horse shows. It's obvious from their exceptional equine products that Farnam knows horses and we're very appreciative of their support, and of their commitment to the sport," says Tom Struzzieri, President of HITS.

There are Farnam Adult Hunter classes at every HITS horse show. Be sure to check www.HitsShows.com/resultswinter_06.html for the results of these and all of the many classes HITS offers its competitors!

Above: Farnam Adult Hunter Champion Jodi Czaplick (aboard Quick Arrival), with her trainer Keith Powell (left), receives her awards from Marshall & Sterling's Mary Moeller and Corona/Lexol's Dan Brooks at the 2005 Marshall & Sterling League Finals at HITS-ON-THE-HUDSON.