06 May Major facility upgrades at Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds continue ahead of 2025 season
The Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds continue its renovations as part of a major effort to enhance the competition experience for riders, horses, and spectators. Many of the upgrades are expected to be completed ahead of the 2025 season.
These upgrades mark the first phase of a broader three-year improvement plan aimed at reestablishing the Lake Placid Horse Shows as one of the premier equestrian events in the country. “This is a very exciting time for the Lake Placid Horse Shows,” said Lori Martin, LPHS executive director. “We expect competitors and spectators to be very happy with these improvements.”
The transformation includes a redesign of the facility, a new all-weather Grand Prix ring, new hunter rings and expanded warm-up arenas offering premiere competition rings for all weather conditions. In addition to the show rings and warm-up area enlargements, renovations also include enhancements to the stabling area and a newly designed vendor area set to debut in the summer.
According to Martin, these improvements ensure optimal performance conditions, along with increased safety, for both human and equine competition participants. “Most of the best U.S. and European facilities have employed this footing system with great success. It provides for a very flat and safe course,” she said. “With the installation of that same system in Lake Placid, our venue is now on par with those facilities; elevating the prestige of the facility, ensuring optimal performance conditions for all participants, and allowing Lake Placid to attract the most prestigious national and international events.”
The annual Lake Placid Horse Shows offer an unmatched backdrop of the Adirondack Mountains, along with family-friendly activities both on and off the showgrounds. Riders of all levels, from young children on ponies to Olympic veterans on Grand Prix mounts, will now have the opportunity to compete at an upgraded facility designed to accommodate world-class performances in any weather condition.
Now in its 56th year, the Lake Placid Horse Shows will return to the North Elba Showgrounds from June 24 – July 6, 2025. The event will feature two weeks of elite equestrian competition, with more than $700,000 in prize money at stake. Among the many highlights of the upcoming shows, the newly upgraded Grand Prix ring will host top-tier show jumping events, including an FEI CSI 3* competitions, further elevating the prestige of the Lake Placid Horse Shows.LPHSA, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization.
Further information is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Shows at 518-523-9625 or online at www.lakeplacidhorseshows.org.
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