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Steeped in history, equestrian sports continue to thrill

When Casey Armistead competes in dressage, she is participating in an age-old sport and art form—it’s beautiful and elegant, but also technical. It’s poetry in motion, as she rides atop her horse with full confidence and control.

Keeping annual events fresh and relevant

While major sporting events often produce a large economic impact, smaller and more “down-home” events are just as consistent. However, annual events also present a huge challenge—keeping the event fresh, interesting year after year, and drawing in visitors from the same crowd as previous years.

Sports ETA Postpones 2020 Annual Symposium to 2021

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, announced that it will postpone its 2020 in-person annual symposium to April 26–29, 2021 in Birmingham, Ala. The event was originally scheduled to be hosted in Kansas City in August 2020. Kansas City will host …