The Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit is held each year in Tampa, Florida at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center. This year the show kicked off on Monday, December 28 with Western Pleasure, Horsemanship and Trail and will continue through Thursday, December 31.

Taking over the management of the Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit this year is Mark Harrell Horse Shows. The management team is now able to offer competitors three consecutive weeks of Quarter Horse shows and one two day NSBA Futurity in Florida. The three back-to-back weeks of shows offer exhibitors the chance to show under 18 judges all for just $1,850.

Immediately following the Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit and beginning on January 2, 2016, competition will continue with the Florida Gulf Coast Circuit.

“The show has turned out amazing. Weather is in the 80s. We’ve been showing from 8am to 5pm and class numbers have been great,” Mark Harrell said. “We even had a 22 in the Junior Hunter Under Saddle today. We are looking forward to our New Year’s Eve party with a live band, buffet, beer and wine!”

With eight days of competition under numerous judges, the Florida Gold Coast and Gulf Coast Quarter Horse Shows present exhibitors with great opportunities to earn points in the beautiful Florida weather.

“It’s nice to be able to train in such a great climate and to have the opportunity to show to so many judges.  It’s a great value for us and our customers,” Geno Spagnola of Harwinton, Connecticut said. “The show is 50 to 60 percent bigger this year and we couldn’t ask for better weather.  It’s great that they started it a day later so everyone can still spend time with their families and the kids are all still on winter break.”

According to show management exhibitors have come from as far away as Colorado, Iowa, Europe and Switzerland to soak up the Florida sun and everyone is loving the big numbers and easy show schedule.

Judges for this year’s events are as follows:

The Gold Coast • December 28-31, 2015 • Tampa, Florida: Sissy Anderson, John Boxell, Brendon Brown, Charlie Cole, Tim Finkenbinder, Jan Hoskins, Holly Hover, Chris Jones and Michael Weaver

The Gulf Coast • January 2-5, 2015 • Tampa, Florida: David Connors, Garry Duffy, Suzy Jean, Kelly Chapman, Rebecca Halvorson, Mark Russell, Randy Wilson, John Briggs, Jim Searles, Scott Hofstetter and Andrew Lomker

Fox Lea Winter Circuit • January 8-10, 2015 • Venice, Florida • Andrea Simons, Scott Neiman, Daren Wright, Rick Christy, Pam Scott, Clint Fullerton, Pam Hunt, Rhonda Repogle, Christa Baldwin, Clay MacLeod, Brian Lenehan, Dacia Johnson, Dee Johnson

Fun In The Sun • January 12-13, 2015 • Venice, Florida • Jeff Allen, Wayne Holt, Carly Veldman Parks

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