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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2006 |
CONTACT: Alejandra Abella
Work: 877-467-7307
alexa@eqsv.com
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WORLD'S
FIRST BRANDED EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES ANNOUNCED
First
O'Connor Signature to open at The Oaks in
Lake City, Florida
Lexington,
KY ….. Olympic champions Karen &
David O'Connor and Equestrian Services, LLC
have launched O'Connor Signature, the world's
first branded equestrian facilities. Speaking
to a crowd of equestrian press, competitors
and enthusiasts at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day
Event, Olympians Karen and David O'Connor
and Equestrian Services' principals Jennifer
and Michael Donovan announced that the first
O'Connor Signature facility, O'Connor Signature
at The Oaks, will open in Lake City , Florida
in spring 2007. This equestrian community
is being developed by Bradley N. Dicks and
Subrandy Limited Partnership.
Modeled
after successful branded golf amenities by
legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer,
and Tom Fazio, the O'Connor Signature brand
will designate a premier facility that meets
the O'Connor Signature standard in terms of
planning, design, programming, beauty, quality
of construction, and certified professional
training, instruction, and management. Residential
and resort developers around the world may
apply to include two distinct levels of an
O'Connor Signature amenity within their developments:
Gold and Silver. O'Connor Signature Gold is
reserved for facilities designed by the O'Connors
and Equestrian Services, LLC. O'Connor Signature
Silver allows for existing equestrian facilities
that meet (or can be renovated to meet) the
O'Connor design requirements.
A
blue-ribbon selection committee oversees the
selection process, choosing only the finest
sites based on location, site size and topography,
development plans, and developer standards.
Selected developers have market exclusivity
and full support from the O'Connor Signature
team of equestrian designers, land planners,
marketing experts, trainers, instructors,
and facility managers. Annual instructional
clinics will be given by David or Karen O'Connor
- and/or Team O'Connor. All O'Connor Signature
facilities will be staffed and managed by
Equestrian Management, LLC, the operations
affiliate of Equestrian Services, LLC.
Located
in northern Florida, in the triangle between
Ocala, Jacksonville and Tallahassee, O'Connor
Signature at The Oaks will feature:
- 1,222 rolling acres filled with
mature oak trees
- 240 one to five-acre lots
- A 24+ stall barn
- Competition-quality riding arenas
- A cross country course designed by
David O'Connor
- O'Connor-specified covered
round-pen
- More than 15 miles of looped
riding trails
- Multiple park-like open spaces
associated with each neighborhood within the community.
For more information regarding
O'Connor
Signature at The Oaks or the O'Connor Signature
branding program, contact Equestrian Services
at 877-467-7307 and/or Alejandra Abella at alexa@eqsv.com.
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