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2015 SPONSORSHIP DECK
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CONTACT AMINA BURSESE 001.518.763.8430 or email at amina@artequestre.com for further information and to discuss sponsorship opportunities
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Diego Gonzalez seeks to join elite equestrians representing the United States in acclaimed international dressage competitions. To reach this goal he pairs talent, exuberance, and laser-sharp determination with the backing of his team of talented FEI horses. He has the good fortune to partner with two dedicated mentors and the support of his family. Notwithstanding talent, drive and the support of family and friends, Diego continues to face one of the greatest challenges of equestrian sports: the high cost of maintaining equine athletes to compete at the elite level. To lessen the financial pressure of his journey, Diego is pursuing mutually beneficial sponsorships, both monetary and in-kind.
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D i e g o h a s t h e “r e a l l i f e� e x p e r i e n c e t o i n s u r e that his horses are sound, fit and get the nutrition they need to become top level dressage comp e t i t o r s . T h i s , c o u p l e d w i t h D i e g o ’s n a t u r a l f e e l for horses creates a competitor few can rival.
Diego Gonzalez As a young boy, on his parent’s large cattle farm in Mexico, Diego rode Lusitanos working cows through¬out the ranch. At 15 Diego, decided to take his riding to the next level and moved back to his families’ county of origin, Spain, to train with the world famous bullfight¬er Fermin Bohorquez. After learning more about balance and finesse under saddle, Diego returned from Spain and started his career working at top-notch breeding houses and dressage farms. With hands on farm management skills now mastered, Diego struck out on his own to manage a large Lusitano breed-ing house in Mexico and Texas. During this time he seriously started to pursue dressage. During his travels back and forth to Spain to buy horses and train he met Spanish Olympians Juan Manuel Mu¬noz Diaz and Jordi Domingo Coll. Together they are helping to prepare him and his horses (personal and sale horses) for top international competition. With their help and that of close mentor Grand Prix Rider/ Trainer Felicitas Von Neumann-Cosel and sponsors, Diego hopes to one day represent the U.S. in the WEG & Olympics.
EQUINE PARTNERS
20 COMPE HOR
6 YR OLD PRE VA COMPETING IN CLAS
10 YR OLD PRE F ING IN SMA
12 YR OLD PRE G COMPETING IN GRAND PR
20 SHO SCHED
Centerline Eve SAUGERT
ESDCTA Memor ALLENTO
GMHA June & SOUTHWOO
Centerline Eve SAUGERT
Dressage at SCOTI
King Oak Dr NORTHAM
Centerline Event Hud SAUGERT
NEDA Fa USEF/USDF Regi shi SAUGERT Dressage
015 ETITION RSES
VALENTINO XXII FEI 6 YEAR OLD SSES
FITI AL COMPETALL TOUR
GIRALDILLO CEN SMALL TOUR & RIX DEPUT
015 OW DULE
ents @ HITS I TIES, NY
rial Day Weekend OWN, NJ
& July Dressage ODSTOCK, VT
ents @ HITS II TIES, NY
Stockade II IA, NY
ressage Days MPTON, MA
ts @ HITS on the dson TIES, NY
all Festival ion 8 Championips TIES, NY at Devon
A living, breathing art form...
Dressage help keep it alive for generations to come. Dressage; a French word, most commonly translated to mean “training”) is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as “the highest expression of horse training”, where “horse and rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements.” Competions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games. Its fundamental purpose is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, a horse’s natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. At the peak of a dressage horse’s gymnastic development, the horse will respond smoothly to a skilled rider’s minimal aids. The rider will be relaxed and appear effortless while the horse willingly performs the requested movement. Dressage is occasionally referred to as “Horse Ballet.” Although the discipline has ancient roots in Europe, dressage was first recognized as an important equestrian pursuit during the Renaissance. The great European riding masters of that period developed a sequential training system that has changed little since then. Classical dressage is still considered the basis of modern dressage.
“Anything forced and misunderstood can never be beautiful� ~Xenophon
SPONSORSHIP
Why we need your support...
PLANS FOR 2015/2016 Diego’s International campaign includes travel to Europe, the mecca of Dressage to train and compete with some of the best in the industry. During the 2016 winter show season Diego will compete with his show horses in Wellington, Florida. The experience and success gained from these opportunities will give him the exposure necessary to start his journey towards the World Equestrian Games and the Olympic Games. This year Diego will work toward fulfilling the requirements for the U.S. National Championships in Gladstone, NJ and the U.S. Dressage Finals in Lexington, KY.
REACURRING ANNUAL EXPENSES • • • • • • • • • • • •
Training and boarding at home as well as at competitions. Travel, living expenses and training in NY and FL. Travel, living expenses and training in Europe. Competition entry fee, show related expenses such as feed (hay and grain) and bedding. Accommodations and meals. Nutritional supplements, grooming and health care products. Veterinary care, medicine. Physiotherapy, horse and rider. Insurance - horses, facility, personal and equipment. Horse shoeing. Riding equipment, riding apparel and supplies. Composition of freestyle music and choreography.
Competition schedule and associated travel demands will influence the team’s yearly expenses, ranging from routine training and competition in NY for one horse at $50,000 to international training, qualification campaigns and major International events at $250,000
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Sponsor Benefits Diego is a fierce and graceful competitor. His unique mix of athleticism and artistry will benefit any sponsor. It is extremely important to Diego that his sponsors benefit just as he will from this collaboration. Associate your name, brand, or cause with Diego and garner the prestige that comes from working with one of the dressage worlds up and coming stars. • These national and international competitions attract media attention and the opportunity to reach this attentive, knowledgeable and affluent audience. • Diego is extremely active on social media with over 6,800 likes on the business Facebook page. He is constantly reaching out to people via all social media aspects and giving shout-outs and feedback regarding his favorite products and his sponsors. • Exposure opportunities both nationally and internationally are endless, from horse trailer decals, to horse show banners, logos on saddle pads, show clothes and training apparel. • Monthly newsletters updating clients, fans and sponsors on progress. • And last but certainly not least, inclusion and promotion at all stable related events, such as attending world class clinics held at Diego’s NY facility, barn parties and show award ceremonies.
CONTACT
AMINA BURSESE 001.518.763.8430 or email at amina@artequestre.com for further information and to discuss sponsorship opportunities
On The Web www.artequestre.com www.facebook.com/casaarteequestre
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