THE CITY OF EDINBURGH HORSE SHOW

at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre

Sunday 23rd AUGUST

All monies raised at the City of Edinburgh Horse Show goes towards funding the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches and the

Edinburgh March Riding Association would like to thank all those supporting our event.

2020 SHOW SPONSOR

INFORMATION PACK

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH HORSE SHOW

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Opportunities are now available for sponsorship at the prestigious annual City of Edin-burgh Horse Show, taking place on Sunday 23rd August 2020. With a range of sponsor options available, including bespoke packages, this is an excellent opportunity to show-case your brand or your business to over 300 competitors and top equestrian judges from all over Scotland.

The City of Edinburgh Horse Show was introduced in 2014 as a main fundraising event for the historical Edinburgh Riding of the Marches which takes place on the Royal Mile every September. Led by Edinburgh’s Lord Provost this civic event celebrates the herit-age of protecting the City’s boundaries and attracts over 20,000 spectators from all over the world to watch this stunning cavalcade of 280 horses. All Monies raised by the City of Edinburgh Horse Show go towards this event, which is purely funded by donations and sponsorship and run by a small team of just 14 volunteers.

The City of Edinburgh Horse Show is held at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre eve-ry year and is now recognised as one of Scotland’s most prestigious equestrian events on the showing circuit, attracting major sponsors from both the corporate and the equestri-an world. Meticulously planned, organised and run the show attracts some of Scotland’s elite riders, handlers and equestrian producers year on year.

There are over 30 classes at The City of Edinburgh Horse Show, which also include qualifi-ers and championships for the following:

- TSR Showing Finals - Veteran Horse Society Area Qualifier - Caledonian Showing Championships - TGCA Qualifiers - Ingliston Elite Championship Qualifiers - Scottish Shetland Pony Society - Retraining of Racehorses & Tattersalls

Champions from the City of Edinburgh Horse Show have also qualified and ridden at the Horse of the Year Show and the Royal Highland Show, with the equestrian press following their progress.

If you would like to become a Sponsor for The City of Edinburgh Horse Show, please con-tact us at your earliest convenience in order to secure the sponsorship you require.

Please remember that bespoke packages can be tailored to requirements. All sponsor-ship is subject to availability.

Gary Ulke, City of Edinburgh Horse Show Co-ordinator Tel: 07970 912820 Email: horseshow@edinburghridingofthemarches.com

The City of Edinburgh Horse Show

2020 Qualifiers

Caledonian Showing Championship

Traditional Gypsy Cob

Association

The Scottish Shetland Pony Championships

Headline Sponsor Package

To include: City of Edinburgh Horse Show

• Social media promotion for 1 year on the City of Edinburgh Horse Show Facebook page.

• Full page advert in A5 City of Edinburgh Horse Show Schedule.

• Company name in the List of Sponsors in the A5 City of Edinburgh Horse Show Schedule.

• Display advertising (up to 6 items) at the City of Edinburgh Horse Show (e.g. banners, flags, pull-ups)

• Trade Stand at City of Edinburgh Horse Show (up to 8m x 8m) • Company name on Rosettes for 6 classes and a Championship class

(including a Sash). • Option to present rosettes, trophy & prizes at the City of Edinburgh

Horse Show. Main Event Day - Edinburgh Riding of the Marches

• Banners & event advertising (up to 6 items) on event furniture on Roy-al Mile on main event day (Sunday 13th September 2020) during the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches.

• Social media promotion for 1 year on the Edinburgh March Riding As-sociation Facebook & Twitter pages

• Inclusion of an advert for your company on our website for 1 year.

S H A R E D H E A D L I N E S P O N S O R £ 5 0 0 . 0 0

E X C L U S I V E H E A D L I N E S P O N S O R

£ 7 5 0 . 0 0

All artwork to be supplied in PDF format in full colour Banner sizes must not exceed 1m in height and be delivered and collected

Supporting Sponsor Package

To include: City of Edinburgh Horse Show

• Social media promotion for 6 months on the City of Edinburgh Horse Show Facebook page.

• Half 5 page advert in the A5 City of Edinburgh Horse Show Schedule.

• Company name in the List of Sponsors in the A5 city of Edinburgh Horse Show Schedule

• Banners & event advertising (up to 3 items) at the City of Edinburgh Horse Show

• Company name on Rosettes for 3 classes and a Championship class (including Sash).

• Option to present rosettes, trophy and prizes at the City of Edinburgh Horse Show

• Trade Stand at City of Edinburgh Horse Show (up to 4m x 4m with op-tion to double size for another £50)

Main Event Day - Edinburgh Riding of the Marches • Banners & event advertising (up to 3 items) on event furniture on Roy-

al Mile on main event day (Sunday 13th September 2020) during the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches.

• Inclusion of an advert for your company on our website for 1 year.

£ 2 5 0 . 0 0

All artwork to be supplied in PDF format in full colour Banner sizes must not exceed 1m in height and be delivered and collected

Sponsorship - Championship

Sponsorship - Class

To book your sponsorship, advertising or to discuss a bespoke package for the City of Edinburgh Horse Show please email Gary Ulke at:

horseshow@edinburghridingofthemarches.com

To include:

• Company name in the List of Sponsors in the A5 City of Edin-burgh Horse Show Schedule.

• One advert on the City of Edinburgh Horse Show Facebook page.

• Company name on Rosettes for sponsored class. • Option to present rosettes at the Horse Show. • Option to upgrade to include a 1.5m x 1m Trade Stand Area for anoth-

er £20 (table only provided) (please note: this option is subject to availability).

£ 4 0 . 0 0

To include:

• Company Name in the List of Sponsors in the A5 City of Edinburgh Horse Show Schedule.

• One advert on the City of Edinburgh Horse Show Facebook page.

• Banners & event advertising (up to 2 items) at the City of Edinburgh Horse Show.

• Company name on Rosettes for Championship class (including a Sash).

• Option to present rosettes, trophy & prizes at the Horse Show.

• Trade Stand Area (1.5m x 1m area, to include a table)

£ 7 0 . 0 0

TRADE STANDS

Option 1: 1.5m x 1m Area - £30

(Double the size for another £20)

Please note: Power is not available and can not be supplied.

No catering stands permitted.

All trade stands must provide copies of public liability insurance upon request.

The City of Edinburgh Horse Show and Edinburgh March Riding Association Ltd accepts no liability of lost, stolen or damaged goods or

any items included in your trade stand.

Full payment will be required upon booking.

Prices are cost per trade stand for the day Trade stands must be in place by 9am at the latest on the day of the

Horse Show (they can be erected the night before by prior arrangement) and must remain in place until 4pm.

Option 2: 3m x 3m Area - £60

Option 3: 4m x 4m Area - £100

(Double the size for another £50) Suitable for: Gazebo Trade Stands

DISPLAY ADVERTISING

Pull-

ups

£10

Feather Flags - £10

VINYL ADVERTISING

BANNERS - £20

Prices are cost per item to display. Items must be ready printed and delivered and collected

as arranged directly with the City of Edinburgh Horse Show Event Manager.

The event also attracts visitors from across the Globe, who travel to Edinburgh specifically to ride in, or

spectate the proceedings. The Event Arena, situated on the Royal Mile and focussed around the Mercat

Cross on Parliament Square, stretches from the base of the Royal Mile at the Scottish Parliament and Palace of Holyrood and finishes at St Giles’ Cathedral, where the cavalcade completes its journey. Edinburgh Riding of the Marches now ranks among Edinburgh’s flagship

events and as well as attracting significant local following, it also proves to be a major attraction

for tourists.

EDINBURGH RIDING OF THE MARCHES

Sunday 13th September 2020

Find out more including about how to register to ride in the event:

www.edinburghridingofthemarches.com

The annual Edinburgh Riding of the Marches culminates in a spectacular cavalcade of 280 horses making its way up the historic Royal Mile towards the Mercat Cross, accompanied by pipe bands

and led by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, City Officer, The High Constables, The Deacon Convenor of the Incorporated Trades of

Edinburgh, Trades Officer, The Old Master and Lord Dean of Guild of the Merchants Company of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Exiles

Association, all carrying their associated banners and flags and watched by crowds in excess of 20,000 people lining the cobbled streets.

The modern day re-enactment, revived in 2009, also commemorates Randolph Murray’s return to Edinburgh with the ancient Blue Blanket and the tragic

news of the defeat of the Scottish Army at the Battle of Flodden 1513 and is in honour of those who sought to protect the integrity of

Edinburgh’s Common Land and defend the inhabitants of the city.

Edinburgh Riding of the Marches takes pride of place as the Jewel in the Crown of Common Ridings. Riders from

across the world attend the event every year to enjoy exhilarating gallops, spectacular scenery and the epic

finale of the historic Royal Mile. The annual rider application process sells out in minutes, producing 280

riders all keen to experience the challenge of the ride and take the opportunity to ride into the heart of the City to

be greeted by the thousands of spectators.

EDINBURGH RIDING OF THE MARCHES

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Media Coverage

Daily Telegraph Scotsman

Your Local Guardian Daily Record

Daily Mail Express and Star

Evening Times Belfast Telegraph

EQY Magazine The National

AOL News BT News

Cumbernauld News Portsmouth News

Yorkshire Post Linlithgow Gazette

Redhill & Reigate Life Ardrossan Herald

Gazette & Herald (Wiltshire) South Wales Argus

The Argus Hillingdon Times

Scottish Field Scottish Rider Magazine

Edinburgh Evening News The Times (Scotland & London)

Evening Express Daily Express

BBC News Herald

Reviewsphere Forces Network

EdinburghGuide.com SF Edinburgh

This is Edinburgh EdinburghLive.co.uk

The Edinburgh Reporter

Radio Coverage: BFBS Radio Scotland Breakfast Show & Afternoon Show BBC Radio Scotland ‘Out for the Weekend’ Radio Show Otago Access Radio in Dunedin, New Zealand

Printed press: The Times (Scotland) The Times (London) The Herald

In 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches received extensive local, national and international press coverage, including:

TV: ZDF Germany

Online Press:

The National Edinburgh Evening News Metro

The Edinburgh Riding of the Marches was formed in 2008 to promote and facilitate the annual re-enactment of the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches and all its associated tradi-tions, commemorating Randolph Murray’s return with the ancient Blue Blanket and the tragic news of the defeat of the Scottish Army at the Battle of Flodden.

The event and fundraisers are solely planned and produced by a voluntary committee as follows:

Councillor Iain Whyte (Chair) Stuart Nicoll (Vice Chair, Director of Operations & Main Event Co-ordinator)

Kay Robertson (Treasurer) Sam Lockhart (Secretary, PR & Marketing Officer, Website & Merchandise)

Gary Ulke (Fundraising Officer & Horse Show Co-ordinator) Jennifer Caw (Principal Party Co-ordinator)

Stuart Mitchell (Audit & Risk Officer) Ian Robertson (Deacon Convenor, Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh)

Sheila Collins (Edinburgh Exiles Association & Minute Secretary) Don Young (The Old Master and Lord Dean of Guild, The Royal Company of Merchants)

Paul Richards (Head of Event Day Security) Gordon Rutter (Officer to the Convenery of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh and

Historian to the Edinburgh March Riding Association Cheryl McVay Edwards

Rose Hessell

About us

A keen supporter of the Edinburgh March Riding Association, the Lord Provost plays a key role in the

main event, taking part in the event day proceedings, as well as hosting a Civic Reception and an exclusive ‘Claret Toast’ Ceremony in his Private Chambers to

which VIP guests and sponsors are invited.

www.edinburghridingofthemarches.com Edinburgh March Riding Association Ltd is a

Registered Scottish Charity SC041202

The Rt. Hon Frank Ross, Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of Edinburgh

The History of the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches

With the modern re-establishment occurring in 2009, the event has grown each year since

and now provides an excellent equine sporting event, a celebration of civic pride for the

people of Edinburgh and an opportunity for people from across the world to take part in

or spectate over a living historical event.

Read more on our website: www.edinburghridingofthemarches.com

Common Riding, a uniquely Scottish tradition, celebrates the custom of defending common land against encroachment and attack from raiders. It has been described as a celebra-tion of who we are and across the 29 Riding Towns of Scot-land sparks annual celebrations involving entire communi-ties, passed down through generations of families, with many young boys and girls aspiring to become the Captain or Lass representing their town.

The symbolic tradition of inspecting the common land dates back centuries, to at

least 1494, making it one of the oldest rides in Scotland. The first record of a

Riding of the Marches in Edinburgh was on All Hallows (Halloween), 31st October

1579. On this date, a group of towns’ people gathered at the Provost’s house at 11 o’clock, from where they embarked on an inspection of the Marches of the Common

Land led by the Captain of the Trained Band (Town Guard), the Lord Provost, Bailies and Burgesses. The inspection of the Common Land continued, until the demise of the

practice in 1718.

Edinburgh Riding of the Marches dates from 1579, with the inspection of the Common Land continuing until the demise of the practise in 1718. In 1946 a special ‘Riding of the Marches’ was held in Edinburgh to celebrate peace and the end of the war. Seventy riders took part and a large crowd, reported to be ‘approaching Royal visit dimensions’ greeted the riders in the Royal Mile.