2006 Dressage at Devon

Tip Your Top-hat: Dressage at Devon Celebrates Ladies’ Day with a Hat Contest, Goodie Giveaways and More

Ladies’ with hats admitted for free and receive a bag full of goodies Celebrity judges dish out great prizes to those wearing the top hats Friday, September 29th

Feathers. Apples. Birds. Martinis. Sugar cubes. Even foxes. Almost anything can be found adorning the bonnets of the contestants at the Ladies’ Day Hat Contest at the Dressage at Devon Horse Show. The Hat Contest will take place on Friday, September 29th. All ladies in fancy hats (no baseball caps, please) will be admitted to the show at no charge, and the first 100 will receive a goodie bag courtesy of Blue Tulip in Paoli, stuffed with some very special gifts including cosmetic and fragrance samples courtesy of Neiman-Marcus, and horse treats from Galloping Goodies.

Ladies in fancy hats (baseball caps don’t count) will gain free admission to the prestigious international horse show. They will also receive a bag of goodies including Dressage at Devon souvenirs, coupons, champagne brunch at the show’s Mimosas on the Midway and more surprises. At 3 p.m., the bonnet bedecked contestants will convene in the Dixon Oval where their headwear will be judged by a panel of qualified judges. Categories may include Prettiest, Most Whimsical, Most Likely to Take Flight, Most Tempting to Take a Bite Out Of and more.

Judges for the hat contest will include co-host of NBC10- TV’s 10! show, Lori Wilson, and hat maker to the Dutch Royal Family Boy de Winter. DeWinter has been making hats for equestrians at Dressage at Devon for more than a dozen years, and some of the top riders in the world proudly don his custom-made top hats.

The celebrity-judged hat contest is only one of the exciting happenings at Dressage at Devon. This year’s show will offer top competition, “dancing” to music, special exhibitions, great shopping and an array of eating options.  

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