BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey X-WR-CALNAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey BEGIN:VEVENT UID:577d52c9-5b1a-468b-8044-87d2eb5ee436 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260730T014607Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181003T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181003T203000 SUMMARY:Somerset Hills Equestrian Pursuits LOCATION:Peapack and Gladstone branch\nPeapack and Gladstone branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Peapack and Gladstone bran ch;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Peapack and Gladstone branch:geo:40.7171066,- 74.6593562 GEO:40.7171066;-74.6593562 DESCRIPTION:Local historian\, W. Barry Thomson\, will give an illustrated presentation on the Somerset Hills rich and varied equestrian heritage..\n https://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/857713 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

 \;Since the late 19th century\, when families of wealthy and socially prominent industrialists and financiers f irst began to establish lavish country estates in the area\, the history a nd culture of the Somerset Hills has been inextricably linked to equestria n pursuits\, including trail riding\, foxhunting\, polo\, steeplechase rac ing\, gymkhana events\, carriage driving\, and international competitions under the auspices of the United States Equestrian Team.  \;After firs t providing a contextual overview of these many equestrian activities\, Th omson will focus in on two of them:  \;the history of the &ldquo\;Farm ers&rsquo\; Day&rdquo\; races that have evolved into the Far Hills Race Me eting steeplechase event held each October\, and \;the history and art of the elegant four-in-hand road coaches that were once owned and driven by a number of the area's wealthy estate owners.

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