HITS impresario Tom Struzzieri said a series of shows planned for his Saugerties, N.Y., venue will pick up on July 6 after New York state issued a cease and desist order for his show that was to have run today through Sunday.
HITS could have faced fines of as much as $1,000 a day under an executive order related to the Covid-19 state of emergency if it went ahead with the Vermont Summer Special show.
Tom said New York State “arbitrarily” decided that his show in Saugerties, couldn’t run, even though other shows were held elsewhere in the state.
Deftly switching gears, Tom said Saugerties will “have feature classes starting Monday. New York State has given us a 100 percent guarantee we can start on July 6.”
Beginning that day, Saugerties will host five straight weeks of shows, having combined forces with the Vermont series, which wasn’t allowed to run in its state.
“We’re positive we can do a very safe horse show for you if you come, we’ve practiced it,” said Tom, who had to cancel his spring series earlier in the year due to the Covid situation.