And so they came to Staunton, big- and small-time horse growers alike, to "learn what horse raising, horse training and handling mean," according to the Spectator. Record crowds took advantage of perfect summer weather to throng the fairgrounds with their animals in tow, and the show enjoyed a higher number of entries in competitions than ever before. The fairgrounds, which featured barns, stables, a racetrack, grandstands and, of course, Lake Tams, became the focal point for horse lovers...

Winners of horse show announced. The Fergus Falls Daily Journal. Mark Sparby of Tenstrike, adjusts the bit on his daughter Taylors horse, Cinnamon, while his horse, Lacey, waited patiently. The Sparbys were among 120 people participating in the Red Horse Riders Saddle Club show at the Red Horse Ranch Arena Saturday and Sunday. High point games: pee wee, Emily Hadler, Alberta, Minn. Potter, Monticello, and Jenna Otto, Brandon; intermediate, Alisa Wendt, Frazee; senior, Whitney Carlson, Lake...

Millennium offers horse trailers for all budgets and has several offerings in the high-end custom horse trailer segment. Bloomer and Hart trailers are frequently under the most demanding conditions by professional rodeo contestants, cutting & reigning horse contestants, trainers and professional horse transporters. Bloomer trailers are among the few horse trailers that are engineered well enough and offer multiple slide out rooms in their living quarters area. Hart has pioneered the usage...

Duncan and the 4-H horse clubs throughout the county began planning the horse show about three months ago. While the horse show had many 4-H participants from ages 8 to 19, nonmembers were also allowed to compete in events, which included Western, English, speed events, jumping, halter and showmanship. The purpose of 4-H s horse program is to give young people an opportunity to participate in activities designed to improve traits such as citizenship, sportsmanship, character, competitive...

Major reasons for this adjustment to the racing program is to try to maximise turnover at mid week meetings and give clubs the opportunity to focus greater effort on event style meetings. Most racing enthusiasts will be aware that the racing industry is currently engaged in an extensive review of their entire operations, from governance to race date philosophy. Overall, country racing lost three meetings and four have been lost from the calendar in the city. Wimmera Racing provided the...

We re very pleased with Scrappy s racing record, especially since he was not a very expensive horse to begin with. Since purchasing Scrappy two years ago, the horse has won three races, finished second in three and placed third in three. I m looking into buying another horse, but we wanted to keep her in the family, he said. Because the number of horses competing in a race is limited to eight, if entries exceed that number, the horses are selected through the draw process. Racing is fun,...