2010 SPRING SUMMER.qxd - Wisconsin Department of Tourism

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The Midwest Horse Fair ® ,
one of the nation’s top
three-day equestrian
events, will be held April 16-18,
2010 at the Alliant Energy
Center in Madison. Begun in
1979, the fair celebrates its 31st
year as a leader in equine education
and entertainment in
2010.
Every year the Midwest
Horse Fair ® gets bigger & better,
and 2010 will be no exception.
On Friday evening, the thrills
and spills of professional rodeo
come to the fair with a performance
by the stars of the Barnes
DON ABRAMS
PRCA Rodeo. Crowds will cheer
the nation’s top competitors in
saddle bronc riding, bareback
riding, bull riding, tie down roping,
steer wrestling, team roping
and barrel racing. Other performance-oriented
shows
include the speed and power of
Grand Prix Show Jumping held
Saturday evening, and the exciting
North American Wind Rider
Grand Champion Showdown,
set for Sunday afternoon.
Whether you’re a horseless
horse lover, new horse owner, or
seasoned professional, there’ll
be something that you’ll enjoy
at the Midwest Horse Fair ® .
Non-horse owners, families and
children can meet the horses up
close by touring the show’s eight
different barns. To help make
future breeding decisions, mare
owners have the opportunity to
view stallions of all different
breeds from around the Midwest
in Stallion Avenue.
Many different breeds of
horses are represented during
the breed demonstrations in the
Coliseum. Hundreds of clinics,
seminars and educational events
are presented by some of the
top horse professionals from
around the country. Clinic headliners
for 2010 will include Ruben
Villasenor, an expert in the use
of the bosal and its mechanics,
and Tommy Garland, America’s
Champion Horseman.
Additionally, more than 500 vendor
booths in the trade show
area offer shopping opportunities
for every horse lover.
The Midwest Horse Fair ® is
owned by the Wisconsin State
Horse Council, Inc. All proceeds
from the Fair are returned to the
WSHC and are used to represent
and foster a unified equine
industry in Wisconsin, promote
the equine industry through
leadership, education, service
and communication, and to take
a proactive role in the future
growth and development of the
equine industry.
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