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@Blaze5115 that's awesome! I've never competed, but I love running the barrels with a horse that's into it, almost as fun as racing on the beach!

Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire. There is a horse show, horse pulls, livestock shows, 4H/FFA presentations, lots of shopping, and Fair food.

@NorthernLightsStables that's awesome! I've always wanted to go to BreyerFest, but I've never been able to. Maybe I'll try this year. :)
@Humboldt that sounds really fun! We have a state fair, but yours sounds like it has a lot more horse stuff involved.

I. Am. PINING. For Midwest Horse Fair. It's been cancelled for 2 years because of covid and it finally looks like it's on for this April. The group I go with is talking about going down for 2 days, I live about 2 hours from the fair and I am so willing to drive down twice lol I've gone every year since I was a teen and I have hardly gotten through the last couple of years without it!

They pack a giant convention center with vendors, line a parking lot with food trucks and horse trailers for sale, fill all of the barns with horses, have the colosseum running clinics, showcases, events, from 8am to 10pm for 3 days, on top of 3 other arenas with events every day.

If we go 2 days this year I plan on spending the first day (or second, it'll depend on the programming) walking around to all of the vendors and shops and all of the barns to see all of the ponies, then the second day I plan on sitting my fat butt down in the colosseum and only moving for fried food and beer.

@MackZ I've only been to the online BreyerFest (last year)! This year it's hybrid so both in person and online! I won't be attending but it's about Germany this year! I show online on OMHPS & some Facebook Groups xx

@MackZ I'm in love with Spanish Jennets & Peruvian Pasos xx I prefer halter classes as performance is super complicated lol

@NorthernLightsStables awesome! And I can definitely understand the class preference...Performance is really cool to look at, but I'm not imaginative enough to enter.
@Forestshadow nice! I've always wanted to watch the Derby in person too.

Oh cool, that means I saw you! I'm actually from the Oregon Coast(Lincoln County, to be exact), but it was fun to meet Katie and Alysse. And the extravaganza was so worth it! I will definitely be doing that again!

I loved going into new york to the garden to see the national horse show the jumpers and every year I would enter the raffle to win the Arabian sadly not to be. Also would go there to see the rodeo. The bull riders were just amazing to me as a child.
Scottsdale Arabian horse show I would say is up on the list of my all-time favorite horse shows to go to. Just to see the versatility of that breed was totally amazing. To meet the people who show them who love them. Not to mention the very large vendor Booth which was always my favorite to go shop at.

@Wldmstnglvr those all sound amazing!

If you can make that happen, absolutely do it! There is a lot of beautiful country to ride through in between!

@MackZ I added it to my running list haha!

I absolutely love Nutrien Campdraft! It's so cool to see what I will be doing soon!

@MackZ - yeah, campdrafting is super fun! Stockmans challenge is too :D

Nice! I've always been interested in endurance events, but never had the opportunity to do any.

I volunteered at the Kentucky Three Day Event this year and I loved it. I had to miss Cross Country day cause our local AHA club puts on a spring horse show the same Saturday as Rolex (or Land Rover or whatever) every year, and I work at an Arab show barn. I was definitely disappointed, but I worked Stadium day and it was incredible to see the 5*.

I live about an hour from the Kentucky Horse Park and I love being there no matter what's going on. I also volunteered at Breyerfest this year and while I wouldn't pay to get in, it was really fun to walk around after my volunteer shift.

Equitana is a newer event that's kind of similar to Equine Affaire, and they had a lot of really neat demos last year. I'll probably attend this year again.

My favorite horse event to attend, is a local one to western New York! It's called Western New York Equifest, and it's filled with tables and booths for all number of things, and there's vendors selling various items, breed presentations, sometimes there's clinics, there's presentations on everything from rescues, to driving, to trick riding, to liberty and Sidesaddle! My favorite part is that it's completely free to attend, and parking is free as well

That sounds awesome! I've never ridden sidesaddle, but I've seen some pretty impressive ladies doing so in a small exhibition.

Nice! I enjoy breed shows as well.

Mounted games look like loads of fun! Do you have a favorite part?

That sounds like a wonderful memory of fun times! I'm sure your grandmother treasured those times as well.

I have been fortunate enough to have horses most of my life, giving me the opportunity to explore several disciplines. I started out as a barrel racer/pole bending, dabbled a little in western pleasure, did some breezing on race horses, then lots of trail riding, dressage, cross country, and stadium jumping (not the best at it), and also a little combined driving. I have enjoyed them all.