America’s Horse, April, 26, 2010 – The words “expo” or “clinic” really don’t capture the essence of QuarterFest: A Celebration of the Horse. Actually, “celebration” is a pretty good way to sum it up.
Sponsored by the American Quarter Horse Association, QuarterFest – April 30 – May 2 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee – is a weekend filled with top-notch clinicians, a fun area for kids, evenings of entertainment and more. Whether you bring your horse to participate or just come to watch, you’re sure to find plenty to see and do. Here are some of the highlights:
Clinicians include: Stacy Westfall (reining), Lynn Palm (English equitation and dressage), Julie Goodnight (common riding problems and solutions), Curt Pate (ranch roping and stockmanship), Tammy Pate (yoga/horsemanship and negotiating trail obstacles), Mike Major (versatility ranch horse), Ken McNabb (colt starting), Bo Winslow (horse camping), and Christy Landwehr (beginning horsemanship and youth riding lessons).
What’s a celebration without party games? The QuarterFest playday kicks off April 30 and May 1, with fun games like egg and spoon horsemanship, apple bobbing and cowboy jousting, just to name a few. The competitions will be separated into age groups, with great prizes in each division. The cost is only $5 per session, payable at the gate. Special QuarterFest certificates of achievement will be mailed to participants riding American Quarter Horses. To learn more about the play day, visit www.aqha.com/news/2010PressReleases/03292010QuarterFestPlayDay.
The American Quarter Horse Journal, March 29, 2010 – Think you know “Simon Says?” How smooth is your horse’s gait? Are you and your equine partner fast on your feet — whether it’s two, four or a combined six? Are you ready to play and have fun? If so, you’ll want to participate in the line-up of playday games set to take place at QuarterFest on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, in the grass-covered arena on the grounds of the Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
QuarterFest is a three-day, education-packed celebration of the American Quarter Horse, where horse enthusiasts from around the world will gather for fun, entertainment and festivities to honor the world’s most versatile horse – the American Quarter Horse.
Be sure to look for the upcoming schedule for times and events but expect each playday session to last around an hour and a half to two hours. Participants will be separated into age groups, with each group having its own competition and prize packages. Everyone is invited to play, compete and have fun!
Bo Winslow serves some Dutch-oven peach cobbler to a 2009 QuarterFest participant.
At QuarterFest 2010, clinician Bo Winslow explains everything you need to know for a back-country horseback camping trip.
Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured April 30 at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Bo will provide information and advice for horsemen preparing for a backcountry camping trip.
His clinics on April 30 include:
Preparing for the Trip: the rules and regulations of the camping/packing area you are visiting.
Choosing the Right Horse: discuss the conformation you are looking for in your pack and riding animals.
Securing Horses at the Campsite: practicing secure knots, learning to tie a picket line that will secure several horses overnight and many other ways to secure horses.
Packing Your Horse: learn and practice using the double-diamond hitch and the box hitch, two very basic hitches used by many packers in the industry.
Choosing Your Campsite: learn what to look for in a campsite, low-impact guidelines, building a fire in tough conditions, and setting up and taking down camp with the least amount of impact.
Dutch-Oven Cooking: learn to prepare biscuits and cobbler using a Dutch oven.
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