Nineteen
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Nineteen of Pennsylvania’s
professional stables will open
their doors to the public for the
fourth annual “Shurfine Pennsyl
vania Horse Farms Open House.”
to be held Saturday, March 30,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour is
a chance for would-be equestrians
to visit some of Pennsylvania’s
most beautiful horse farms, to
learn about breeds, styles of rid
ing. raising, caring for and train
ing horses and to explore the many
opportunities for getting involved
with horses right in their own
backyards. The tour, produced by
Pennsylvania Equestrian, is free
and self-guided and individuals
travel from stable to stable in their
own vehicles.
Maps to the 19 participating
stables will be available through
out the month of March at Shur
fine stores throughout eastern
Pennsylvania and northern Mary
land. hi addition. Shurfine cus
tomers can register to win one of
more than 100 free introductory
riding lessons, to be given at seven
or more of the participating farms.
Among the participating farms
are a nursery for orphan foals, na
tionally competitive show stables
specializing in American Saddle
bred, warmblood, Arabian and
palomino horses, breeding stables
with young foals, farms that
breed, raise and train Paint horses,
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relaxed, friendly boarding stables
that feature trail riding for their
boarding and lesson customers,
and one of the premier therapeutic
riding stables, which provides
therapy on horseback for disabled
children and adults.
With more than 174,000 horses.
Pennsylvania ranks fifth in the na
tion in generation of income from
the horse industry, and Pennsylva
nians spend nearly two-thirds of a
billion dollars a year on their hors
es. Most of that industry is clust
ered in the southeastern quadrant
of'the state, where the Open
House is centered. Nine of the sta
bles are located in Lancaster
County, three in both Berks and
Chester counties, and the remain
der in Lehigh, Lebanon and Bucks
counties.
Most stables will schedule de
monstrations, including riding and
show techniques, sample lessons,
equine first aid, equine chiroprac
tic and acupuncture, riding fash
ions, conformation, shoeing, foal
imprinting and more. Many sta
bles will have young foals on dis
play. Visitors will be able to view
horses offered for sale and stal
lions available for stud service.
A number of horse-related busi
nesses will have displays at parti
cipating stables. In addition to
learning about horses, visitors can
leant about equine nutrition, sup
plements and feed, how to buy a
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horse ownership and care.
The tour is fiee. For more infor
mation and directions to each of
the stables, phone (717) 898-5874
or pick up a map at any Shurfine
store.
1996 SHURFINE
PENNSYLVANIA HORSE
FARMS OPEN HOUSE
FACT SHEET
WHEN: Saturday, March 30,
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Visitors on the horse (arm tour get to learn all about how to keep horses. In the
photo at Jimmy Orphanos Stable, Relnhilds, see the champion American Saddlebred
horses.
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To Have Open House
-10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHAT; The Shurfine Pennsyl
vania Hone Farms Open House,
produced by Pennsylvania Eques
trian. is a free, self-guided tour of
professional public stables. The
Open House is a chance for cur
rent and would-be equestrians to
visit some of the region’s most
beautiful horse farms and to ex
plore the opportunities for horse
ownership and participation in
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equamian spuns available right in
their own back yards. The tour is
free and self-guided and individu
als can tour one or all stables, trav
eling from bam to bam in their
own vehicles.
The southeastern quadrant of
Pennsylvania is especially rich in
quality equestrian facilities. The
stables participating in the Open
House are diverse in their activi-
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ADC that produces a quality
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—Levi & LuAnn Ransom
Nicholson, PA