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Pa. Horse World Expo Debuts At Farm Show Complex
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Horse
World Expo debuted at the Farm
Show Complex in Harrisburg
from Friday, Feb. 28 through
Sunday, March 2.
Horse World Expo was a huge
public trade show for all things
equine. Visitors came to see and
meet horses of all breeds and
types, learn everything from the
basics of choosing your first horse
to sophisticated training tips
from international experts, refine
their skills, and buy anything
from a horse-themed lamp to a
huge horse trailer.
While this year marked the
debut of the Horse World Expo
in Pennsylvania, the event itself
has a long history. Horse World
Expo started in Maryland seven
years ago, and two years ago ex
panded to central New Jersey.
The producers of the event had
been working to bring the Expo
to Pennsylvania for four years.
“Tens of thousands of people
come to our Expos every year,”
said Denise Parsons, president of
John Lyons, known for Ilfs gentle, natural horse train
ing, conducted several seminars during the Pennsylvania
World Horse Expo.
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This picture features the opening ceremony of the
event, which is conducted at several venues throughout
the year. Harrisburg’s event was conducted Feb. 28
through March 2.
Equestrian Promotions, Inc., the
company that produces the Expo.
“We’ve wanted to produce an
event in Pennsylvania for some
time, and the Farm Show Com
plex with its renovations is truly
ideal. It’s designed for equestrian
Twenty-five different breeds of horses were at the
expo including this Haflinger horse.
events, and we were able to pres
ent not just our seminars and
breed demonstrations, but the
outstanding Theatre Equus A
Musical Equine Review perform
ances for two evenings.”
Theatre Equus A Musi
cal Equine Review is like a
Broadway theatrical event,
only the actors were all
horses. Featuring totally dif
ferent horses and riders from
the daytime seminars and
presentations, Theatre Equus
A Musical Equine Review
brought performers from
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across the U.S. ranging from An
dalusian horses to trick riders to
gether into a two-hour show.
In addition the Horse World
Expo offered something for ev
eryone from the casual visitor to
the industry professional. One of
the attractions of the Expo was
the vast array of vendors, clini
cians, horses, breeders, and in
dustry professionals all gathered
in one place. Especially for peo
ple just starting to get interested
in horses, the Expo offered a rare
chance to compare things side by
side and learn from international
experts.
The speakers and seminars
were one of the hallmarks of the
Horse World Expos. John Lyons,
perhaps America’s formost au
thority on gentle, natural horse
training, brought his renowned
methods to different seminars
every day. Trainers in every dis
cipline presented lectures and
demonstrations, and the Pennsyl
vania Equine Council revealed
the economic impact of equestri
an activities in the state.
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British Rare
Breeds On
Parade Exhibit
Coming To Ky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. The
American Livestock Breeds Con
servancy (ALBC) has been in
vited by the Kentucky Horse
Park to put on a three-day live
exhibition of British rare equine
breeds in conjunction with the
Park’s International Museum of
the Horse to complement their
new international exhibit “All the
Queen’s Horses”, which will ex
plore the rich equestrian heritage
of Britain.
Twelve breeds will be repre
sented. Horses included are:
Cleveland Bay, Clydesdale,
Hackney Horse, Irish Draught,
Shire, and the Suffolk Punch.
Ponies included are: Dales,
Dartmoor, Eriskay (information
al only), Exmoor, Fell, and the
Highland.
These breeds will be on exhibit
in the Kentucky Horse Park’s
historic “Big Barn” built in 1897,
one of the largest wooden bams
in North America.
This rare collection of equities
will also be highlighted in the
Park’s Breeds Bam Arena and
the Hall of Champions in pa
rades and demonstrations begin
ning with an instructional British
Rare Breed show open competi
tion on Friday, June 20.
The show will be judged by
two well-known British judges
and authors, Clive Richardson
and Sue Millard.
ALBC will preside over a
3- schedule of lectures and
clinics designed to promote rare
British breeds with an emphasis
on education and conservation.
Visitors will have the chance to
browse the exhibit’s information
tables and boosts, talk with
breeders, and see an unprece
dented display of endangered
British horses and ponies while
exploring the possibility of partic
ipating in their conservation.
For more information, photos,
or article opportunities related to
this event, please contact Victoria
Tollman, Volunteer Equine Coor
dinator, Fellpony@access
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Grove, OR 97424 USA, (541)
998-3234.
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