EB-Boarder & Trainer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9, 2003 Devon Horse Show Features 10 Days MICHELLE KUNJAPPU Lancaster Fanning Staff DEVON (Chester Co.) Ten days of competition between top riders and their elite horses, 235 classes, and more than $316,000 of prize money is nothing new to the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, May 22-31. The event, which benefits the Bryn Mawr Hospital (it has do nated more than $10.4 million to the hospital over the past eight decades) was first conducted in 18%. That one-day show included 29 classes and a first-prize offer ing of $lO. By 2003 the show drew the entries of 2,500 horses, however only those animals that qualified could compete. Conducted in the town of Devon, the event would not be complete without the fair adja cent to the Dixon Oval. The fair features rides, prizes, and food, Quarter Horse Auction Goes ‘Live’ (Continued from Page E 7) Sale. Ben Nolt, Grantville, donat ed his auctioneering services for the event at the Ag Arena at University Park, which show cased Penn State’s equine science and breeding programs. The horses were bred, raised, and trained at the university horse farm. The sale catalog is available on the web at http:/ www.das.psu.edu/ w c m / IndexDß.cfm?pid=ls 2. The auction was ac companied by a day full of demonstrations and exhibits. This year’s quarter horse auction was a watermark of sorts, notes Nancy Diehl, as sistant professor of equine science. “For many years, the annu al sale of Penn State’s 2-year-old quarter horses was carried out by interested buyers submitting letters of offer,” she said. “But this year, the sale was conducted as a live auction that was the culmination of a day meant to promote the entire equine science program.” Students taking the spring semester equine and livestock mer chandising class, who learned about mer chandising livestock through guest speak ers and class discus sions, got hands-on ex perience preparing for and participating in the sale. “Students were in volved in promotion, advertising, prepara tion of the horses, maintenance on the facilities and handling many of the sale-day responsibilities, in cluding presenting the horses to potential buyers,” said Diehl. “Students in the horse handling and training class line drove, lunged, and rode the auctioned horses during the High-stepping Hackney ponies also competed during the event. plus boutiques that offer clothing amateur owner jumpers. New or home decorations to fair-goers, this year to the jumper division The open jumper division of was the pony jumper classes, the show, with classes almost The carriage pleasure driving, every evening of the event, at- ladies’ side saddle, local hunters, tracts leading riders from a„ d caching competitions were throughout the U.S.A. Junior jumpers also compete, along with (Turn to Page 11) morning, offering a unique op porunity for potential buyers to observe the temperament, ath letic ability, and training of the horses being offered.” Though the sale horses were 2003 LEFT OVER SALE Kiefer Built leftovers: 2003 All Aluminum Two Horse Slant $10,750 2003 All Aluminum Two Horse Slant Gooseneck $13,500 7’6” interior height, loaded with features 2003 All Aluminum Two Horse Straight Load Gooseneck $13,500 7’6" interior height, large dressing room, loaded, rear ramp 2003 All Aluminum 7’xl6’ Stock bumper pull $7,000 Other trailers available 8521 Easton Road (Rt. 611) Bucks County Revere, PA 18953 Phone (610) 847-2237 or 888-856-3138 www.cotnertrailers.com highlighted, equine staff and students also provided tours of the Penn State Horse Farm and made available for inspection the sires, dams, and siblings of (Turn to Page El 1) Of Diverse Competition The event also included a ladies’ side saddle over fences class. Trailer Loading, Problem Solving, Leading, building a better performance horse and establishing a partnership with your horse. Individual training and clinics are available. Contact JR at 215-536-5256. Email: jrrosenberger@netcarrier.com JR Rosenberger “Hands on Training”™ JR is an experienced John Lyon’s Certified Trainer. He has spent many years developing his train ing methods. He has found the most effective training is his “hands on training” which teaches both horse and rider to gain trust, confidence and responsiveness.
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