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Draft Horse Classic starts on the 22nd

September 20, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

JOIN THE FUN AT THE DRAFT HORSE CLASSIC AND HARVEST FAIR

Tickets on sale now for the September 22 – 25 event

Majestic Draft Horse performances, breath-taking competitions, and seeing a Draft Horse “up close” are all part of the festivities at the 25th annual Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair, September 22 – 25, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. Whether it’s the Draft Horses working farm equipment, pulling carriages, or working side by-side on a hitch – these amazing animals compete with elegance and power and always entertain.

Known as the premier Draft Horse event in the Western United States, this unique event features six majestic performances by the beautiful Draft Horses. In between classes, enjoy showcase specialty acts, including some returning favorites like Clay Maier and Ramon Becerra, as well as some new acts.

 Tickets to this event are on-sale now. To celebrate our anniversary, we’re offering discounted pricing on morning performances and children’s tickets. Draft Horse Classic evening and late afternoon performance tickets are $21 for reserved seating and $18 for general admission. For morning performances, tickets are $15 for reserved seating and $12 for general admission. For children (ages 12 and under), any performance ticket is $13 for reserved seating and $10 for general admission. Ticket order forms are available at www.NevadaCountyFair.com. You can order your tickets by FAX, mail, phone or walk-in. General admission tickets can also be ordered from our website. There is a small transaction fee if you order your tickets on-line. For all tickets purchased after September 21, there is an additional $3 charge per ticket.

While at the Fairgrounds, take time to visit the many Harvest Fair activities. Featuring live musical entertainment, a clogging jamboree, Treat Street goodies, Art at the Classic, a chance to visit with the horses, and hundreds of community exhibits, the Harvest Fair is an experience that can be enjoyed by kids and adults! Although there is a fee for the Draft Horse performances, admission to the Fairgrounds and Harvest Fair activities are free.

Once again, guided barn tours will be available this year. For these tours, reservations are required and are limited to 20 people. New this year is the Classic Rib Cook-Off. Whether you want to show off your cooking skills or simply join the fun and taste the treats – we’ve got it all in one place. The Classic Rib Cook-Off will take place on Sunday, September 25, in the afternoon. Teams are being formed now, and tickets for tasting will be for sale at the event.

“Taste of the Gold” will be held on Saturday of the Classic. This fun and tasty event features fine food and drink from some of the Gold Country’s finest restaurants and wineries. For tickets and information, visit www.sierravintners.com or call the Grass Valley Downtown Association at (530) 272-8315.

The Nevada County Fairgrounds is located on McCourtney Road in Grass Valley, just 50 miles northeast of Sacramento. The phone number is (530) 273-6217 and the FAX number is (530) 273-1146. Visit www.NevadaCountyFair.com for more information.

For more information go here

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Seven Set for Jim Dandy

July 30, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakesat Saratoga Race Course has attracted seven three-year-olds for the 1 1/8-mile contest which serves as the local prep for the $1 million Travers on August 27.

Breaking from the far outside post will be Peter Pan Stakes winner Alternation. Owned by Pin Oak Stable, the colt will be ridden by Ramon Dominguez who was aboard for the May 14 victory.

Alternation, trained by Donnie Von Hemel, is the winner of four of six career starts for $215,004. The colt will be making just his third stakes appearance in the Jim Dandy. His first added-money start was in the Arkansas Derby when he was fifth to Archarcharch.

“The fact that we haven’t run since May we knew we had to give him a little bit more in the mornings,” Von Hemel explained about Alternation. “We backed off after the Peter Pan and let him relax for a couple of weeks. We then got back in business and put some in-company works and some longer distances just to make sure we had everything ready to go.”

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/27/3798213/seven-set-for-jim-dandy-stakes.html#ixzz1TbHoVdYB

 

Read More Here

Filed Under: Event News, National Horse News, News Tagged With: news

MLHS Results for El Dorado and Nevada Counties

July 14, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

The results for the Mother Lode Horse Show Circuit show are up for El Dorado and Nevada Counties are up. One show left in the circuit, Amador County, July 27-31!

http://www.mlhscircuit.com/

Filed Under: Event News, Local Horse News, News, Show Results

Open Barn and Benefit

April 20, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

Shadow Glen Family Stables is happy to announce we are finally having our long awaited “Open Barn!” We are also delighted to be including a fund raiser for All About Equine of El Dorado Hills as part of this event. We will have something for everyone.  May 14th and 15th.

Activities for everyone:

  • We will be offering 25 minute trail rides for donations to support All About Equine
    • Minimum donation of $10
    • Children must be at least 8 to go on trail rides
    • All riders must be under 250lbs for the safety of both horses and riders
  • Our stable “mascots” will be available to meet and visit with guests:
    • Huckleberry the miniature horse
    • Clementine and Valentino the pygmy goats
    • Magnum the Flemish Giant bunny (he’s not too giant yet!)
    • And Cheese and her chicken friends
  • Meet one of All About Equines success stories who will be available for adoption
  • Vendors will be on site with tack, Western home décor, arts, and crafts
  • A bake sale with proceeds to benefit All About Equine
  • Self guided tours of the facility
  • Live Blue Grass music from a local youth band

Activities for horse owners and serious horse enthusiasts:

  • “Creating a Partnership Through Round Pen Work” with Mike Hughes (Saturday & Sunday)
  • “Common Ailments of the Equine Limb” with Diana Stolba, DVM with Loomis Basin Equine Clinic (Saturday)
  • Diagnosing Chiropractic issues with Dr Troy Stevens (Saturday)

 

Filed Under: Event News, Local Horse News, News

2011 Summer Camps

April 20, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

Here are some current listings for Summer Camps in the area.

Patriot Farms, Granite Bay PFarms_SCamp2011_fullpageF (1) (pdf)

Shadow Glen Family Stables, Fair Oaks Summer Camp

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Amador County Fair Benefit Show

April 12, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

There will be a Schooling show at Amador County Fairgrounds, July 17th, 2011
Classes will be $4.99!  Lots of High Point Awards!
All proceeds to benefit the Amador County Fair!  Please join us for LOTS of fun and to support a good cause.  Due to budget cuts, the Amador County Fair needs our help to stay alive!
Please feel free to contact:
Anne Frost
maidenrock@fiddletownca.net
Julie Keller
juliz34@hotmail.com
ClassListBlackWhite (pdf)

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Wanted! Show Reports and Pictures

April 1, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

We would love to have some show reports from local shows. Size, weather, results, anything! Pictures would be great also! If you have anything to report about the shows you have attended please send to mandi@sachorse.com

Filed Under: Event News, News, Show Results

Gold N Grand Entries are up

January 29, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

The Gold N Grand open show at Rancho Murieta has the spring entry book up at http://www.murietaequinecomplex.com/

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Horse Expo Pics 2009

January 29, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

Enjoy some images from the 2009 Western States Horse Expo

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Event News

January 23, 2011 by Mark Thompson Leave a Comment

Look here for information about upcoming events, or what happened at past events.

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