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Western States Horse Expo Starts June 5th

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Western States Horse Expo returns for another year of fun and entertainment at Cal Expo on June 5.  The Horse Expo focuses on everything horse.  Attendees will find clinicians and other educators, shopping and exhibitors, and horse demonstrations and competitions.  The Horse Expo has everything that the hobbyist to horse professional needs to know to take care of their horse.

World famous clinicians will take center stage at Horse Expo this year.  Pat Parelli, one of the most renowned horsemen in the world will make a return appearance at Horse Expo.  Parelli was one of the progenitors of natural horsemanship and has devotees throughout the globe in his Savvy Club.  Other exhibitors include 3-time Rode to the Horse winner Chris Cox, 2002 Working Cowboy of the Year Craig Cameron, Master Level CHA Julie Goodnight and Ultimate Super Horse Challenge creator Charles Wilhelm.  All five of these clinicians have developed television shows that appear on either RFD-TV or HRTV.  There will also be appearances by Cowboy Dressage creator Eitan Beth-Halachmy and many other skilled clinicians.

The Magnificent 7 returns again this year on Friday the 5th.  This all-around stock-horse competition tests a dozen of the top horsemen in four disciplines: herd work, rein work, steer stopping, and fence work.  This will be a separate ticketed event for $10 and begins on Friday at 7:00 pm.

On Saturday evening, there will be a Saturday Night Showcase that begins at 6:30 pm.  The Showcase will feature the best of Horse Expo with clinicians presenting training skills, mounted shooter competitions, dog training demo, and an introduction of the Ultimate Super Horse competitors.

In addition, they’ll be a trail symposium to get you up to speed on getting your horse out on the trails this summer, an art show, a place for the kiddies in the Young Rider Park, and multiple exhibitors selling everything from the finest horse tack to trucks and trailers.

The Western States Horse Expo will run from Friday, June 5th through Sunday, June 7th.  Gates open at 9 am each day and close at 6 pm.  Tickets are $18 per day and children 7-13 are $5 (6 and under are free).  You can also purchase a three day pass for $45.  Horse Expo will take place at Cal Expo at 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento.

For more information, please visit horsexpo.com.

UPDATE:  The Magnificent 7 has been cancelled due to a lack of entrants.

Western States Horse Expo 2015

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Horse Expo Events offer something for every level of horse enthusiast.   Popular returning attractions atWestern States Horse Expo will include the Breed Revelation, the Magnificent 7 Stock Horse Competition,Young Rider Park, University, Trail Symposium, and Premium Horse Sale.  

Each event offers hundreds of exhibits featuring the latest in products and services, from riding apparel, tack, nutrition, horse supplies and trailers to art, jewelry, arts and crafts and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet top equine clinicians from all different disciplines to arm them with knowledge to take back to the barn.

Initial Clinicians for Western States Horse Expo include:  Chris Cox, one of the country’s leading horsemen and clinicians (roping/cutting); Pat Parelli, natural horsemanship;  Jonathan Field, expert on equine psychology;  and many more. Speakers in the Horse Expo Pomona University include;  Robert M. Miller DVM, equine behaviorist and 30-year equine veterinarian; Deb Bennett PhD, known for her scientific approach to conformation analysis of horses; Jim Masterson, creator of a multi-modality method of equine massage, the Masterson Method®, and Tom Mayes, expert in integrated equine therapies.   Additional speakers will be announced soon.

2015 Horse Expo Events sponsors include RAM, Farnam, Toyota, Platinum Performance, Kruse Perfection, Triple Crown, Nutrena, Pyranha, AQHA Team Wrangler, Next Day Jumps and WHOA Dust. Media sponsors include Horseman’s News, Horsetrader.com, Young Rider Magazine and speakingofhorses.com.

For information on Horse Expo Events exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, call (800) 352-2411 or visit www.horseexpoevents.com.

Western States Horse Expo 2015

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Horse Expo Events offer something for every level of horse enthusiast.   Popular returning attractions atWestern States Horse Expo will include the Breed Revelation, the Magnificent 7 Stock Horse Competition,Young Rider Park, University, Trail Symposium, and Premium Horse Sale.  

Each event offers hundreds of exhibits featuring the latest in products and services, from riding apparel, tack, nutrition, horse supplies and trailers to art, jewelry, arts and crafts and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet top equine clinicians from all different disciplines to arm them with knowledge to take back to the barn.

Initial Clinicians for Western States Horse Expo include:  Chris Cox, one of the country’s leading horsemen and clinicians (roping/cutting); Pat Parelli, natural horsemanship;  Jonathan Field, expert on equine psychology;  and many more. Speakers in the Horse Expo Pomona University include;  Robert M. Miller DVM, equine behaviorist and 30-year equine veterinarian; Deb Bennett PhD, known for her scientific approach to conformation analysis of horses; Jim Masterson, creator of a multi-modality method of equine massage, the Masterson Method®, and Tom Mayes, expert in integrated equine therapies.   Additional speakers will be announced soon.

2015 Horse Expo Events sponsors include RAM, Farnam, Toyota, Platinum Performance, Kruse Perfection, Triple Crown, Nutrena, Pyranha, AQHA Team Wrangler, Next Day Jumps and WHOA Dust. Media sponsors include Horseman’s News, Horsetrader.com, Young Rider Magazine and speakingofhorses.com.

For information on Horse Expo Events exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, call (800) 352-2411 or visit www.horseexpoevents.com.

Western States Horse Expo 2015

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Horse Expo Events offer something for every level of horse enthusiast.   Popular returning attractions atWestern States Horse Expo will include the Breed Revelation, the Magnificent 7 Stock Horse Competition,Young Rider Park, University, Trail Symposium, and Premium Horse Sale.  

Each event offers hundreds of exhibits featuring the latest in products and services, from riding apparel, tack, nutrition, horse supplies and trailers to art, jewelry, arts and crafts and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet top equine clinicians from all different disciplines to arm them with knowledge to take back to the barn.

Initial Clinicians for Western States Horse Expo include:  Chris Cox, one of the country’s leading horsemen and clinicians (roping/cutting); Pat Parelli, natural horsemanship;  Jonathan Field, expert on equine psychology;  and many more. Speakers in the Horse Expo Pomona University include;  Robert M. Miller DVM, equine behaviorist and 30-year equine veterinarian; Deb Bennett PhD, known for her scientific approach to conformation analysis of horses; Jim Masterson, creator of a multi-modality method of equine massage, the Masterson Method®, and Tom Mayes, expert in integrated equine therapies.   Additional speakers will be announced soon.

2015 Horse Expo Events sponsors include RAM, Farnam, Toyota, Platinum Performance, Kruse Perfection, Triple Crown, Nutrena, Pyranha, AQHA Team Wrangler, Next Day Jumps and WHOA Dust. Media sponsors include Horseman’s News, Horsetrader.com, Young Rider Magazine and speakingofhorses.com.

For information on Horse Expo Events exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, call (800) 352-2411 or visit www.horseexpoevents.com.

Kalley Krickeberg’s “Advancing Liberty” to close Horse Expo 2014

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In just a few hours, Kalley Krickeberg will close out the 2014 edition of the Western States Horse Expo with her workshop called “Advancing Liberty, no strings attached.” Liberty is the free expression of the horse. It demonstrates the partnership between the horse and handler. The handler asks the horse to do different horsemanship tasks, but the horse has no tack on. No reins, no bridle, no bit. By agreeing do to the tasks, the horse is submitting its will to the will of the handler.  Check out the video below for a brief demonstration.

Kalley Krickenberg doing LibertyMs. Krickeberg who trains out of Florida, has dedicated her life to finding the right combination of techniques and exercises to capture the heart, obedience and athleticism of her horses. She has taken all of her prior experiences – including polo, working with the Budweiser Clydesdales, starting colts, taming wild mustangs, and giving inspirational and educational demonstrations – and applied every lesson learned to her horse development. She is the inventor of the patent pending HYBRID Halter which combines the best features of a web and rope halter while eliminating the disadvantages of each, is the horse training columnist for the American Paint Horse Association’s lifestyle magazine CHROME and is a collaborator with $5 Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida on The Sport of Reining: Training the Young Reiner DVD which was released late in 2013.

So if you have some free time this Father’s Day Sunday Afternoon, spend it at the Western States Horse and Ranch Expo. Ms. Krickeberg’s “Advancing Liberty” will begin at 5 pm. You can find more information about her at her booth, #5201, in the A Building. There are also over 400 exhibitors, 20 plus clinicians, and horses galore. The Expo closes this evening at 6:00 pm. It’s located at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento.

Bob Avila To Headline at Western States Horse Expo

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It’s that time again for the Western States Horse Expo at the Cal Expo in Sacramento.  They’ll be multiple competitions, demonstrations, workshops, and shopping vendors to entertain even the mildest of horse fans.  For more information and to view the whole schedule, please visit: www.horseexpo.com.  There is currently a discount on the weekend pass and tickets to the Magnificent 7 Competition at Living Social.  The discount expiration is unknown.

Below is a press release that Vita Flex just put out about this year’s headlining trainer Bob Avila.  The release reads:

Vita Flex, a leading supplier of advanced performance products for horses, is proud to announce that Victory Team member Bob Avila will be one of the main presenting clinicians at this year’s Western States Horse Expo, held June 13-15, at Cal Expo Fairgrounds in Sacramento, California.

Over the years such notable presenters have included Bob Avila, Chris Cox, John Lyons, Clinton Anderson, Richard Winters, Pat Parelli, Ken McNabb, Craig Cameron, Jonathan Field, and more. Visitors benefit from a wide variety of great horse training knowledge. It’s like being able to attend a dozen horsemanship clinics all in one day. Besides learning horse training tips, guests can shop for horse trailers, horse art, horses products, and all types of horse supplies.

Bob Avila has called the American Quarter Horse his obsession for over 35 years. With over 37 World Champion or Reserve World Champion titles in events ranging from performance to halter, Bob is renowned as being a trainer’s trainer. Also known as the Million Dollar Rider, he’s the first recipient of the AQHA Professional Horseman to capture the prestigious title of World’s Greatest Horseman twice. He’s won in excess of $1.7 million, including both the $100,000 NRCHA Futurity and the $100,000 NRHA Futurity, a feat only accomplished by one other individual. Bob’s also in the very elite company of only one other horseman who’s won the NRCHA Futurity more than twice.

Currently, Bob resides in Temecula, CA, with his wife Dana, where he oversees Avila Training Stables. He has several young apprentices working, learning and studying with him. Bob should be proud of his accomplishments, but those around him know that he seldom takes much time to enjoy the spotlight; he’s too busy looking and working towards tomorrow.

Competitors at all levels strive to keep their horses in top competitive form. Vita Flex® products are researched and tested by equine nutritionists and veterinarians, and have been relied upon for more than two decades by owners, trainers and top riders. Members of the Vita Flex Victory Team also rely on Vita Flex® products and are proud to represent the company.

Vita Flex® products are researched and tested by equine nutritionists and veterinarians, and have been relied upon for more than two decades by owners, trainers and top riders. Members of the Vita Flex Victory Team also rely on Vita Flex® products and are proud to represent the company.

The Vita Flex Victory Team is comprised of many world-class riders from all disciplines, including reiners Bob Avila and Al Dunning, dressage riders Adrienne Lyle, Caroline Roffman, and Lisa Wilcox, jumper riders Lauren Hough, Todd Minikus and Patty Stovel, and eventer Jan Byyny. Members of the Vita Flex Victory Team rely on Vita Flex® products and are proud to represent the company. Vita Flex Nutrition offers animal health supplements, antioxidants, electrolytes, joint supplements, performance products, topicals and vitamins and minerals. Vita Flex® products are researched and tested by equine nutritionists and veterinarians and have been relied upon for more than two decades by owners, trainers and top riders.

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Ready for Horse Expo?

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The biggest horse event for the Sacramento area starts this week! There is something for every horse person to enjoy. The Western States Horse Expo is the place for shopping, clinics, demonstrations, and more! Here are some highlights to check out:

Thursday is the Magnificent 7 preliminary competition. 15 horse and rider teams compete in rein work, herd work, steer stopping, and fence work for a spot in the finals on Friday night. Thursday is free to watch, so go and cheer on your favorite team. The list of goes and more information are here The Friday night finals require a different ticket to get in and can be purchased at the expo. The tickets are $15 and the show starts at 7pm. This years judges include Benny Guitron and Bob Avila.

The expo officially opens on Friday at 9am. Friday and Saturday are open from 9am to 7pm. Sunday is 9am until 5pm. Tickets are$18. A three day pass is $45. Kids 7-13 are $5 (6 and under are free) Sunday is Senior day and tickets are $12 for 60 and older. $3 off coupon can be found here Half off tickets are available here

New this year is Project Cowgirl. It will test riders skills with their horse and in front of a camera for a chance at their own show on RFD-TV. Rounds 1 & 2 of the competition are free to watch and happen on the morning of Friday, June 8th, at 9am. The other eliminations are on Saturday at 9am. Finals are on Sunday at 10am. More information here

Young Rider Park is a great place to take the horse crazy kids in your life. Kids can paint a real horse, go on a pony ride, and there is a petting zoo. The Young Rider Park is open all day everyday. More info here

If you have never watched horse driving then the Expo is the place to check it out. The Driving Darby is an competition where horse(s) and driver(s) complete an obstacle course with speed and precision. It is always great fun to watch. It runs on Friday from 4-6pm and on Sunday from 9-11am in the Ram Truck Freedom Arena. Check it out here

Make sure to swing by the horse sale to see a nice selection of 90 riding horses, broodmares, and yearlings consigned to sell on Saturday. There is even a Zebra in the sale! Check out more information and a list of consigned equines here

If you are looking to purchase some art or just enjoy it don’t miss the annual art show. The art show is open the whole expo and be sure to vote for your favorites! More info here

Interested in learning something new? Check out this list of presenters for this year’s Expo:

  • Chris Cox
  • Steve Rother
  • Larry Whitesell
  • Eitan Beth-Halachmy
  • Sue Thompson, DVM
  • Christy Landwehr
  • John Shelle Ph.D.
  • Peggy Cummings
  • John Bozanich
  • Tim Kimura
  • Richard Godbee
  • Bernie Traurig
  • Lynn Palm
  • Jim Materson
  • Clair Thunes, Ph.D.
  • Robert M. Miller DVM
  • Bree Krebel
  • Shannon Dueck
  • Dana Hokana
  • Don Gustafson

Like to learn about new breeds? The following breeds are having demonstrations:

  • Andalusian
  • Arabian
  • Kiger Mustang
  • Thoroughbred
  • Wild Horse BLM
  • Highland Pony
  • American Miniature
  • Friesian
  • Rocky Mountain
  • American Bashkir Curly
  • Peruvian Paso
  • Tennessee Walker