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horse!” Barn includes Equine Guelph’s interactive learning, an entire row of different horse breeds, equine exhibits, and day- long presentations in the Round Pen. There will be several breed talks, the On- tario Side Saddle Associa- tion,


a liberty trick


demonstration by Canadian horse and owner Ron Mario and a mini-horse chuck wagon presentation by Lesly Sowden. HorseDay Erin Kids’ includes Small


Corral


Hooves/Big Hearts Petting Farm, Pony Rides, face- painting and the chance to have your picture taken with a real Unicorn. Ontario Equestrian, a key partner of this event will be on site with KidZone. Says Hilary Gregory, Program Coordi- nator of Sport for Ontario Equestrian: “We’re looking forward to HorseDay Erin! Ontario Equestrian has at-


Pet a pony.


Meet a unicorn. Laugh out loud!


Learn, play, shop. Go home happy!


tended many events at the Erin Fairgrounds and our KidZone is always a busy spot. Visitors love our Rookie Riders


“barrel


horses” which is the perfect entry-level program for kids considering equestrian as a new sport. “Barrel horse” riders are presented with a ribbon and a ‘Ticket to Ride: a free introduction to eques- trian sport at participating


local stables. HorseDay Erin will be a great opportunity for young horse lovers to get a taste of some equestrian fundamentals and we’re thrilled to be part of it!”


Something for horse riders of all ages… The Western Ontario


Region Canadian Pony Club will be presenting the Prince Phillip Games —Prince


Philip a team competition played by Pony Clubs around the world. All of the games are variations on the relay race, with skills being tested using props such as flags, buckets and wooden fish used to increase the dif- ficulty and maximise the


fun. Says organizer, Krista Breen: “We expect about thirty kids and ponies repre- senting teams from Blue Mountain, Caledon, Duf- ferin, South Simcoe, Guelph, Hamilton, Niagara, Oxford and Windsor. Erin horse trainer and


equine writer, Karen Dal- limore will be offering a full day clinic in the North Horse Ring, called: ‘The Basics of Cowboy Obsta- cles”. Karen is an Extreme Cowboy Association judge. For more information on this, or to register, please c o n t


a Angelstone c


karen.dallimore@gmail.co m.


Show


Jumping Tournaments pres- ident, Keean White has de- veloped an internationally recognized event venue, lo- cated in south Erin and is enthusiastic in his support for this event. Says White: “Big dreams start early and Angelstone understands the importance of developing recreational and grass roots interest within our local communities”.


Get ready for a little magic…. HorseDay Erin Gates


Come out to Erin on


Saturday, May 27, 2023 for a little magic!


Special Attractions 1pm: Feature Show


• Ontario’s Mounted Unit


Dog Agility and Frisbee Show • Horse vs. Dog Race


4pm: All breeds Horse &


Unicorn Parade (Great prizes!) All Day


• WOR Pony Club Prince Philip Games • Basics on Cowboy Obstacles


Clinician: Karen Dallimore EXCA judge


• Food trucks/Vendors/Live Music/Ontario Equestrian KidZone and Pony Rides


For more information, please contact: equineerin@gmail.com 519.216.4562


www.horsedayerin.ca


open at 10 am and the Horse Barn Presentations start at 11:am with Paul Fischbach, local farrier presenting a hot-shoeing demonstration, followed by a line-up of in- teresting breed and horse-re- lated topics. The schedule will be posted. The Main Show starts


at 1pm on the Track, and it’s full on fun and action with audience participation en-


t


couraged. The Show be- gins with the Ontario Mounted Special Services Unit (OMSSU) performing their precision drill and is followed by a high-energy Dog Agility & Frisbee Show and wraps up with an ‘all bets are off’ competition between the species with the Horse vs Dog Race-Off! Circle back to the


Track at 4pm for the All Breeds Parade which wel- comes all Equids, including horses, ponies, donkeys and… Unicorns. For more information or to register for the Parade, please email: equineerin@gmail.com or text 519.216.4562. Prizes will be offered for Best of Show, Judge’s Choice, and Most Magical Unicorn. The new Agridome the


Erin Fairgrounds will host the Vendor Marketplace and will welcome over 35 local artisans, crafts-people and tack/horse clothing vendors. There will also be food trucks, live music, ice-cold lemonade and Mapleton’s organic ice-cream; This event


is made possible


through the funding support of Central Counties Tourism, Erin’s horse busi- nesses and community Vol- unteers. A percentage of all proceeds will be donated to: Erin Agricultural Society, Horse Heritage, OMSSU Breast Cancer Research and to Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph: Equine Welfare program. Tickets are available online at Ticketscene.ca


or


www.horsedayerin.ca. Written by Kelly Rodrigues


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