Quarter Horse
Guide to WEG
A Quarter Horse lover's guide to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25 - October 10 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Aaron Ralston and Smart Paul Olena at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. This year, Aaron will return to the World Equestrian Games as a clinician and a TV show host.
The world is coming to Lexington, Kentucky, this fall -- the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, that is, along with all the fanfare that accompanies the year's largest single sporting event in the United States. And the even cooler thing? AQHA and American Quarter Horses are front and center on this world stage.
AQHA is the official breed sponsor of reining, one of the eight international disciplines spotlighted at the games, September 25 -- October 10. But even if you're not a competitor or a diehard reining fan, you can still appreciate the World's Fair atmosphere that surrounds the games. Its Equine Village will include nearly 150 educational booths and demonstrations by top-notch clinicians, equine entertainers, breed organizations and more. Its trade show will offer not-to-be-missed shopping, and there will be amazing options for wining and dining.
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In an area just inside the main entry, AQHA and alliance partner the National Reining Horse Association will offer test rides on American Quarter Horses to WEG spectators at the John Deere Demo Arena. For those who have some riding experience, there will also be a chance to "Ride a Reiner," to experience a dizzying spin or even a sliding stop on a well-trained reining horse.
It's an incredible chance for AQHA to let a larger audience see -- by watching and riding -- just how athletic and versatile our breed is.
The rides will be conducted inside an MD Barns open-sided barn that will be constructed on what is now a parking lot at the Kentucky Horse Park. The arena base and special reining surface will be brought in by Kiser Arena Specialists and maintained by John Deere tractors and Kiser drags.
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