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America<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u2019s Horse, March 2, 2009 \u2013<\/span><\/em> If you\u2019re a clinic junkie \u2013 someone who attends every horse clinic within 150 miles of home \u2013 you\u2019ll want to circle May 1-3 on your calendar for <\/span><\/span>QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in\u00a0Murfreesboro,\u00a0Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll have clinics all weekend long, with four AQHA Professional Horsemen and \u2013women and two nationally recognized trainers: Julie Goodnight of\u00a0Salida,Colorado; Curt and Tammy Pate, a husband and wife from\u00a0Newell,\u00a0South Dakota; Jeff Griffith of Gallatin Gateway,\u00a0Montana;<\/span> <\/span>Christy Landwehr of\u00a0Aurora,\u00a0Colorado; and Bo Winslow of\u00a0Estes Park,\u00a0Colorado. There will be a limited number of spots available for people to participate in clinics with their horses. Participation with a horse will be at an additional fee to general admission, so you\u2019ll need to reserve your space in the clinics of your choice when tickets go on sale in early March.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n However, there are unlimited opportunities to attend clinics without your horse. If you want to audit any of the clinics, your general admission ticket will cover entrance. Visit\u00a0www.aqha.com\/quarterfest<\/span><\/a><\/em> for the tentative QuarterFest schedule.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Fundamentals of natural riding, advanced equitation, improving your horse under saddle, and common equitation challenges and their solutions are the topics of six clinics being presented by AQHA Professional Horsewoman Julie Goodnight.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You know Julie as \u201c<\/span>The Horse Master\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/a>on her new RFD-TV television show. Through her varied background \u2013 riding and training horses in dressage, jumping, racing, reining, colt-starting and versatility ranch work, and wilderness riding \u2013 Julie has discovered the underlying principles important to all disciplines. She communicates clearly with horses and riders in any discipline and at any level. Julie travels coast-to-coast \u2013 and beyond \u2013 throughout much of the year to help horses and riders at horse expos, conferences, clinics and while filming for her television \u201cmakeover\u201d show.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Julie has been featured in\u00a0America\u2019s Horse<\/em>, <\/span><\/span>The Trail Rider, Horse & Rider, Equus <\/span><\/em>and<\/span> Perfect Horse. <\/span><\/em>Her syndicated columns appear in more than 15 regional publications throughout\u00a0North America. Her interactive Web sites,\u00a0juliegoodnight.com<\/em> and\u00a0horsemaster.juliegoodnight.com<\/em>, and her channel on\u00a0Youtube.com<\/em>reach an even wider audience.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Julie is also the international spokesperson for the Certified Horsemanship Association, an AQHA alliance partner. She resides near\u00a0Salida,\u00a0Colorado, at her private horse ranch with her husband, Rich Moorhead, who is the CEO of Monarch Ski and Snowboard Area.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n QuarterFest is a three-day, education-packed celebration of the American Quarter Horse Association\u2019s 68th<\/sup> anniversary where AQHA members and horse enthusiasts from around the world will gather in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May 1-3 for fun, entertainment and festivities to honor the world\u2019s most versatile horse \u2013 the American Quarter Horse. Our sponsors \u2013 Tractor Supply, B&W Trailer Hitches, John Deere, Justin Boots, Merial, Nutrena, Professional\u2019s Choice, Bank of America, Montana Silversmiths<\/span> <\/span>and Wrangler \u2013 share our passion for horses and are an integral part of QuarterFest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n