{"id":2127,"date":"2009-04-03T05:26:06","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T22:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2009-04-03T05:26:06","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T22:26:06","slug":"horses-optional-for-a-great-time-at-quarterfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/horses-optional-for-a-great-time-at-quarterfest\/","title":{"rendered":"HORSES OPTIONAL FOR A GREAT TIME AT QUARTERFEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span class=\"text\"><em><span>America<\/span><\/em><\/span><span class=\"text\"><em><span>\u2019s Horse, April 2, 2009 <\/span><\/em><span>\u2013 <\/span><\/span>If you\u2019ve ever uttered the word \u201chorse,\u201d QuarterFest is the place for you to be the first weekend in May. Everyone from the \u201chorse crazy\u201d of all ages to those who are \u201chorse poor\u201d \u2013 they\u2019ve got one or more horses in their barn \u2013 will have a ball at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse May 1-3,<span> <\/span>on the grounds of the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Here is a list of the many QuarterFest activities that will be available to everyone! You don\u2019t need to bring a horse, just come for the fun and bring the family. Your general-admission ticket gives you access to all this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><\/p>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">The Kids Corral where kids of all ages can test-drive an American Quarter Horse, participate in a number of hands-on equine-related activities and games, and learn how to be more \u201cgreen\u201d in their horse-related behavior.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Clinics, demonstrations, seminars and special events on everything from ranch roping to colt starting, adult and youth horsemanship to horse camping, and reining to negotiating trail obstacles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">A fashion show featuring boots, jeans and bling from AQHA Corporate Partners Wrangler, Justin and Montana Silversmiths.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">A trade show with clothing, tack and horse gadgets galore.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">If you\u2019re \u201cgreen,\u201d then the conservation area is for you: help build a bridge, learn about trail and campground design and the National Park Service\u2019s Tread Lightly program, and gather information on how to make your home and barn more environmentally friendly.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">For an additional charge, you certainly won\u2019t want to miss the Extravaganza! If you\u2019ve ever seen a horse in the pasture, then the two-hour choreographed QuarterFest Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday nights will leave you more connected to the horse than when you walked through the QuarterFest gates. We\u2019re pulling out all of the stops to tell the story of the\u00a0<span class=\"normal1\"><span>American Quarter Horse, and <\/span><\/span>you\u2019ll have to hold onto your seat \u2013 and your heart \u2013 because we\u2019re going to rock your American Quarter Horse world!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Tickets to QuarterFest and the Extravaganza are available now at\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aqha.com\/quarterfest\/ticketing.html\"><span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">www.aqha.com\/quarterfest\/ticketing.html<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<span> <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><em><span><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">QuarterFest is a three-day, education-packed celebration of the American Quarter Horse Association\u2019s 68th 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&amp;W Trailer Hitches, John Deere, Justin Boots, Merial, Nutrena, Professional\u2019s Choice, Bank of America, Montana Silversmiths, Farnam and Wrangler \u2013 share our passion for horses and are an integral part of QuarterFest.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Visit\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aqha.com\/quarterfest\"><span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">www.aqha.com\/quarterfest<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em> for the event schedule and to purchase tickets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on\u00a0<em>The American Quarter Horse Journal, The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal <\/em>or<em> America\u2019s Horse<\/em>, visit\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aqha.com\/magazines\"><span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">www.aqha.com\/magazines<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s Horse, April 2, 2009 \u2013 If you\u2019ve ever uttered the word \u201chorse,\u201d QuarterFest is the place for you to be the first weekend in May. Everyone from the \u201chorse crazy\u201d of all ages to those who are \u201chorse poor\u201d \u2013 they\u2019ve got one or more horses in their barn \u2013 will have a ball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aqha","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2127"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2129,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127\/revisions\/2129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}