Ky. Equine Youth Festival Celebrates the Horse

More than 2,500 school-aged children attended the 2013 Kentucky Equine Youth Festival.
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More than 2,500 school-aged children attended the 2013 Kentucky Equine Youth Festival, Celebrating the Horse, held March 27 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena.

Hailing from 46 Kentucky counties and two neighboring states, participants ranged in age from 4 to 18. The event featured several horse breeds that demonstrated equestrian sport in a variety of disciplines, including jumping, stock horse versatility, vaulting, driving, Arabian Horse versatility, and gaited breeds, including those native to Kentucky. Other educational opportunities included up-close-and-personal sessions about vaulting, horse dentistry, therapy horses, size comparisons of different breeds, and biomechanics of jockeys and racehorses.

“This year’s festival was an educational and rewarding experience," said Jimmy Henning, PhD, associate dean for extension and director of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. "The UK College of Agriculture was happy to join with our partner organizations in celebrating two of Kentucky’s signature assets, the horse and our youth. We are happy to have been a part of this special day at the Kentucky Horse Park, as well as every day and across the state through our 4-H equine programs at our county extension offices.”

This year’s festival built upon the first one held in 2010, where children packed the venue to watch world-renowned elite equestrian athletes demonstrate the World Equestrian Games’ disciplines

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