Spectacular horse and rider performances will fill the Del Mar Arena during “Night of the Horse,” which will be presented by Mary’s Tack & Feed on Saturday, April 22, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

This is the featured event of the Western portion of the Del Mar National Horse Show. Western Week runs April 20-23, and includes events such as trail, Western pleasure, reining, speed events, and much more.

The featured act during Night of the Horse will be the return of Tommie Turvey Jr. and his amazing Paint horse, Pokerjoe. Turvey last performed at the Del Mar National to a delighted audience at the 2004 Night of the Horse. He is a second-generation horse trainer who was born at Camp Pendleton and now lives in Illinois. Pokerjoe travels over 100,000 miles a year performing in front of thousands of people, “upstaging” Tommie in the “Riding Instructor” comedy act.

Night of the Horse also will feature many other equestrian acts, and it is a great evening of entertainment for horse lovers of all ages. Also on the schedule are the Mane Event Drill Team, American Rock with Erik Martonovich Roman Riding, Fiesta of the Spanish Horses, Mules Wild West Show and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Vaulting. Musical entertainment starts at 5:30 p.m. featuring Hill Country, the official band of hit country radio station KSON 97.3 FM