Love to cheer for a show-off? Friday and Saturday evenings during the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, March 12-14, 2010, the “Mane Event” puts the spotlight on horses doing exactly that: reining, racing, piaffes and playing. Reining freestyle champions will slide, spin and stop, and team penners will move cows with style and finesse. Vaulters will leap, dressage champions will dance, and draft horses will chase each other—and their sleds—in thundering gallops. Ardent for Appaloosas or avid for Arabians? Curious about Cobs? A fan of Fjords? The Mane Event includes an alphabet of breeds, disciplines and talents, showcasing horses at the top of their form.

Arena gates will be open to participants in the saddle at the Denver Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, March 12-14, 2010. Clinicians participating in the “Ride with the Experts” program are:

Details about the clinicians and their programs are posted at www.RockyMountainHorseExpo.com. Ride and have fun on your horse indoors this March, as you refine your skills with lessons from top-ranked horsemen and women.

Plans are a-foot (or shall we say, a-hoof?) for the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, March 12-14, 2010, with fresh new programs and a line-up with appeal for a wide range of horse interests. And among other new features this year, we’re inviting riders into the arenas, for first-hand learning opportunities.

The Board of Directors of the Colorado Horse Council announces with pleasure the unanimous vote to appoint Bill Scebbi as Executive Director, effective immediately. According to incoming CHC Board President, Chris Whitney, Bill “noticeably energized the CHC Annual Meeting last week by sharing his ideas for the future of the Council.” Bill’s directorship extends to the management of the Colorado Horse Development Authority as well; the CHDA board is equally enthusiastic about his acceptance of the position.

ALERT!

Colorado Department of Agriculture has announced movement restrictions or additional entry requirements for horses from Texas due to the detection of equine piroplasmosis in South Texas.

Equine piroplasmosis is a serious tick-transmitted blood disease of equine animals, such as horses, donkeys, mules and zebras; the disease may be carried and transmitted by as many as 15 species of ticks. Although ticks have been collected from the South Texas ranch for testing, final results are not complete, and it is not known whether any of the ticks can serve as a host for the disease.

Promote the horse and please a friend—the “Support the Horse” Colorado license plate will delight every horse enthusiast on your holiday list. Proceeds go to the Colorado Horse Development Authority, which in turn uses the money to award grants to individuals and groups whose activities further Colorado’s vital and historic horse industry.

In 2009, the CHDA funded large animal rescue training, horse judging seminars, and other activities. CHDA also sponsored Audra Dobbs, who traveled tirelessly this year as Miss Rodeo Colorado 2009, promoting public awareness of Colorado’s horse programs and activities. CHDA will continue this effort by supporting Kasie Pigg, the incoming Miss Rodeo Colorado for 2010.

The 2010 Denver Contract and Insurance forms are now available! You can find these forms by clicking on Expo Forms/Contracts in the navigation bar to the left.