Equine Affaire Pomona
Unique Clinic Opportunities Offered
through Equine Affaire’s Ride With The Best Program
London, OH (September 10, 2009) - Equine Affaire will return to Fairplex in Pomona, CA, February 4–7, 2010, and attract horse enthusiasts from throughout the Southwest and beyond. Over the four days of the event, Equine Affaire’s legendary educational program will include more than 130 different clinics, seminars, and demonstrations on a broad range of equine disciplines and horse-related topics conducted by many of the nation’s foremost coaches, competitors, horse trainers, and other equine professionals.
While training clinics presented at Equine Affaire will be conducted for the benefit of all attendees, these clinics also offer rare opportunities for selected riders and horses to receive individual instruction and training from nationally-recognized industry professionals to whom access may not otherwise be available. Included in the roster of exceptional trainers who will be conducting clinics on “general” horsemanship and horse training topics (including problem solving and colt starting) are Craig Cameron, Tommy Garland, Stacy Westfall, Ken McNabb, and Richard Winters. Clinicians offering sessions within the English disciplines are Nick Karazissis (hunters & jumpers) and Hardy Zantke (driving). Clinics covering western disciplines will be presented by Sharon Camarillo (barrel racing & pole bending), Stacy Westfall (reining), Barbra Schulte (cutting), and Mark Shaffer (western pleasure). Additionally, Daniel Stewart, Larry Whitesell, and Scot Hansen will be offering sessions on “Ride Right,” easy gaited horses, and trail riding, respectively. The modest fees for clinics in Equine Affaire’s Ride With The Best program range from $65 for a single clinic to $175 for a two-part clinic and include clinic participation, event admission, and stabling.
While some clinicians are seeking riders and horses with specific skills or problems, others are
seeking any riders interested in improving their relationships with their horses. Clinicians will select the participants for their sessions from written applications and videos submitted to Equine Affaire. Clinic details and an application are available at www.equineaffaire.com. Interested riders may also request a Ride With The Best information packet by contacting Paula Woodward at program@equineaffaire.com or by calling (740) 845-0085 ext. 109. Whether you’re trying to enhance your jumping skills, lower your barrel racing run time, improve your driving skills, fine tune your reining patterns, or have your horse trained by one of the top horse trainers in the nation, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to participate in Equine Affaire’s Ride With The Best program. Contact Equine Affaire now; the clinic application deadline is December 7th!
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CONTACT:
Cassie Hupp, Equine Affaire, Inc.
Phone: (740) 845-0085 ext. 108
Fax: (740) 845-2879
marketing@equineaffaire.com / www.equineaffaire.com
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Craig Cameron’s Extreme Cowboy Race™ Returning to Equine Affaire
London, OH (September 10, 2009) - Equine Affaire, the premiere equine exposition and equestrian gathering in North America, will return to Fairplex in Pomona, CA, on February 4–7, 2010. In addition to presenting an exceptional educational program, a huge trade show, and Breed, Youth, and Trail Riding Pavilions, the management of Equine Affaire is once again teaming up with Craig Cameron to produce his trademarked Extreme Cowboy Race on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at the event. The 2010 Extreme Cowboy Race will be conducted in the covered arena at Fairplex, and admission to the Race will be free for all Equine Affaire attendees.
The Extreme Cowboy Race—as seen on RFD-TV—is a timed and judged race through an obstacle course that is designed not only to push horse and rider teams out of their traditional “comfort zones,” but also to test communication between horse and rider and the horsemanship skills and athletic abilities of each team. Race contestants will compete for the title of “Extreme Cowboy Race Champion” and $4250 in cash and other prizes. Equine Affaire attendees will have the thrill of watching horse and rider teams negotiate a challenging obstacle course at top speeds and cheering on their favorite contestants.
The Extreme Cowboy Race was initially created by Ryan Dohrn of HorseCity.com along with Craig Cameron, who has designed and hosted numerous races at his Double Horn Ranch in Bluffdale, TX, at Equine Affaire, and other equine venues nationwide since 2005. The "Extreme Cowboy Race" spans 15, 30-minute episodes with each episode featuring horse-and-rider teams as they complete the course. The new season airs on RFD-TV with new episodes premiering each week. Each episode is also available on HorseCity.com, or via podcast through iTunes and HorseCity.com. In 2008, Craig Cameron launched the Extreme Cowboy Association to serve as the governing body for this growing sport. The Extreme Cowboy Association provides rules and guidelines for Extreme Cowboy competitions as well as a central location where competitors can find competitions in their area.
The Extreme Cowboy Race course will feature obstacles and activities such as jumping and negotiating a variety of natural and unnatural elements, executing rollbacks and spins, performing a pole drag or calf carry, ground tying, moving cattle, etc. The race will be a timed event during which the performance of each horse and rider team will be judged on each obstacle for quality of horsemanship. Judges will award points on a scale of 1 to 10 for performance through each obstacle based on the following criteria: horsemanship, cadence, control, horse’s attitude, and overall execution. Horses and riders will be required to complete each obstacle within a given time in order to receive points. If an obstacle is not completed within the given timeframe, the contestant will be flagged and must move on to the next obstacle. Times will be translated into points, and the team with the highest overall point score will be the 2010 Extreme Cowboy Race Champion.
A maximum of 36 horse/rider teams will be selected to participate in the race. The first 18 teams will compete Thursday evening and the remaining 18 qualifying runs will be held on Friday evening. The top 10 horse and rider teams plus one wild card team will advance to the Extreme Cowboy Race Challenge finals on Saturday night. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. The first place team will receive $2,000 and earn the title of Extreme Cowboy Race Champion; the second place team will receive $1,500; and the third place team will receive $750. All prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the final phase of the race on Saturday night.
The Extreme Cowboy Race will be open to riders age 18 years and older and horses of all breeds. All horse and rider teams will compete against each other; there will be no “divisions” based on gender or age. The entry fee for each horse/rider team is $375. Individual riders may compete with more than one horse in the race, but they must submit a separate application and fee for each horse they wish to enter in the race. Applications and videos are currently being received by Equine Affaire and forwarded to Craig Cameron who will select the 36 competitors for the race. The application deadline is December 7, 2009. To obtain all of the details on the race and an entry form, consult www.equineaffaire.com or www.craigcameron.com or contact Paula Woodward at (740) 845-0085 ext. 109 or program@equineaffaire.com.
Consult www.equineaffaire.com for detailed information on all Equine Affaires including the 2010 event in Columbus, OH, which will take place April 8–11 and also feature Craig Cameron’s Extreme Cowboy Race.
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