Family Fun, Country Kicks!
Horse Day Erin will be your one stop horse shop, Saturday June 8 in Erin Village. This event includes something for all ages. Horse Day Erin begins with a Cowboy Breakfast at 8 am, followed a full day of exciting shows, over 35 vendors and exhibitors, food and fun! The event takes place at the Erin Fairgrounds, and is a fund-raiser for Erin Agricultural Society’s building accessibility project.
The feature attraction starts at noon with the entertaining Team K-9 Dog Agility, followed by Tom Bishop’s Trick Riding and four-horse bareback ‘roman’ riding. The noon show wraps up with Alberta Cowboy, David Cowley with his horse, Tucker. Cowley is best known for his annual ride up the Calgary Tower (with his horse) to open the Stampede. David Cowley is only horse and rider team known to have crossed the glass bridge in Jasper National Park.
Meet Magic the Unicorn and take your picture taken with Priscilla the Pig. Kids and grandchildren will also enjoy pony rides, face-painting, and horseless jumps. Live horse breeds will be show-cased in the Show Barn, including mini- donkeys and mules, mini horses, Bakshir Curley breed and a Lac Lacroix Indian Pony. Myrddin Equestrian and the Western Ontario Pony Club of Canada present English Sport Riding in the South Ring at 1:30pm. Erin’s horse heritage will be highlighted with the “All Roads Lead to Erin’ Wellington Museum photo display and the authentic Erin to Guelph stagecoach.
Ontario X-treme Cowboy, the event’s anchor partner will host a full day clinic on Saturday, presented by David Cowley. Over sixty horse and rider teams will compete for prizes and ribbons in a sanctioned OXC Race (being held on Sunday). Outside on the grounds, there will be an equine equipment display, live music, a roping demo, horse-shoe forging, trade vendors and food trucks. Rain or shine event. Free parking.
Tickets are available locally at Budson’s—Provisions for Country Living in Erin in Erin, and at McKinnon Timber Mart in Hillsburgh or online here.
Horse Day Erin, Saturday June 8, 2019. 8am-5pm, Erin Fairgrounds, 184 Main St. Erin. For more information, please contact: info@equineerin.com 519.216.4562.
