Newest Missouri celebrity, 2015 AQHA Superhorse, Snap Krackle Pop (RL Best Of Sudden x Brandys Silver Sheik) will be making an appearance at the Show Me Equine Summit. See her up close and in person in the trail and western riding clinics and even get your photo taken with her this weekend! She made her debut on Fox 2 news in St. Louis this morning along with trainer Blake Weis and Joe Eddy, Missouri Quarter Horse Association president, to promote the event.
Taking place Feb. 26-28, 2016, at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, in addition to Snap Krackle Pop, the Show Me Equine Summit will have professional clinics and demonstrations of numerous riding disciplines, an entertaining colt starting competition, 4-H and FFA horse judging, riding lesson trials, Equine Industry Alliance round table discussion and shopping.
Hosted by the Missouri Quarter Horse Association (MQHA), the Show Me Equine Summit offers a variety of learning opportunities.
View Weis and Snap Krackle Pop’s television spot below.
“The Show Me Equine Summit will be a great weekend for the horse people in Missouri to get together, learn and grow our passion,” said Joe Eddy, MQHA president. “It’s going to be a really exciting and fun event.”
Clinics throughout the weekend include cutting, ranch riding, reining, western pleasure, western riding, dressage, trail, barrel racing and hunter/jumper. Clinicians are professional trainers, AQHA world champions renowned in their disciplines.
Tomorrow afternoon, Dr. John Pipkin, West Texas A&M equine program director and professor of animal science, will be conducting a clinic for 4-H and FFA members on horse judging. Dr. Pipkin directs West Texas A&M’s Equine Industry Program, where he has coached students to more than 50 national or world champion or reserve champion team or individual titles. It’s perfect timing to prepare for upcoming competitions.
The Show Me Equine Summit wouldn’t be possible without the following sponsors: American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), MFA Inc., Duff Dynamic Marketing, Missouri Farm Bureau, Mid-Rivers Equine Centre and Merial Animal Health.
Come check out the Show Me Equine Summit Feb. 26-28, 2016. Tickets Friday night are $10, Saturday or Sunday are $5 for each day or $8 for both days, available at the door.
Visit the website: www.showmeequinesummit.com for more information and schedules.
