Equifest Program 2023

THURSDAY SCHEDULE

WORKSHOP ROOMS Tony’s Pizza Events Center Upstairs

4H STAGE Saline County Expo Center

Prairie Land Partners John Deere Presents AG HALL ARENA

Prairie Land Partners John Deere Presents TPEC ARENA

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9:00 7:00

7:45

Legacy Group Gathering Room Room 202C

9:00

Doors Open

KQHA Open Youth Horse Judging Contest

9:00 9:30

Doors Open

Fort Riley Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard Presentation of Colors

10:30 11:15

Ron McDaniel, Ryan Cole & Susan Tullock Coffee Talk: Opportunities in AQHA & KQHA for Youth & All

9:30 5:30

Punchy But Pretty Clinic Room 202AB Time with Tammy Pate Room 201A

9:45 KSUVHC presents Stall Barn Tours 9:55 American Freedom Riders Drill Team Tribute to Emergency Responders 10:00 Wichita Mounted Police Demo

9:30 10:30

11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00

Speaking of Horses Jeopardy Style Trivia Kids! Driving Derby Tricycle Races

10:30 2:00

KQHA Youth Horse Judging Holding & Reasons Room 203A KQHA Youth Horse Judging Holding & Reasons Room 203B KQHA Youth Horse Judging Holding & Reasons Room 203C KQHA Youth Horse Judging Holding & Reasons Room 201A Susan Tullock Special Guest Speaker for KQHA Youth Horse Judging KQHA Youth Horse Judging Awards Room 201A KQHA Youth Horse Judging Pictures Room 201A Contestants Room 201A

10:15 Set up for Driving Derby 10:30 Decade of Derbies Carriage Competition 11:30 Rake Arena 11:45 Curt Pate, Buster McLaury & Company Cow Tales 12:15 KSU VHC 2023 Breed/Demo Show 1:00 KSU VHC 2023 Breed/Demo Show 1:30 Rake Arena

to Simulate a Derby Course Music by Gary Pratt & Caleb Martin

10:30 2:00

11:00

Sally Batton Ride Like a Varsity Athlete

Various Times

10:30 2:00

Rake Arena

Various Times

Guest Musicians

12:00

12:15

Patrick Sullivan Intro to Bridle-Less Riding

STALL BARN GUIDED TOURS

10:30 2:00

Rake Arena

1:15 1:30

Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center Gather at TPEC Lobby across from Kansas Horse Council booth 5 minutes before tour time 10:30-11:30

Fort Riley Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard Demonstration

2:00 3:00

1:45

Pegasus Riders Performance Riding 101

2:30 Buster McLaury Groundwork Before You Hit the Trail 3:30 Curt Pate Horsemanship Back to the Basics

2:45

2:30-3:30 4:00-5:00

Sally Batton Equicize

3:40 American Freedom Riders Drill Team Tribute to Emergency Responders 3:45 Wichita Mounted Police Demo 4:45 Evening competitors check in open/calves brought in 5:00 Rake Arena 5:45 Fort Riley Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard National Anthem 6:00 EquiFest WPRA Breakaway Roping Jackpot Begins 8:30 Open Arena 10:00 Good Night from EquiFest of KS 2023!

TPEC ARENA & AG HALL ARENA SPONSORED BY

3:00

3:30

4:00

Rake Arena

5:00 5:30

Broken Spoke Clydesdales Hitch Demo

HOOFNIT PODCASTS On the Couch Interviews GPMCH G9-G10

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

6:00

6:15

CELEBRATE EQUIFEST Music Performances & Equestrian Action

9:00 Good Night from EquiFest of KS 2023!

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