Equifest Program 2020

Special Events

Come meet Adrian Buckaroogirl in her first visit ever to Equifest! Adrian Buckaroogirl is a female bronc rider and former contestant on The Voice. She’s salty, punchy, and will melt your heart! Find her daily in the 4-H building or at her workshop. Come hear her sing the National Anthem at the Ranch Rodeo and maybe surprise us with more!

Don’t miss the first ever Legendary Kansas Horsemen at Equifest Saturday ONLY, March 7 th at 3:30 p.m. Special Workshop presentation with Q & A time. Come meet some Hall of Famers, C.A. Cofer, Duane Walker, Denny Hassett, and the Million Dollar Reiner, Brent Wright! The panel will be moderated by Stan O’Neil, DVM.

Stan O’Neil, DVM | Panel Moderator Born in Winfield, Kansas, in 1937, Stan was raised on the family farm and was enamored with horses early on. Stan got his first riding horse in first grade and a Quarter Horse in eighth grade. In 1953 Stan received a Saddlebred mare as part of the state 4-H project which furnished a mare to a 4-H member who could keep a foal out of the mare, rebreed her, and then hand her on to another 4-H member. Stan raised a filly that he wwbroke and trained himself. Upon graduating from college, Stan taught junior high social studies in Meade, Kansas. Stan soon realized that teaching was not for him and applied to the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine. After his graduation in 1966, he worked in Salina, Kansas, setting up his own clinic there in 1979. He currently lives east of Salina near the clinic with his wife Ann and family. Stan was elected to the KQHA Board of Directors in 1970, served as KQHA president in 1975 and 1976.

He has served as president of the KQHA Education and Research Foundation since 1980. Stan was inducted into the KQHA Hall of Fame in 2006 for his outstanding dedication and service to the Quarter Horse industry.

26