Featured in November 2015 Issue of
34th Annual
Minnesota Arabian
Fall Festival
October 2nd - 4th, 2
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by An ne St ratt on
This year, the pe ople at the Minn esota Fall Festiva l demonstrated wh at the show and its club, the Minn Ar abian Horse Br esota eeders Associatio n, alway s have been known for, and that is teamw ork. That goes back to the begin ning of the event’s futur ity ; in 1979-80, when members founded its Medallion Stallion program, they we re competitors for sal es and show ring pr izes, with their own be liefs and pr ior ities— but they got together to create something positive for the bre ed. Thirt y-five yea rs later, it is still go ing strong and is the protot ype for mo st of today ’s other successful futur iti es. That come-togeth er spirit is nurtured by the show ’s socia l scene. MAH B President and Sh ow Manager Greg Brown obser ves th at this year’s camaraderie was increased even mo re because all activi ties that weren’t in the ring were held in the facilit y’s main ba rn. Lounge seating was instal led, food was off ere d, parties were held, and th e place was alway s buzzing with conversation. “The re was a sense th at we are all in this together, ” he say s. “It ’s a sense of community th continues to be a at big part of our sh ow.”
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