Oak Ridge Horse Show & Rodeo a successful community event Spring 2022 show was bigger and better than ever
by BILL KUTZ, ORHSA volunteer The Oak Ridge Horse Show, established in 1946 and held annually on Friday and Saturday of Easter weekend, welcomed close to 4,000 people this past April. The show has always been made possible through the incredible support of countless sponsors, donors, businesses and volunteers from northwest Guilford County and communities beyond – but, it is the loyal attendees who make this tradition so meaningful and memorable.
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Just as it has been for many years, the draft horse pull was a popular spectator event at the annual Oak Ridge Horse Show held over Easter weekend in April.
The show had a 68-year history before a short hiatus which ended when it was relaunched in 2021. Many locals remember when it was held on the grounds of Oak Ridge Elementary School and always came as a harbinger of spring. The last several shows have been hosted by Steeple Hill Farm in Summerfield. The Oak Ridge Horse Show Association (ORHSA), formed in 2020, was humbled and pleased by the response to the reintroduced 2021 horse show.
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Show favorites such as the English Over Fences classes, Western divisions, draft horse pulls, carriage driving, calf scramble, and mutton busting were a major spectator attraction at this year’s show. On Friday and Saturday nights, crowds filled the bleachers to overflowing for the rodeo that was brought to us by Double Creek Pro Rodeo, which has eight sanctioned events through the Southern Rodeo Association. The ORHSA sincerely thanks all the sponsors, food and merchandise vendors, donors and volunteers for contributing to two days of great fun for all ages. Because of your participation and support, our dedicated association was able to make generous contributions to many well-deserving local nonprofits and organizations. Be sure and mark your calendar for April 7-8, 2023, for our next Oak Ridge Easter Horse Show and Rodeo and help us preserve this annual event for generations to come.
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Riding on that success, the association made even bigger plans for the 2022 event and hopes to bring many more annual horse shows to the community in years to come.
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