MARCH 7-9, 2025 | MSU LIVESTOCK PAVILION LANSING, MI
OH Ohio Expo Center
• An Unparalleled Educational Program for all disciplines spanning seven different venues.
• The Largest Horse-Related Trade Show in North America.
• The “Marketplace” featuring quality consignments for horse & rider
• The Fantasia Equine Affaire’s signature musical celebration of the horse on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
• Breed Pavilion, Horse & Farm Exhibits, Horses for Sale and Demonstrations Enjoy meeting horses of all shapes, sizes, breeds, colors, and disciplines!
• Cowtown in Cooper (sponsored by Western Life Today) Special presentations catering to cow and ranch events Don’t miss this educational western lifestyle experience!
• The Versatile Horse & Rider Competition A fast-paced timed and judged race through an obstacle course with $5,500 at stake!
• Adoption Affaire Find and adopt your next horse at the Adoption Affaire, affiliated with the Right Horse Initiative!
• The Great Equestrian Fitness Challenge A fun activity for equestrians to exercise their barnyard skills and win prizes, no horses needed!
• NEW! Donkey Extravaganza Learn all about donkeys through clinics, demos, educational exhibits, and more!
• NEW! Breed Bonanza (sponsored by Sentinel by Kent and Blue Seal) A unique under saddle class showcasing the best features of horses from all breeds!
• Youth Activities, Educational Exhibits, and much more!
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SHOW & EVENT DATES
Michigan EVENTS
February 8, 2025: Hartland Tack Sale
Open 10 am to 2 pm 9525 E Highland Rd , Howell, MI 48843 Free admission Silent Auction Call 517-404-4544 or email hartlandtacksale@gmail com for more information and to reserve a space Flyer at https://bit.ly/HorseLivCo4-H
March 7-9, 2025: Michigan Horse Expo. Clinics and shopping galore! Featuring the award winning professional horse trainer/actor Jake Ream Hosted by the MI Horse Council MSU Pavillion, 301 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI Facebook: “Michigan Horse Expo” or at www.mihorseexpo.com
March 22, 2025: Lapeer Equestrian Team Tack Sale Fundraiser. Crafters Welcome. 10am to 3pm Admission - $3 cash only, children under 10 - free 10x10 vendor spaces - $30.00. Contact Amanda Stroman at 810-614-3691 or lapeerequestrianteam@yahoo.com. 170 Millville Rd , Lapeer, MI 48446
March 23, 2025: TNT Arena Sunday Buckle Speed Series Cowboy church (10am), barrels (11am), open arena (11:30am), and show TNT-Arena com 734-649-7973 5251 Lyons Rd., Lyons, MI 48851
October 4-5, 2025: Phil Haugen Horsemanship Tour. $750 00/Rider Lyons, Michigan at TNT Arena. Limited to 15 riders More information and tickets available at philhaugenhorsemanship.com/events
MICHIGAN AUCTIONS
HORSE & TACK AUCTION: 2nd
Saturday of each month 5:00pm start Lake Odessa Livestock Auction, 3675 Tupper Lake Rd , Lake Odessa, MI Call Roger Leech 231 730 0353 Facebook or lakeodessalivestock com
HORSE/TACK AUCTION: First Saturday of each month (except July) Tack 2pm, Horses after 6pm Consignments welcome Northern Michigan Livestock, 1848 N Townline Rd. Gaylord, MI. Office 231.439.5679. Find us on Facebook northernmichiganlivestock.com
MONDAYS: HAY & STRAW: 3:30pm, Livestock 5pm (cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, etc ) Ravenna Auction, LLC 3265 S. Slocum Road, Ravenna, MI. Call 231 853- 5738 Facebook or visit us at ravennaauction com
TACK AUCTION: 3rd Saturday of each month, 5pm start. Longhorn Auction Service, 3265 S Slocum Rd , Ravenna, MI. Call 231.730-0353. Facebook: Longhom Auction Service
March 29, 2025: Wayne Co. Tack Swap. Open 11am to 5pm 199 Vanover Street, Wooster, OH. $2 at the door for admission Silent Auction Call or text to reserve your spot 330-8444041 or 330-600-0284
March 29: Foster Equine Barrel Racing Jackpot. Exhibitions 10am - 12pm Minimum of 26 entries per class for money to be added. $5 per run pay at the gate 26236 Smith Road, Coolville, OH 45723.
April 10-13: Equine Affaire, North America’s Premier Equine Exposition & Equestrian Gathering Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 740845 0085, email: info@equineaffaire com Facebook: “Equine Affaire, Inc ” or visit us at www equineaffaire com
OHIO AUCTIONS
ATHENS LIVESTOCK SALES: Sale every Saturday at 12:30pm. Consignment welcome Athens Livestock Sales, 3738 Enlow Road, Albany, OH. Call 740.592.2322. Email: jdbrowning01@gmail com or find us on Facebook.
MT. HOPE AUCTION: Horse, rack, livestock auctions monthly. Mt. Hope Auction, 8076 SR 241 Millersburg, OH Call us at 330.674.6188, email: info@mthopeauction com Find us on Facebook or mthopeauction com
March 16, 2025: The Great Tack Exchange 11am to 4pm Greene County Expo Center Bldg#3, 120 Fairgrounds Rd, Xenia OH 45385. New & Used Horse tack & Stable supplies. 131 Vendor Booths. Booth Registration starts in January For more information: http://greattackexchange wixsite co m/gte1 or call (937)488-2018 and leave a message.
LARUE HORSE SALE, LLC: Hay, straw, tack, and horse auction on the first Saturday of every month. 1059 Richwood-Larue Rd , Larue, OH Call 419.889.9150, email laruehorsesales@hotmail com laruehorsesales com
Indiana EVENTS
March - 5th Annual Indiana Equine Roundup. Clinicians, vendors, ranch rodeo, kiddie corral, beer saloon, more! C Bar C Expo Center, 253 Stardust Rd., Cloverdale, IN. Find us on Facebook: “Indiana Equine Roundup” or visit www cbarcexpo com/ier
SHOW & EVENT DATES
INDIANA AUCTIONS
HAMILTON COUNTY HORSE SALES: 1st & 3rd Saturday each month New and used tack, hay, strawy, trailers, & horses Consignors welcome 22217 St. Road 37 N., Noblesville, IN. Call 317 946 4450 or 317 773 5590 or find us on Facebook for more information.
IILLIANA LIVESTOCK, LLC: Tack, ponies, donkeys, and horse sales held at the Vermillion County Fairgrounds, 325 W. Maple St. Cayuga, IN. Call Clay Norris 574 780 8378 or Cobie Norris 217 260 5696 Facebook “Illiana Livestock LLC“
PALM PARTNERSHIP TRAINING
SHIPSHEANA TRADING PLACE: Horse Auction Fridays. 10:30am tack, 12:30pm horses 345 S Van Buren Shipshewana, IN. 260.768.4129, email: info@shipshewanatradingplace com, or visit shipshewanatradingplace com
TOPEKA LIVESTOCK AUCTION: Hay and livestock auction every Tuesday 601 E. Lake St., Topeka, IN. Call 260 593 2522 or email us at info@topekalivestock.com. Find us on Facebook or topekalivestock com
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR HORSE
Western Dressage Level 4 New Requirements Part 1
Let’s Get Ready to Show & Grow! By Lynn Palm | lynnpalm.com
Untilnow,wehavebeenabletocovereachLevelinone Part ForLevel4,wewillhaveParts1and2explainingNew RequirementsandtheGaitsandDefinitions.Let’sgetinto it!
For the collected walk, the walk must be shortened from warm up (shorter steps is always better in this discipline, than restricting the forward motion) When collected, the rider should always use invisible aids, riding from legs to the hand contact, which will eliminate shorter and quicker steps when training
Flying change of lead The flying change of lead will ideally begin with the sequence of the new hind leg, the diagonal pair and followed by the new leading front leg. The change of lead of the hind and front leg takes place immediately after the moment of suspension without a break of gait The aids should be precise and unobtrusive
Now we are having fun! There is no better feeling than when your horse is doing flying lead changes! Keeping one lead and changing lead without a downward transition to the new lead, we are in change of keeping the same speed!
One must have the skills to position the horse for the new lead, maintain the horse’s correct body position during the lead, when you want transition you must keep your horse straight with the slightest bend in preparation for the new lead, without changing it The lead change is accomplished by your cue for the change of lead with maintaining your horse’s body position during the change to get it with balance, fluidity and smoothness
Quarter pirouette The horse being highly collected for 1 or 2 strides before and then through a 90 degree turn around the haunches in 2-3 strides, maintaining a correct canter footfall
It has been great sharing tips and guidelines for understanding the simplicity of learning (in written format, at least) Western Dressage training from Level 1 to the start of Level 4 Join me on the Journey as we continue!
Grab your Mane Event Tickets NOW before they sell out! **Mane Event Tickets are sold separately from Michigan Horse Expo Tickets. All Access and VIP Passes include Mane Event entry, but not the general MHE tickets. The Mane Event will sell out FAST! We anticipate being sold out prior to the date. To purchase tickets: https://www.mihorseexpo.com/tickets
Join us monthly, bi-monthly or as needed There is no cost to your group and we’ll always have a spot waiting for you!
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HOMES FOR SALE
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10 acre Horse Ranch: A 120'x60' 2017 built arena 4 stalls in the arena and an additional 4 stalls in second barn 3 Nelson automatic heated water hydrants supply 6 paddocks. 160'x90' outdoor arena 7 acres of fenced paddocks 3 bedroom home
Call Peggy Vega 419-572-0658 plvega64@yahoo.com
Wauseon, Ohio (M-2/25)
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MOBILE TACK STORE: $10,000+ Current Inventory 46ft length/complete with bathroom/extra 8ft deck to expand size. 3 new awnings (2 ELECTRIC)/ canvas rooms/ all accessories Ready to sell product and services.
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SPARTA CHEVROLET & TRAILER SALES
We specialize in horse trailers: full living quarters with slideout, to smaller two horse bumper pulls Cimarron, Lakota, Sundowner and Trails West Great selection and even better prices!
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HORSES FOR SALE
$1000 - 17 yr old pony mule purchase/lease only to right home with right of first refusal No-drama perfect backyard pet or companion for an elderly horse. Marci White
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SADDLE/LEATHER REPAIR
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Between Jackson and Albion! Easy access to I-94! Parma, Michigan
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