Light Horse Show in Vegreville

Light Horse Show in Vegreville

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

People were treated to the Vegreville Agricultural Society Light Hose Show at Vegreville Agricultural Grounds on August 8 and 9.

Rachel Farr, who is a volunteer for Vegreville Agricultural Society, coordinated the event.

Riders of all ages participated in the two-day event. Altogether there were 55 entries.

There were no more than 80 people allowed per day, and they all were counted at the gate before riders were allowed to participate.

“Alberta Health Services (AHS) restrictions were 200 people per day for outdoor events. So we made sure that we had volunteers at the gate to make sure we were never close to that number. Social distancing signage was posted throughout the grounds. Hand sanitizer stations were available around the grounds.

Also, the trail patterns had to be altered so that there were no contact points for the riders. The show was split into two days instead of the usual three days, making sure junior and senior exhibitors had their own day,” explained Farr.

“Vegreville hosts one of the only open horse shows in the province. Exhibitors were happy to have a place to compete and give their horses experience. We had a lot of our faithful exhibitors and it was also nice to see new faces this year.”

Farr expressed her gratitude to the “amazing volunteers” for making this event happen.