UPDATE: We are extending the deadline for applications to participate as well as the horse pick-up date to 31 January 2012!
We are very excited to announce our newest event:
Alabama Trainers Expo
Which is a competition in which qualified horse trainers work with a Dusty Trails Horse Rescue (DTHR) horse for an extended amount of time and will compete in the Expo on April 21, 2012 at the Crawford Arena in Montgomery.
The goals of the Expo is to:
- Introduce the public to talented rescue horses
- Showcase the training abilities of Alabama Horse Trainers
- Produce horses who are ready to go to work for their adoptive families and find their forever homes
- Vendors for the shop-a-holic in all of us
- Enjoying a fun day with family and horse friends
The competition is open to any Alabama horse trainer who applies and whose property is inspected and approved.
Coordinator and the Expo organizers will select a pool of eligible horses which will be assigned to trainers by a draw. Each participant will be responsible for picking up his or her horse from its foster home or the rescue no later than 31 January 2012.
When the trainer picks up his/her horse he/she will have up until the competition on April 21, 2012 to work with the horse.
The contest will be judged by a panel of equine professionals. Each horse/trainer combination will be scored on:
- Improvement from initial assessment
- Condition of horse
- Presentation/freestyle
Scores will be tabulated. The highest two scoring horse/trainer combinations will be named Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion.
Prizes:
- Grand Champion: $1500
- Reserve Grand Champion: $500
- Prize amounts may change as DTHR receives additional sponsors
The horses who participate in the Expo will be available for adoption after the event. All horses will go up for Adoption the day of the contest. Horses who are not broke to ride will be offered for adoption for $300. Horses who are broke to ride will be offered for adoption for $750. Pre-approved adopters may adopt and take home the horse after the Expo. If more than one pre-approved adopter wishes to adopt the same horse, they may bid up the adoption fee and the highest bidder will adopt the horse. Adoption applications will also be accepted the day of the Expo but those adopters will not be allowed to adopt until their property is inspected and approved.
Download forms here:
For questions regarding this event please contact us at: AlabamaTrainersExpo@dthr.org