Kentucky Horse Park Hosts Festivale of Endangered Equines

Get ready to see some of the rarest horses on earth. It’s the inaugural weekend of the Festivale of Endangered Equines, September 5-7, drawing more than 125 horses and ponies of 15 different breeds. The event is being hosted by the conservation organization Equus Survival Trust and sponsored in part by KEEP (Kentucky Equine Educational Project).

The Festivale of Endangered Equines will focus on raising awareness within the general public and encourage networking among breeders and associations. The exhibition theme, “Celebrate the Differences” is designed to encourage visitors to explore and cherish the differences in these endangered historical breeds.

Admission to the Festivale is included with admission to the Kentucky Horse Park. Activities include an endangered breed pavilion, demos, booths, youth activities, a drill team performance, lectures, silent auction, and clinics with Lendon Gray (dressage) and Muffy Seaton (driving).

A Dartmoor weanling tops the Silent Auction, proceeds to benefit the work of the Equus Survival Trust.

The weekend also includes a very unusual competition, the Stewardship Awards of North America (SANA) with a full array of classes that promise to be educational as well as competitive. The following historical endangered breeds will participate in activities at the Festivale:

PONIES: Dartmoor, Exmoor, Dales, Fell, Highland, Gotland,
Newfoundland, Kerry Bog

HORSE: Akhal-Teke, Canadian Horse, Caspian, Cleveland Bay,
Irish Draught, Lippitt Morgan, Mountain Pleasure Horse

The Equus Survival Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is the only conservation organization worldwide currently specializing in equines. For more information on the Trust or the Festivale of Endangered Equines, please contact the Equus Survival Trust: EquusSurvivalTrust@Yahoo.com Web - www.Equus-Survival-Trust.org

Source: www.kyhorsepark.com