Equine Experience

Equine Demonstrations

Where: Main St above the Special Events Building

Demonstrations will showcase different sport horse disciplines and breed, horsemanship skills, and a miniature horse jumping derby.

Final Schedule pdf, as of 6.18.25

Main Horse Arena

Tuesday, August 12
11:00 – 11:30      Keystone Dressage
                              and Combined Training Drill Team 
11:30  – 12:00    Bear Hill Horse Logging
12:00 – 12:30      Draft Horse Hitch,
                               Spring Mount Percherons
1:00 – 2:00           Handling and Training the Young
                               Horse, Penn State
2:00 – 2:30           Be a Confident Rider
                               Gail & Richard Eichelberger
2:30 – 3:00           Bear Hill Horse Logging
3:00 – 3:30           Keystone Dressage and Combined Training Drill Team

Wednesday, August 13      
10:00 – 11:00      Working Equitation Demo, USA Working Equitation
11:00 – 12:00      Miniature Horses, Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Assoc. Youth Ambassadors
12:00 – 12:30      Draft Horse Hitch, Spring Mount Percherons
12:30 – 1:30        Paso Fino Horses, Rick Shaffer, R & S Paso Finos
2:00 – 2:30          Bear Hill Horse Logging
2:30 – 3:30          Working Equitation Demo, USA Working Equitation
3:30 – 4:30          Miniature Horses, Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Assoc. Youth Ambassadors
4:30 – 5:30          Paso Fino Horses, Rick Shaffer, R & S Paso Finos
5:30 – 6:00          Draft Horse Hitch, Spring Mount Percherons

Thursday, August 14
10:00 – 10:30     Bear Hill Horse Logging
10:30 – 11:00     Be a Confident Rider, Gail & Richard Eichelberger
11:00 – 12:00     Handling and Training the Young Horse, Penn State
12:00 – 12:30     Draft Horse Hitch, Spring Mount Percherons

Equine Exhibits

Where: Equine Exhibits Building, Main Street and West 13th

View exhibits with information about equipment and facilities, equine health and nutrition, and pasture management, highlighting Penn State's undergraduate education, extension, and research programs.

Also, visit the Pennsylvania Equine Council's Learning Station.

More Information

Department of Animal Science at Penn State University

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