Thursday, June 01, 2000
Horse show looks ahead
Boone County festival possible
By Kristina Goetz
The Cincinnati Enquirer
BURLINGTON — Saddle up.
It's time for the 56th annual Burlington Charity Horse Show.
“If they like horses at all, they'll enjoy it,” said Bob Taylor, an organizer of the event.
The show starts Friday night with qualifying classes, the winners of which will participate in Saturday championships. It will continue all afternoon and evening Saturday, featuring classes for the American Saddlebred, Arabians, Morgan horses and more.
Organizers say this is the last year the show will be at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Burlington. The Horse and Pony Promotion Association, which organizes the event, voted to move it to Turfway Park next year. The association is working with the county and other groups to develop a Boone County horse festival.
“During the past nine months, our staff has been working with numerous members of the Boone County horse community, including stable owners, competitive riders and residents who own horses for strictly recreational purposes,” said Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore.
“We're interested in working with these residents to ensure that the horse community thrives in Boone County. One of their suggestions has been the inauguration of a Boone County horse festival. I think this idea has merit, and we're interested in working with them to make it a reality.”
Other possibilities for the festival include teaming up with the Taste of Boone County event as well as others.
Mr. Taylor said the move will allow the horse show to grow and raise even more money for the Northern Kentucky Easter Seals Center, the organization that has benefitted from horse show proceeds for the last 12 years.
Organizers say 96 cents of every dollar raised goes to support services for people with disabili ties in the Northern Kentucky community and expect about $16,000 to be raised this year. The horse show is the premiere fund-raising event for the center.
Sheryl Willett, director of development for the center, said the money goes to its Share Care program, which helps those who can pay little or nothing for services. “It's a big component of what we do,” she said. “It helps fill in the gaps.”
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