Merial Webcast
For those unable to attend every day of the show, ASHA, in conjunction with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), will be providing the Merial Webcast of the 2011 Kentucky State Fair WCHS, free of charge. Once again, the ASHALive coverage of this year's event will also include class schedules, results and the action from each class inside the ring, all as part of the WCHS online experience. Viewers can access our ASHALive channel anytime during the show by visiting the ASHA Video page.
Class schedules and results will also be part of the WCHS online experience available at www.ashalive.net. ASHA's daily publication, American Saddlebred Daily, which features show results, photos, and various editorial containing news and Saddlebred related activities during Kentucky State Fair, will also be available online. Access the class schedule, results, ASHA news, and each issue of American Saddlebred Daily from ASHALive.
Constant updates, news, information, photos and show results will also be available from ASHA via Facebook, Twitter, and ASHA's new Saddlebred Blog. Also, for those competing in the show, ASHA will draft and send a news release about your participation to your hometown publication. To request a release, just pick up a request form in Saddlebred Center during the week of the show, complete it, and either return it to ASHA staff in Saddlebred Center, scan and email to [email protected], or fax to (859) 259-2742.
Saddle Up a Scholarship
Tickets for ASHA's Saddle Up a Scholarship Raffle, for the benefit of ASHA Youth Scholarships, can be purchased now by contacting Brenda Newell at (859) 475-1461. Any remaining tickets will be available for sale on site at the Kentucky State Fair, during the week of WCHS.
The prize for the raffle is a Shively MMXTreem saddle, signed by legendary saddle seat equitation instructor and MMXTreem developer, Lillian Shively. The saddle will also be accompanied by a numbered certificate. The drawing will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, the week following the World’s Championship Horse Show, and will take place at the ASHA Office.
Only one of these saddles is donated each year, so don’t miss out on your chance to win this year’s prize. A limited number of raffle tickets will be sold at five dollars each, and five dollars is a small price to pay for a saddle worth $3,295! Each year ASHA awards $25,000 worth of scholarships. For more information on the ASHA Youth Scholarships, go to the ASHA website, here. For questions or additional information, contact Brenda Newell at (859) 475-1461, or by email at [email protected].
Meet the Stars of the Show Backstage!
Sponsored by the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA), visitors to the World’s Championship Horse Show and the Kentucky State Fair will have the opportunity to take tours of the stables, pet horses at a meet and greet, and listen and interact with daily speakers. Information and videos about American Saddlebreds and the Equestrian Life Learn to Ride and Drive in Style free lesson promotion will also be available for visitors. This event will begin at 10 AM on Saturday, August 20 and will continue until the conclusion of WCHS on the evening of Saturday, August 27. For more information on this event, contact Kristin Stivers at [email protected].
Youth Activities
Scavenger Hunt
Have you met Nelson Green, Jimmy and Helen Robertson, or Mr. Bill Whitley? Do you know who is this year’s Frank Ogletree Recipient? Have you met the current ASHA President? Now is your chance to meet these horse show “celebrities” and many more. The ASHA Youth Committee is sponsoring a four-day long scavenger hunt. All junior exhibitors 17 and under are encouraged to participate. You will be given lots items to keep as you search for them throughout the Kentucky State Fairgrounds. The scavenger hunt begins Tuesday morning at the Junior Judging area of Freedom Hall (Section 341), and ends Friday at 11 AM. Participants may also pick up the scavenger hunt lists from Saddlebred Center in Freedom Hall any time beginning after the Tuesday morning session of the horse show. All participants who turn in their completed scavenger hunt forms will be eligible for a drawing for a FLIP VIDEO CAMERA! Come to the Junior Judging area on Tuesday morning of WCHS and begin the hunt of a lifetime!
Golf Cart Decorating Contest
Don’t Ride Around at Louisville in a Plain Jane Golf Cart! Decorate your golf cart and enter the ASHA Youth Golf Cart Decorating Contest. Golf Carts will be judged Thursday afternoon by members of the ASHA Youth Committee. The judges will travel to your barn’s location to judge your golf cart. Prizes will be awarded in these categories:
- BEST HORSE THEME
- GLITZIEST
- HOME BARN THEME (I.E. GREY RIDGE FARM)
- REGIONAL THEME (I.E. GEORGIA PEACHES)
- YOUR HORSE’S NAME (I.E. A SILVER CHARM)
- HOLIDAY THEME
- ZANIEST
- ASHA YOUTH GROUP NAME THEME
- OCCUPATION THEME
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ANIMAL THEME (OTHER THAN HORSE)
Entry forms will be located in Saddlebred Center in Freedom Hall, in the Horse Show Office, or, upon request, an entry form can be emailed to you by Germaine Johnson ([email protected]) before the week of WCHS. The entry fee is $20 per golf cart, and forms should be turned in at Saddlebred Center in Freedom Hall during WCHS, or can be mailed to Brenda Newell, at [email protected]. Proceeds from this event benefit ASHA Youth. Golf cart drivers must have a valid driver’s license, but any youth may participate in the decorating contest.
ASHA Youth Junior Judging
Once again, we are pleased to have USEF as a sponsor of our ASHA Junior Judging Contest. ASHA Junior Judging sessions will be held during the Tuesday and Friday morning sessions of WCHS. Junior Judging will take place in section 341, rows J and L, and packets will be distributed to participants by Junior Judging monitors when they arrive to participate. Ribbons are awarded in two age divisions, 13 & under and 14-20. The first place winner in the 13 & under division will be awarded a complete English show bridle donated by Fennell’s Horse Supply of Lexington, Kentucky, and the first place winner in the 14-20 division will receive a custom framed print, signed and numbered, by James Crow. Placings second through eighth will receive prizes donated by USEF.
Ice Cream Social
An ice cream social, sponsored by USEF, will be held for youth participants from all the above activities from noon until 2 PM during Friday's afternoon session. The ice cream social will take place in the ASHA Suite, E2, in Freedom Hall.