Looking for something fun to do this weekend? 

Check out the ShoMe the Money GO GREEN All Breed Horse Show at the MSU Livestock Pavilion (South Barn). Show starts at 9 a.m. sharp Saturday and Sunday.

Classes in all divisions and disciplines! Halter, Western Pleasure, Showmanship, English Pleasure, Bridleless Equitation, Reining, Trail Classes & more!

MSU Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, MI

4301 Farm Lane Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824

Check out the ShoMe Horse Shows website for more info!

I'll be there. Will you?

This month, the ASPCA filed a legal petition with the USDA to strengthen it's enforcement of the HPA (Horse Protection Act), most specifically against the act of horse "soring".

According to the HSUS, horse "soring" is an illegal training method which "involves the intentional infliction of pain to a horse's legs or hooves in order to force the horse to perform an artificial, exaggerated gait." This is most often associated with Tennessee Walking Horses and other gaited breeds.

For more information and to find out how you can

help in the fight against equine cruelty, Click Here.

Thank you to the 2010 Oakland County Fair for sponsoring the "Horse Sense" blog for June & July!

The annual fair will be held at the Davisburg fairgrounds this July 13 - 18.

As one of the oldest fairs in the nation, the Oakland County Fair has been an educational and entertaining event for Oakland County families since 1880. This year, the fair will offer a variety of different family-oriented events, such as:

Small & Large Animal Auctions, Family Fun Day, Free Circus-3 shows daily, Globe of Death, Racing Pigs, Show Me Petting Zoo, 4-H Farmer for a day, Farmer John, Kids Contests, Bike Giveaway, Animal Exhibits and much more!

The 2010 fair will also feature horse shows in a variety of disciplines:

• Hunt Seat
• Saddleseat
• Western
• Pole Bending
• Dressage
• Reining
• Halter
• Driving
• & More! 

 For more information about fair events, discounted tickets and directions to the fairgrounds, click on the OCF ad at the top of the page to be redirected to the website!