- SEPTEMBER
Through Sept. 2 • Newton County Fair
& Rodeo, 1 mile south of Jasper on
Hwy 7 S. Carnival, tractor pull, ATV
Rodeo, queen's contest, parade, horse
show, livestock show. (870) 446-2270.
Through Sept. 2 • AQHA Bayer Select
World Championship Show, Amarillo
National Center, Amarillo, Texas.
Salutes the 50-and-older competitors.
(806) 376-4811 or www.aqha.com.
Through Sept. 2 • 81st Annual Randolph
County Fair & Livestock Show,
Fairground Hwy 90, Pocahontas. Rodeo
Fri. & Sat. at 8 pm. (870) 892-4325.
Through Sept. 2 • 11th Annual Cowboys
of Color Rodeo, Will Rogers Coliseum,
Fort Worth. www.cowboysofcolor.
org.
Through Sept. 3 • World Equestrian
Games, Aachen, Germany. The world
championships in jumping, dressage,
eventing, four-in-hand driving, endurance,
vaulting & reining.
www.aachen2006.de.
Thru Sept. 30 • Mesquite Championship
Rodeo, Resistol Arena,
Mesquite, Texas. Gates open at 6:30
pm. (972) 285-8777 or
www.mesquiterodeo.com.
1-3 • National Championship Chuckwagon
Races, Bar OF Ranch, Clinton,
Ark. (501) 745-5250 or www.chuckwagonraces.
com.
1-3 • Wrangler Heartland Tour Barrel
Racing, Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, Okla.
(405) 282-3437 or www.lazye.com.
1-4 • 42nd Annual Arkansas State
Horse Show, State Fairgrounds, Little
Rock. Presented by the Arkansas State
Horse Show Association. (501) 920-
3884 or hopkins@cyberback.com.
2 • Cutting Horse Show, Hestand Stadium,
Pine Bluff. (870) 535-2900.
3 • 6th Annual "Run for the Diamonds"
4-D Open Barrel Race in Ruston, LA.
$1,200 added 4-D Open Barrel Race &
Sept 4th, 2006 $5,000 added 4-D Open
Barrel Race. All added money guaranteed.
BBR Approved. Check our web
site for more information, on-line entry,
entries received, past results and more.
Eileen Moore 318-397-2472d or 318-
982-7287n. Bobby Moore 318-366-
4800. www.diamondmarena.com
5-9 • 115th Cleburne County Fair, Fairgrounds,
Heber Springs. Livestock, petting
zoo, horse shows, talent, food.
(501) 362-8959.
5-10 • 108th Annual Johnson County
Fair, Fairgrounds, Clarksville. Horse
show, livestock, exhibits, talent contests,
log-sawing contest & carnival.
(479) 754-2340 or www.clarksvillechamber.
com.
7-16 • American Miniature Horse Registry
Nationals, Livestock Arena, Expo
Square, Tulsa. 417-864-5310 or
www.exposquare.com.
9 • Association of Northwest Arkansas
Riding Clubs Gaited Horse Show,
Marchant Hills Arena. Start time: 5
p.m. Classes for Walking, Racking,
Foxtrotter, Spotted Saddle Horse & Pasos.
(479) 824-3747 or http://anwarcclub.
tripod.com.
9 • NBHA Barrel Race, Foothills Arena,
Clarksville. Start: 10 am. Jackpot:
noon. (479) 497-2688 or www.foothillsarena.
com.
9 • Arkansas Appaloosa Horse Club
Horse Show, Hestand Stadium, Pine
Bluff. (870) 535-2900.
9 • Old Fort Days Dandie Tryouts at
Harper Stadium in Fort Smith 10:00
AM. Girls Ages 12-19 in High School
or College are eligible to tryout as long
as they are not married and have no
kids. You must bring a horse, copy of
your current coggins, copy of your birth
certificate, your school transcript and
parent or legal guardian if under the age
of 18. If you are in college you must
bring a copy of your current schedule
along with your previous grades. For
more info contact Patti at 479-651-8322
or Rodney at 479-651-1818 or by email
at pburrough@yahoo.com
9-10 • Arkansas Championship & Fall
Fling Show, State Fairgrounds Equestrian
Arena, Little Rock (off the Roosevelt
exit behind Barton Coliseum).
Presented by the Arkansas Arabian
Horse Club. (501) 589-3606 or
www.arkansashorseclub.com.
12 • 6pm Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Exhibition, Crawford County Fairgrounds,
Mulberry, AR. Call 479-997-
8381 for more information
13 • Cowboy Mounted Shooting Exhibition,
Crawford County Fairgrounds,
Mulberry. Start time: 6 pm. (479) 997-
8381.
13 • Benefit Barrel Racing, White
County Fairgrounds, Searcy. Benefit for
Jeremy & Christy English. (501) 796-
6460.
13 • Ranch Horse Competition, Crawford
County Fairgrounds, Mulberry.
Start time: 6 pm. (479) 632-2827.
16 • New Mounted Shooters of America
jackpot shoot. Mulberry, AR. $1000
ADDED MONEY!!! 70% payback.
For more information call Bob or Kim
Redo at 479-997-8381or e-mail kimredo@
aol.com
16 • SBS Equine 2006 Hunter Classic
Show, Dacus Farm, just off Highway
141 North, Jonesboro. Schooling begins
at 8 am.; show at 10 am. (870)
972-5130.
16-17 • 3nd Annual Butterfield Stagecoach
Commemorative Ride, Fayetteville.
The most historic ride in
Arkansas, following the 148-year-old
Butterfield Stagecoach Route through
Northwest Ark (route begins at the
Farmer's Coop, 6th St). (479) 587-9944
or www.heritagetrailpartners.com.
16-17 • Truck Blowout Team Roping,
Foothills Arena, Clarksville. (479) 497-
2688 or www.foothillsarena.com.
17 • Association of Northwest Arkansas
Riding Clubs Open Horse Show,
Marchant Hills Arena. Start time: 9:30
am. Classes for Halter, Showmanship,
Miniature Horses, English Pleasure
(hunt seat & saddle seat), Western Pleasure.
(479) 824-3747 or http://anwarcclub.
tripod.com.
18 • EIA Verifier Clinic, North
Arkansas College, Harrison. Sponsored
by Arkansas Livestock and Poultry
Commission. Start time: 6 p.m. Instructors:
Ray Barker, Andy Foster,
Larry Pilkington & Lewis Wray. (501)
907-2400 or (879) 391-3149.
20-24 • 2006 American Eventing
Championships, Carolina Horse Park,
Raeford, N.C. www.useventing.com.
21-24 • Certified Horsemanship Association
International Conference, Marriott
Hotel & CSU Equine Center, Fort
Collins, Colo. (800) 399-0138 or
www.cha-ahse.org.
22-30 • Arkansas/Oklahoma State Fair,
Kay Rodgers Park, Fort Smith. (479)
783-2393, (800) 364-1080 or
www.kayrodgerspark.com.
22-30 • 67th Southeast Arkansas District
Fair, Livestock Show & Rodeo,
Hestand Stadium, Pine Bluff. Featuring
livestock show & exhibition, IPRA
Rodeo & Bullmania. (870) 535-2900.
23 • Tri-State Horse Show Association
Horse Show, Big Step Arena, Benton.
(501) 541-7389, (501) 796-3733 or
www.tshsa.org.
23 • Rafter S Ranch Performance Bred
Quarter Horse Production Sale, Rafter
S Ranch, Bismarck. Selling 120 head of
performance Quarter Horses. Auctioneer:
Todd Tucker. (501) 865-4425 or
(501) 617-3466.
23 • Washington County Fair Open
Horse Show, Pauline Whitaker Arena,
UA campus, Fayetteville. Open to all
Washington Co. residents. No entry fee;
money payback. (479) 824-3747 or
pharrsha@pgtc.com.
25 • EIA Verifier Clinic, Southern
Arkansas University, Magnolia. Sponsored
by Arkansas Livestock & Poultry
Commission. Start time: 6 pm. Instructors:
Ray Barker, Andy Foster, Larry
Pilkington & Lewis Wray. (501) 907-
2400 or (870) 235-4341.
25-30 • 67th SE Arkansas District Fair,
Livestock Show & Rodeo, Hestand Stadium,
Pine Bluff. Livestock show,
IPRA Rodeo, Bullmania (Monday),
Bull Poker, calf scramble, & goat chase
every night. (870) 535-2900.
25-30 • North Central Arkansas District
Fair, Izard County Fairgrounds, Melbourne.
Livestock demonstrations &
competitions, rodeo, demolition derby
& more. (870) 368-4215 or
www.ncadistrictfair.org.
26-30 • 62nd Annual Southwest
Arkansas District Livestock Show &
Rodeo, Fair Park, Hope. One of the
largest livestock shows and rodeos in
Arkansas, plus carnival, arts & crafts &
music. (870) 777-5111.
26-27 • Barrel Racing Clinic With Jackie
Dube, Kennedy Arena, Quitman,
Ark. Includes horsemanship & barrel
racing training. (501) 745-6988, (318)
471-0901 or www.jackiedube.com.
26-Oct. 1 • Dressage at Devon, Devon
Horse Show Grounds, Devon, Penn.
World-class dressage competition combined
with the world's largest open
breed show & international fall festival.
(484) 358-5510 or www.dressageatdevon.
org
28-30 • CCFEA 1st Annual Mule Days.
Mulberry, AR. Halter, Pulling Contests,
Speed and Cattle events. Fun,
family atmosphere. Call Buddy Winborn
at 479-632-2299 or e-mail Carouselfreak@
msn.com or call Tilse Byram
at 479-632-6537
29 • Oklahoma Harness Horse Association
Annual Pleasure Driving
Show, Payne County Expo Center,
Stillwater, Okla. Features classes for
Pony/Mini's, Horses & Drafts.
http://www.insureokc.com/08show.ht
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29-30 • PBR Bull Riding, Saline
County Fairgrounds, Benton. (501)
315-8272.
29-Oct. 1 • 2005 Josey World Champion
Barrel Racing Clinic, Foothills
Arena, Clarksville. One-on-One instruction
w/Team Josey (Ty Mitchell,
Chris Martin & Chad Crider) (903)
935-5358 or www.barrelracers.com.
30-Oct. 1 • Sam's Town Summer Cutting
Circuit, Tunica Arena & Expo
Center, Tunica, Miss. (662) 429-4583
or www.tunicaarenaexpo.com.
OCTOBER - 2 • EIA Verifier Clinic, Dean Hall
Equine Center, Arkansas Tech University,
Russellville. Sponsored by
Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission.
Start time: 6 pm. Instructors:
Ray Barker, Andy Foster, Larry Pilkington
& Lewis Wray. (501) 907-
2400 or (479) 968-0634.
6-Dec. 2 • Lone Star Park Fall Meeting
of Champions for American Quarter
Horses. Fall season post times:
Wed.-Sat. — First live race at 6:35
pm. (gates open at 5:30). (972) 263-
RACE or www.lonestarpark.com.
7 • Association of Northwest
Arkansas Riding Clubs Gaited Horse
Show, Marchant Hills Arena. Doublepoint
show. Start time: 5 pm. Classes
for Walking, Racking, Foxtrotter,
Spotted Saddle Horse & Pasos. (479)
824-3747 or http://anwarcclub.tripod.
com.
7 • Fall Jubilee Horse Trials at Jubilee
Farms, Hatcher Road in Gravel
Ridge. Starts at 7:30 a.m. Free admission.
For more info contact
www.rackensack.ponyclub.org or call
Marian Menees, show secretary, 501-
664-8372 evenings before 9 p.m.
7-14 • Grand National Morgan Horse
Show, State Fair Arena, Oklahoma
City. More than 1,000 Morgans competing,
plus 5,000 exhibitors, owners
& Morgan horse enthusiasts. (405)
297-8938 or www.morganhorse.com.
8 • Association of Northwest
Arkansas Riding Clubs Open Horse
Show, Marchant Hills Arena. Doublepoint
show. Start time: 9:30 am.
Classes for Halter, Showmanship,
Miniature Horses, English Pleasure
(hunt seat & saddle seat), Western
Pleasure. (479) 824-3747 or http://anwarcclub.
tripod.com.
11-15 • National Team Penning
Championship, Lazy E Arena,
Guthrie, Okla. (405) 282-3437 or
www.lazye.com.
13-22 • Arkansas State Fair & Rodeo,
State Fairgrounds, Little Rock. PRCA
rodeo, Livestock Show, 4H Livestock
Auction & more. (501) 372-8341 or
www.arkansasstatefair.com.
14 • Arkansas Appaloosa Horse Club
Horse Show, Hestand Stadium, Pine
Bluff. (870) 535-2900.
17-22 • Stallion Select Futurity, National
Western Complex, Denver.
First annual event combines the Western
International and Stallion Select
Futurity; it coincides with the Western
International reining festival.
(888) 536-1819 or www.stallionselect.
com.
18 • SBS Equine 2006 Hunter Classic
Show, Dacus Farm, just off Highway
141 North, Jonesboro. Schooling begins
at 8 am.; show begins at 10 am.
(870) 972-5130.
19-21 • Arkansas Rodeo Association
State Rodeo Finals, Foothills Arena,
Clarksville. (479) 497-2688 or
www.foothillsarena.com.
19-22 • 18th National Trails Symposium,
River Center, Davenport, Iowa.
Educational sessions, mobile workshops,
exhibits, recreational opportunities
& more. (530) 547-2060 or
www.americantrails.org.
20-22 • Mid South Quarter Horse
Breeders Futurity & AQHA Shows,
AgriCenter Show Place Arena, Cordova,
Tenn. (outside Memphis).
www.midsouthqhbreeders.com.
20-22 • Parelli Natural Horsemanship
Clinic, Double Diamond T Ranch,
Winslow, Ark. 3-Star Parelli-endorsed
instructor Don Knapp. (479) 634-
3433 or (479) 263-8027.
21 — Arkansas River Valley Quarter
& Paint Horse Breeders Association
Production Sale, Hurley’s Arena,
Clarksville. Sale starts at noon. (479)
885-6680 or (479) 997-8395.
21 • Saddle Up For St. Jude. Wynne.
Village Creek is offering a great opportunity
for horse owners to ride the
scenic beauty of the park and raise
money that will benefit children from
all over the world. This great event
features a 15-mile ride, free lunch,
auction, dinner and live entertainment.
Monies raised from the event
will build an endowment fund to ensure
St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital’s continued effort in research
and treatment of childhood
catastrophic diseases. Horse camping
and stalls are available (reservations
required) for those wishing to stay for
the weekend. Negative Coggin’s required.
For more information, call
Village Creek State Park at 870-238-
9406.
21-22 • Arkansas High School Rodeo,
Parson's Stadium, Springdale.
http://parsonsstadium.com.
22-29 • US Team Roping Championships,
State Fair Arena, Oklahoma
City. The best in team roping, from
the US & Canada, compete for more
than $3 million. (405) 297-8938 or
www.ustrc.com.
27 • World's Greatest Roper, Lazy E
Arena, Guthrie, Okla. New concept:
25 world-class ropers compete in calf
roping & team roping for a chance at
$70,000. (405) 282-3437 or
www.lazye.com.
27-Nov. 4 • World Championship Appaloosa
Show, Will Rogers Memorial
Center, Fort Worth. (208) 882-5578
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www.appaloosa.com/WorldShow.sht
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27-28 • Brotherhood of Working Farriers
Association Annual Convention,
Farriers’ National Research Center &
BWFA Headquarters, LaFayette, Ga.
Demonstrations & specialty shoeing,
hands-on workshops, vendor marketplace
& more. (706) 397-8047 or
www.bwfa.net.
28-29 — Hog Wild Classic Paint-ORama
and Futurity, Hestand Stadium,
Pine Bluff. Sponsored by Arkansas
Paint Horse Club. (501) 556-5918,
(501) 605-3483 or www.arkansaspainthorseclub.
com.
NOVEMBER
4 • Jackson Fall Horse Market 10 am,
Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson,
MS. For more information Tom
or Suzy McBeath 601-656-7034 or
601-650-9438 or email mcbeathsales@
aol.com
4 • Breeders' Cup World Championships,
Churchill Downs, Louisville,
Ky. Eight races, culminating in the $5
million Breeders' Cup Classic. (859)
223-5444 or www.breederscup.com.
4-18 • World Champion American
Quarter Horse Show, State Fair Arena,
Oklahoma City. More than 3,000
horses, 7,000 exhibitors, grooms &
owners for 15 days of competition.
(806) 376-4811 or www.aqha.com.
23-Dec. 2 • 2006 NRHA Futurity and
Adequan® North American Affiliate
Championship Show, Oklahoma State
Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City.
More than 1,200 horses & 1,000 exhibitors
competing for a total purse
and prizes totaling over $1.4 million;
plus three special reining horse sales,
intercollegiate judging contest, &
65,000 spectators. (405) 948-6700 or
www.nrha.com.
26-Dec.17 • NCHA World Championship
Futurity, Will Rogers Memorial
Center, Fort Worth. (817) 871-8150
or www.nchacutting.com.
DECEMBER
5-9 • World Championship Barrel
Racing Futurity, State Fairgrounds,
Oklahoma City, OK. Over 1,000
world-class barrel racers compete for
$500,000. 405-297-8938 or www.visitokc.
com.
29- Jan. 2007 • Super Bowl 11 Team
Roping, Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, OK.
Call (800) 595-RIDE or
www.lazye.com/arena.