Mini horses at State Fairs?

[Zarah]

HI all, I’m new here but have been looking at mini horses online as I live in the city and cannot have one.

I did see where Monroe County fair is having 4H members present their miniature horses at the fair in 2019.

Do fairs in your area have this event or have I just not heard about fairs having them? I know the fairs around here are rides and some shows, but I don’t remember any 4H stuff happening.

How is it where you are? Is this normal for a country fair?

https://www.monroenews.com/news/20181125/mini-horse-showing-slated-at-2019-county-fair

 

[chandab]

Many county fairs have 4-H events, but not all will have mini specific events.

 

[Barefootin]

Our Florida State Fair has a lot of different horse breed shows. Sometimes this includes miniature horses. The main places you will find 4-H kids showing their animals(cows, goats, pigs, chickens,etc) are county fairs.

 

[Zarah]

Thanks everyone. I believe there is a county fair that still has animals and home ec stuff over a couple of counties. Neat to know that the FL State Fair has one. Is Okeechobee near somewhere like Tampa or maybe further South like Naples area?

I’m up in North 1/3 of Alabama.

I think I need to call Prattville and see if they ever have mini horses in their horse arena ‘shows’.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

It varies here in Australia, not all fairs seem to have horse events anymore.

 

[minihorse]

That's interesting about Australia where not all fairs have horse events. That seems to be what Zarah is seeing in her immediate area. @Zarah, welcome to the forum.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I think it is mostly to do with a combination Public Liability & horse owners preferring to take their horses to dedicated "horse events".

Welcome to the Forum Zarah