We would like to thank Stone Horses® for sponsoring the Celebrity Horse Showcase located within the Youth Pavilion in the Celeste Center

Horses on display at the 2009 event will include:

Rich In Dallas is one of the horses that played "Seabiscuit" in the movie by the same name.

Rich In Dallas played the role of Seabiscuit when Red Pollard (played by Tobey Maguire) asks trainer Tom Smith (played by Chris Cooper) how far he should run the horse. Smith replies “‘Til he stops” and you see the horse and rider run through the woods, over a bridge, and across a field. He currently resides in Woodridge Farm in Virginia and is cared for by Paul and Kelly Linn.

For more information about Rich In Dallas, visit www.theexcellerfund.org.

Peruvian Stallion

&
Hercules

Owned by
Carole Fletcher of Singin' Saddles Ranch

Carole Fletcher has 40 years of experience has a horse trainer, performer, author, clinician and entertainer.  She has performed  at thousands of fairs, festivals, top equestrian events, charities as well as on TV.  Her books, Trickonometry and Advanced Trickonometry as well as her DVD Series are guides to her methods of employing positive reinforcement to create a wonderful relationship with horses and keep them learning. 
ERB Magnifico has had a Breyer Model Horse made of his likeness. He was trained by Carole as a high school horse that dances, bows, poses on a pedestal, and much more.
Hercules is a AMHA mini stallion who is 28" tall. He is a trick and therapy horse that performs in hospitals, fairs, festivals, schools, and libraries in sneakers and a ballcap! A dog, Fleabiscuit, rides him!

For more information about Singin'Saddles Ranch, visit www.trickhorse.com.

5-year-old Georgian Grande Gelding

Owned by
Bonny Barry-Pullen of Carousel Farms

Baron Von Vendavel is a stunning 17’3 hand, six-year-old Georgian Grande gelding.

The Georgian Grande is the blending of the American Saddle-Bred with the draft or Friesian. It carries itself with an attitude that eludes description, some call it “presence, class or style,” but this superior air distinguishes every movement of the Georgian Grande.

Truly a beautiful animal, “Val” is undefeated in the Open Halter Division in 2007 and 2008. Halter Division is the beauty pageant of the horse show world and is a very appropriate class for this elegant and flashy animal. This horse has been volunteering at numerous charity events throughout Louisiana but his main claim to fame has been his ability to put smiles on the faces of sick and terminally ill children. Val seems to have a special gift in making children forget about their pain and enjoy life at that moment.

Val’s figurine for Stone Horses® will be introduced along with Val in the Celebrity Horse Showcase at Equine Affaire in Ohio. He will also be seen as a model horse for “Ancona,” a new line of Italian Equestrian Clothing.

Get up close and personal with the horses at the Stone Horses® Celebrity Horse Showcase located in the Youth Pavilion in the Celeste Center. Each horse had a meet and greet session - check the Clinic & Seminar Schedule for details!