FOSH North American Gaited Pleasure Horse Championships, Oct 15-17, 2009

[Teresa B.]

Excitement continues to build in anticipation of the 10th Annual North American Pleasure Gaited Horse Championships to be held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO October 15 – 17th, 2009.  Show organizers have been putting final touches on what they hope will be a fantastic show for exhibitors and spectators alike.
   
The shows boasts a brand new format this year of all Versatility/Sport classes on Thursday, October 15th, Western rail classes and Championships/Grand Championships on Friday, October 16th, and English rail classes and Championships/Grand Championships on Saturday, October 17th.   Organizers hope that exhibitors find this format will make it much easier to enter classes each day specifically for a focused discipline in order to avoid having to change tack and apparel back and forth throughout the day.
 
Classes are offered for Tennessee Walking Horses, Missouri Foxtrotters, Spotted Saddle Horses, Peruvians and Tiger Horses, as well as many classes labeled as Open Gaited Breed. 
 
Also new to this year’s show will be Amateur and Amateur Owned Trained and Ridden Championships and Grand Championships.  Show committee members know that amateur riders and amateur owner/trainers make up a large portion of the exhibitor base, and felt it was time to honor them with championship and grand championship opportunities to showcase the talents of these individuals and their horses.
 
Also new to the NAC this year is an Extreme Obstacle Challenge, a class in which participants will navigate various obstacles as quickly as possible to obtain the best time. 

Returning favorites of the show are the ever-popular Equitheater class in which horse/rider teams perform skits or dances, usually set to music, as well as the Western Parade class, the Vintage Costume class, Speed Racking and the Lead Line riders 6 and under class.
 
The setting of the Coliseum at the Missouri State Fairgrounds provides a perfect historical backdrop for this All-American horse show.  Missouri is the “Show Me” state, and all involved with the 2009 North American Pleasure Gaited Horse Championships sincerely hope that you will let us “show you” a great time in October.