Organizers call expo a success as horse enthusiasts flock to Ranch Murieta
Updated: 1:04 PM PDT May 12, 2019
Emily Maher
MOLLY: -- EMILY: RAISING MONEY AND TO HELP HORSES. TRAINERS WORK WITH MILD -- WILD MUSTANGS IN FRONT OF A LIVE CROWD. THE ANNUAL WESTERN STATES HORSE EXPO DID NOT DISAPPOINT. >> THE ATMOSPHERE IS FANTASTIC. THE VENUE HERE IS FANTASTIC. EVERYONE HERE IS SO NICE AND ITS REALLY BEEN ABOUT COMING TOGETHER AND SHARING OUR LOVE OF HORSES. EMILY: AFTER 20 YEARS AT CAL EXPO, ORGANIZERS SAY THEY NEEDED A CHANGE, MOVING ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST HORSE SHOWS TO RANCHO MURIETA. FOR SOME, IT'S A CHANGE THAT'LL KEEP THEM COMING BACK. >> I REALLY LIKE HOW THEY SPLIT IT UP AND THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE VENDORS AS WELL. EMILY: VENDORS LINE THE ARENA, AS SPECTATORS SHOP OUTSIDE. >> PAT CAME LOOKING FOR SADDLES, SO I KINDA FOLLOWED HIS LEAD ON THAT. HE HAS A NEW HORSE, SO HE HAS NEEDS THERE. EMILY: THE FOUR-DAY EXPO IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE A DAY. TRAFFIC CONES AND SIGNS ON HIGHWAY 16 POINT DRIVERS WHERE TO GO. CARS AND TRUCKS BACKING UP A THE INTERSECTION OF MURIETA PARKWAY AND HIGHWAY 16, BUT MOVING ALONG WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN. A WAIT HORSE LOVERS SAY, IS WORTH IT. >> SHE IS A BEAUTY QUEEN. EMILY: HORSES ENJOY TIME WITH THEIR OWNERS, AS THEY GET READY TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS. >> TO HAVE AN ANIMAL WORK FOR YOU OUT OF CHOICE AND OUT OF TRUST AND OUT OF RESPECT IS SOMETHING REALLY MAGICAL. EMILY: EVENTS TOMORROW START A 9:00 A.M., WRAPPING UP AROUND
Sunday marks the last day of the Western States Horse Expo at the Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center.The event is being held there for the first time after two decades of being hosted at Cal Expo."It feels much more like a place that a horse owner would come to," said Patrick Godwin, who attended the expo.Saturday's events included a fundraiser for All About Equine, a nonprofit organizer that raises money to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home horses. KCRA 3's Tamara Berg emceed the event.As horse lovers helped raise money, trainers worked with wild mustangs in front of a live crowd."The atmosphere is fantastic," said Alycia Burton, an equine clinician from New Zealand. "Everyone is so nice, and it's really (been) about coming together and learning and sharing the love of horses."After 20 years at Cal Expo, organizers said they needed a change and moved one of the nation's largest horse shows to Rancho Murieta.The four-day event is expected to attract about 10,000 people a day, according to organizers.Traffic cones and signs on Highway 16 point drivers where to go. Organizers said they had no issues with traffic problems.The California Highway Patrol helped with traffic at the intersection of Highway 16 and Murieta Parkway.The expo's president said she intends to hold the event at the equestrian center in the future.
RANCHO MURIETA, Calif. (KCRA) —
Sunday marks the last day of the Western States Horse Expo at the Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center.
The event is being held there for the first time after two decades of being hosted at Cal Expo.
"It feels much more like a place that a horse owner would come to," said Patrick Godwin, who attended the expo.
Saturday's events included a fundraiser for All About Equine, a nonprofit organizer that raises money to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home horses. KCRA 3's Tamara Berg emceed the event.
As horse lovers helped raise money, trainers worked with wild mustangs in front of a live crowd.
"The atmosphere is fantastic," said Alycia Burton, an equine clinician from New Zealand. "Everyone is so nice, and it's really (been) about coming together and learning and sharing the love of horses."
After 20 years at Cal Expo, organizers said they needed a change and moved one of the nation's largest horse shows to Rancho Murieta.
The four-day event is expected to attract about 10,000 people a day, according to organizers.
The Equus Masters @HorseExpo getting started. Four trainers will work with four wild #Mustangs as the crowd watches on.
There's a lot trust being developed between these trainers and horses.
Pretty cool to watch. pic.twitter.com/0VPhWepPnS
— Emily Maher (@EmilyMaherTV) May 12, 2019
Traffic cones and signs on Highway 16 point drivers where to go. Organizers said they had no issues with traffic problems.
The California Highway Patrol helped with traffic at the intersection of Highway 16 and Murieta Parkway.
The expo's president said she intends to hold the event at the equestrian center in the future.