Great American Trail Horse Festival Friday AOC

6 DOUBLE POINT ACTHA rides in ONE weekend!

Friday AOC “Wizard of Oz” Click Your Ruby Red Shoes 3 Times – You’re not in Kansas Anymore Toto! You’re in search of Toto, the beloved companion of Dorothy, who has wandered off as the terrible storm approaches. You must find Toto before he falls into the hands of the Wicked Witch of the West, or worse, the Flying Monkeys! You’ll encounter several of the characters found in the classic Wizard of Oz Story as you weave your way to the Emerald City. Watch out for the Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Special prizes for anyone in costume as a character from the movie!

Be sure to sign up for the other 5 fun themed rides also!

Hosted by a large group of ACTHA staff members from all over the country.

A fully different trail for each of the three, 8 obstacle CTCs PLUS the 3 coolest, ten obstacle AOCs ever!

Yes, we are serious! CTC and AOC Friday, CTC and AOC Saturday, and a CTC and AOC Sunday!

This is not just an ACTHA event, this is the Queen Bee of ACTHA events and you don't want to miss it.

We know you are excited but grab some mane and hang on because it gets even better. This is WAY more than just a huge ACTHA event. IT'S THE FALL TRAIL HORSE FESTIVAL!

TONS of Vendors, Clinics from well known clinicians for competitors, a Barn Dance, Karaoke, Cash Bingo, Campfire with tall tales, booths with neat info, photographers, tasty food and more!

FUN, LEARNING, AND FELLOWSHIP all in the same place with your horse! What's not to love?

Folks will be talking about this event for years to come. So, why not be a part of history in the making instead of hearing about after the fact and regretting you missed it.

Each day of the festival we will be featuring clinics and performances by a fantastic line-up of nationally renowned equine clinicians. Daily rides are scheduled at different times of each day allowing riders to enjoy the both the trail and obstacle challenges each day (must sign up for each separately), and also be able to fit in attending a number of clinics during the course of the festival.

The Clinicians:

John Lyons - Clinician

Guy McLean - Renowned Equestrian Performer

Michael Lyons - Clinician

Byron Hogan - Extreme Mustang Makeover

Scott Purdum - RFD TV Clinician

Jeff Wilson - Cowboy Dressage

Colleen Kelly - Dressage/BioMechanics

Rupert Issacson & Iliane Lorenz (Horse Boy)

Lee Hart - EXCA

Annie Chance -EXCA

Laverne Schmidt - Reining

Evon Montgomery - 123 Horsemanship

Diane Sept - Dressage/Centered Riding/Gaited Horses

If you do happen to miss your favorite clinician or just can't get enough, be sure to sign up for a private lesson during your stay at the ranch. Clinician fees may apply. Sign up will be available at rider check-in at the ranch.

This event will be held at the beautiful Von Holten Ranch in MO which is near the middle of the country so all may come enjoy and earn double points towards medals!

This ranch has been a family owned farm since 1906! Miles of scenic trails, limited electric sites, limited covered stalls for rent, a guest shower house, and an on-site dump station.

Stall and electric site reservations must be made by emailing [email protected] NOT by just selecting that you will be camping or needing a stall when you sign up for the ride on here.

There will be a judge for each division at each obstacle to prevent back ups at obstacles.

Current Negative coggins are MANDATORY and shoes or boots are recommended.

If you need assistance signing up for this ride, email [email protected]

If you need help finding a place to stop and overnight as you travel to or from this event, email [email protected]

ELECTRIC HOOKUPS AND STALLS MUST BE RESERVED DIRECTLY THROUGH VON HOLTEN RANCH [email protected]

For more info, visit www.actha.us/festival and often which will be updated as we continue to make this amazing event even better. Going to that page and clicking on the arrow beside each of the clinicians names will take you to their website!

PLEASE NOTE ALL TIMES ON THE AGENDA ARE APPROXIMATE