Don't Miss UConn Horse Auction, Tack Sale

The UConn Horse Auction is Saturday, April 27; preview, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Horsebarn Hill Arena, Storrs. Vendors, tack, equipment sale.

G.M. Thompson and Sons will also be at this year's auction offering up something special.

New England Morgan Horse Regional Show

New England Morgan Horse Regional Show, Monday, July 25 to Saturday, July 30, Northampton, Mass. For information call Fred Nava, (781) 585-9006.

Equine Affaire, November in Massachusetts

People love horses. This hands-on event was held at CCC Feeds in Connecticut.

Equine Affaire is Nov. 11 through Nov. 14, at ESE fairgrounds, West Springfield, Mass.

Visit hundreds of equine-related retailers, manufacturers, service providers, associations, and organizations, plus acres of informative exhibits featuring equine products and services ranging from tack, riding apparel, artwork, gifts, grooming supplies to fencing, stalls, barns, farm equipment, and horse trailers.

In the barns are representatives of individual breeding farms and training stables to discuss horses for sale, stallions at stud, riding lessons, and training and boarding facilities.

Open to adult riders of all disciplines and horses of all breeds, Equine Affaire’s Versatile Horse & Rider Competitions are fast-paced events in which horse and rider teams race through obstacle courses at top speeds while being judged on their horsemanship skills. The prizes include $5,500 in cash, saddles, equipment and more.

Equine Affaire, Inc. was founded by Eugenia Snyder in 1993, and the first event was held in Ohio, 1994. Since then, it has expanded to include Massachusetts and California.