New Vocations will be at Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio once again from April 13-16 with a booth in the Voinovich Breed Pavilion and several adoptable Standardbreds in the ASPCA Adoption Affaire located in the Gilligan Complex.

New Vocations' swag including Standardbred apparel will be available for a donation at the booth shared with Ohio Standardbred and Friends, adjacent to the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association/U.S. Trotting Association booth. 

Ohio Standardbred and Friends are doing six breed demos with 10 horses and riders or drivers:

• Saturday: 11 a.m. Coliseum; 12:45 p.m. Voinovich; 2:45 p.m. Rod's Arena   
• Sunday 11 a.m. Coliseum; 1 p.m. Rod's; 2:45 p.m. Voinovich.   

In addition, there are two sessions in the Celeste Center’s Wahl Demo Ring using a Standardbred to demonstrate "From Harness to Saddle" on Friday at 2:45 p.m. and to explain harness racing on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. A Standardbred will also be available the entire time at the OHHA/USTA booth for petting and selfies.

The ASPCA Right Horse Adoption Affaire in the Gilligan Complex will again offer the chance to meet adoptable horses from a number of regional charities including New Vocations. This is a wildly popular opportunity for attendees to view up to 40 available horses of many different breeds and dig deeper into the adoption process. Many of these horses will be ridden at designated times for potential adopters.

New Vocations will feature a retired Standardbred broodmare-turned-pleasure-mount, from its Matrons of Honour division and three fresh-from-the-track geldings including the well-known war horse Latest Desire (pictured above with New Vocations trainer Bridget Heasley).

“The weather is supposed to be beautiful all four days, so we invite anyone that’s coming to Equine Affaire, to please stop by and see us,” said Dot Morgan, Executive Director of New Vocations.

Click here for a complete list of all the clinics, demonstrations and seminars offered at Equine Affaire this week.

(New Vocations)