March 2023 Issue

The News East Coast Horse Owners Need To Know OUR TH YEAR 199 - PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 280 LANC., PA 17604 Vol. 30 No. 2 March 2023 (Continued on page 17) The world of all things horses returns to the 25-acre climate-controlled Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PAMarch 2-5. Horse World Expo, the east coast’s largest and best attended equestrian expo, features four days of non-stop education, en- tertainment and shopping. Scores of horses of all breeds and types and leading equestrian clinicians and entertainers draw tens of thousands of horse enthusiasts from across the eastern United States and beyond. Horse World Expo is two events in one. The Expo features regional, national and interna- tional clinicians covering almost every topic of interest to horse owners and enthusiasts, com- petitions and presentations by With World Class Shopping, Exciting Competitions, Family Entertainment, Top Clinicians & Theatre Equus Horse World Expo Celebrates 20 Years! regional horses and riders and one-stop, unparalleled shopping with everything imaginable for horses, riders and horse lovers… all in one huge, heated building. Theatre Equus, AMusical Equine Revue , is a professionally choreographed and scripted show in which humans and horses part- ner to perform remarkable feats of daring and beauty. Theatre Equus is held the evenings of Fri., March 3 and Sat., March 4 in con- junction with the Expo and starts promptly at 8:30 pm. Geared to all ages, Theatre Equus is an evening of family entertainment starring horses--part Wild West show, part equestrian ballet and part equestrian theater. Perfor- mances by some of the country’s One of Horse World Expo’s featured clinicians is Sonny Garguilo, who made the journey from Brooklyn, NY to become one of the country’s leading equine problem solvers! Meet Sonny and scores of exceptional horse professionals at Horse World Expo, March 2-5 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA. Photo credit: © Michael Stylianos 2022 Inside... Trial date set for officer who killed horse … pg. 49 Matt Palmer: a rare East Coast reiner … pg. 59 Catching up with Guy McLean … pg. 70 …and much more!