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First Appearance for EquiMania! at the 2014 International Plowing Match & Rural ExpoSeptember 2014
In its 101st year the International Plowing match will occupy more than 10 acres near Barrie, in Ivy, Ontario, giving attendees four huge tents full of education and entertainment and plenty of activities throughout the grounds.
The International Plowing Match celebrates the horse’s role throughout history and today with a horse tent dedicated to demonstrations, the Canadian Cowgirls, Dodge RAM rodeo, plowing of course and EquiMania! A cool scavenger hunt will travel through time beginning in the First Nations Tepee, touring next through EquiMania! for tips on how to look after horses and then on to several more stops learning about agriculture through the ages before exiting at the prize station! Did you know – a horse can plow approximately 10 acres of land a day? The plow has been depicted as far back as the Old Testament on Egyptian monuments. In the nineteenth century horses largely replaced oxen for drawing plows as they could pull at a faster pace. By the 1920’s tractors largely replaced the horse drawn plow but many communities (in particular Amish settlements) continue to plow with horses to this day. Visit the education section to learn more and for details about the scavenger hunt. Don’t miss this exciting event sure to please everyone in the family with singing, dancing tractors, labyrinth, antique and historical displays, parades, little sprouts tent, EquiMania! and more. For more information, please contact Anne Arksey Education Chairperson at: 705-734-0375 or marksey@rogers.com |