Hamburg Fairgrounds saddle's up for WNY Equifest

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) - - If you're trying to find something to do this weekend, Western New Yorkers are getting the possibility to read more about the Horse Industry, as the WNY Equifest go back to the Hamburg Fairgrounds.

On Wake Up!, we spoke with a few of the equestrians that took a trip into town for the occasion.

We spoke to Halle Blood and her household, who took a trip in from Pennsylvania to participate in the occasion. They brought her hinny, Molly and her miniature horse, Popcorn. Hear their story in the video listed below:

Kaleigh Marie, brought her 2 horses, Alkimus and Elgin, all the method in from Rhode Island. Kaleigh does liberty training with her 2 horses, who are bros, and she revealed us a demonstration of what they have prepared this weekend. Enjoy the video listed below:

Members of the Double G Ranch and Rose Hill Ranch, revealed us some trick riding on Wake Up! Haylee Jo and Riley Jane demonstrated some of the techniques they're going to display during this weekend. See their video below:

This weekend, more than 100 vendors will return to the fairgrounds, and admission and parking for the occasion is free. All horse enthusiasts, owners, trainers and more are all welcomed to commemorate and learn more about the horse industry. To see a complete list of the scheduled occasions this weekend, click here.

We learned more about a few of the history of the animals, including Grace, who is a 15-year-old stallion that used to reside in the wild. Now, she's a member of the Minteer household at Rose Hill Ranch.

Equifest runs March 18 and 19. To learn more details visit their site here.

To learn more details on the Memorial Day week Rodeo mentioned in the last video, click here.

Hope Winter is a reporter and multimedia reporter who has actually been part of the News 4 group considering that 2021. See more of her work here.