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Monday, June 4, 2012

Blowing Rock Charity Saddlebred Horse Show

June 7-10 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show - Saddlebred Show. The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show is one of the oldest horse show events in the country and has been a Blowing Rock tradition since 1923. See the Glitz and Glamour, the Chrome and Polish of the fancy high stepping American Saddlebred.

Find a link for the Horse Show and other local information on the Blowing Rock NC Visitor Guide

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show this Week

July 26 - 31 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show - Hunter Jumper One of the oldest horse show events in the country and a Blowing Rock tradition since 1923. Open to spectators. The Show is held at the L. M. Tate Horse Show Grounds, at the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve located in the mountain splendor of Western North Carolina's Moses Cone Memorial Park, the Pisgah National Forest, and one mile from historic Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

Proceeds from the show support local organizations including the Blowing Rock Fire Department, the Blowing Rock Rescue Squad, and the Watauga County Humane Society, Blazing Saddles - a dedicated volunteer-based organization that provides therapeutic riding for the handicapped - and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Equestrian Events: Tryon and Blowing Rock Horse Shows

June 8 - 12 83rd Annual Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Horse Show Bring a picnic with your lawn chair and enjoy fresh summer breezes while watching some of the finest equestrian competition in the area. Held at The Foothills Equestrian Center, 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon NC.

June 9 - 12 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show - Saddlebred One of the oldest horse show events in the country and a Blowing Rock tradition since 1923. Come and see the Glitz and Glamour, the Chrome and Polish, of the fancy, high stepping American Saddlebred! Held at the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve, 1500 Laurel Lane in Blowing Rock NC.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

86th Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show 2010

July 27 - Aug 1, Aug 4 - 8 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show continues with the Hunter/Jumper competition. The Saddlebred portion of the show was held June 09th - 13th. The Hunter/Jumper portion of the show will be held July 28th- August 1st & August 4th-8th. Steeped in tradition, this event has consistently attracted annual exhibitors from all over the United States and several foreign countries. It has the distinction of being recognized as the oldest continuous outdoor horse show in America. Blue Ridge Parkway 75, Milepost 291 Blowing Rock North Carolina.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: 87th Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

June 10 - 13 Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve, Blowing Rock North Carolina. Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show 86th Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show 2010. The Saddlebred portion of the show will be held June 09th - 13th. The Hunter/Jumper portion of the show will be held July 28th- August 1st & August 4th-8th. Blue Ridge Parkway 75, Milepost 291

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Tryon Horse Show

June 9-13, Tryon Riding and Hunt Club, 289 South Trade Street, Tryon North Carolina. 82nd Annual Tryon Horse Show Bring a picnic with your lawn chair and enjoy fresh summer breezes while watching some of the finest equestrian competition in the area. Blue Ridge Parkway 75, Milepost 390

photo by Mark Lehner Photography

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Fifth Annual WCU Mountain Dulcimer Week

Jan 7-10, LAKE JUNALUSKA NC. The Fifth Annual WCU Mountain Dulcimer Week will be held at the Terrace Hotel at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. There will be beginner, intermediate, advanced, and bowed dulcimer skills courses, Traditional American Folk Hymns, Applications for the One and Half Fret, Ear Training for Dulcimer, History of the Mountain Dulcimer, World Music Exploration, Slow Celtic Tunes, Civil War Tunes and Having Fun with Music Theory. http://www.wcu.edu/5046.asp

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Horse Show with the Clemson Collegiate Team

Oct 31 - Nov 1, Harmon Field, 1 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon NC. Hunter/Jumper show presented by the students of the Clemson University equestrian program. Fence is a 300 acre nature education and recreation center, offering 6 miles of hiking and riding trails. (864) 895-5245

The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.