by Jessica Schroeder, USTA Outreach & Membership Enrichment Coordinator

Columbus, OH — Happy Hoofbeats 4-H Club will be hosting an open pleasure and fun show on Sunday (May 5).

There will be a Standardbred class series, which includes a day end award, sponsored by Nonni Hilchey Daly.

The show will be held at the Cumberland Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maine, and is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. There will be raffles and concessions on the grounds.

For more information, including a class list and entry form, contact Wendy Flowers at wflowers@maine.rr.com.

The USTA has compiled a list of shows across the country that have Standardbred classes. Click here to see the schedule.

Since 1996, the Standardbred Equine Program has worked with off-the-track Standardbreds and their owners to educate the general public about the many disciplines at which Standardbreds excel once they are retired from racing.

For more information about the SEP at the USTA, visit standardbreds.ustrotting.com, or send e-mail inquiries to sep@ustrotting.com.