The number of horses, and people, is significant. “We'll have about 1,200 horses, and each one of those horses will bring about five people with them. So they're here basically 13, 14 days.

For the past two decades, the Pinto World Championship has been an annual highlight of the fairgrounds' horse show season. This year is no different. With its 6,500 entries from all over the ...

Pursuit of Prizes The Pinto Horse Association of America caters to all levels and ages, including youth, amateur, novice, and open divisions. This year's show features over 700 classes.

Freestyling, a 7-year-old, 1,115-pound quarter horse and thoroughbred mix, is classified as a hunter-type horse within the pinto breed, Altman said.