Friends of Panthertown Host Horse Exhibition and Silent Auction Benefit

Friends of Panthertown has announced their biggest fundraising benefit event of the year, the 2012 Bald Rock / The Divide Horse Exhibition & Silent Auction. The event will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 11 AM. to 1 PM at Bald Rock / The Divide equestrian community located on US Hwy. 64 between Cashiers and Sapphire, North Carolina.

This exhibition will feature a spectacular horse show, silent auction, children’s activities, live music, food and family fun.  Admission is free. Parking is $10 per vehicle. Lunch will be available and children are welcome.

Gypsy Vanner colt

Over a dozen different breeds will be featured at the exhibition including Gypsy Vanner horses brought to America from Ireland in 1996. They are easy to train and highly intelligent with a temperament like a Golden Retriever. Originally a Gypsy’s caravan horse, they are now ridden in dressage, hunt seat, saddle seat, western, and bareback. Black and white in color, Gyspy Vanners are truly elegant in their presentation.

All donations and proceeds from this event will benefit Friends of Panthertown and their conservation projects in Panthertown Valley.

Friends of Panthertown is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that protects and maintains the 6,300-acre Panthertown Valley backcountry recreation area in the Nantahala National Forest.