Pre-Registration is now Open!!

2012 Festival

WELCOME and THANK YOU for your interest in the 14th Annual Utah Wild Horse and Burro Festival. The festival begins Friday, June 8th at 12:00 noon and runs through Saturday, June 9th. Performance classes begin at 12:00 noon on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday.  The location is a change from previous years.

The primary goal of this horse show is to learn and have fun. Another goal is to give you the opportunity to demonstrate what a wild horse can accomplish when given proper care and training. This is a BLM wild horse, burro and mule show requiring all animals to have a US BLM Freeze Mark and proof of Certificate of Title or Adoption Papers.

8th Annual Wild Horse Festival of Learning will be held the weekend of the festival on June 7-9 at the Deseret Peak Complex in Tooele, Utah. Thirty participants will have the pleasure of working one on one with professional trainers to gets hands on experience with a wild horse. The wild horses and burros that are being used for the Festival of Learning will be available at the adoption on Thursday, June 7 @ 8:00 am. 

For more information regarding the Wild Horse Festival of Learning, visit www.iwhba.org or contact Janet Tipton at 801.554.4431 or iwhba@wirelessbeehive.com.

New this Year:

There are a few changes this year:

  1. Location of Festival – Deseret Peak Complex, 2930 W Highway 12, Tooele, Utah.
  2. 3 New Awards – Middle of the Pack, Spirit of the Mustang, and Sportsmanship Award.
  3. Youth – may ride in youth classes both days for $10.00.

1st Annual Tooele County Wild Horse & Heritage Days:

This year we have partnered up with Tooele County in hosting their 1st Annual Wild Horse & Heritage Days.  Activities include a Horseshoe Tournament, BBQ Cook-off, Demonstrations, Entertainment, Vendors, and more!!! For more information: www.wildhorseandheritagedays.com

Healthy Horse and Burro:

We want everyone to be comfortable knowing they are in the company of healthy horses. A current Coggins test and Health certificate are NOT required for in-state travel, however, for those coming from another state, The State of Utah requires a current Coggins Test and Health Certificate.

Adoption:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will have approximately 45 specially selected wild horses and burros available for adoption.This will include: 5 select halter/saddle started wild horses from the Gunnison Prison Facility, 20 wild horses and 4 burros from the Festival of Learning and 20 ungentled yearling wild horses gathered from the Cedar Mountain and Onaqui HMA plus 4 burros available for adoption.They can be viewed starting Thursday at 8:00 am in the outdoor adoption area north of the indoor arena.All ungentled and halter started wild horses & burros will be available for adoption on a First Come, First Served basis for $125.00, then Adopt a Buddy for $25.00 to qualified adopters with the adoption of a full fee animal starting at 8:00 am on Thursday, June 7th.All saddle started wild horses will be available for adoption on Friday, June 8th @ 9:00 am using the silent bid process with all saddle-started horses starting at $250.00.Contact the Salt Lake Wild Horse & Burro Specialist for more information about the adoption and an application at 801.977.4359 or contact Gus Warr @ 801.539.4057.

Registration:

Show packet includes:

  • Show Registration Form
  • Show Class Schedule
  • BLM Photo Release Form
  • Show Rules
  • High Point Award Sheet
  • Directions to Facility
  • Facility Map
  • Festival of Learning Flyer
  • Festival of Learning Schedule
  • Schedule of Events (1st Annual Tooele County Wild Horse & Heritage Days) 

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. When you arrive at the park, check in with registration at the announcer’s stand inside the indoor arena. Please do not unload your horses until you have checked in. If you have any questions, please call Lisa at 435.979.2838 or email at lreid@blm.gov.

Facilities:

Deseret Peak Complex, 2930 West Highway 112, Tooele, Utah.  We are very excited to a part of Tooele County's 1st Annual Wild Horse and Heritage Days.  Our show will be held in the impressive and spacious indoor arena. The arena holds 2000 people with 250 nearby stalls.   Reminder: the Deseret Peak does not allow any animals to be tied to trailers overnight in the parking areas.  You must use the facility stalls for overnight boarding. See stall information below.

Stalls:

All animals that remain overnight are required to be in a rented stall. Park personnel will be conducting a pre-dark compliance inspection to enforce this rule. Only one animal per stall will be allowed.

Photographer:

This year we will be having two photographers.The indoor photographer is Virginia Eaton with Pawsitively Purrfect Memories.She will be in the arena taking both candid and arena photos at this year’s event.Photos will be available on her facebook page @ www.facebook.com/PawsitivelyPurrfectMemories. For more information call/text @ 801-913-5269, email: pawsitivelypurrfectmemories@live.com; visit web/blog: virginiae-photography-ppm.blogspot.com or Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PawsitivelyPurrfectMemories.

Our outdoor photographer will be Sue Butterfield. Photos can be viewed at www.SueBPics.LifePics.com or you can reach her via phone 435-830-5933 or email: sue@wirelessbehive.com.

Awards:

Trophies and ribbons will be awarded along with special high-point prizes.Awards will need to be picked up at the show.

Sponsors and Exhibitors are Welcome:

All non-profit vendors should contact Gus Warr at 801.539.4057 for more information and an exhibitor packet.All other vendors must visit the Tooele County Wild Horse & Heritage Days web-site for more information at http://www.wildhorseandheritagedays.com/vendors.htm.

Lodging:

There are numerous hotels located in Tooele, UT.

Warm-up Time:

Included in your registration fee is use of the arena. Arena warm-up will be Friday, June 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and Saturday, June 9from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Patterns:

Please Note - All Patterns Are Subject to Change. Normally, trail patterns are not provided prior to the show. However, we want to offer everyone an opportunity to prepare and have fun, so some preliminary show patterns are included in your registration packet. There might be some modifications depending on the judge, just to keep you guessing.

Grand Entry:

Exhibitors are encouraged to participate in the Grand Entry ceremony being held on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Exhibitors wishing to present their state flag or organization flag during the Grand Entry must provide their own flag. Please be in the arena and ready to show/ride in the grand entry by 8:45 am on Saturday morning so that we can go over the order of go and how to proceed.

Stallions/Intact Jacks:

Stallions and Intact Jacks are allowed to participate in the show as long as their handler is 18 years or older. If at any time the stallion or “intact” Jack becomes disobedient, the Committee reserves the right to remove the animal and handler from the show without being liable for compensation or damages.

Volunteers:

We can always use extra help with the gates, barns, parking, etc. If interested, please call Bardee Mills at 801.560.0521.

Pets:

For safety reasons, we ask that you please not bring pets into the indoor arena.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the 14th Annual Utah Wild Horse and Burro Festival!