Walking On Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2016 | Page 12

Industry Info

Equine Affaire Introduces Affordable Ways to
Sell Horses and Promote Stables, Stallions,
and Services in Ohio this April
Do you have one or more horses
that you want to sell—or a stallion,
training/boarding facility, or other
equine service you want to promote? 
What could be a better venue at
which to sell a horse than a centrally-located and well-established
equine facility like the Ohio Expo
Center and a first-class equestrian
event like Equine Affaire?
Yes, you can sell your horse
online, at your barn, or through an
auction, but finding the right buyer at Equine Affaire just might be
quicker, easier, and more profitable.
Tens of thousands of avid horse
people representing all corners of
the equestrian world will travel to
Columbus, OH, on April 7-10 to
attend the 53rd Equine Affaire, and
many of these attendees will be in
the market for a new horse. To bring
horse sellers together with horse
buyers, Equine Affaire has introduced a new element to the event’s
popular Horse & Farm Exhibits area: 
“For Sale” stalls.
Located in the Ohio Expo Center’s newly-renovated Gilligan Complex, the Horse & Farm Exhibits is
an area dedicated to the promotion
of horse farms, training facilities,
lesson facilities, breeding stallions,
and now horses for sale.   The Horse
& Farm Exhibits will be featured
in the permanent stalls in the east
bank of the north half of the Gilligan
Complex—the stalls that receive
the best traffic flow because of their
proximity to the clinic venues, trade
show, and other important features
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of Equine Affaire.  Exhibitors and
horses for sale will be organized in
the barn by breed/type of horse, and
a map of the Gilligan Complex and
Horse & Farm Exhibits will be included in the event program that is
distributed for free to adult attendees as they enter the show.
 Renting a “For Sale” stall. Selling your horse directly to buyers
at Equine Affaire just makes sense. 
You can rent a 10 x 10 inline “For
Sale” stall for just $125 for the duration of the show. With each stall
rental you’ll receive a “For Sale” sign
to post on the stall and a free listing
pre-event on equineaffaire.com that
will include the horse’s breed, age,
gender, name, discipline, level of
training, price, photo, and stall location. “For Sale” stalls may be used
only for horses that are for sale—not
horses brought to the event for other
purposes. Though Equine Affaire
is a four-day event, you only need
to commit to featuring your horse
in a “For Sale” stall for at least two
days and specify your date of arrival.
And, if you sell your horse at the
show, you may substitute another
horse you have for sale in the vacated stall—or leave the show at
your discretion. Horse owners who
rent  “For Sale” stalls will also have
the opportunity to give interested
customers (age 18 and over)  the
opportunity to test ride their horses
in the Ohio Expo Center’s Denny
Hales Pavilion as long as they have
each customer complete and sign
a release form and they submit the

form to the Barn Office. They may
also rent a tack stall next to their
“For Sale” stall(s) for an additional
$75 in order to store their bedding,
tack, feed, and other equipment
while at the show.
 Marketing Your Stallion, Stable,
or other Equine-related Services.
And what if you want to market
your farm, stable, stallion, or boarding, training, and breeding facility at
Equine Affaire?  The Horse & Farm
Exhibits area is where horse owners, stable/farm owners, and horse
service providers connect in person
with customers who are interested
in all breeds of horses and a variety
of equestrian disciplines. Participating in Equine Affaire’s Horse &
Farm Exhibits is very affordable . .
. and the benefits can be huge.  The
fee f