4-H Horse Shows

Saturday Aug 6th

The 4H Horse Show exhibits multiple ages, classes, and disciplines of riding and horsemanship. Competitors show off their grooming skills, poise, and knowledge in showmanship followed by bareback, trail classes, western riding, english riding and hunter equitation over fences.

The 4H Working Ranch Horse show exhibits categories that relate to real life cattle ranching skills including: dummy roping, how to track a cow, sorting and penning cattle and roping heads and heels.

Basin Barrel Racing Association

Sunday Aug 7th @ 10am

Open Class, bring your horse to compete in this event! $5 for time only Barrels and Poles, $25 for open Barrels, $20 for open Poles, $15 for 13 and under barrels. Register and pay at the gate.

Pig Wrangling

Monday Aug 8th @ 7pm

Family fun for all ages! The event takes place in a round pen filled with wet mud. A pig is turned loose in the pen with a barrel set in the middle. The object is for a 4-person team to catch the pig and then place the pig in the barrel, caboose first in less than a minute. Rules of the event prohibit anything or action which may cause harm to the pig. The barrel is partially filled with bedding padding the piggy’s landing in the barrel. Accepting 40 teams.

Beginner Shooting clinics will take place June 25-26th 10am-2pm. Contact Lisa @ 307-880-6649 for more info!

Open Class

Share your talents and show off your creations!

$50 cash prizes …for Best use of Fair Theme in Painting, Drawing and Creations. Judged and sponsored by the Fair Board.

Drop off: Tuesday Aug 9th Noon - 7pm

Judging: Wednesday Aug 10th 8am - 12pm

Mountain High Mounted Shooters

In the spirit of the soldier and cowboy, one organization, the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) was created in the mid-1990s for equestrians and cowboy action shooters to participate in a competitive shooting sport while riding horseback. The Mounted Shooters of America was formed in 2000 and may belong to either or both associations.

Mounted shooting requires competitors to use single-action revolvers, lever-action rifles chambered in pistol calibers, and side-by-side double-barreled shotguns. Single action semi-automatic firearms, also known as self-cocking firearms, are also allowed in special military cavalry and Wild Bunch events (named after the 1969 Western movie of the same name that used more modern firearms). In general, firearm designs and the modern replicas used in the sport are of the pre-1900 American West and Military eras.

All events, whether for Old West living history or shooting competitions, are directed by a certified mounted range officer who must be knowledgeable of firearm safety, event organization, and horsemanship. The direction of a mounted range officer helps to ensure the safety of the competitor, spectators and volunteers at all events.
Classes: Age 11 and under (may choose to shoot if qualified). Age 12–16 Junior boy or girl. Age 16 plus Men's, Ladies or Senior Men's, Senior Ladies. Age 55 plus Men's, Ladies or Senior Men's, Senior Ladies.

Mounted shooting uses black powder theatrical blanks with no bullet. Companies such as Western Stage Props, Buffalo Blanks, Circle E Blanks, Lonesome Pine, and Whitehouse Blanks manufacture certified ammunition for competition. These blanks were originally used in movie production and on the theatrical stage so that flame and smoke can be seen from the muzzle of the firearm. A slow-burning powder component of the blank can break a balloon target at a range of up to 20 feet (6 m). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_mounted_shooting

Teton Soil Conservation District Farm Tour

Thursday Aug 6th

Horse Pull Free event!

Thursday Aug 11th @ 6pm

Horse pulling goes back to the time when farming and ranching chores were accomplished with teams or horses led by a driver called a teamster. The teamsters often challenged each other over who had the toughest and best team. These challenges migrated from farms and fields to the arena to determine the strongest team. There are three weight classes determined by the team's combined weight. Each team hooks on to a stone boat which is loaded with concrete weights. They pull between two ropes that are 14 feet apart and get two tries to pull the boat 27 and a half feet. Those that pull the distance will come back to pull again with weights of 500 - 1000 lbs added each time. The team that pulls the most weight the farthest wins the weight class. It is a true test of athleticism, conditioning and skilled driving by the teamster.

Fair Rodeo

Friday Aug 12th @ 8pm

Regional cowboys and cowgirls will compete in classic rodeo evets like bull riding, team roping, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing and pole bending. Bring the little ones for the calf scramble and mutton bustin!

Ben Winship, Thomas Sneed, Roy Andrade and Jason Baggett will provide Americana tunes at our Good Olde Summertime Fair Concert. Join us!

Music Concert

To be determined

Thomas Sneed is a mandolin player and musicologist with an interest in American Roots Music. He is based in Alta, Wyoming where he has been the Director of the Targhee Music Camp since 2011. For over 30 years, he has participated in music festivals and gatherings around the world. In 1997, he was a founding member of the old-time stringband, Reeltime Travelers, which became a widely known old-time performance band, which included work with producer T-Bone Burnett on the “Down From the Mountain Tour” and the “Cold Mountain” movie soundtrack. His passion for old music led to friendships and collaborations with National Heritage Fellowship Award winning fiddler, Ralph Blizard (1918-2004) and fieldwork with folklorist, Mike Seeger (1933-2009). He has performed at numerous festivals and venues including the Grand Old Opry, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Kennedy Center. Currently, he performs with New Reeltime Travelers and as a duet with Ben Winship.

Roy Andrade is a musician, producer and teacher who has focused his career on Southern old-time music. He was the banjo player for the popular string band Reeltime Travelers, and has played with a number of other ensembles, notably the New Reeltime Travelers and the Blue Ridge Entertainers. His years of fieldwork have led to the release of several recordings, including the Doc Watson Family box set, Milestones (released 2013), of which he is the producer. During this time he spent many hours playing banjo with Watson at his home and absorbed much of Doc’s banjo style. Roy is currently an associate professor in Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University, the first university to offer a bachelors degree in traditional American music.

Figure 8 & Lawn Mower Races

Open to anyone in the region with an old car and gumption to race!

Saturday Aug 13th @ 7pm