2010 Midwest Horse Fair
Alliant Energy Center - Madison, WI

Horse Fair History:   2009  2008  2007  2006  2005

WDMS will participate in the following at the 2010 Midwest Horse Fair:  

1. Exhibit booth & Breed display:  
        -- Barn #1 - Stalls 1024-1030 and 1063-1069 
        -- Grounds Map

2. Donkey/Mule breed demos: 
          -- Saturday, April 17 - 9:20 a.m. in the Coliseum
         -- Sunday, April 18 - 2:30 p.m. in the Coliseum

3. Breed Education Demo:
          -- Sunday, April 18 - 8:00 a.m. in the Andis Demo Arena
                   by Robin Campbell & participating WDMS members

4. Demo Practice in Coliseum : 
          -- Thursday, April 15 - 1:45 in Coliseum

5. To Participate -  see info below

• Robin Campbell with mule, Clyde
• Danielle Faucett with miniature donkeys
• Carly Hakala with standard donkeys, Black Jack & Sweet Pea
• Jeff Isenring with miniature donkeys
• Christy Johnson with miniature & standard donkeys
• Shania Lebourgeois with standard donkey, Lena
• Katie Maurer with standard donkey, Milton
• Paris Pinney with Appy mule, Maggie
• Leslie Schmidt with mammoth donkey, Mizz Izzie
• Rachael Schmidt with mule, Molly

Please contact Leslie Schmidt for additional information,
to offer your assistance,
or to express your interest in participating with your mule/donkey:

Leslie Schmidt (Westfield):   608-296-4496   theschmidthouse@verizon.net

• Your animal should be a good example of the breed.
• Have your mule/donkey “show ready” when you arrive at the MHF grounds on Thursday. 
• ** This is a 4-day commitment.**
  • Thursday we move our animals in and decorate our barn area and hospitality booth. Grounds open 8:00 a.m.
  • Friday morning the grounds open to the public at 7:30 a.m. and your animal will not be allowed to leave until 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening.
  • Friday, Saturday & Sunday we greet visitors to our area, answer questions about our breeds and participate in Horse Fair events (see participation schedule above).
  • Sunday at 6:00 p.m. we pack up all our decorations and clean up our barn area before leaving. 
• Your animal will need to be well behaved and be able to accept a variety of unusual situations. There are so many things going on that you never know what you may encounter.
• Animals should be willing and able to perform in the Coliseum demos. 
• Participants and helpers who receive free wristbands will need to help out at the hospitality booth for a few hours each day and/or help in the Saturday and Sunday demos. The spectators ask a lot of questions about our breeds. Be friendly, polite and answer their questions the best you can. How you handle yourself and treat the spectators is a direct reflection on the WDMS. 

Participating in the MHF is an excellent chance to show the rest of the world what wonderful animals our longears are!!  If you are interested you can call me at 608-296-4496 or e-mail theschmidthouse@verizon.net  Also, I would suggest checking out the MHF web site at www.midwesthorsefair.com 

Leslie Schmidt                     
                                               WDMS President                                    

Midwest Horse Fair web site:  www.midwesthorsefair.com

Midwest Horse Fair Grounds Map  (PDF file)

Horse Fair History - WDMS at Midwest Horse Fair