{"id":3259,"date":"2023-07-26T12:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:42:54","slug":"morgan-horse-farm-vermont-day-august-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/morgan-horse-farm-vermont-day-august-5\/","title":{"rendered":"August 5 is Morgan Horse Farm Vermont Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3262\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/07\/Morgan-Horse-Vermont-Day.jpg?resize=525%2C295\" alt=\"A woman is riding a brown Morgan horse in a fenced field while another woman holds a long lead to the horse's reins.\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/07\/Morgan-Horse-Vermont-Day.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/07\/Morgan-Horse-Vermont-Day.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/07\/Morgan-Horse-Vermont-Day.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Emily Baker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cals\/morganhorsefarm\">UVM Morgan Horse Farm&#8217;s<\/a> Vermont Day is just around the corner! Join them on Saturday, August 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for their signature annual open house event. This wonderful event features demonstrations of the Morgan horse&#8217;s versatility, utility, and training progression. The farm is located at 74 Battell Drive in Weybridge, VT.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Vermont Day Schedule<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px\">\n<li>10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. &#8211; Horse presentations in the outdoor arena.<\/li>\n<li>12 to 2:00 p.m. &#8211; Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the spacious grounds and watch the mares and foals frolic in the outdoor arena.<\/li>\n<li>12:30 p.m. &#8211; Coloring pages for kids and back by popular demand, kids can color their own paper stick horse and compete in a hobby horse judging competition.<\/li>\n<li>After 12:30 p.m. &#8211; Visit the educational displays and the gift shop.<\/li>\n<li>1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. &#8211; Guided tours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Admission is free!<br \/>\nThis event is rain or shine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UVM Morgan Horse Farm&#8217;s Vermont Day is just around the corner! Join them on Saturday, August 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for their signature annual open house event. This wonderful event features demonstrations of the Morgan horse&#8217;s versatility, utility, and training progression. The farm is located at 74 Battell Drive in Weybridge, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/morgan-horse-farm-vermont-day-august-5\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;August 5 is Morgan Horse Farm Vermont Day&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7974,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,53],"tags":[16,64],"class_list":["post-3259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cals","category-programs","tag-asci","tag-morgan-horse-farm"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1732,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/uvm-morgan-horse-farm-to-host-vermont-day-on-august-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":3259,"position":0},"title":"UVM Morgan Horse Farm To Host &#8220;Vermont Day&#8221; on August 6","author":"CALS Communications","date":"June 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Save the date for Vermont Day at the UVM Morgan Horse Farm, taking place on Saturday, August 6 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Held annually, the event features demonstrations of the Morgan horses versatility as a performance horse in the morning, petting opportunities at lunch and educational activities in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CALS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CALS","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/cals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Morgan horse with a second horse and barn in the background","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/06\/2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/06\/2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/06\/2-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/06\/2-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3474,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/uvm-morgan-horse-farm-haunted-barn-event\/","url_meta":{"origin":3259,"position":1},"title":"Don&#8217;t Miss the UVM Morgan Horse Farm Haunted Barn Event","author":"CALS Communications","date":"September 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Attention thrill-seekers and paranormal enthusiasts! 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