LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Two Moore County institutions are teaming up again to put on one of Lynchburg’s favorite summer traditions. The Metro Moore County Volunteer Fire Department and the Moore County High School Project Graduation Class of 2027 will present their annual Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association Horse Show on Saturday, August 8, at 6 p.m. at Wiseman Park in Lynchburg.

Admission is $5 per person, with children 6 and under admitted free. Drivers of trucks and trailers also get in free.

The evening features 38 classes, opening with a free-entry stick horse class for the youngest competitors and a lead line class for riders six and under, where every participant takes home a blue ribbon. From there, the card runs through a full slate of spotted saddle horse and solid classes — model, trail pleasure, country pleasure, spotted pleasure, lite shod and open shod divisions for youth, amateur and open riders — before closing with the Solid and SSH championships.

Payback will be awarded. In classes 3 through 36, first place pays $30, second $25 and third $20, with ribbons for fourth and fifth. The two championship classes pay $50 and an engraved barrel head for first, $35 for second and $25 for third.

Entry fees are free for the stick horse class, $15 for lead line, $25 for classes 3 through 36 and $40 for the championships. SSHBEA rules apply in all SSH classes, and all solid classes require Western tack and attire.

Sandy Harris will judge, with Jacob Byrom announcing, Chase Williams on the organ and Jeff Reed Photography capturing the action.

For more information, contact show manager Chris Trussell at (931) 625-4872 or the SSHBEA office at (931) 684-7496. •

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