Scone Horse Festival

Every year, the Upper Hunter Valley town of Scone, Australia's Horse Capital, hosts the Scone & Upper Hunter Horse Festival, we are yet to attend the Festival, however have it on our ever extending 'To Do List'!

Official Programme of the Scone Horse Festival - photo by Katrina Partridge

The Festival has entered it's 3rd decade of celebrating the horse, in an area of Australia where Horses and Horse Industry play a part in the lives of many.

This year the festival runs from Thursday 28 April - Sunday 15 May, the main events of the Festival are:

• Festival Cocktail Party
• King of the Ranges
• Horse Training & Campdraft Clinic
• Scone Equine Hospital  Festival Parade
• Grammar School Fete
• Busking Competition
• Charity Rodeo
• Horse Sports
• Calcutta
• Gala Day
• Scone Cup
• B & S Ball
• Picnic By The Lake

For more information visit the Festival website - http://www.horsecapital.com.au/festival/  or download the Festival booklet (PDF).

We're hoping to get along to some of the festivities, at the very least, we will be attending the Scone Races on 14 May.