




Horse Show Party
How to have a kids Horse Show theme party
Have a competitive horse crazy kid? A horse show party is a great way to educated
your guests about show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, reining, combined driving,
Dressage, barrel racing and more. Take the kids to a real horse show competition.
If your horse-crazy kid lives and breathes horses, then it's off to the races to decide
which kind of Horse Show birthday party to have next year:
- Triple Crown / Kentucky Derby Party: A Kentucky Derby Party is a wacky way to
show style with decorated derby hats, funny glasses and fuzzy boa gloves.
Anything goes from elegant tea parties filled with southern hospitality to serious
equestrian theme where guests place bets on a recorded show. So get out the
crystal, linens and china and bouquets of red roses, Horse figurines, silver
trophies and ribbons because it's off to the races. We're willing to bet you'll have
fun with this unique birthday party idea.
- Breyer Slumber party: A Breyer model horse show party is another fun way for
your horse crazy kid to share her passion for collecting model horses.
Amazon also has fun equestrian watches, like the Dressage watch, left for the birthday
kids. Another unique idea for your little equestrian is to create a birthday plaque, right.
It comes with free engraving for just $6.00.
And since they just don't stock what you need for a horse show party at the local party
supply store, you'll need to search online at other places, like eBay. You'll find eBay is
also a great place to search for your Horse show party For vintage finds or items in
bulk (like Horse show ribbons).
Here are some things to search eBay:
- Doll house Horse trophy (these make excellent favors)
- Horse cookie cutters
- Blue ribbons
- Horse show ribbons (you'll find vintage and new selections)
- Horse show stickers (Creative Hands cool foam stickers) and embellishments For
scrapbooks
- Find Horse show ribbons on eBay and place a special one behind the chair of the
birthday kid. They are approximately two feet long with a decorative rosette at
the top. We found several vintage and new Horse show ribbons on eBay For
$4.00- $10.00 in varying sizes.
- Dollhouse horse ribbons and trophies make great favors. You'll find a tiny blue
ribbon for just $1.00 and a horse trophy for $1.60 each. Look also on eBay. Here
is a quality pewter dollhouse trophy, right, available on Amazon.
- Search for horse scrapbook materials and buttons on eBay to accent your
invitations and thank you cards. Search for terms such as: horse-shoe,
horseshoe, horse shoe (yes, all three varieties will yield different results). You'll
also find a variety of horse stickers for favors and invitations. Pictured right is a
horse show board with removable stickers.
Activities for your Horse Show Party:
- Have a horse show of your own. Decorate model horses and figurine, then hold a
mini competition with judging and prize ribbons and trophies. Klutz published My
Very Own Horse Book that not only makes a great gift, but provides a horse and
instructions for making a saddle, blanket and bridle. For the birthday girl, the
Horse Show activity kit, available on Amazon, is ideal and can serve as
decoration for the party.
- Run for the roses. Create a horseshoe Garland of Roses for your horse show
party by cutting a large horse shoe shape (12"-16") and affixing red roses from
a craft store (or creating rosettes from confetti paper). For inspiration or to buy
one ready made, visit PlumParty.com.
- Hold a horse race (computer or model horse). Train own, breed, bet, ride and
race in a simulated horse racing computer game. Download the demo for free
from Starters Orders 3. Here's how to hold a model horse race,
ModelHorseGuide.com shows you the way.
- Set your DVD to a pre-recorded horse race and have guests place "bets" with
Monopoly money and award prizes. Alternatively, have guests pick their horses
from a derby hat (horses featured in the recording) and award the winning
jockey.
- Make room for a groom. Horse owners know that grooming helps bond with a
Horse. Show horses must often have fancy manes For competition. So use this
idea For your pony party and have the girls groom each other with braids,
ribbons, clips and bows. Award prizes For the winning mane and designer.
- Get "board" with these horse show board game ideas:
- A game for 8 and up, Horse Show game by Gamewright, circa 1997. The object is
to work your way up in class and ride for a Blue Ribbon. The game includes rules
for younger players as well.
- Horse-opoly is a great game for kids based on the game of monopoly. Players
choose a bail of hay, saddle, horseshoe, horse trailer, bag of oats, or a boot as
they buy barns and trade them in for stables while trying to become the richest
player.
- Monopoly horse lovers edition by Hasbro lets you wheel and deal your favorite
horse breeds. Traditional houses and hotels are renamed Stalls and Stables. A
carrot card enables you to canter on and collect $200; while an apple card
means your horse refuses to load into the trailer, so you go directly to jail.
Custom pewter tokens include a horse, a horse shoe, apple, riding boot, saddle
and horse trailer.
- Watch a pony movie for a slumber party:
- Black Beauty
- Horseland (any movie)
- International Velvet
- My Little Pony (any movie)
- My Friend Flicka
- National Velvet
- Saddle Club (any movie, but Horse Crazy is a good start)
- Seabiscuit
- Spirit
- The Black Stallion
- The Long Shot
- The Silver Brumby
- The Painted Stallion
You'll find all these selections and more in our horse-theme movie store.



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This article ia by M.C. Nygard,
right, former eBay Platinum
Powerseller of party supplies,
and mother of two horse crazy
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