Top 10 Things About QuarterFest, Number 5
April 26, 2009
It just seems right for America’s Horse to salute the efforts of America’s soldiers.
To celebrate the final 10 days until QuarterFest opens with a bang on May 1 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, we’ve launched a “Top 10 Things About QuarterFest” Countdown.
Number 5: Wounded Warrior Tribute to Armed Forces
Army Sgt. Josh Forbess lost an ear and half of his nose, suffered broken bones, extensive burns and smoke inhalation injuries - and he was lucky.
Seventeen of his fellow soldiers lost their lives in the November 16, 2003, Black Hawk helicopter crash. Not wanting to let his injuries stop him, Sgt. Forbess now heads the Army’s Fort Campbell Fisher House Equine Therapy Program. Five years after the tragic accident, he received the President’s Volunteer Service award.
Sgt. Forbess will be a part of the QuarterFest Equine Extravaganza the evenings of May 1 and 2 in the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. We’ll cap the event with an all-American tribute to the nation’s wounded warriors and those who have given their lives for our country.
As of today, there are only five days until the start of QuarterFest: a three-day, education-packed celebration of the horse! That means you’d better get a move on it for those tickets. Don’t worry, it’s not too late to make QuarterFest your destination for loads of horse education and FUN.
Hurry, tickets are going fast!
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