Horsemanship begins Weld County Fair celebration

Cooper Furrow, 9, with the Severance 4-H club, during his first show as a beginner at the Weld County Fair July 22. Furrow won third place participating in Novice Western Pleasure category, which is walking and jogging.

e Weld County Fair kicked o it’s 105 year July 22, celebrating the county’s agricultural roots for the last week of the month.

e fair, at 525 N. 15th Ave, Greeley, ran through July 31.

e Weld County Fair is celebrating 105 years of hosting events and activities exhibiting the agricultural roots of Weld County to the com-

County Fair marks 105 years in Greeley

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Weld County Fair celebrated 105 years in Greeley of bringing agriculture to the community with activities for families, youth 4-H animal competitions, horticulture, arts and crafts competitions, and ending the fair with a rodeo—an array of vendors and a variety of food trucks from July 22 through July 31.

munity visitors from July 22 to July 31.

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More than 100 kids participated in three days of horsemanship beginning July 24, with western classes, ranch horse speed events, and leadline.

Visit the Weld County Fair website for a list of the events https://www. weldcountyfair.com/Home.