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Cowboy Mounted Shooting

June 22 – 23, 2013Watch as men and women sharpshooters try to hit targets while riding by on horses. They use two .45 caliber, single-action revolvers shooting blanks with the blast force breaking the balloons. They compete for most targets hit during the shortest amount of time. 

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Estes Trail Ascent
June 22, 2013
  • 9 am
  • Admission: $30 pre-registration, $35 day of event
  • Ravencrest Chalet and Conference Center
  • 501 Pole Hill Road, Estes Park, CO 80517
  • Ph: 970-586-8191 x 5
  • Sports & Outdoors
A challenging race that starts at 8,500 feet, topping out at 9,085 feet with 1,877 feet of elevation gain during its 5.9 miles. It takes place in the hills outside of Estes Park. Pre-registration is recommended - only 100 runners accepted. The website has all the details.

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Scandinavian Midsummer Dance Festival
June 22, 2013Scandinavian music, dance (performance & teaching), maypole, Viking re-enactors. All ages, wheelchair accessible. 

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Miniature Horse Show    June 26 – 30, 2013Watch competitions and visit the horses. Competition continues until days events have been completed.

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Estes Park Arabian Horse Show
June 29 – 30, 2013For over six decades, Estes Park has been home to one of the longest-running horse shows in the nation: the Estes Park Arabian Horse Show. Held annually during the week of the Fourth of July, the show highlights the beauty and versatility of Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses demonstrated through competitive classes in Dressage, Native Costume, Western Pleasure, Reining, Hunter Pleasure, and many more. Help us celebrate our 65th Anniversary. Also open to the public is a Paint a Horse Blanket, where children ages 13 and under can design and paint a horse blanket. These will be included in a silent auction to raise funds for Hearts and Horses, a local therapeutic riding center