Unbridled is Going to Rock Your Socks Off This November!

Canberra’s inaugural UNBRIDLED Festival of Horses, Music and Food is galloping in to Thoroughbred Park on 15 November 2014. This brand spanking new festival has something to offer everyone - no matter your age, shape or shoe size! Unbridled celebrates all that is wonderful about our four-hoofed friends. Even better, the festival is bringing the party with fantastic music and delectable food.

The festival was the brainchild of Greg Nugent, General Manager of the Harness Racing Club. Inspired by all of the successful horse festivals held every year in the USA, Greg decided to bring the idea home to Australia. With the highest ownership per capita of horses in Australia, Greg knew that Canberra was an ideal location for a festival celebrating and showcasing the horse and its numerous capabilities. Greg brought in a crack team (two enthusiastic, highly caffeinated women in a tiny office) and a Committee of equine experts from across the region, and thus the festival was born!

Unbridled 2014 will take place through the whole day, and into the night, on Saturday November 15th. The festival will honour the majestic glory of the horse and all it has to offer - with a multi faceted equine program including performances, demonstrations, workshops and classes run by industry professionals and clinicians. Unbridled celebrates the horse for its pure beauty and its place in our history. But this isn’t just any old “horse fest”. There’s also going to be an impressive music and entertainment program, and a “Grand Bazaar” food and craft market teeming with delicious, enticing and sparkly sights and smells!

The Unbridled 2014 program is going to be packed! The festival will showcase a dizzying array of horse sports and performances, including jousting, mounted archery, barrel racing, horseball, mounted games, horseboarding and a jaw dropping horse spectacular! There will also be demonstrations from a brilliant array of equine experts, as well as plenty of opportunity for festival attendees to get ‘up close and personal’ with a range of horses breeds in the Unbridled Breed Pavilion. The little ones have also been thought of, with the HorseWyse Neigh’bourhood Kidz Zone featuring heaps of hands-on activities, craft sessions and a human show jumping course.

Of course, Unbridled is about more than just the horses! The festival has put together a jam-packed music program which will run into the wee hours of the night. Busby Marou, who are quickly becoming live performance legends in Australia, will be headlining a brilliant musical line-up of established and emerging Australian artists. To round the whole festival off, the Grand Bazaar Food & Craft Market will be overrun with delicious international foods, local and national artists and crafters, and a huge variety of equine gear and apparel.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS ONLINE NOW

Want to be part of the action – literally? Volunteer applications for Unbridled 2014 are now open! The festival is seeking 250 enthusiastic and passionate people to work at Unbridled 2014. Volunteering offers you the exciting opportunity to be involved ‘behind the scenes’ of a fantastic equine and music event.

You can find out more about Unbridled, including volunteering, program releases and more at www.unbridledfestival.com.