With Halloween in two days, people all around the world are preparing for Halloween-themed festivities. While some individuals enjoy Halloween at home, many others attend Halloween-themed gatherings. The Equine Studies Department at West Virginia University hosted one such Halloween event which included the participation of the Equestrian community.

Horses were integrated into the Halloween-themed event. It included four horses participating in the 2.5-hour event. The 40 student and community volunteers contributed to the event’s resounding success, which attracted over 3000 visitors, and a lot of candy was circulated. The event, which included horses and had a Halloween theme, attended to the interests of most.

Equestrian Halloween extravaganza delights community

The Equine Studies department organized the event, which was overseen by Professor Crystal Smith. When questioned by 12 News about the significance of arranging such an event, she responded, “People don’t know what goes on at WVU. They have kind of their one idea of what WVU does for the community, and so, although this farm is open for horse shows and other community events, it’s a way to bring people that aren’t either involved in the horse industry or involved in agriculture onto the farm and introduce them to our students and our horses and kind of show them what they do.”

The four horses who participated were costumed as characters; with one horse dressed as Mario and assisted by students dressed as Luigi and Princess Peach. Another horse costumed as Batman was assisted by Catwoman and Wonder Woman. The Grinch and Cindy Lou Hoo assisted the third horse, which was outfitted with a Christmas theme. The final one was dressed as Barbie and assisted by students dressed as Ken and Barbie.

The event included games for children as well as the customary trick-or-treating. The organizers had anticipated a large crowd after seeing a footfall of 1,000 people at one of their signature community events. The event, however, exceeded their expectations with almost 3000 attendees. The event was open to the public and free of charge, although attendees contributed in a variety of ways.

Charitable success: the Halloween event concludes

The event raised around 750 dollars for non-profit organizations such as the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department and the American Youth Horse Council Student Leader of the Year Award. The guests also gave a large amount of canned food and supplies, which will benefit the student food bank.

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The event was a huge success, with both horse lovers and Halloween enthusiasts flocking to participate in the interactions. The youngsters that came had a terrific time since they could participate in typical Halloween activities while also interacting with horses. It was amazing to watch the horses work together with the students to dress up and socialize.

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