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My favorite time of year: The Ohio State Fair

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The 12 days of the Ohio State Fair are my favorite days of the year. Of course everyone has their own reasons to visit the fair but as I’m sure you can guess, I LOVE the horse show.

I’ve attended the fair every year of my life, and there were times when the fair was 17 days long that I attended everyday. Nowadays, I usually attend during the draft horse show. I have friends that show plus I just love to watch those horses stomp around the arena with their harness chains rattling. What a rush!

When the fair was reduced to 12 days several years ago, many competitions started to be held before the actual fair opened. This week, I decided to attend some of those shows.

While I was on the grounds, I decided to take a quick tour to see how fair displays were coming together in preparation for the fair. I have included in this blog some pictures of the activities taking place on the grounds to ready the fair for visitors. I hope they get you in the mood to visit the fair July 25-Aug. 5. I can hardly wait!

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Author: Kim Lemmon

Kim Lemmon has been a member of the Ohio’s Country Journal staff since 1999. She is currently the manager editor. This position requires her to position the advertisements and articles in each issue. She also is required to write a weekly blog and oversee the “Horse Sense” section of the paper.

Kim graduated from The Ohio State University in 1999 with a major in Agricultural Communications and a minor in Equine Science. Kim and her husband, Mark, reside in Morrow County.

The Lemmons currently own a Percheron mare and several mini horses. They raised pygmy goats for several years, and although they no longer own or breed goats they have several friends that still do so they manage to still stay fairly active in that portion of the livestock industry.

Kim has owned horses since she was a child and has been involved in many aspects of the horse industry since that time. From 2002 until 2010, Kim operated her own riding lesson program that included coaching 4-H members, adults and a college equestrian program. She is also a former 4-H horse judge.

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  1. Julie

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    I am looking forward to visiting the Ohio State Fair this year. I haven’t been to one since 1988! My family shows Belgians and will be involved in the draft horse shows. You are right, it does give you chills to hear their feet and the rattling of the harnesses.

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