Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2018/2019

2018-2019 Scenic 395 37 Bishop popular so it’s advisable to get tickets early if you want to go. Every year tens of thousands of people come to Bishop from all over the world to celebrate the mule. The event this year features 14 shows, beginning with preliminaries on Tuesday continuing through Thursday showcasing English, Dres- sage, Driving, Reining and Youth competition. Event finals begin Fri- day featuring the top placing competitors vying for World Champi- onships in all disciplines. The Cham- pionships, Comedy classes, Packing contests and World Class Specialty Acts all take place in multiple arenas Friday through Sunday. Events The events start 8 a.m. Tuesday at the main arena with amateur hunters, green warm-up hunters, green work- ing hunters, green jumpers, bridled warm-up hunters, bridled working hunters, a bridled jumpers. At noon in the east arena, donkeys go through their dressage English and Western style — aka the fine style of performing a specific set of prescribed movements meant to impress judges and audience alike. At 4 p.m., in the east arena II, there’s the Donkey Adult Walk Trot (bubble gum chewing not advised for the participating equines). Styles in- clude: English pleasure, English equine and Hunter Hack. Things go into Wednesday bright and early with hitch pairs and singles super reinmanship shows at 7 a.m. in the main arena, as well as gambler’s choice driving for single mules, teams and donkeys. Ear- lier, in East Arena I, the dressage show goes on for Western Style bri- dled, green and amateur. At 1 p.m., hitch class competitions begin with work and reinman- ship, youth hitch, donkey pleasure driving in working, turnout and reinmanship, as well as youth pleasure driving workman ship for working and reinmanship. The shows continue at 1 p.m. in the main arena with 11 shows in- cluding: donkey English pleasure, Donkey Hunter Hack, Bridled English Pleasure, Bridled Hunter Hack, Green English Hunter Hack, Amateur English Pleasure and Hunter Pack, and Youth English Equi- tation, English Pleasure and Hunger Hack. Wednesday night at 5 p.m. in the Charles Brown Auditorium sees the opening night supper and live entertainment by Dave Stamey with an appearance by Kristyn Harris. Thursday morning at 7 a.m. in the main arena starts off with western riding followed by the "School Days Show," a series of team and steer rop- ing events and barrel racing. At the same time in the East Arena 1, two gambler's choice events take place. Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m., the main arena comes alive with a num- ber of teamster challenges and driving events for mules, donkeys and steers, as well as team roping. The East Are- na 1 will include a number of leadline and jog events. Showmanship and halter events start at 2 p.m. in East Arena 2. Head back to the Charles Brown Auditori- um at 7:30 p.m. for a concert includ- ing Tony Suarci "The Highway Man." Friday, at 7 a.m. in the Main Arena, another set of events occur, including different classes of barrel racing, driving and roping. Reining events happen at the East Arena 1 at the same time. At 9 a.m. in East Arena 2, halter events shine. Friday afternoon, things pop at 1 p.m. in the Main Arena with a bevy of events, including log skidding, coon jumping and races, chari- ot, musical tires, as well as finals including team roping, open barrels, and an individual scramble contest. Head over to the West Track a 1 Continued on Page 38 Continued from Page 36 SUBMITTED PHOTO A scramble during a recent Bishop Mule Days.