Across the United States, Time to Ride Challenge hosts are creating beginner-friendly events specifically for National Meet a Horse Day, taking place July 22.

Equine professionals will unite with the singular goal of helping new enthusiasts meet a horse for the very first time. Each event, with its own unique themes and activities, is created to attract anybody and everybody interested in discovering horses.

“Time to Ride wanted to create one exciting day that focuses entirely on the importance of introducing new people to horses,” said Time to Ride marketing manager Christie Schulte. “The mission of the challenge is to increase accessibility to the horse industry. National Meet a Horse Day is a celebration of the amazing hosts nationwide who are working hard to grow their local horse communities, and we invite all stables, events, and groups to join us. What better way to share our love of horses?”

For the last four years, Meet a Horse Day has been a benchmark date for the Time to Ride Challenge, as the single day when the greatest number of new people are introduced to horses. This year promises to be no different, and hosts nationwide are gearing up for aspiring horse enthusiasts to come participate in their beginner-friendly events