Rescued horses and equine movie stars, along with dozens of clinics and demonstrations, will make for a family-friendly Memorial Weekend at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

The horse stars of the Disney movies Hidalgo and soon-to-be released Secretariat will perform at Northeast Equine Expo at Belmont Park, May 29-30.

Secretariat is based on a true story of the legendary horse in 1973 who won the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. The starring horse will appear with Rex Peterson, his Hollywood trainer. Peterson also trained the equine stars of The Horse Whisperer, Black Beauty, Dreamer, The Ring, and Hidalgo.

Natural Horseman trainer Sonny Garguilo has challenged other trainers to a competition at the expo. Garguilo will show how the perfect relationship is one that is based on mutual trust. Born in Brooklyn, Sonny first rode ponies in Coney Island. Today he helps train mustangs so they will find homes. At the expo, he will give clinics on working through the most difficult problems