THE DAVAO Horse Show and Competition returns for its 23rd edition, joined by around 180 competitors and a total of 13 clubs from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, from Oct. 25 to 26 at the Davao City Stables and Horse Park, Matina Aplaya.
Riders comprising men, women, children, and senior citizens all gathered at the annual national event to compete in barrel, obstacle, and oval racing, as well as other races that are not common.
Davao Horse Show and Competition is not only for sports but also a platform to advocate for the welfare of the horses, where participants are highly advised not to do excessive whipping or mistreat their own horses during the events.
“This sport is actually to promote sports in horses and to also educate the Filipino people to refrain from horse fighting. Because when it comes to horses, they think that it’s for fighting. So, they can see that we can also do other sports for horses,” Davao Horse Club president Kobi Troy Tan shared in an interview.
“We care about our horses; we don’t even want them to have small scratches. So, we advocate the Animal Welfare Act (Republic Act No. 8485),” he added.
Tan mentioned that the Davao Horse Show and Competition is sanctioned by the Philippine Horsemen Federation.
Davao Horse Club also partnered with the Department of Agriculture XI for the two-day event to feature a livestock and agri-fair.
