Moora Working Draught Horse Muster is one of the many events happening around the region on the Easter long weekend.
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Simon Bingham
The Moora Draught Horses Muster, a cherished Easter tradition, headlines a weekend brimming with egg-hunts, bustling markets and chocolate treats.
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The muster takes place on Easter Sunday just outside Rushworth at the Moora Sportsgrounds.
From the moment the gates open at 8.30am, attendees will be anything but bored, with attractions and events such as live demonstrations, long-rein events, sheepdog trials, sheep sheering, jumping mules on lead and much more.
Event organiser Lyn Reade said the day is jam-packed with events and has something for everyone.
“It’s going to be a really good day... it will be busy, but there will be a lot of events for everyone to enjoy,” she said.
“One of the highlights will be the grand parade at the end of the day.”
The horse muster will complement the Rushworth Easter Heritage Festival just down the road, which will take place the day before the horse muster.
“We bill it as a weekend in Rushworth. Come for the markets, stay for the horses,” Mr Reade said.
Rushworth Heritage Easter Festival street parade will return to High St for another year.
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Ray Sizer
The festival is one of the largest events in Rushworth’s annual calendar, and is a celebration of the town’s proud and long history.
From 9am to 2.30pm a market will take over High St, while children’s entertainment and live music will take the event to another level.
“There will be about 104 stalls of all different types of things... you name it, we have it,” Mrs Reade said.
Mrs Reade was particularly excited about the dog events which include, best dressed dog, best jump, and a competition for dog and owner most alike.
She said all the kids activities, including the classic Easter egg hunt, the maze, balloon making, face painting and horse-drawn rides are all free for children attending the event.
There will be a wood auction run by Shearing for Kids with Cancer where funds go towards raising vital funds for children experiencing cancer.
Vintage steam engines run by the Rushworth Machinery Preservation Inc are a mainstay of the event, and this year is no different.
“It’s the biggest event of the year... and it draws crowds,” Mrs Reade said.
The event will be the fireworks finish of a jam-packed Easter long weekend beginning with Ky’s Good Friday in the Park service held by the collective Kyabram churches group in the morning.
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