Minnesota Pinto Horse Association

06/07/2026

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06/05/2026

It’s World Show Time!

Minnesota Pinto wishes all of our members and friends safe travels to and the best of luck in Tulsa! 🍀

We want to know who to watch for! If you’re showing, comment below ⬇️

And if you place or WIN BIG, please let us know so we can post your accomplishments on our page! 🏆

Let’s do this! 💪🏻

06/03/2026

🎉 Yahoo!

The second indoor arena at MEC is ready to rock! Can’t wait to use it in August 🌞

05/29/2026

💻 Check your emails! 💻

If you exhibited at our May show, you should have received a survey via e-mail.

Please take a couple minutes to complete it - your feedback is valuable to us and we want to create the show experience that YOU want to attend!

05/27/2026

Minnesota Pinto is honored to extend a special acknowledgement to one of our judges from this past weekend, Sid Larson.

Sid’s history with our association spans an incredible 60 years, stretching back to the very beginning. Growing up in Southeast Minnesota, Sid was just ten years old when his parents, Ralph and Ila Mae, were instrumental in founding our association.

At the time, the Pinto Horse Association of America was only a decade old. Driven by Ralph’s passion for Spotted Moroccans—treasured for their elegant Arabian, Hackney, and Moroccan Barb ancestry—founding a Minnesota charter was the perfect way to showcase these striking saddle-type horses. We are deeply privileged to have Sid back in the ring with us where it all began.

Mr. Larson was recognized prior to the start of our Horsemanship classes on Monday.

Pictured is his mother, Ila Mae, with the display that stood in front of the show office all weekend. 💙

Thank you to Sid, the Larson family, and all of those who paved the way for Minnesota Pinto to become what it is today!

05/26/2026

We all have our favorite Pinto color pattern…what’s your favorite room color?

Thinking about a refresh? Contact our sponsor friends at Full Circle Painting to get the job done right!

What room in your house would you repaint tomorrow if you could? 👀

05/25/2026

That’s a wrap!

Thank you to all of our exhibitors, staff, judges, support crew, everyone who came and participated in some small way in making our Memorial Day show a success! 💙

We had great competition inside the pen, super fun outside of it, and a great sense of Pinto camaraderie throughout. Thank you everyone!

Wishing you all safe travels home. 🛻

Now on to Tulsa for some of you, and we’ll see all of you in August!

05/25/2026

🥘 SLOW COOKER SHOWDOWN CHAMPIONS 🥘

Crockpot
1st #1 Crack Chicken
Chantel Jaenisch
2nd #8 Philly Veggies
Julie Johnson

Dessert
1st - C- Peach Cobbler
Stacy Diedrich
2nd - A- S’mores Bars
Mikayla Tesmer

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who brought a meal or dessert! 🧁

05/25/2026

We’re on our final *Tractor Class of the show, ready to move into our last set of rail classes for the weekend!

*drag break. If there really was a “tractor class,” I know a few tiny tots who would be allllll over it and moms who would be digging sand out of the LQ rugs for days 🫣

05/25/2026

Home of the Free, because of the Brave.

Today we remember our military members who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom.

Thank you.