America's Favorite Trail Horse set to air September 13 on HRTV

America’s Favorite Trail Horse set to air September 13 on HRTV

The American Competitive Trail Horse Association is counting the days until the new nationwide reality series America’s Favorite Trail Horse premieres on HRTV. The series will showcase the top 100 trail horses from all over the country as they compete in Austin, TX on the Franklin Family Ranch for $100,000 in cash.

The show will air each week, for 13 weeks starting September 13th 2011 on HRTV (Dish channel 404 and local cable) on Tuesdays at 8pm (EST) and will be repeated at 11pm (EST) and Sunday at 8pm (EST). The show is also available on www.actha.tv and www.HRTVlive.com . Dish Network has also joined in on the celebration and is gifting viewers who subscribe or switch to Dish Network with a $50 ACTHA Gift Certificate.

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In each episode viewers will have the ability to vote for their favorite trail horse at www.actha.us and $5000 will be awarded to each episode winner. Voting will open for 48hours after each episode has been aired. The finale will feature all of the episode winners and will award $50,000 to the top 3 horses of the entire series.

The purpose of America’s Favorite Trail Horse is to bring attention to the great American trail horse that has served this country so magnificently. ACTHA Founder, Karen VanGetson states “It is our sincere hope that this effort will cause many riders to get back in the saddle again and rescue horses that are in desperate need of a home, a cause which is dear to the heart of the American Competitive Trail Horse Association.”

For more information on America’s Favorite Trail Horse visit www.actha.us.

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TRAIL RIDER says:
September 6, 2011 at 8:17 am
TOO BAD DIRECTV ISNT GOING TO BE SHOWING IT! I CANT EVEN WATCH IT ONLINE, STUPID ANCIENT DIAL UP! ANYWAYS, GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR HORSES. HMMMM. JUST THINKING. SINCE ACTHA DONATES SO MUCH MONEY TOWARDS RESCUES AND SUCH, WHY DOESNT THE WINNERS DONATE HALF OF THEIR WINNINGS AS WELL?
Dana says:
September 6, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Wish I could watch, but I have DirecTV and don't get HRTV. :( Too bad it's not on RFD-TV, that's the only horsey channel I get. Lol
Galadriel says:
September 6, 2011 at 11:18 pm
I wonder what it will be like. I don't like reality tv.
Anna says:
September 11, 2011 at 8:27 am
I want direct tv to have it!!!!!!!! I wanna watch this show!!!!! Please please please please make direct tv have it! Pretty please?? :)
Cheryl says:
October 19, 2011 at 11:43 am
You can watch on the internet. actha.tv
Jennifer says:
November 27, 2011 at 8:00 am
The gentleman Dan, and Lady that you have narrating during the freestyle constantly contradict each other and the other judges. We enjoy the show greatly, however can not stand those two. They really hurt your show!
Mary Lou says:
December 20, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Please try to get this program on Direct tv! Maybe RFD might cover it?????
Debbie says:
May 18, 2012 at 7:55 am
I really enjoyed last year's show. The mute button is a wonderful thing when dealing with, first of all, the two judges in the booth who not only contradict each other but give us useless info like what lead the horse in on(tip: it doesn't matter on a trail horse) and the pack of people jabbering under a tree looking more like stable bums than equine professionals.