Mustang horses featured at Country Fair

The animal displays are always a big part of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration's annual Country Fair, and each year there is always something new. This year a special horse, Nochecita, will be visiting.

"Cita," as her owner, Sandy Klein calls her, has a special talent for painting original art. Cita is a 13-year-old, formerly wild mustang mare rounded up and adopted when she was 2 years old off the Bureau of Land Management Northern Nevada Range. She and Sandy have combined talents to create beautiful equine art.

Sandy is an avid horseperson and attended the Kansas City Art Institute where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1985. She was a successful wildlife artist in Wisconsin before moving to Oregon. Sandy and Cita have been studying the art of dressage for the past eight years.

Sandy recently found that Cita had this hidden talent for abstract watercolor art.

"We are so excited to have Nochecita at the fair, demonstrating her art talents," said Linda Monahan, who coordinates the animal displays at the fair. "She will join Atta Girl, another adopted mustang, owned by Shelley Simmons, and they will be demonstrating the gentling techniques and training of a mustang."

In addition to the animals and children's games and activities, the fair offers something for all the family. Lunch and desserts, arts and crafts, books, homemade baked goods, jams and chutneys, and fresh produce are available at the Country Store.

The Country Fair and Art Show takes place on Saturday, August 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. off Highway 242. The Art Show begins one day earlier, opening on Friday evening, August 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and there is plenty of parking space.

All proceeds go to local service organizations.