After traveling around the country for horse clinics and presentations, Farrah Green of Cody will be staying closer to home this week, with daily performances at the Park County Fair.

“It is certainly a pleasure to not have to travel and to participate in a wonderful community event, especially in an area that is so rich with equines,” said Green. “One of the reasons I enjoy living here is that Park County LOVES horses and so it is very easy for me to connect with the residents.”

While equine enthusiasts will want to be sure to attend, the daily performances also will appeal to those who don’t have horses of their own.

“Whether you are a horse owner, a horse lover, or just a curious fair attendee, you will definitely be entertained by the variety of tricks and fun horse facts you will learn at the performances,” Green said.

Green has been riding since before she was born (as her mother likes to say). She grew up with mules riding with her parents in the mountains of Wyoming.

Green learned jumping and dressage with horses and mules and competed in eventing.

During college, she started training horses and learning about horsemanship.

Green says she learned to love training people just as much as training horses. Now, people training is her life passion.

She started a non-profit organization called the International Horsemanship Association with the help of many volunteers to help the world of horse lovers connect and learn more about communicating with horses. Green leads Sitting Horse People Training. She has lived in Cody since 2016.

During this week’s fair, Green will be demonstrating a variety of skills with horses, including basic communication and higher level tricks like fetching, laying down, sitting, rearing, dancing, liberty and bridleless riding.

She will explain to the audience how horses communicate with each other, and how humans can learn to communicate with them using body language and your verbal cues.

Performances will be daily at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the grassy area behind Heart Mountain Hall.

“At each performance I will focus on a different topic,” Green said.

The 1 p.m. performances will be focused on liberty or playing with horses without any rope attached.

At the 3 p.m. performances, fairgoers will learn about bridleless riding.

“By using your legs and your hands clearly, you can ride your horse without any tack!” Green said.

The 5 p.m. performances will focus on trick training.

“Learn to teach your horse to fetch, stretch, say yes and no, smile, hug, spin, bow, pray, lay down, sit up,” she said.

People will have no choice but to leave the performances with a greater appreciation for horses, Green said.

“Horses are extremely intelligent,” she said. “They are trying desperately to communicate with people all the time. Every moment means something, from swishing their tail, flicking their ears, to wrinkling their nose.”

She said horses don’t lie.

“... Everyone can learn something about reading expression, and creating motivation from horses that they can use in their everyday lives with other animals and people,” Green said.

For more information, visit www.sittinghorse.us.