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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024

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Horse arena at Oregon State Fairgrounds unsafe

The Columbian
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SALEM, Ore. — Dozens of teens expecting to compete at the 4-H Horse Fair at the Oregon State Fairgrounds left Salem disappointed Tuesday after events such as barrel racing were canceled because the arena is unsafe.

The deputy director of Oregon State Parks, MG Devereux, told the Statesman Journal that crews worked all night Monday but they were unable to condition the packed dirt to give horses the needed traction for quick starts and stops.

He says footing has been increasingly difficult to manage at the arena, which was built in 1919.

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