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Come one, come all, come BRAY with us! BRAY Day Play Day is back and this year promises to be the best yet. Taking place on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 at Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center in Cave Creek, AZ, BRAY day is a day filled with education, fun classes for you and your long ear, and even a vaccine and Coggins clinic to get those spring shots out of the way.
Long ears of all types are welcome, so bring your donkey, mule, or hinny; if it brays, it plays!
This year’s presentations, in addition to Q&As from our favorite vets, Drs. Minuto and Keyser of Chaparral Vet Med Center, we’ll have emergency preparedness presentations from LASER (Large Animal Shelters and Emergency Readiness), training and handling demos, and more. For our Play Day classes we’ve added two new classes, the Jute Twine Challenge and Jackpacking, and new divisions: open, novice, and youth! Click over to the Play Day Classes tab for an explainer on the classes and divisions.
BRAY Day educational presentations are free to attend, and play day classes are $10 per entry. Skills classes (obstacles, Jackpacking, Best In Vet In, and Jute Twine Challenge) will have prize buckles for first place, except youth obstacles, which will have buckles to third place. Obstacles and conformation classes will have a cash payout, amount determined by participation.
Schedule of Events
8:00-9:00 Arrival and Check-In
9:00 Welcome
9:10 Conformation
9:20/9:30 Best in Vet in
9:30 Donkey 101 with BRAY
10:15 LASER - Animal Preparedness
11:00 Obstacle walk through, immediately followed by Obstacle
11:00-12:00 Vet FAQ, Donkeys vs Horses
12:00 Lunch Break (Bring your own or restaurants nearby, snacks available onsite)
1:00 Costume
1:30 Vets- Dentals/Vaccine Talks
2:00 LASER - Homestead Preparedness
2:30 Jute Twine Challenge
3:00/3:15 Jackpacking walk through, immediately followed by Jackpacking
3:00-4:00 Vet FAQ, Donkeys vs Horses
4:00 - 5:00 Obstacle Course Play
5:00 End. Thank you for an amazing 2024 Bray Day Play Day!