Participants show their Breyer model horses in the same way a person might show a real, living horse. The BreyerMidwest Youth & Novice show is the perfect place to dip your toes into the world of model horse showing. Plus, Workshops at BreyerMidwest offer participants a fun, hands-on way to participate in the model horse hobby. And don't miss the Swap Meet & Artisans’ Gallery will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026 from 7pm to 10 pm

Ron McDaniel and his wife Nancy live in NW Arkansas, where they have three kids and four grandkids. They were also foster parents having fostered teenagers for 5 years. They have horses, dogs and just enough cattle to be in constant debt to the bank. Ron works in the Equine division for Merck Health Company and day works for area ranches. As a testament to his cowboying skills, the cow boss at Adams Cattle Company said, "Hiring Ron was like losing two good men." Ron and Nancy actively support many charitable organizations, including REMOUNT, CALL, & Ride Prosperously. Ron has quite a talent of reciting cowboy poetry and entertaining many with his quick wit. Ron has won the National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo, winning the Humorous Rising Star division and Reciter Serious Silver Buckle division. He enjoys anything that keeps him horseback, being with his family and writing about himself in 3rd person!

Founding Pastor at Risen Ranch Cowboy Church, Carthage, MO, he's been serving for over 30 years, including Cowboys for Christ, and Rodeo Cowboy Ministries, traveling the Midwest and helping to start cowboy churches in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois, Hawaii and Oklahoma. Pastor Steve has many friends who he calls family, that are a big part of EquiFest of Kansas!