JUNIOR HORSE SHOW -- DEPARTMENT 5

 

Project Leaders: Travis Grover, Brooke Jensen, Kelsey Tuchek

Junior Superintendents:  Chandra Weinacht and Carmen Dohlman

 

Refer to the General Rules and Regulations of the Howard County Fair concerning exhibiting in this department.

These rules are available on line at http://www.mhcfair.com/fairbook/general rules.htm.

 

Entry fee is $1.00 per horse. Premiums paid – blue $5.00, red $4.00, white $3.00 unless noted.

 

Show order by Class as listed below

 

  1. All exhibitors shall be enrolled in Howard County 4-H club work, be FFA members, residing in Howard County or of High School Vocational departments serving Howard County.

  2. All horses or ponies will be stalled Entry Day and be released at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 29.

  3. Exhibitor is limited to stalling one horse.  Exhibitor may enter no more than five horses, paying an entry fee for each one.

      Exhibitor must indicate on entry form which horse they are stalling at the fair.  Exhibitor must also indicate on their entry form (if they are entering more than one horse) which horse they are entering in each Class. No Stallions over Yearling Age. 

  4. Exhibitor must feed, fit and show their own animal.

  5. All awards & premium money will be withheld if animal is removed before release time, if not in stall by Entry Day, or stall is not cleaned at close of Fair.

  6. Dress code: clean blue jeans, white shirt (no T-shirt), boots or hard sole shoe.  A Helmet is required for ALL EVENTS. All 4-H Horse related events require the use of ASTM/SEI approved protective headgear with chin strap and properly fitted harness when mounted and riding and driving -- every time, every ride.  This includes workshops, practices, clinics, parades drill teams, and all other events where 4-H’ers are riding as 4-H’ers under the clover program. 

  7. To exhibit in classes where the primary emphasis of evaluation is the skill level of the exhibitor, ownership is not required; however the exhibitor must take an active role in the care of the animal.

  8. Animals identified as a part of a 4-H project cannot also be identified or exhibited as an FFA project, and vice versa.

  9. There must be a minimum of 3 entries per class. If less than 3 entries in a class or class LOT, then these will be combined with another class or class LOT. If a family includes more exhibitors than horses, more than one exhibitor may identify a horse.

10. Showmanship at halter regulations: In this class, the horse is the means through which the member exhibits his or her ability to show a horse or pony at halter.  Therefore, no consideration is given to the horse’s conformation, but to the way the horse is fitted, groomed, and exhibited.  The judge may ask the contestants questions concerning management, parts of the horse, etc.

      The following general procedure and suggested outline is for halter classes and should be used as fitting showmanship guides for both exhibitor and judge.  Fine or technical points should never be overemphasized to the extent that they are given more weight than an effective job of presenting a clean animal.  Nor should minor infractions result in the disqualification of a showman.

a.) All exhibitors are eligible to enter the showmanship contest.  Showmanship classes should be divided according to the age of the child. b.) Either all contestants or those selected as finalists will gather at the arena at the proper time. Upon call, the contestants will enter the arena and exhibit as a group. c.) The showmanship class should be conducted after the halter classes and before the performance classes.

11.  All horses must walk into the arena.

            

 

Wednesday, June 25, at 11:00 a.m. for Classes 1 – 7 -- Judge:  Jane Ferguson, Searsboro, IA

 

 

CLASS 1 – Halter – Premiums and Ribbons.  Trophies to LOT 5.

            LOT 1: Pony/Horse Weanling and Yearling; LOT 2: Pony/Horse 2 & 3 yr olds;

LOT 3: Pony 4 & over; LOT 4: Horse 4 & over;

            LOT 5: Grand and Reserve Champion – 1st and 2nd in all above classes compete.

            Trophy for Grand Champion sponsored by C US Bank

Trophy to Reserve Champion – sponsored by Rex Tibbals.

 

CLASS 2 -- Showmanship at Halter – Trophies and Ribbons

            LOT 1: Senior - Trophy in Memory of Bob Grover, Elma

            LOT 2: Intermediate – Trophy Sponsored by Helen Perkins In Memory of Don Perkins

            LOT 3: Junior – Trophy sponsored by Cresco Chamber of Commerce

 

CLASS 3 -- English Pleasure & Equitation - Premiums, trophy & ribbons

            LOT 1: English Pleasure   LOT 2: English Equitation - Trophy sponsored by Featherlite Inc., Cresco

 

CLASS 4 -- Western Pleasure – Premiums and Ribbons

            LOT 1: Walk-Trot Pleasure for 1st yr Rider, cannot enter another pleasure class

Trophy sponsored by Nosbisch Construction

            LOT 2: Senior Western Pleasure – Trophy Sponsored by Cresco Motor Company

LOT 3: Intermediate Western Pleasure – Trophy Sponsored by Cresco Motor Company

LOT 4: Junior Western Pleasure – Trophy Sponsored by Farm Bureau Financial Services, Jason Solan

 

CLASS 5 -- Western/Horsemanship – Premiums, Trophies and Ribbons

            LOT 1: Senior Western – Trophy sponsored by Cresco Saddle Club

            LOT 2: Intermediate Western – Trophy sponsored by Cresco Saddle Club

            LOT 3: Junior Western – Trophy sponsored by Cresco Saddle club.

 

CLASS 6 – Equitation – Bareback – No premiums – Ribbons. -- LOT 1: Intermediate/Senior, LOT 2: Junior

 

CLASS 7 - Trail Class

            LOT 1: Senior - Trophy sponsored by Grover Farms.

            LOT 2: Intermediate - Trophy sponsored by Grover Farms.

            LOT 3: Junior - Trophy sponsored by Grover Farms.

 

 

Saturday, June 28 at 12:30 p.m. -- Classes 8-18

 

 

Show order by Class as listed below

 

CLASS 8 – Egg and Spoon – Ribbons, no premiums; LOT 1:  Senior, LOT 2:  Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 9-- ***Pole Bending - Premiums & Ribbons - LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 10 -- ***Plug Race - Premiums & Ribbons - LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 11 -- ***Barrel Racing - Premiums & Ribbons - LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 12 -- ***Jumping Figure 8 - Ribbons - no premiums - LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 13 -- ***Through the Barrel - Ribbons - no premiums - LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 14 -- Ribbons Race, - Ribbons - no premiums - Open

 

CLASS 15 -- Flag Race - Ribbons, no premiums, LOT 1: Senior LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 16 -- Handy Horse Race - Ribbons, No premiums, LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 17 -- Key Hole Race - Ribbons - no premiums, LOT 1: Senior, LOT 2: Intermediate, LOT 3: Junior

 

CLASS 18 – Hi Point Games Overall --- ***Timed events will determine the junior, intermediate and senior hi-point trophies.

                        LOT 1: Senior Hi point game – trophy sponsored by Koschmeder Construction LLC, Cresco

                        LOT 2: Intermediate Hi point game – trophy sponsored by Featherlite Inc., Cresco

                        LOT 3: Junior Hi point game – trophy sponsored by Featherlite Inc., Cresco