4-H horse committee hosts clinic
Published 11:06 am Thursday, June 24, 2010
The Lawrence County 4-H Horse Committee hosted a clinic and quality assurance day for participants with horse projects.
The day was designed to provide an encouraging, positive learning experience. It was followed up with an Open Youth Horse Show, which gave the youth who attended the clinic an opportunity to use what they learned.
The clinic portion allowed the students to work with knowledgeable adults in the areas of Barrels, Poles, Western Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle, English Showmanship, Horsemanship, Pleasure, & Hunter Equitation.
They also had two informative sessions concerning proper care of the horses. Dr. Steve Walker, Veterinarian, discussed diseases, vaccinations and other health related responsibilities for owners.
The students met with a nutritionist. They discussed the proper way to score a horse based on the horse’s body condition, and nutritional needs based on those scores. Both information sessions were followed with a question & answer session.
The Open Youth Horse Show consisted of 17 classes, 13 of which were taught during the early part of day. The remaining four classes were fun flasses that consisted of Egg & Spoon, Ride a Buck, Costume Class (Horse, Rider, or Both), and the Apple Race, which is ran in teams.
Western Showmanship
1. Morgan Willis
2. Stephen Orengo
3. Kelsey Koch
4. Shae Willis
5. Samantha Corder
6. Breanna Roberts
English Showmanship
1. Lydia Burdette
Leadline
Tie between Malicha Clifton & Sarah Day
13 & Under Poles
1. Shae Willis
2. Stephen Orengo
3. Tiffany Corder
4. Samantha Corder
5. Stormi Webb
6. Katie Webb
14-18 Poles
1. Ciara Roberts
Western Pleasure
1. Stephen Orengo
2. Jazmine Hammond
Western Walk/Trot
1. Morgan Willis
13 & Under Barrels
1. Meranda Hayes
2. Jazmine Hammond
3. Shae Willis
4. Tiffany Corder
5. Stormi Webb
6. Katie Webb
14-18 Barrels
1. Ciara Roberts
Hunter Under Saddle
1. Stephen Orengo
2. Kelsey Koch
3. Lydia Burd
Hunter Walk/Trot
1. Morgan Willis
Hunter Equitation
1. Lydia Burdette
2. Kelsey Koch
Egg & Spoon
1. Meranda Hayes
2. Samantha Corder
3. Shae Willis
4. Katie Webb
5. Ciara Roberts
6. Tiffany Corder
Ride a Buck
1. Katie Webb
2. Meranda Hayes
3. Ciara Roberts
4. Tiffany Corder
5. Samantha Corder
6. Shae Willis
Costume Class
1. Meranda Hayes
2. Shae Willis
3. Katie Webb
4. Lydia Burdette
5. Stormi Webb
6. Tiffany Corder
Apple Race
1. Meranda Hayes/ Shae Willis
2. Katie Webb / Samantha Corder
3. Ciara Roberts/ Dakota Griffith
4. Tiffany Corder/ Stormi Webb