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4-H Horse Events

Program Contact: Jenny W. Loyd, 4-H Program Coordinator
(509) 574-1600 • jennifer.loyd@co.yakima.wa.us

Date Activity Contact
June 3 Sagebrush Riders Annual 4-H Horse Show – More information to come later Steve Flores’ Arrow Over Diamond F Ranch
 June 22-25 Washington State Junior Horse Show – 4-H Show Information Grant County Fairgrounds, Washington State Junior Horse Show Information and Entry Form.
June 24-25 Washington State Classic Open Horse Show Grant County Fairgrounds, Download WSJHS Entry form/Information
July 17 8:00 am, West Valley Fair Horse Show

www.westvalleyfair.org

Performance Janet Boucher
Gaming Netta Haller
Sagebrush Riders 4-H Club Horse Show, June 3, Arrow Over Diamond F Ranch, 300 Shadow Lane, Selah

4-H Dressage, Performance, Harness and Gaming Show

This is a Yakima County 4-H State Fair qualifying show.  Out of County 4-H participants are welcome!

* Office opens at 7:30 am * Class 1 to start at 8:00 am * Class 21 to start no earlier than 1:00 pm.

Dressage, Western Dressage, Reining & all Yakima County Medal classes must be preentered. No exceptions.

Preentires must be postmarked at least 1 week prior (May 27, 2023).

Attach a copy of your 4-H Equine Certificate to the entry form.  Download the Sagebrush Riders 4-H Club Entry Form and class list
Western Dressage walk-trot Intro Level Test 1
Western Dressage Basic Level Test 3
Western Dressage Level 1 Test 3
Dressage walk-trot Intro Level Test A
Dressage Basic Training 3
Dressage Advanced First Level Test 3
Reining SBR Show Pattern

Questions call Netta Haller 509-952-5419

West Valley Fair Horse Show, July 17. West Valley Fairgrounds, Wiley City

For entry forms and information visit the website https://westvalleyfair.org/
Download the WV Fair Horse Show Performance Entry Form

There will be performance show and a Gaming show after the performance show.  Gaming show Contact Netta Haller 509-952-5419

61st Washington State Junior Horse Show, June 23-25, Grant County Fairgrounds, Moses Lake.

Plan on entering the WSJHS 4-H Horse Division. Schedule of Events:
Thursday, June 22: Sue Sultze – Ranch Horse Clinic; Liz Martinez – Gaming Basics Clinic
Friday, June 23: 4-H Gaming, Trail, Public Presentations, Dressage and a Judging Tour (Gaming Events are Pole Bending, Idaho Figure Eight, Two Barrel Flags, Pole Key, Texas Barrel Racing, International Flags).
Saturday, June 24: 4-H Performance, English, Driving, Costume Class
Saturday, June 24: 7:00 pm – Potluck
Sunday, June 25:
4-H Performance, Western, Driving Ranch Horse, Reining

“Horseless Horse” and Cloverbud Exhibitors: 4-H members without horses may participate in the Judging Tour, Record Book and Public Presentations classes.  No Entry fee,

Record Books Encouraged.

Herdsmanship: Stall Decorations and Educational Displays are required. Awards Large group $100, Medium group $60, Individual $10.

More Information contact Gloria Marley gjmarley@msn.com, 509-961-9417, Washington State Junior Horse Show Information and Entry Form.

Washington State Classic Open Horse Show June 24-25 , Grant County Fairgrounds, Moses Lake.

Approved by Washington State Horsemen “B” System, Zone One, NEZ, WCRHA, PAC

Pre-Entries close June 9, 2023

Entry form and more information on show and classes Washington State Classic Open Show Entry Form/Information

Save the Date! State Horse Bowl and State Hippology May 6-7, 2023

The 2023 WA State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest and WA State 4-H Hippology Contest will be held over the first weekend in May at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake. Horse Bowl will be on Saturday, May 6 and Hippology will be on Sunday, May 7. All the details are in the registration packets, available below.

2023 Horse Bowl Registration Packet

2023 Hippology Contest Registration Packet

We hope 4-H members will try both!!The list of sources that state contest questions and materials will be drawn from has been condensed to those are that free and/or easily accessible in hopes that addressing accessibility challenges will increase participation in state equine knowledge contests. These sources are free downloads from our WA State 4-H website:

 

And one additional source, available for purchase or digital rental: https://www.ayhc.com/shop

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