| Date | Activity | Contact |
| July 15 | Win a Saddle 4-H Essay Contest due Extension office. Download information and form – Win a Saddle Essay Contest | Katlyn Shockey, 509-574-1574, yakima.4h@wsu.edu |
| July 17 | 8:00 am, West Valley Fair Horse Show. Entry Forms Performance Entry Form WV Gaming show Entry Form – Due July 10 |
Performance Janet Boucher Gaming Netta Haller www.westvalleyfair.org |
Saddle Up! – Win a Saddle – 4-H Essay Contest
Write an essay for a chance to win a western saddle. Entries are due in the Extension office on July 15. For complete details and instructions download the form – Win a Saddle Essay Contest.
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. Download the WV Gaming show Entry Form. Any questions contact Netta Haller 509-952-5419
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:
- The 4-H Horse Member Manual https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/the-4h-horse-project
- The 4-H Horse Judging Manual https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/4h-horse-judging-manual
- Beginning Horsemanship https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/beginning-horsemanship-mm
- Contest Guide https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2050/2022/06/PNW574-REV-2015.pdf
- 4-H Driving Manual https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/4h-driving-manual
- 4-H Dressage Manual https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/4h-dressage-manual
- Hunt Seat & Jumper https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/hunt-seat-and-jumper-manual
- Groom Squad https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/washington-state-4h-fair-groom-squad-contest
And one additional source, available for purchase or digital rental: https://www.ayhc.com/shop
- Equine Science by Jean T. Griffiths
