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NC State 4-H Horse Program / Animal Science Department |
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NEWSLETTER |
September, 2024
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NC 4-H Horse Judging Team Excels in
APHA & AQHYA World Judging Contests |
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North Carolina 4-H'ers competed in the APHA World Championship Judging Contest in June in Fort Worth, Texas. The team earned the title of Reserve World Champions in the Senior Youth Division. They were also first
in performance, 3rd in halter, and 2nd in reasons. Individual awards are as follows:
Samantha Durham, Chatham County- 1st Overall, 5th Halter, 2nd Performance, 5th Reasons
Georgia Wand, Perquimans County- 5th Overall, 4th Performance, 8th Reasons
Allee Coble, Alamance County- 10th Overall, 10th Performance
Bryleigh Colbert, Nash County- 7th Overall, 1st in Performance
At the AQHYA World Championship Judging Contest held in Oklahoma City in August, the NC 4-H team finished 3rd overall, 2nd in halter, 3rd in performance, and 4th in reasons. Team members and individual awards are as follows:
Olivia Juergens, Cumberland County- 6th in halter
Georgia Wand, Perquimans County
Allee Coble, Alamance County- 9th in halter
Bryleigh Colbert, Nash County- 10th in halter, 2nd in performance, 5th in reasons, 3rd overall
Thank you to The Dale Earnhardt Foundation for sponsoring this once in a lifetime opportunity for these youth!
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2024 NC STATE 4-H HORSE SHOW RECAP
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Hunt Seat Medal Class Winner:
Addison Taylor
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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Horsemanship Medal Class Winner:
Zoey Lovelace
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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NC State 4-H Horse Show Class & High Point Results |
The 2024 NC State 4-H Horse Show was held July 10-14 at the James B. Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, NC. Thirty-three counties were represented by 195 horse-and-rider combinations across 21 different divisions. There were a total of 1,341 class entries in 148 classes. Click the link below to see a full list of class winners and high point results.
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2024 State Show Class and High Point Results
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2024 State Show Dedication
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2024 NC State 4-H Horse Show Dedication recipients, Scott & Mary Dickerson
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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On Friday, July 12, during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 NC State 4-H Horse Show, the show was officially dedicated to Mary and Scott Dickerson.
The Dickersons have been Chatham County 4-H volunteers since 2007 when they introduced their daughters to the program to meet kids with similar interests and a love of horses. The Dickersons have dedicated themselves to 4-H, and have shaped the NC 4-H Horse Program as it is today. Congratulations, Mary and Scott, and thank you both for your tireless support of the 4-H youth around you.
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2024 State Show Dedication
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Division II Winner:Granville County
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CHAMPIONS
Division I (1-3 stalls): Camden
Division II (4-6 stalls): Granville
Division III (over 6 stalls): Davie
The division III contest was decided after three tiebreakers!!!
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NC State 4-H Horse Show Stall Decorating Contest Winners |
"Decades" was the stall decorating contest theme for the 2024 NC State 4-H Horse Show. There were 14 entries in this year's contest that were divided into three divisions based on the number of stalls. Three judges evaluated the entries throughout the day (and during a massive rain storm).
The 2025 Stall Decoration Contest Theme will be "Storybooks/Fairy Tales," so start planning those decorations!!!
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Junior Sportsmanship Winner, Avery Pigg
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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Senior Sportsmanship Winner,
Emery Atkinson
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Candace Norman Youth Winner,
Graham Zeiders
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Candace Norman Adult Winner,
Samantha Taylor
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2024 State Show Special Recognition |
Several groups and individuals were recognized during the Friday and Saturday evening programs of the State Show for special awards. Please help us in congratulating the following individuals and groups for their achievements:
Sponsorship Challenge Winners1st place: Davie County
2nd place: Union County
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Sportsmanship Award WinnersJunior: Avery Pigg, Cabarrus County
Senior: Emery Atkinson, Cabarrus County
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2024 Sportsmanship Winners
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Candace Norman Volunteer Award Winners
Youth: Graham Zeiders, Chatham County
Adult: Samantha Taylor, Union County
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2024 Candace Norman Award Winners
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Super Senior Equine Entry Award Winner
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2024 Super Senior Equine Entry, Oh Glorius Deah and Raylan and Morgan Maness
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Oh Glorious Deah, shown by Raylan Maness from Rockingham County, repeated as the recipient of the Super Senior Equine Entry Award during the Saturday evening program of the 2024 State Show. Raylan showed Oh Glorius Deah in the Cloverbud division. The
paint mare was foaled in 1994 and was the oldest horse shown at this year's event. The award was sponsored by Joyce, Rex, and Lacey Bohn, and Robin Matthews.
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NC State 4-H Horse Show Inaugural Team Spirit Challenge
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Division III Team Spirit Champions-
Cabarrus County
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The Inaugural Team Spirit Challenge was held during the 2024 NC State 4-H Horse Show. Sixteen teams competed in a series of daily trivia challenges, and games Wednesday through Saturday night. Games included musical cones, boot race, egg-n-spoon (on
foot), and concluded with a very competitive round of capture the flag. In the end, these groups were victorius for their division:
Division I: Camden County
Division II: Chatham County
Division III: Cabarrus County
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2024 Senior Digitally Created Art Winner-Elena Goodberry , Moore County
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2024 Senior Drawing Winner- Charlize Colon, Union County
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Artistic Expression & Creative Writing Contest Winners |
The 2024 NC 4-H Horse Program Artistic Expression Contest was held on July 12-13 during the NC State 4-H Horse Show. There were some beautiful and creative pieces entered. Special thank you to NC Volunteer Leader, Amber Davis, for organizing the tabulation and judging for contests. The results for the Senior, Junior, and Cloverbud divisions can be found by clicking the button below. Also during the State Show, the winners of the Creative Writing contests were announced. This year, there was a large increase in the number of junior creative writing entries; thank you to those that took the time to submit your work!
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Artistic Expression & Creative Writing Results
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2024 Alumni Showmanship Class & Sponsorship Challenge Winner-
Cameron VanSickle
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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2024 Alumni Showmanship Class Most Fly Alumni Award Winner- Bill Crouse
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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2024 Alumni Showmanship Results |
The 5th Annual NC State 4-H Alumni Showmanship Class was held Saturday, July 13 during the evening program of the NC State 4-H Horse Show. Eleven alumni entered the class. $3665 scholarship dollars were raised, bringing the five-year total to $15,863.00. The Alumni Showmanship funds are distributed annually to the five district 4-H horse councils to provide scholarship money and financial assistance to deserving NC 4-H’ers who wish to participate in educational events, clinics, camps, or shows.
Click the button below for a full list of class entries and results.
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Alumni Showmanship Results
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NC 4-H Horse Program Achievement Award Winners
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The NC 4-H Horse Program Achievement Award program started in 2021 and is an annual application/submission of accomplishments within 4-H, with a specific focus on horse program achievements that is cumulative beginning with the applicant’s first year in the horse program. Award levels are on a points-based system that groups like activities completed based on the level of involvement and ranks them. Laura H. Hollified, Cabarrus County 4-H Leader, was presented with an Honorary Emerald Achievement Award jacket in honor of her past and present accomplishments and support of the NC 4-H Horse Program.
Click the button below to see the list of youth that completed a 2024 application to earn their level and patch.
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2024 Achievement Award Winners
Photo by Kirsten Hannah Photography
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2024 Achievement Award Winners
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2024 NC 4-H Horse Program Inaugural Recreational Riding Rewards Winners (hours accumulated 2020-2023)
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The Recreational Riding Rewards Program is an annual submission of recreational riding hours logged with an equine partner to earn awards and recognition at the state level.
Hours logged follow the rider and may be completed on different horses, either riding or driving. Hours logged must be done on trails, endurance riders, or other organized group rides outside of an arena (fox hunts, beach rides, hunter paces, competitive trail rides, etc.). Arena riding, lesson hours, and horse show hours are not eligible for these awards.
Hours logged are cumulative from year to year and will be added over time to achieve the levels of recognition. Applications are due March 1.
Thank you to the Dale Earnhardt Foundation for sponsoring these awards.
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25 HOURS (Bronze Patch)
Dai Akers, Cumberland
Isabel Cox, Currituck
Alyson Taylor, Cumberland
Audrey Taylor, Cumberland
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50 HOURS (Silver Patch)
Ava Hope Smith, Catawba
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100 HOURS (Gold Patch)
Pearson Brown, Union
Toot McCauley, Cumberland
Ava Shiflett, Union
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500 HOURS (Water Bottle)
Tinlee Foss, Burke
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1000 HOURS (Saddle Bag)
Marissa Rathbun, Wake
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2000 HOURS (Belt Buckle)
Pailyn Campbell, Wake
Abby Doi, Wake
Annie Grace Manning, Nash
Brooklyn Townsend, Wake
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2024 NC State 4-H Horse Communication Contest Results |
The 2024 NC 4-H Horse Program Communications Contests were held during NC 4-H Congress at Enloe High School. Youth competed in both presentations and public speaking after qualifying through their District Activity Days. Congratulations to the youth pictured below for earning top honors in their respective divisions. To see a full list of results, click the button below.
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2024 8-10 Presentation Champion Clara Bordeman, Cabarrus
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2024 Presentation 14-18 Champion Eva Taylor & Paige Burns, Perquimans
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2024 11-13 Presentation Champion Kylee Greene, Union
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2024 11-13 Public Speaking Champion Grace Matthews, Chatham
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2024 Public Speaking 14-18 Champion Emerson Page, Currituck
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2024 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships
Perry, Georgia
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Horse Show Results |
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Shelby Taylor, Reserve Champion Hunter
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The NC 4-H Horse Program had 25 exhibitors compete and place in the Western, Hunter, Ranch, Speed, and Dressage divisions at the 2024 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships in Perry, Georgia. In the overall hunter high-point standings, NC 4-H’er
Shelby Taylor won reserve Champion. Out of 89 entries, NC made up 7 out of the top 15 horses in Hunter Under Saddle.
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Southern Regional Horse Show Results
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Educational Contest Results |
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North Carolina Horsebowl, Hippology, Horse Judging and Public Speaking Contestants at the 2024 Southern Regional Contest
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The North Carolina 4-H Horse Program had a very successful showing in the 2024 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Educational Contests. The NC Horsebowl and Hippology teams were both first and second place overall, and the Horse Judging teams finished second and fourth. Individually, NC 4-H’ers won first place in Hippology and Horsebowl. NC 4-H’ers also placed second Team Presentation, fourth and ninth in Individual Presentation, and third and fifth in Public Speaking. The NC 4-H Horse Program is thankful for The Dale
Earnhardt Foundation’s support of these teams and youth.
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Southern Regional Educational Contest Results
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Plans are set for the 2024 NC State University Introductory Horse Judging Short Course and Open Horse Show Judges’ Certification Clinic. The Introductory Horse Judging Short Course is scheduled for November 2-3, in Riddick Hall at NC State University. This course is taught at an introductory level for those with limited horse judging experience. AQHA Professional Horseman and past director of AQHA Judges, Alex Ross, will be lecturing on Western Pleasure, Trail, Ranch Riding, and Working Western Rail.
DISCOUNT OPPORTUNITY FOR NC SENIOR 4-H'ERS
If you have a senior 4-H member who is interested in practicing their horse judging skills, we are offering a discounted price to the NCSU Horse Judging Short Course on November 2-3, 2024 for $75 (course price is $110 for adults). This is an opportunity to learn in depth from industry leaders about western, hunter, saddle seat, and gaited events. This course is very in depth with a lot of material, so we have seen in the past that it is difficult for junior 4-Hers to stay engaged and focused, as the primary audience for this course are adults who are planning to become open horse show judges.
Registration for the course takes place through Eventbrite. To take advantage of the $75 ticket price for Senior 4-H'ers, place use this link.
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The Open Horse Show Judges’ Certification Clinic will take place November 22-23, 2024, at NC State University in Riddick Hall. Individuals completing the clinic will be included on a list of suggested horse show judges that will be annually revised and distributed to open horse show organizations located in North Carolina and surrounding states.
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EXPLORE THE EVENTS & EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THE NC 4-H HORSE PROGRAM HAS TO OFFER!
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Are new to the NC 4-H Horse Program or know someone that is interested in joining 4-H? Be sure to check out the handout linked below that outlines all the different events, programs, and educational opportunities
that are available!
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Upcoming Events
View the EEH Website for more information on all these events.
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2024
October 14-16- Quarter Horse Congress Youth Contests
November 2-3- NCSU Intro to Horse Judging Short Course
November 8-10- Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup
November 22-23- Open Horse Show Judges' Certification Clinic
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2025
January 18- Youth Team Training Clinic at NCSU (tentative)
March 8- NC State 4-H Horse Bowl & Hippology Contests (tentative)
July 8-12- NC State 4-H Horse Show, Raleigh (confirmed)
July 30-August 3- Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships, Perry, GA (confirmed)
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