The County Horse Judging Contest on Saturday, June 1 will be here before you know it! To help 4-H'ers prepare for the event, long-time horse judge Roger Bell will be hosting practices on these dates below for all who wish to attend. Parents are also welcome to attend all practices! These practices will be from 2-4 p.m. at the Sandhills Global Event Center Extension 4-H office. If you have attended these practices in the past, please bring your study materials. If you need study materials, please request them on your RSVP so that enough materials will be prepared.
• Sunday, April 14
• Sunday, April 28
• Sunday, May 5
• Sunday, May 19
You must RSVP for these practices by emailing kpulec3@unl.edu.
COUNTY CONTEST: The Lancaster County 4-H Horse Judging Contest will be held Saturday, June 1, 2 p.m. (Sandhills Global Event Center, LivestockMarket Pavilion) Open to all 4-H’ers — need not be enrolled in the horse project. Enter day of contest. The Horse Judging Contest may consist of four classes of four horses, two halter and two performance, to be judged by 4-H members in the Elementary, Junior and Senior age divisions. 4-H members in the senior age division may be asked to judge one additional class. All division participants must complete one set of oral reasons to be eligible to win the championship buckle. The required dress for judging is a 4-H shirt or plain white T-shirt, blue jeans, belt, boots and 4-H armband OR English attire. No hats, shorts or sandals are permitted. Volunteers and handlers should be properly attired, while in and out of the ring. Note: This is a premium event but does not count as one of the premium events of the horse division.
STATEWIDE CONTEST: A Horse Judging Contest for teams of youth ages 8–18 (by Jan. 1 of the current year) who represent their county is held at the State 4-H Horse Expo at Fonner Park in Grand Island. 4-H’ers do not need to qualify at the county contest to participate. For more information or to participate on a Lancaster County 4-H team, contact Kate Pulec at 402-441-7180 by May 30. For more information, see https://4h.unl.edu/horse-expo-contests.