State 4-H Horse Expo Top Results

(Top L–R) Lyra Krutak — Western Dressage Ch; Liz Boshart — Western Dressage Res Ch; Kyla Isaacs — Adv Western Horsemanship Ch; (Bottom L–R) Xavyer Bourek — English Dressage Ch; Ava Schepers — Mini/Shetland Pony Mares Ch
(Top L–R) Lyra Krutak — Western Dressage Ch; Liz Boshart — Western Dressage Res Ch; Kyla Isaacs — Adv Western Horsemanship Ch; (Bottom L–R) Xavyer Bourek — English Dressage Ch; Ava Schepers — Mini/Shetland Pony Mares Ch

The 2025 Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Expo was held July 12–16 in Grand Island. There were 188 exhibitors, 315 horses, 1,673 entries representing 42 Nebraska Counties. Here are the Lancaster County 4-H purple ribbon and top 10 winners. Complete results are at http://4h.unl.edu/horse/state-expo.

[Ch = Champion; Res = Reserve]

1–2 YEAR OLD HALTER MARES: Paige Schepers (Res Ch – blue), Lily Wood (3rd – blue)

11+ YEAR OLD HALTER MARES: Amelia Proffitt (4th – blue), Scarlett Battles (7th – blue)

3–5 YEAR OLD HALTER MARES: MacKenzie McCoy (Ch), Claira Heinzle (4th – blue)

3–5 YEAR OLD HALTER GELDINGS: MacKenzie McCoy (Ch)

MINIATURE/SHETLAND PONY HALTER GELDINGS: Ava Schepers (Ch), Paige Schepers (Res Ch), Thaxton Bourek (3rd), Colin Schepers (5th – blue)

MINIATURE/SHETLAND PONY HALTER MARES: Ava Schepers (Ch), Paige Schepers (Res Ch), Colin Schepers (3rd – blue)

SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP: Scarlett Battles (8th – blue), Lily Wood (10th – blue)

INTERMEDIATE SHOWMANSHIP: MacKenzie McCoy (4th), Xavyer Bourek

ENGLISH DRESSAGE: Xavyer Bourek (Ch)

WESTERN DRESSAGE: Lyra Krutak (Ch), Liz Boshart (Res Ch), Lena Barnes (3rd), Addison Gropp (5th), Thaxton Bourek, Amelia Proffitt

HUNTER HACK: Paige Schepers (Ch), Ava Schepers (Res Ch)

ADVANCED HUNT SEAT EQUITATION: Paige Schepers (Res Ch – blue)

SENIOR HUNT SEAT EQUITATION: Taeva Taylor (3rd), Kayla Isaacs (4th), Scarlett Battles (5th)

JUNIOR HUNT SEAT EQUITATION: Xavyer Bourek (8th)

ADVANCED HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Paige Schepers (Ch)

SENIOR HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Scarlett Battles (5th), Lyra Krutak

JUNIOR HUNTER UNDER SADDLE: Xavyer Bourek (Ch)

ADVANCED WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP: Kayla Isaacs (Ch), Lyra Krutak (4th)

SENIOR WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP: Kiara Eppenbach (5th), Lyra Krutak

INTERMEDIATE WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP: Xavyer Bourek (Ch), Evelynn Smith (6th)

ADVANCED WESTERN PLEASURE: Ava Schepers (4th – blue)

SENIOR WESTERN PLEASURE: Kiara Eppenbach (7th), Liz Boshart (9th)

SENIOR RANCH PLEASURE: Addison Gropp (9th), Scarlett Battles, Claira Heinzle, Lyra Krutak

INTERMEDIATE RANCH PLEASURE: Evelynn Smith (Res Ch)

SENIOR RANCH RIDING: Scarlett Battles (Res Ch)

JUNIOR RANCH RIDING: Evelynn Smith (Res Ch)

SENIOR REINING: Kayla Isaacs (3rd), Scarlett Battles (7th – blue)

JUNIOR REINING: Evelynn Smith (4th)

SENIOR TRAIL: Scarlett Battles (3rd – blue)

WORKING RANCH HORSE: Scarlett Battles (3rd)

SENIOR BARREL RACING: Shea Frink (8th)

JUNIOR BARREL RACING: Nina Roberts (4th)

SENIOR POLE BENDING: Shea Frink (4th)

JUNIOR POLE BENDING: Nina Roberts (4th)