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)