Horse
InterCounty
Horse Competition - Fall 2008
June
14 Qualifying Horse Show Results
2007 Annual Steuben County
4-H Horse Banquet Results
Five
Steuben County 4-H Members Compete
at Intercounty Horse Competition
Summers for kids in the 4-H horse program
are spent competing on an individual basis at shows in
the area, often against one another. Columbus Day weekend
brought new challenges to five Steuben County 4-H members
as they attended a team competition open to all NYS youth.
Chemung County hosts the competition for teams of five
consisting of 3 “seniors” (ages 14-18); 2
“juniors” (ages 9-13); and one “senior”
stable manager. Our Steuben County team of seniors, Brittany
Geffers and Rachael Ostrander; juniors, Jennie Van Skiver
and Lexi Fairbrother, and senior, stable manager Erica
Freeman finished the weekend in the top three overall
of the 26 teams attending.
More importantly the kids had a chance to
work together and bond, taking the focus away from the
individual and placing in on the group as a whole. They
had a blast!
The most unusual aspect of this competition
is the requirement that parents leave the barns early
Saturday morning and have no contact with the kids during
the event. Also unique to this competition is the fact
that the teams are encouraged to decorate their designated
areas of the barn with a theme. This team called themselves
the Outrageous Outlaws and their decorations included
Wanted Posters of each with her horse and one of the “Sheriff”
(Stable Manager)
The results indicate the variety of talent
our Steuben County Team exhibited. With 52 juniors and
78 seniors competing, the competition was fierce and our
highlights include:
2nd Place Sr. Overall Knowledge – Erica
Freeman
2nd Place Jr. Overall Performance - Jennie VanSkiver
3rd Place Sr. Overall Performace – Brittany Geffers
4th Place Jr. Overall Knowledge – Lexi Fairbrother
6th Place Sr. Overall Stable Managers – Erica Freeman
9th Place Sr. Overall Knowledge – Rachael Ostrander
2nd Place Overall Team Performance
4th Place Overall Team Knowledge
4th Place Overall Team Barn Management
3rd Place Overall Team.
Erica Freeman, left, and Jennie VanSkiver and Rusty,
right
Brittany Geffers and Honey, left, and Lexi Fairbrother
and Jane, right.
Rachael Ostrander and Tux
Lexi Fairbrother, Rachael Ostrander, Brittany Geffers,
Jennie VanSkiver and Erica Freeman
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