DEPARTMENT G - DIVISION 90 - HALTER CLASSES The State 4-H Horse Show Guide 4-H 373 will be followed unless otherwise stated by the horse show committee. Horses must be identified at the County Extension Office by June 1st, and must be accompanied by a certificate, signed by a veterinarian, showing immunization of influenza, rhinopheumonits and sleeping sickness. All horses will be judged at the 4-H Horse Show. Ages as of January 1 of the current year: Junior (8-10 years); Intermediate (11-13 years), and Senior (14-18) Classes 1. Mares, weanlings 7. Gelding, yearlings 2. Mares, yearlings 8. Gelding, 2-3 year olds 3. Mares, 2-3 year olds 9. Gelding 4-9 year olds 4. Mares, 4-9 year olds 10. Gelding, 10 and over 5. Mares, 10 and over 11. Ponies, all ages & sexes 6. Gelding, weanlings
Attire for Horse Show: WESTERN 1. A western hat must be worn and should stay on during the performance. Hats are optional only in barrel racing and pole bending. Hat must stay on in barrel racing and pole bending if rider enters the arena wearing hat (two-second fine for losing hat). 2. Shirts and blouses must be all white, including buttons, thread, etc., with convertible collars (one that is meant to be folded at the seam line and may or may not be buttoned at the base of neck). Tuxedo, turtleneck or other stand-up collars are not permitted. Sleeveless shirts or blouses are not permitted. Long sleeves are recommended, although short sleeves are permitted. 3. Dark blue denim jeans must be worn and a belt is recommended. Color of hat, gloves, boots, chaps, etc., is optional. Also optional are ties or scarves. 4. Hard-soled shoes or cowboy boots are considered safe and appropriate. 5. A 4-H arm band is required and is to be worn on the left arm above the elbow.
ENGLISH 1. Wear conservative coats and jackets of any tweed or melton for hunting (conservative wash jackets in season), breeches (or jodhpurs) and English boots. Coats may be optional on very hot days at the judge’s discretion, but 4-H arm band is required. 2. Dark blue, black or brown hunting cap or derby is mandatory. In classes over fences, chin straps are mandatory. Optional: Gloves, spurs of the unrowelled type, crops and bats. Prohibited; Rowelled spurs; spurs of any type in halter and showmanship.
DEPARTMENT G - DIVISION 95 - PERFORMANCE 12. Senior Showmanship 32. Junior Poles 13. Int. Showmanship 33. Senior Barrel Racing 14. Junior Showmanship 34. Int. Barrel Racing 15. Senior W. Pleasure 35. Junior Barrel Racing 16. Int. W. Pleasure 36. Senior Keyhole 17. Junior W. Pleasure 37. Intermediate Keyhole 18. Senior Horsemanship 38. Junior Keyhole 19. Int. Horsemanship 39. Hunter Seat Equitation 20. Junior Horsemanship 40. Sr. Working Ranch Horse 21. Senior Trail 41. Int. Working Ranch Horse 22. Intermediate Trail 42. Jr. Working Ranch Horse 23. Junior Trail 24. Senior Reining 25. Intermediate Reining 26. Junior Reining 27. * Senior Western Riding* 28. * Int. Western Riding* 30. Senior Poles 31. Intermediate Poles
* Western Riding Classes may be entered only by individuals who have completed Level II and working on Level III. Must notify the Extension Office of your level status. To be eligible for All Around Horseman the youth must be entered in 8 of the 10 classes with the showmanship placing as tie breaker. All classes will count as points. 1P-6, P-5, B-4, R-3, W-2. To be eligible for All Around Horse, the horse must be entered in 8 of the 10 classes with the halter class placing as tie breaker. All classes will count as points. See points above. If a participant breaks a pattern and the judge awards a red instead of the required white they will earn white points not red.