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Woodbury County Fair
4-H/FFA Horse and Pony Department (83)
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Cody Meyers – Superintendent – (712) 944-5269
Kris Mrla – Superintendent – (712) 899-8273
Brittany Weber – Superintendent – (712) 880-2649
Refer to General Rule section. 4-H Horses must be identified in 4-H Online by
11:59 p.m. on May 15. See rule #2 under 4-H and FFA Livestock General Rules. 4-H
members in the same family with more than one horse MUST identify different
animals. A maximum of 5 head can be identified; of those, a maximum of 2 horses
may be leased. Leased horses must have completed a lease form, 4H 106C.
Halter/conformation class horses must be owned and cannot be leased. Photos are
required for state fair horses in 4-H online. The publication “A 4-H Guide for Light
Horse Shows in Iowa” (4H-511-C) revised contains rules and exhibit guidelines. It is
available at the Extension office or at the Iowa 4-H Website located at:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/horse.
Exhibitor Conduct: Contestants shall act as young ladies and gentlemen at all times.
Unnecessary roughness or discourtesy will dismiss the exhibitor from further
competition for the entire show. Good sportsmanship shall prevail. Courtesy is
mandatory. No abuse of horses will be tolerated. Each exhibitor must keep horse
under control or be excused from ring.
4-H youth participating in any riding classes must wear American Society of
Testing Materials (ASTM) and Safety Engineering Institute (SEI) approved
headgear with chin strap and properly fitted harness while mounted and riding,
including warm-up and when exercising your animal.
4-H’ers not wearing a helmet while mounted will receive a warning; a second warning
the 4-H’er becomes ineligible to show at next year’s County Fair.
Each exhibitor may show two (2) animals. Each animal may be in any saddle classes.
Each horse may also be in two (2) halter classes if one class is showmanship. Each
horse may participate in any game classes. Horse exhibitors must fill out a Horse Entry
Form due July 15 by 4:30 p.m. to the Woodbury County Extension office. See rule #
3 under livestock general rules. Forms that come in after the due date/time will
make the animal ineligible to be shown at the county fair. Form is available at the
Extension office or at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/woodbury/. Because of the
number of animals, sharing a stall within a family may be required. Be prepared to
share.
Each exhibitor may enter horsemanship only once. Each exhibitor may enter
showmanship only once. Exhibitors must show their own animals in horsemanship
and showmanship.
Hours of Fair check-in are 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - No Exceptions. All exhibitors
are to stop at the check-in table with their horse at the horse barns for measurement,
entry, and participant number before they stall their horse on Tuesday Evening (Entry
Day) of Fair week.
In classes for yearling and older, only mare and gelding may be shown. No stallions
may be entered in any 4-H project unless the animal is less than one (1) year old.
No horses or ponies are allowed east of the gravel to paved road or south of the
swine barn, except for showing or going to and from the exercise area. Only 4-H
exhibitors can warm-up or ride 4-H horses before, during and after the 4-H Show.
Trainers and parents will NOT be allowed to warm-up or ride the 4-H exhibit horse.
Riding horses is not allowed in the barn area.
Each stall must be chained or tied as well as latched for safety and security and
approved by the superintendents. No padlocks will be accepted on gates.
All feeding and watering of 4-H horse exhibits will be done in the horse barn areas
south of the north fence.