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Minnesota 4-H State Horse Show
The Minnesota 4-H State Horse Show is an annual event held each September after the Minnesota State Fair. Preparation and participation in this show provides life skills and learning experiences for 4-H Horse Project members, their families and leaders.
- September 14 - 17, 2012 - Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Who can attend?
- To be eligible for Minnesota 4-H State Horse Show, all county qualifying shows are required to use Minnesota 4-H certified judges from the current 4-H Certified Horse Judges list.
- Participants must have completed sixth grade, be no more than one year beyond high school graduation and be currently enrolled in the 4-H horse project.
- Exhibitor and horse must have received a blue ribbon or higher placing at the county level in all classes entered at the state show. The horse ridden to qualify in those classes must be the same one used at the state show.
Exception: Step 6 and Level 6 of Training & Achievement. Exhibitors must complete the program and be recommended by their county Extension educator or horse project leader. Exhibitors are not obliged to complete this test at the county show, but counties are encouraged to include them as part of their shows for demonstration or practice. Exhibitors may test at the state show regardless of their county test score as long as they have been recommended. Read more about horse training and horse achievement.
- Training Project - Those exhibitors entering Steps 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 may show in Showmanship if qualified at their county level. Only those exhibitors entered in Steps 4 & 5 are eligible for riding classes, if qualified at their county fair. To qualify you must have a blue ribbon or higher on your training project. If showing in trail, they are counted as part of the county quota.
- If the county qualification system awards pleasure & game trips, the exhibitor is eligible to participate in both game & pleasure classes, provided that they received a blue ribbon or higher placing, on that same horse, at their county qualifying show.
- A member can accept a Horse Show individual trip and a state fair individual trip. Members may participate in activities (judging, hippology, speech, demonstration etc.) at both the state fair and the state horse show.
- Member must own or lease the mare or gelding exhibited. The horse must be identified, certifying ownership and/or management arrangements by May 15 on the Horse Identification Affidavit (HIDA). 4-H'ers must provide all care, feeding, grooming, training and exercising for the horse from May 15 through to the state show.
- Horseless Horse is limited to members whose household does not own or lease a horse.
- Substitution of exhibitors (horse and rider team) will be allowed up to 10 days prior to the show.
- The Dan Patch Award winner and finalists are not part of county quotas. They must pay appropriate fees and must have received blue ribbons at their county shows in the classes they enter.
- A negative Coggins test is required on all horses on the state fairgrounds and copies must be sent with county registration forms.
How much does it cost?
Determined by county and classes.
Horse Show forms
Horse Show Program
Part 1: 2012 Horse Show Activites 7.21 MB
Part 2: 2012 4-H Horse Project Information 6.98 MB
The Horse Show Program is available in 2 parts. You need both to have the complete Program book.
Horse quota bonus trip information
- Horse
quota by county Posted June 25, 2012
The listed quotas do not include the county program bonus trips.
Horse Related quota is 2 per county - see the Show Handbook (page 12) for more details
- 2012 Horse bonus trip award letter Posted June 25, 2012
- Horse bonus trip awards Posted June 25, 2012
2012 Results: Results will be posted when available
Senior Hi Point Performance* - Shanalyn Bird
Junior Hi Point Performance* - Jackilyn ThayerSenior Hi Point Games* - Jennifer Lindberg - Anoka Cty
* You can only be awarded Hi Point awards once in your 4-H career. Danielle Paulson had the most junior performance points in 2012 but received the award in 2011.
Junior Hi Point Games* - Kaci Schultz-Reese - Clearwater Cty
- Performance results by class
(64 K PDF) Updated 9/20/12 - Performance results by county (77 K PDF) Updated 9/20/12
- Game results by class (112 K PDF) Updated 9/16/12
- Game results by county (86 K PDF) Updated 9/20/12
- Horseless Horse / Horse Related results (1 K PDF) Updated 9/16/12
- Drill Team results (1 KB PDF) Updated 11/29/12
- Training results (1 K PDF) Updated 9/20/12
- Trail class results (5 KB PDF) Updated 10/21/12
- Speech and Demo (288 K PDF) Updated 9/16/12
- Hippology Team (52 K PDF) Updated 9/16/12
- Hippology Individual (80 K PDF) Updated 9/16/12
- Horse Judging Contest results (521 K PDF)
- Herdsmanship (214 K PDF) Updated 9/30/12
- Western Heritage state event results (413 K PDF) Updated 11/29/12
- Horse show sponsors (13 K PDF) Updated 9/30/12
- Horse Show photos by MJM Sharpshooter Photography
Past Horse Show results:
Show Chairs:
Mark Storm, chair, marks@elsco.net
Randy Dokken, chair, ralsdokken@embarqmail.com
Penny Hormann, show secretary
Contact
Brad Rugg
4-H program director
ruggx002@umn.edu
1-800-444-4238 (ext. 775)
Karen Nelson
Executive administrative specialist
nelso367@umn.edu
1-800-444-4238 (ext. 222)
