Nearly three dozen Kansas kids will test their horse sense when the annual 4-H horse judging contest takes place at Manhattan's Cico Park on June 9.
The winners in the senior division will advance to the national horse judging contest during the National Western Stock Show in Denver next January, said Kansas 4-H Youth Development specialist Shannon Rogge.
"We are trying to mimic an industry horse judging show," Rogge said. "Youth will judge horse classes and evaluate them on how they place against the official standards. Once they turn in their placings, they will give oral reasons to a judge on why they placed the class the way they did, using industry terminology."
The state contest is available to Kansas 4-H members ages 9 and older, competing in intermediate and senior divisions. Individual and team awards are up for grabs.
Rogge said that the Kansas State University horse judging team is hosting a camp June 7-8 for youth interested in honing their skill prior to the state contest. More information is available online.
More information about nearly three dozen projects offered through Kansas 4-H is available online, or at local extension offices in Kansas.
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