Department: Horse (County Only) | Nebraska Extension in Cheyenne County | Nebraska Extension

Premiums: Purple $5.00 Blue $4.00 Red $3.00 White $2.00

Purpose:

Department Rules:

Horses must be registered by June 1^st with the Extension Office. No substitutions or additions will be allowed on horses not registered by June 1^st.
All horse exhibits must be exhibited at the fair to receive county fair premium money. The horse superintendent will assign days for horses to be at the fairgrounds. Exceptions must have written approval by the division superintendent prior to the start of the fair.
Horses are to be exercised daily. Horses will not be ridden through the concession stand area nor through the cattle sale ring or south of cattle barns at any time. No stallions will show in the 4-H horse show.
Rules for this show will follow the 4-H Horse Show Rule Book. Grand Champion will be the top rider in the class. Reserve will be the second top rider in the class. This will apply to all classes (a class is made up of 2 or more entries) unless all class participants have a no time, broken pattern, or white ribbon, in which case there will not be a grand or reserve champion. If there is only one rider in the class, the judge may place the exhibitor P, B, R, or W. For a class with only one entry, the Grand Champion must be a purple ribbon.
A 4-H member must pass Level 1 to exhibit at the fair. A 4-H member can enter reining, barrel racing, pole bending and/or working ranch horse upon passing Level II testing. A 4-H member can only enter one Horsemanship or Western Pleasure Class. Walk-trot Level I classes will be allowed to ride with two hands.

Division: Dummy Roping

Division Rules:

Participants will rope the dummy steer from horseback for Intermediate and Senior and standing for Junior participants. Each participant will be allowed 5 throws at the head. 4-H members who have passed Level 1 may participate.
In Intermediate and Senior division, participants will be judged for the catches made on the roping dummy (1 point for a neck catch, ½ point for half-head, 2 point for both horns).

Premiums: Purple $4.00 Blue $3.00 Red $2.00 White $1.00

Division Rules:

The score will be based on horsemanship skills, cow sense and degree of difficulty. Refer to 4-H Horse Show Rule Book for Scoring. 4-H members must have passed Level 2 to participate.