Wayne County 4-H/FFA Fairbook - Horses

Chad and Tammy Bernhardt, Hoskins - Grand Champion Halter Horse

Arlan and Rochelle Sellin, Hoskins - Reserve Grand Champion Halter Horse

Blue Ribbon Winners 4-H Club - Champion Senior Bareback Horsemanship

Brent and Rachel Tietz, Norfolk – Reserve Champion Senior Bareback Horsemanship

Greunke Construction (Todd and Pam Greunke, Winside) - Champion Senior Western Pleasure Horse

Hoskins Mfg. Co., Inc.  – Reserve Champion Senior Western Pleasure Horse

Winside Sons of the American Legion - Champion Intermediate Western Pleasure Horse

Hoskins Mfg. Co., Inc.  – Reserve Champion Intermediate Western Pleasure Horse

John’s Welding and Tool, LLC (John D. Etter, Wayne) - Champion Junior Western Pleasure Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure Horse

Karissa Meyer-Krusemark, Waterbury – Champion 2-3-year-old Western Pleasure Horse

O & A Saddle Branch Homestead, Hoskins – Reserve Champion 2-3-year-old Western Pleasure Horse

Mark and Virginia Lundahl, Wakefield – In Memory of Regina Lundahl, 2001 – Champion Walk-Trot Pleasure Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Walk-Trot Pleasure Horse

Arlan and Rochelle Sellin, Hoskins - Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure

Arlan and Rochelle Sellin, Hoskins – Reserve Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure

Winside Sons of the American Legion - Champion Senior Horsemanship

Arlan and Rochelle Sellin, Hoskins – Reserve Champion Senior Horsemanship

F & M Bank, Wayne - Champion Intermediate Horsemanship 

Hoskins Mfg. Co., Inc. – Reserve Champion Intermediate Horsemanship 

Elkhorn Valley Bank and Trust - Champion Junior Horsemanship

Hoskins Mfg. Co., Inc.– Reserve Champion Junior Horsemanship

Greunke Construction (Todd and Pam Greunke, Winside) – Champion Walk-Trot Horsemanship

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Walk-Trot Horsemanship

Winside Sons of the American Legion – Champion Senior Trail Horse

Brent and Rachel Tietz, Norfolk – Reserve Champion Senior Trail Horse

In Memory of Jimmie Thomas - Champion Intermediate Trail Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Intermediate Trail Horse

In Memory of De Irish - Champion Junior Trail Horse

Greunke Construction (Todd and Pam Greunke, Winside) – Reserve Champion Junior Trail Horse

In Memory of Jimmie Thomas - Champion Senior Reining Horse

Rich and Connie Behmer, Hoskins – Reserve Champion Senior Reining Horse

Wade’s Welding and Machine (Adam and Rachel Wade, Pierce) - Champion Intermediate Reining Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Intermediate Reining Horse

Wade’s Welding and Machine (Adam and Rachel Wade, Pierce) - Champion Junior Reining Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Junior Reining Horse

Frink Family – In Memory of Brian Frink - Champion Senior Pole Bending Horse

Jeff and Lisa Farran, Winside – Reserve Champion Senior Pole Bending Horse

Frink Family – In Memory of Brian Frink - Champion Intermediate Pole Bending Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Intermediate Pole Bending Horse

Frink Family – In Memory of Brian Frink - Champion Junior Pole Bending Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Junior Pole Bending Horse

Craig and Margo Reeson, Hoskins - Champion Senior Barrel Racing Horse

Craig and Margo Reeson, Hoskins – Reserve Champion Senior Barrel Racing Horse

Levi Lange, Hoskins - Champion Intermediate Barrel Racing Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Intermediate Barrel Racing Horse

John and Judy Williams Family, Carroll - Champion Junior Barrel Racing Horse

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Junior Barrel Racing Horse

Matt and Liz Haschke, Wayne - Champion Senior Keyhole Horse

Matt and Liz Haschke, Wayne – Reserve Champion Senior Keyhole Horse

Frink Family – In Memory of Brian Frink - Champion Intermediate Keyhole Horse

Matt and Liz Haschke, Wayne – Reserve Champion Intermediate Keyhole Horse

Arlan and Rochelle Sellin, Hoskins - Champion Junior Keyhole Horse

Matt and Liz Haschke, Wayne – Reserve Champion Junior Keyhole Horse

Kevin and Terri Davis, Davey - In Memory of Gordon Davis - Champion Horse Performance

Mark Sorensen, Wayne - Reserve Champion Horse Performance

State Nebraska Bank & Trust Co. – Champion Senior High Point Youth

Josh and Sarah Sellin, Hoskins – Champion Senior High Point Youth 

Brent and Rachel Tietz, Norfolk – Reserve Champion Senior High Point Youth

John's Welding and Tool, LLC (John D. Etter, Wayne) – Champion Intermediate High Point Youth 

Freudenburg Quarter Horses, Hoskins – Champion Intermediate High Point Youth 

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Intermediate High Point Youth

Hoskins Mfg. Co., Inc. – Champion Junior High Point Youth 

Josh and Sarah Sellin, Hoskins – Champion Junior High Point Youth 

Wayne County 4-H Council – Reserve Champion Junior High Point Youth

Mark and Karlene Meyer Family, Wakefield - will present an award to the Champion All-Around Youth Horseman

Rich and Connie Behmer, Hoskins – Reserve Champion All-Around Youth Horseman

Premiums:
Purple $10.00, Blue $8.00, Red $6.00, White $4.00

General Information:

A. Animals should enter through the WEST GATE.

B. Health Regulations: See 4-H/FFA Animals-General Rules, for specific health requirements and other rules pertaining to livestock entries.

C. Check-in – All exhibitors must check in their horses from 5:30-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. If exhibitors have a second, third or fourth horse, the horses do not have to be present, but the exhibitor must confirm the classes each horse will be exhibited in at that time. The additional horses need to be physically checked in Thursday morning prior to the beginning of the show by a superintendent. Each exhibitor must keep one exhibited horse at the fair. Depending on entries, an exhibitor may be able to stall an additional horse. A random drawing will be held amongst those that want to stall two horses.

D. Horses will be allowed to leave at 4 p.m. on Friday night but must be back by Saturday at 8 a.m. to receive premiums and awards.

E. Stall decorations must include a poster on the history of horses (that will fit on a board 12 inches x 12 inches), but otherwise are not limited to other decorations including garland, flags, etc. However, no lights are allowed.

F. There is no limit to the number of events a 4-H/FFA member can participate in. A 4-H/FFA member may exhibit 4 horses, but a maximum of 2 performance horses are allowed. Exception: a member may exhibit a 3^rd performance horse in the 2-3-year-old pleasure class, but it can only be shown in halter, the 2-3-year-old pleasure class, or in a non-point class. A 4^th horse can be shown at halter. Two 4-H/FFA members may exhibit the same horse, but not in the same class (example: If Coco Joe is ridden in Senior Pleasure, the same horse may not be ridden in Junior Pleasure) unless one youth is showing in a non-point class. Each 4-H/FFA member may show only one horse in each event.

G. Ponies will be measured by 4-H Club leaders for the halter class and re-measured by superintendents.

H. Costume Class must be pre-entered. Horses must be ridden in the arena by a single rider. The horse and rider must not be boxed in. The rider must be able to dismount with no obstacles in their way.

I. Horses need to be led to the arena from the barn and back. Horses must always be under control or they will be dismissed from the show and sent back to the barn.

J. Dress Code: See 4-H/FFA Animals – General Rules. Helmets are encouraged but not required.

K. All 4-H/FFA members must pass Horse Level 1 by June 15 to exhibit. 

L. Guidelines for 4-H/FFA horse show are set forth in 4-H 373, the Nebraska 4-H Horse Show and Judging Guide. 

M. Junior exhibitors may only exhibit in one pleasure or horsemanship class. Example: exhibitor must choose between walk-trot or regular horsemanship (cannot exhibit in both). The same for pleasure classes.

N. 2-3 year old Western Pleasure - Horses exhibited in this class will be 2 or 3 years old by the calendar year starting January 1 of the year foaled and cannot be exhibited in any other pleasure class, unless it’s a non-point class. Exhibitors in this class must be 12 years of age as of Dec. 31 of the previous year and must be a Nebraska county-certified Level III Horseman by June 1, 2024. An exhibitor with two horses may enter this class in addition to another pleasure class. No points will be awarded for this class.

O. All entries must be made to the Nebraska Extension-Wayne County Office prior to the fair and cannot be added the day of the show. Horses entered must be designated on entry form and confirmed with the Superintendent at check in on Wednesday evening. See 4-H/FFA Animals-General for additional rules.

P. 4-H member must be enrolled in the Horse Project.

Horse Performance
Scoring-Performance trophy points are determined by accumulated points on one horse only. Classes included in scoring are: Pleasure, Horsemanship, Reining, Trail, Barrels and Poles (excludes: Showmanship, halter classes, Walk-Trot Horsemanship, Walk-Trot Pleasure, 2-3 Year-old Western Pleasure, Sr. Bareback Horsemanship, Keyhole, Ranch Horse Pleasure, and Costume Class). Horsemanship will be the tiebreaker in the case of a tie. 

High Point Youth
Scoring-High Point Youth points are determined by accumulated points on one horse only. There are three divisions that are broke down according to age of the exhibitor. Junior Division - 8, 9, & 10 yrs of age, Intermediate Division - 11, 12, & 13 yrs of age, Senior Division - ages 14 years and older. Ages are as of Dec. 31 of the previous year. Classes included in scoring are Showmanship, Pleasure, Sr. Bareback Horsemanship, Horsemanship, Reining, Trail, Barrels and Poles (excludes: Halter, 2-3-Year-Old Western Pleasure, Ranch Horse Pleasure, Walk-Trot Horsemanship, Walk-Trot Pleasure, Keyhole, and Costume Class). Horsemanship will be the tiebreaker in the case of a tie.

Champion All-Around Youth Horseman
Scoring-This award is for the rider demonstrating the best combination of skill, versatility, and sportsmanship, not limited to a single horse. Points counted on all horses exhibited in Showmanship, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Trail, Reining, Barrels and Poles (excludes: Halter, Ranch Horse Pleasure, Walk-Trot Horsemanship, Walk-Trot Pleasure, 2–3-Year-Old Western Pleasure, Sr. Bareback Horsemanship, Keyhole, and Costume Class). Judge’s decision will be final. Horsemanship will be the tiebreaker in the case of a tie.

Points for the Horse Performance, High Point Youth, and Champion All-Around Youth Horseman awards are awarded as follows:
Purple                                     4 points
Blue                                        3 points
Red                                         2 points
White                                      1 point
Class Champion                        2 points
Class Res. Champion                1 point

Example: Each horse earns points based on the ribbon earned in each class. Class Champion (1st in class) and awarded a purple ribbon will earn 6 points. If a blue ribbon is the highest in the class, then 5 points are awarded (3 points for the blue ribbon + 2 points for first in class). Horses must receive a purple or blue ribbon to earn class champion points.

Awards:
Kevin and Terri Davis, Davey - In Memory of Gordon Davis - Champion Senior Horse Showman
Mann Consulting, Inc. - Reserve Champion Senior Horse Showman
Brent and Rachel Tietz, Norfolk - Champion Intermediate Horse Showman
Hilltop Ponies (Mike and Lori Finn, Winside) - Reserve Champion Intermediate Horse Showman
Wayne Veterinary Clinic - Champion Junior Horse Showman
Hilltop Ponies (Mike and Lori Finn, Winside) - Reserve Champion Junior Horse Showman

Premiums:
Purple $4.50, Blue $4.00, Red $3.50, White $3.00

General Information:
A. Exhibitors must show his or her own animals in showmanship and must show within designated age classes. Age divisions are as of December 31, of the previous year.
B. Dress Code: See 4-H/FFA Animals-General Rules.

Horse Showmanship classes:
G-060-011 Senior Showmanship (14 yrs. & older)
G-060-010 Intermediate Showmanship (11, 12 & 13 yrs. old)
G-060-009 Junior Showmanship (8, 9 & 10 yrs. old)

Halter classes:
All horses shall be shown together according to age, regardless of breed. All ponies (54" or less) will show in one class, regardless of age or breed.

G-061-001 2025 Foals
G-061-002 Yearlings (born 2024)
G-061-003 Two-year-olds (born 2023)
G-061-004 3 years and older Mares
G-061-005 3 years and older Geldings
G-061-006 Ponies, all ages

Age breakdowns for the following classes are as follows:

Junior Division: 8, 9, 10 yrs. old as of Dec. 31, 2024
Intermediate Division: 11, 12, 13 yrs. old as of Dec. 31, 2024
Senior Division: 14 and older as of Dec. 31, 2024

G-063-005 Senior Bareback Horsemanship (riders 14 yrs. of age & older
G-064-004 Junior Walk-Trot Pleasure*
G-064-003 Junior Pleasure*
      *Juniors may only exhibit in one pleasure class, not both

G-064-002 Intermediate Pleasure
G-064-001 Senior Pleasure
G-064-005 2-3-Year-Old Western Pleasure

G-063-001 Senior Horsemanship
G-063-002 Intermediate Horsemanship
G-063-003 Junior Horsemanship*
G-063-004 Junior Walk-Trot Horsemanship*
      *Juniors may only exhibit in one horsemanship class, not both

G-067-001 Senior Trail
G-067-002 Intermediate Trail
G-067-003 Junior Trail

G-064-007 Ranch Horse Pleasure (Open)

G-065-001 Senior Reining
G-065-002 Intermediate Reining
G-065-003 Junior Reining

G-068-004 Senior Pole Bending
G-068-005 Intermediate Pole Bending
G-068-006 Junior Pole Bending

G-068-001 Senior Barrel Racing
G-068-002 Intermediate Barrel Racing
G-068-003 Junior Barrel Racing

G-068-007 Senior Keyhole Race
G-068-008 Intermediate Keyhole Race
G-068-009 Junior Keyhole Race

G-060-012 Costume Class