N.D. State Fair 4-H Horse Show Winners Named

The following 4-H members won awards in the horse show July 23-25 at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. Winners are listed below by county, name, hometown, age division, class and placing.

Barnes

• Layne Larson, Marion, 12- to 14-year-old division - champion Western Horsemanship, tie for Champion Trail, Amanda Ebensteiner Memorial Award - presented annually to the 4-H Western Horsemanship champion in the 12- to 14-year-old division at the North Dakota State Fair. A member of the Ramsey Riders 4-H Club in Devils Lake, Ebensteiner’s first love was horses. She died of cancer in 1997.

Benson

• Janna Rice, Maddock, 12- to 14-year-old division - champion Western Riding
• Katie Rice, Maddock, 8- to 11-year-old division - champion Western Riding, reserve champion Hunt Seat Equitation, champion Western Horsemanship, 2nd place High Point Individual

Bottineau

• Christin Nelson, Bottineau, 15- to 18-year-old division - reserve champion Western Horsemanship, 2nd place High Point Individual

Burleigh

• Christine Chase, Hazen, 12- to 14-year-old division - champion Hunter Hack, reserve champion Reining, reserve champion Hunt Seat Equitation, reserve champion Showmanship at Halter, reserve champion Western Horsemanship, tie for champion Trail, 1st place High Point Individual
• Judah Coleman, Bismarck, 15- to 18-year-old division - champion Equitation Over Fences
• Siggy Scheid, Hazen, 12- to 14-year-old division - reserve champion Hunter Hack, reserve champion Equitation Over Fences
• Austin Scholl, Menoken, 15- to 18-year-old division - champion Western Riding, champion Showmanship at Halter, Individual Herdsman Award
• Angie Schumacher, Bismarck, 8- to 11-year-old division - champion Reining
• Brittany Swenson, Bismarck, 8- to 11-year-old division - champion Hunter Hack, champion Equitation Over Fences, champion Hunt Seat Equitation, champion Showmanship at Halter, 1st place High Point Individual
• Jayce Doan, McKenzie, 12- to 14-year-old division – champion Barrel Racing
• Teresa Benfrow, Bismarck, 12- to 14-year-old division – reserve champion Barrel Racing
• Burleigh County - County Herdsman Award

Cass

• Heidi Markman, Fargo, 15- to 18-year-old division - reserve champion Hunt Seat Equitation
• Emily Schultz, Horace, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Western Riding, champion Barrel Racing, champion Pole Bending
• Michaela Liebl, West Fargo, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Western Horsemanship
• Kaitlyn Timian, Hunter, 15- to 18-year-old division – reserve champion Pole Bending
• Sarah Brunn, West Fargo, 12- to 14-year-old division – reserve champion Pole Bending

Dickey

• Larissa Vculek, Oakes, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Hunter Hack

Divide

• Tabitha Unhjem, Divide, 15- to 18-year-old division – champion Pole Bending, 1st place High Point Individual

Eddy

• Justene Engels, New Rockford, 15- to 18-year-old division - champion Western Horsemanship

Kidder

• Kristen Strom, Dawson, 15- to 18-year-old division - reserve champion Showmanship at Halter, champion Trail

McKenzie

• David Morgan, Alexander - Sportsmanship Award (all ages)

Mercer

• Danielle Kruckenberg, Hazen, 15- to 18-year-old division - reserve champion Hunter Hack

Morton * Hannah Andring, Bismarck, 12- to 14-year-old division - champion Reining

Pembina

• Sarah Edgar, Bathgate, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Showmanship at Halter

Ramsey

• Danielle Stromme, Crary, 12- to 14-year-old division - champion Showmanship at Halter
• Chelsey Geier, Carrington, 8- to 11-year-old division - champion Trail, reserve Champion Pole Bending

Stutsman

• Brittany Hansen, Jamestown, 15- to 18-year-old division - champion Reining, reserve champion Trail

Ward

• Amber Christianson, Minot, 15- to 18-year-old division - champion Hunter Hack, reserve champion Western Riding, champion Hunt Seat Equitation
• Sami Christianson, Minot, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Equitation Over Fences
• Casey Evenson, Minot, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Reining
• Megan Haner, Max, 12- to 14-year-old division - champion Equitation Over Fences, champion Hunt Seat Equitation, reserve champion Western Riding, champion Pole Bending, 2nd place High Point Individual
• Sheila Haugen, Burlington, 15- to 18-year-old division - reserve champion Equitation Over Fences, champion Barrel Racing
• Elyse Nienow, Des Lacs, 15- to 18-year-old division - reserve champion Reining, reserve champion Barrel Racing

Wells

• Katie Held, Harvey, 8- to 11-year-old division - reserve champion Trail, reserve champion Barrel Racing

For more information, contact your county office of the NDSU Extension Service.

Photos and cutlines will be available for specific newspapers.

For questions during the fair, contact: Emily Spickle, State Fair 4-H Communications, (701) 650-8841, mailto:ndfair4h@ndsuext.nodak.edu

After the fair, contact: Becky Koch, NDSU Ag Communication, Fargo, (701) 231-7875, mailto:becky.koch@ndsu.edu