State 4-H/FFA Horse Judging Contest
April 12, 2008
UF HTU, Gainesville
-State 4-H Horse Judging Results, 2008 (pdf)
The 2008 State 4-H/FFA Horse Judging Contest will be held April 12 at the covered arena of the UF Horse Teaching Unit in Gainesville. Check-in for 4-H is at 9:00 a.m. and everyone should be seated in the stands and ready to begin by 9:30. Awards will be presented at roughly 4:30 p.m. that afternoon. The contest will consist of 8 placing classes – four halter and four performance. Reasons will be given on four of the classes and there will be no questions classes. When reasons are completed and after the discussion of the classes, there will be an opportunity for everyone to relax, listen to music, and socialize before the awards presentations. Awards will be presented to the top individuals and teams in halter, performance, and reasons as well as to the highest individuals and teams overall.
Each county may enter one senior team (14 and over as of September 1, 2007) of three or four members. Preregistration is required by April 4. The winning team is eligible to compete at the National 4-H Horse Judging Contest in Louisville, KY (November). The first and second place team may compete at Southern Regionals in Lexington, Virginia.
An entry fee of $25 per team is required at preregistration. Checks should be written to "Florida 4-H Foundation". Contestants and one coach per team will be provided lunch, and additional adults may purchase lunch tickets at $5 each. Please indicate on the entry form how many additional adults would like to have lunch and include their $5 with the entry fee. Preregistered counties will be listed here so you can check to confirm that your entry has been received.
A copy of the judging card can be found here. Hopefully, all of you have seen it by now, but we want to make sure everyone is familiar with how to fill it out correctly. There is repeatedly a surprising number of cards that have the team/individual numbers not darkened in, class placings darkened incorrectly (for example, placed 1-2-3-1), or number choice boxes circled, checked, or marked in another way instead of being darkened within the lines. Please be sure that your team members are familiar with the card and know how to fill it out correctly. Cards filled out incorrectly may be discarded and zero scores awarded. To help everyone be familiar with the cards, a section of this website gives examples and explanations on filling out the card correctly.
There are plenty of motels in the area. Any of the motels on the Archer Road exit, Williston Road exit, or South 13th Street would be convenient.
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