DEPARTMENT 28--YOUTH & OPEN HORSE SHOW
Superintendent--Joyce Meyer and Madeleine Zimmerman - 249-1400     Clerk - Alice Hokenson
No pre-entry required.  Register the day of the show.  Social Security # needed for registration. 
Negative Coggins test required.

Horse Show Rules
1.  Open to all.  Age for class divisions shall be determined by age as of the day of the show.  Eligible for youth classes through the youth's 19th birthday as long as it occurs in the same calendar year as the fair. 
2.  $3.00 Entry Fee per class.   
3.  Only the top two horses of each class are eligible for Grand and Reserve classes. 
4.  Must be 18 and over to show a stallion. 
5.  Youth classes will be judged according to Danish 4-H rules except for speed events.  Open horses to be shown by breed standards; otherwise U.P.H.A. rules will apply. 
6.  Proper Western or English attire required. No ball caps, t-shirts, tennis shoes - no exceptions.
7.  All participates in gymkhana, lead line, and walk trot classes should wear protective riding helmets. 
8.  Grand and Reserve Champions (19 and under only) except for halter.
9. Must be 6 years old to show in a premium class

1st - $10.00       2nd - $7.00       3rd - $5.00       4th - $3.00       5th - $2.00       6th - $1.00

Section 1 - Speed Events


Friday, August 10, 2007
Registration: 3:00 p.m.  Start time 4:00 p.m.

Class
1   Barrel Racing (20 & over)
2   Barrel Racing (14-19)
3   Barrel Racing (9-13)
4   Barrel Racing (8 & under - Ribbons Only )
5   Grand Champion Sponsored by Superior Harmony Saddle & Harness
6   Reserve Champion Sponsored by Marquette County Horse Club
7   Midwest Flags (20 & over )
8   Midwest Flags (14-19)
9   Midwest Flags (9-13)
10   Grand Champion sponsored by Jack Filkins Horseshoeing
11   Reserve Champion sponsored by Jack Filkins Horseshoeing
12  Plug Race (20 & over )
13   Plug Race (14-19 )
14   Plug Race (9-13)
15   Plug Race (8 & Under - Ribbons Only)
16   Scuda Hole (20 & over)
17   Scuda Hole (14-19)
18   Scuda Hole (9-13 )
19   Grand Champion Sponsored by Sawyer Stampede
20   Reserve Champion Sponsored by CNC Ranch
21   Pole Bending (20 & over )
22   Pole Bending (14-19)
23   Pole Bending (9-13)
24   Grand Champion Sponsored by Tim Bergmann, Farrier
25   Reserve Champion Sponsored by Ishpeming Federal Credit Union

Section 2 - Performance Classes


Saturday, August 11, 2007
Registration: 8:00 am        Start time:  9:00am

Class
1   Halter - Weanling  & Yearling
2   Halter - Stallions
3   Halter - Mares & Geldings - 2 & 3
4   Halter - Mares - 4 & over
5   Halter - Geldings - 4 & over
6   Grand Champion Sponsored by D & J Stables
7   Reserve Champion in Memory of Frank Zimmerman
8   Showmanship (20 & over )
9   Showmanship (14-19 )
10   Showmanship (9-13)
11   Showmanship (8 & under - Ribbons Only)
12   Grand Champion Sponsored by Upper Michigan Equestrian Center
13   Reserve Champion Sponsored by Lane Farrier Service
14   English Pleasure (20 & over )
15   English Pleasure (19 & under)
16   English Equitation (20 & over )
17   English Equitation (19 & under)
18   Grand Champion Sponsored by Fancy Britches Ranch
19   Reserve Champion Sponsored by In Memory of Mike Hokenson
20   Lead Line (6-8 - Ribbons Only ) Sponsored by Fassbender Funeral Home
21   Lead Line (3-5 - Ribbons Only)Sponsored by Fassbender Funeral Home
22   Walk Trot (8 & under, Ribbons only, may not enter Lead Line or any other Performance Class)
23   Pleasure Driving
24   Western/English Pleasure (8 & under - Ribbons Only)
25   Western Pleasure (20 & over)
26   Western Pleasure (14-19)
27   Western Pleasure ( 9-13)
28   Western Horsemanship (20 & over )
29   Western Horsemanship (14-19)
30   Western Horsemanship (9-13)
31   Grand Champion Sponsored by Premier Design Jewelry
32   Reserve Champion Sponsored by M.J. Van Damme Farms
33   Lead Line Trail (8 & under - Ribbons Only)
34   Trail - English/Western (8 and under- Ribbons Only)
35   Trail - English/Western (20 & over )
36   Trail - English/Western (19 & under)
37   Costume Class (all ages)
Youth Stable Management and People's Choice Stable Management.

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