Western Horse Program

The 4-H Horse Program is for youth 3rd-12th grade. Each youth is a member of individual clubs that meet throughout the year. As a county, youth come together for spring clinics, horse camp, service projects, fundraisers, summer horse shows, horse achievement and more! 

The 4-H Horse program is divided into three age groups:

Novice (any age-showing without placement)
Junior aged youth (3rd-5th grade)
Intermediate aged youth (6th-8th grade)
Senior aged youth (9th grade-graduation)

"Register Then Ride"Register than Ride

In order to be eligible to ride, you must be enrolled and activated in zsuites BEFORE you come to the arena. $10.00 enrollment needs to be paid to become activated.

Remember your $55 Western Horse Program Fee. This will be used to support all county level activities. Before attending our county events please register and pay the $55 program fee through zsuite or directly to the 4-H Office. What is considered a county event? Anything that is not a club meeting (ie: Halloween Party, Winter Riding, Shows ext). What will this fee cover? Winter Riding Events, Educational Nights, Equipment (poles, eyes, ext), Clinics, Support for camps, End of Year Recognition Night (recognizing all program successes). Please contact the Extension Office with any concerns or questions

2026 Calendar 

WINTER RIDING SCHEDULE 
Riding will be from 5-8 pm at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds. Contact hosts for more information. 
2/10/26  Introduction, arena safety and etiquette, games
2/24/26 Farrier and Veterinarian Working Together
3/10/26 Obstacles
3/17/26 PEMF with Shauntay and Lexi Ormond
3/24/26 How to read and perform patterns
3/31/26 Confirmation and showmanship
4/14/26 Barrels
4/21/26 Learn to read cattle
4/28/26 Poles
5/12/26 A Bit about Bits

Other Education Opportunities
*Non-riding, no horses at these events
Feb 3rd - Equine Dentist with Justin Stark
Feb 17th - Ignite Presentation from Kennedy, Kylee, Brenn, & Josey

HORSE SHOWS
Registration closes the *Tuesday before the show at 5pm.
Horse show registration will be $15 per show. Register for all shows by May 15th and save $5.00  pay $40 for all shows. Two Hand and in hand shows will be $10 per show.

  • Show Dates for Summer 2026
    -June 15th & 16
    -June 29th - June 30th
    -July 13th-14th
    Region: July 27th in Oakley 
     
  • Judges Evaluation (If used, complete by Wednesday after each show)

Horse Council & Rank Leaders

President: Chris Richards
President-Elect: Jasmine Baker 
Secretary: Kaydee Miner
Treasurer: KaeDawn Earl
State Rep: Deni Ormond
Ambassador Chair: Jasmine Baker
Education Chair: Mckenzie Anderson
Show Chair: Shaylie Peck

Resources 

Horse TestsGirls with horse

Juniors will test from the entire Volume one -front cover to back cover at every show.
Intermediate and Senior will be tested on vol.1, vol 2 and rule book at all shows. 
This includes all study materials listed below. The test will be administered at home through a google quiz link that will be emailed to you. Tests will be sent out the Tuesday before the show at 5:00pm (when registration closes) . Tests will close at 5 that Friday. You will have 40 minutes to complete the test.  We invite you to study before and utilize your books during the test. 
 
In order to participate in the horse show, the test must be completed online before the show begins.

Portfolio

4-H Portfolios are the combination of a resume and cover letter Resumes: The resume should represent a cumulative summary of the 4-H members background, skills, and accomplishments. Portfolios will be turned in online at 4h.zsuite.org September for the State Horse Show or County Contest.
For More Portfolio Information see the County or State Portfolio websites.

4-H Horse-less Horse Contest 

All County Contests will follow the State 4-H Classics Contest rules as listed below:
      • Horse Bowl RULES
      • Hippology - enter as team or individual RULES
      • Horse Judging RULES
      • Horse Demonstrations RULES
      • Horse Public Speaking RULES
      • Juniors and Intermediates will use the new Utah 4-H Horse Program Study Guide Volume I as their resource. Intermediates will also have select questions from the Illustrated Dictionary. Senior aged youth should study from National Curriculum (mainly Horse Smarts).
      • Team Contests
      • Team OR Individual Contests
      • Individual Contests

Western Horse Ranking  

These ranks are designed as a tool for volunteers and youth to set goals and progress in their chosen project areas