Horse Program


Dates:
March 29 - Junior
April 26 - Junior, Intermediate, Senior
May 10 - Junior, Intermediate, Senior
May 24 - Intermediate, Senior

Location:
 Weber County 4-H Office

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Eligibility: 3rd-12th grade youth (as of September 1st)

Team or Individual: Individual competition only

Register: Call Ashley at 801-399-8202

Registration Deadline: 3 days before contest

Description: Participants answer horse-related questions in a quiz bowl format. Questions will come from the following references:

  • Juniors: Horses and Horsemanship
  • Intermediates: Horses and Horsemanship; Horse Science
  • Seniors: Horses and Horsemanship; Horse Science; Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms

Guidelines: We will follow state guidelines for this event with the following exceptions:

  1. Youth will compete individually rather than in teams.
  2. Bonus questions will go to the individual youth who correctly answered the toss-up question that goes with the Bonus Question. The individual will earn the points if answered correctly.

Awards: Each youth earns a blue, red or white ribbon based on the Danish judging system: Blue (excellent): 90-100, Red (good): 75-89, White (fair): 74 and below.

Next Steps: The four highest scoring 9th-12th grade (as of September 1st) youth plus one alternate will make up the team that represents Weber County in State Contests.