Delaware 4-H’ers Compete at
56th Annual State 4-H Horse Show
Delaware 4-H Horse project members competed recently at the 56th Annual State 4-H Horse Show held on July 28, 2023, in the Quillen Arena during the Delaware State Fair. Put on by 4-H volunteers on the State 4-H Horse Advisory Committee, the show offers 4-H members the opportunity to show and learn under the guidance of capable volunteers and judges while having fun at the same time.
Judged this year by Hunter Liles of Fort Defiance, Virginia members competed in the required showmanship classes as well as horsemanship, equitation, trail, pleasure, ranch riding, and fun classes like barrel racing, egg and spoon, dollar bareback, and costume. Trail classes were evaluated by Ms. Danielle Sheperd of Harrington, Delaware.
Champion and Reserve Champion Horse Show awards were sponsored by the Delaware Equine Council and the State 4-H Horse Advisory Committee, respectively and were presented to the following 4-H members:
Champion Western Horse- Stephanie Strachar exhibiting Somebody Like You- Kent County
Reserve Champion Western Horse– Lily Moffett exhibiting Oh Snap!- Kent County
Champion English Horse- Paige Taylor exhibiting Larking Past the Bar- Sussex County
Reserve Champion English Horse – Emily Jo Strachar exhibiting Confidential- Kent County
Champion English Pony- Camille Book exhibiting Wait and See- Sussex County
Reserve Champion English Pony – Taylor Melvin exhibiting Definitely Bold– Sussex County
Grand Champion Walk Trot – Riley Tribbett exhibiting Your Ultimate Machine – Kent County
Reserve Champion Walk Trot – Mason Hanggi exhibiting Fudginit – Kent County
The Betty Niblett Perpetual Trophy is presented to the 4-H member who acquires the most points in Showmanship and Equitation/horsemanship classes. Betty was the President of the State 4-H Horse Advisory Committee at the time of her death, and helping kids with horse projects was a passion of hers. The winner of the 2023 Betty Niblett Perpetual Trophy was Stephanie Strachar of the Pony Pals 4-H Club in Kent County.
The annual horse show is open to any 4-H member on the Delmarva Peninsula or Delaware 4-H members. Thank you to our gold sponsor of the 2023 show, the State 4-H Horse Advisory Committee, and our Silver Sponsor, the Delaware Equine Council.
4-H is a community of young people across Delaware learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. For more information on becoming a 4-H member or volunteer in Delaware, please contact your county extension office:
New Castle County: (302)831-8965
Kent County: (302)730-4000
Sussex County: (302)856-7303
Cooperative Extension Education in Agriculture and Home Economics, University of Delaware, Delaware State University and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin.
