Oxford County Extension, 9 Olson Road, South Paris, ME 04281-6402
Telephone: 743-6329 or 1-800-287-1482 Email: cesoxf@umext.maine.edu
June 20, 2007
TO: All 4-H Horse Project Members & Leaders
FROM: Web Fox, 4-H Horse Show Superintendent, Susan Jennings, Extension Educator
RE: 4-H Horse Show September 30, 2007
Below, please find a copy of the Fryeburg Fair Horse Show rules, a registration form, and a program of events for 2007. Participation is limited, so sign up is on a first come, first serve basis. Confirmations are not normally sent out, so you will only hear back if there is a problem.
Stable space will be available this year in the Paddock Barn. The stalls will have wooden bars to create box stalls. Arrival for Saturday is between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. only. Please enter at the gate above the race track (toward Lovell) and follow along the race track until you come to the barn areas. The Paddock Barn is located in front of the new Race Stall Barn. The barn will be posted with a 4-H sign indicating the stalls available. Upon conclusion of the show, horses will need to leave the Paddock Barn. All horses need proof of a rabies shot.
Please remember that no dogs are allowed on the grounds.
Since sign-up is on a first come, first serve basis, please notify the fair if you find for some reason that you cannot attend after you have enrolled. This allows us to accept members from a waiting list from both Maine and New Hampshire.
Web Fox is the 4-H Horse Show Division Superintendent for Fryeburg Fair and can be contacted through the fair office. Also, do not hesitate to contact your Extension Office for more information.
4-H HORSE
Read carefully all 4-H General Livestock Rules
Showtime: First Sunday 8:30 a.m.
All horses must be on the fairgrounds by 7:30 AM the first Sunday of the fair. They should be brought onto the fairgrounds through the Green Gate, which is the gate nearest the Paddock area. Horses will be permitted to stay overnight Saturday in the Paddock Barn. Please request stall space on the entry form. Space will be limited. Chaperones will be required for all 4-H’ers staying overnight. No dorm facilities are provided.
Papers will be checked from 7:00-8:15 AM. A negative coggins test is required, 6 months for New Hampshire residents and 36 months for Maine residents. Members must either have a 4-H approval form signed by your Maine 4-H County Educator or a 4-H horse identification card from your New Hampshire 4-H County Educator.
Suitable riding attire is required for all 4-H’ers including hard hats for all riders. There will be no holding time for clothing or tack changes.
Walk/Trot Classes are only open to 4-H members who have never cantered or loped before. Walk/Trot participants are required to show in their appropriate Showmanship class but cannot show in any other class.
Order of show will be determined by the Show Superintendent and posted at the show ring the day of the show. Premiums will be paid on the Danish system. Rosettes will be awarded to the top 4 blue ribbon placings in each class and trophies will be awarded to the top placing in each showmanship class.
Blue Ribbon $17.00
Red Ribbon $12.00
White Ribbon $ 9.00
Class Ages: Senior age 14 – 18 as of January 1
Junior age 9- 13 as of January 1
Class List
Ring A Ring B
103 English Showmanship, Jr. 203 Western Showmanship, Jr.
101 English Showmanship, Sr. 201 Western Showmanship, Sr.
12 English Equitation, Jr. 32 Walk/Trot Pleasure, Eng. & West
22 Western Equitation, Jr. 16 Hunter Over Fences, Jr.
21 Western Equitation, Sr. fences 2’0” – 2’3”
26 Western Horsemanship, Jr. 15 Hunter Over Fences, Sr.
23 Western Pleasure, Sr. fences 2’3” – 2’6”
24 Western Pleasure, Jr.
25 Western Horsemanship, Sr.
27 Western Command, all ages
14 English Pleasure, Jr.
13 English Pleasure, Sr.
17 English Bridle Path Hack
Command all ages