Maryland’s Youth Soar to New Heights, continued
Test, fourth in the Program Ride and sixth in the Medal Phase. Amory Brandt earned second place in the Written Test while Taylor Marcus earned seventh. Karli Postel placed seventh in the Program Ride.
Carroll Co. Shines at 4-H Competition
Submitted by Kathy Stoner T e University of Maryland Exten- sion Triple Crown Maryland 4-H Horse Educational Competition was held April 21-22 at the Univer- sity of Maryland. T e three points of the “crown” consist of Horse Judg- ing, Hippology and a Horse Bowl competition. Usually these are held as three separate events but this was the fi rst year all were combined into a weekend-long event. T e Carroll County Juniors (8-
T omas Wolf. Senior Team members were Ja- mie Goretsas (High Individual), Amber Lippy, Colton Macleod and Shannon Scott. Preparation for the competitions started last November with alternating weekly judging and
Members of the winning 4-H Junior Horse Judging Team from Car- roll County: Sophie Wolfe, Emily Schildwachter, Allison Stoner and Josh Bubczyk
10 yrs old), Intermediates (11-13 yrs old) and Seniors (14-18 years old) swept the Horse Judging competition with the High Individual Overall and High Team Overall, all being from Carroll County. Junior team members were Al- lison Stoner (High Individual), Josh Bubczyk, Sophie Wolf and Emily Schildwachter. Inter- mediate team members were Kerri Virtz (High Individual), Alexis Dickson, Maggie Ryan and
horse bowl practices and continued until the contest. T e Carroll County teams were for- tunate to have wonderful coaches and support from the horse community, which welcomed the 4-Hers and Future Farmers of America members into their horse farms to judge various breeds. T e coaches included Bob Shirley, Janie Dell, Amanda Dell, Kathy Virtz and Zac Virtz. T e State Contest consisted of eight diff er-
ent classes, four of which were conformation classes and four performance. Classes includ- ed Pony of the Americas, Tennessee Walkers, Stock Horses, Western Pleasure and Hunter classes. After placing the classes, the judges must present oral reasons to defend their placings. T e Carroll County Junior Team felt a lot of pressure because every member was new to horse judging. It was even more diffi cult because some of the members only ride English or only ride Western, but the contest in- cluded both disciplines. Mr. Bob said to always judge a horse like a horse, no matter what the breed or use. Giving the oral reasons for the class was the least favorite part of the contest, es- pecially for the eight- and nine-year- old team members. T ey all overcame their fears and completed the contest
with terrifi c results. T e junior team was espe- cially surprised at how well they placed. T ey had not expected to come out in fi rst place. T e Horse Bowl and Hippology segments
of the Triple Crown really give the 4-Hers a chance to show their horse knowledge. In Horse Bowl, the kids use buzzers and compete to answer questions quickly and accurately. T e continued...
The Academy of Holy Cross congratulates its Equestrian Teams on a fabulous 2011-2012 season. Go Tartans!
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About Our Teams AHC offers teams at the Varsity and Junior Varsity levels, which compete as part of the Interschool Horse Show series in Hunt Seat Equitation classes and practice at Camp Waredaca. This past season, the Varsity Team was ranked 9th overall and the Junior Varsity Team was ranked 4th. All riders on both teams qualifi ed and competed at Invitationals.
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