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Photos courtesy MSU/Teton County 4-H

Nineteen Teton County 4-H members in the horse project were cheered on by family members as they demonstrated the skills they have learned this year and were evaluated by judge Becky Anseth.  4-Hers participating were Rylynn Allaire, Gage Banner, McCoy Banner, Avery Banner, Ariana Banner, Kyndal Becker, Kwin Briscoe, Elisabeth Brown, Ayden DeBruycker, Cole deVos, Abigail deVos, Carter Fryberger, Clancy Fryberger, Cale Fryberger, Ella Fryberger, Taela Knable, Trinity Knable, Leah Paulson and Madeline Preston.  

The day started with showmanship in three age levels, senior, junior and pre-junior.  The oldest member to kick it off was Gage Banner showing how it’s done earning grand champion in that class, followed by Kwin Briscoe in reserve.  For the juniors Ayden DeBruycker had top showing followed by Abigail deVos with reserve champion.  The pre-junior group was led by Cole deVos followed by Ella Fryberger.  Showmanship is about how well the member presents their horse.  The judge encouraged members to show with energy and positivity.  Showmanship classeswere followed by bareback equitation, which was another challenging class.  These classes were split by skill level. 

4-H members are assessed on their skills as part of their lessons and education, which means they must be able to accomplish certain skills and maneuvers with their horse to ensure safety for the member.  Coming in with high marks in the walk-trot class were Ella Fryberger, grand, and Cale Fryberger, reserve.  Level two had Cole deVos on top with Ariana Banner in reserve.  Level three was Abigail deVos as grand and Clancy Fryberger in reserve. Level four McCoy Banner was champion followed by Madelena Preston in reserve.

Looking sharp in her English riding attire and using great posture, Ella Fryberger placed top with Cale Fryberger in reserve. In Western horsemanship level one, Leah Paulson received a purple grand champion designation with Kyndal Becker as reserve.  In Western horsemanship level two Cole deVos had the honors, followed by Ariana Banner.  Western horsemanship three was a large class.  Rising to the top was Clancy Fryberger with grand and blues awarded to the rest of the class. The next classes allowed 4-H members to show their skills with horses of younger ages. Each class had just one competitor, and the judge is not obligated to give a purple grand champion designation; however, the skill was evident and Gage Banner took champion in four-year-old under saddle Western, McCoy was top with three-year-old and Abigail deVos showed her grand skills in green horse level two.  The Western pleasure classes level one-five were place grand and reserve.  Level one – Kyndal Becker, grand and Leah Paulson, reserve; level two – Ella Fryberger, grand and Cale Fryberger, reserve; level three – Kwin Briscoe, grand and Carter Fryberger, reserve; in level four — Madelena Preston, grand and McCoy Banner reserve and level five – Gage Banner, grand.  

The show concluded with the trail classes, which include a series of challenges a rider might see on a trail, including walking over or between poles, over a bridge and turning a complete circle inside poles set in a square.  The class generally also includes opening and closing a gate while mounted and other challenges that were eliminated to reduce the common touch points and need for sanitizing between riders.  In the walk-trot trail class, Kyndal Becker was grand followed by Rylynn Allaire.  In level two, Ella Fryberger was top followed by Cole deVos as reserve. Carter Fryberger came away with the honors in level three with Abigail deVos in the second position.  In the level four trail class, the members were required to back a horse between two poles as one of the first of several challenges.  Showing great skills, Gage Banner placed top and McCoy Banner took the reserve place.  4-H members also voted on a sportsmanship award and Abigail deVos won that prize, which was a PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field) treatment for her horse donated and performed by Samantha Brooks.

4-H members were awarded points for their placing in each class, which correlated to prizes they were able to select at the end of the show. The prizes were purchased through donations to the 4-H program by North 40 and Ryan and Kelly DeBruycker  as well as by general sponsors to the Teton County 4-H program. The sponsor support of the 4-H horse program is appreciated. The horse show was held for the first time in the 406 Arena, which was a great venue for the event.  Practice arenas were available, along with ample seating for the family members who gathered. Salina deVos and Samantha Brooks provide leadership for the 4-H horse program and devote ample time to planning the horse show as well as arranging educational experiences for youth. Instrumental in planning the horse show were numerous parent and horse leaders.  4-H members started arriving at 7:30 a.m. and the last ones were leaving around four in the afternoon having spent an enjoyable day with each other, their families and their horses.

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