Just Horse'n Around

The Webster County Fair Horse Show was held on Sunday, July 12 at the Merle Preston Arena at Webster County Fairgrounds in Bladen, NE. Show classes included Showmanship, Pleasure Walk & Trot, English Pleasure, English Equitation, Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Horsemanship Walk & Trot, Western Riding, Trail, Reining, Pole Bending, Barrell Racing, Working Ranch Horse, Yearling Fillies, Two Year Old Mares, Four & Five Year Old Mares, Aged Mares, Aged Geldings, and Ponies with the potential for three age divisions in each class. Twenty seven youth participated in this years horse show. Notable results from the show are as follows: Senior Showmanship -- Jessica Petsch -- Champion, Christine Herrick -- Reserve Champion Intermediate Showmanship -- Jenna Thayer -- Champion, Amelia Petska -- Reserve Champion Junior Showmanship -- Carly Bostock -- Champion, Mariah Parker -- Reserve Champion Junior Pleasure Walk & Trot -- Jenna Thayer -- Purple Junior Western Pleasure -- Carly Bostock, Jocelyn Shipman -- Purples Junior Western Horsemanship -- Carley Bostock, Jocelyn Shipman -- Purples Junior Trail -- Carley Bostock, Mariah Parker, Jocelyn Shipman -- Purples Intermediate Western Pleasure -- Britany Norris, Andrianna Meyer -- Purples Intermediate Trail -- Amelia Petska, Andrianna Meyer -- Purples Senior Western Pleasure -- Korrie Heller -- Purple Senior Western Horsemanship -- Korrie Heller -- Purple Senior Trail -- Christine Herrick -- Purple Junior Pole Bending -- Carley Bostock -- Purple Junior Barrel Racing -- Carley Bostock, Mariah Parker -- Purples Intermediate Pole Bending -- Amelia Petska -- Purple Intermediate Barrel Racing -- Amelia Petska, Andrianna Meyer -- Purples Senior Pole Bending -- Amanda Brader -- Purple Senior Barrel Racing -- Courtney Kral, Christine Herrick, Amanda Brader, Miranda Ward -- Purples Working Ranch Horse -- Justin Mousel -- Champion, Jessica Petsch -- Reserve Champion Aged Mares -- Kelsey Parker -- Champion, Chyanna Sharp -- Reserve Champion Aged Geldings -- Korrie Heller -- Champion, Tessa Fielder -- Reserve Champion Participants not listed above were Justin Mousel, Molly Conner, Shelby Peters, Mackenzie Kral, Lacey Ward, Toni Hunter, Avery Edgar, Wesley Vance, Tessa Fielder, Toriah Post, Alec Meyer and Dalton Sweeley. COmplet listing of show results will be available at http://www.webstercountyfair.org/horse.htm.