Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championship
Raleigh, NC
The 2014 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championship, hosted by NCSU 4-H Horse
Program, was held July 29-August 2, 2014. The SC delegation was represented by
27 educational contest projects and 49 horse show exhibitor projects. The SC 4-H
Horse program had the best collective finish in this event that we’ve ever had. Every
educational contest competitor from SC won an award for team and/or individual
events. There were 228 individual educational contest competitors at this year’s
event.
Champion Teams Overall = 2
Reserve Champion Teams Overall = 1
3rd place Teams Overall = 1
Top 10 teams Overall = 3
Champion Individual Overall = 2
Res Champ Individual Overall = 2
Third High Individual Overall = 2
Top Ten Individual Overall = 5
Hippology – Champion Team (out of 16 teams) and 9th high team overall. SC was
Champion in exam phase, champion in stations phase, 5th in judging phase, and 3rd
in team problem, which culminated in the Champion Team overall finish. Our other
SC team was 10th in stations phase and 5th in team problem.
Individually, Hailey Mundell – Lexington Co. – was 3rd in exam phase, 5th in stations
phase, 5th in the judging phase, and Reserve Champion high individual overall;
Kristy Waldrep – Lee Co. - was Champion in the exam phase, 4th in stations phase,
and 3rd high overall individual; Hannah Steele – Chester Co. – was 8th in exam
phase, Reserve Champion in stations phase and 4th high individual overall; and
Ashtyn Kinney – Greenwood Co. – was 7th in judging phase.
Horse Bowl – Reserve Champion Team (narrowly defeated by 1 point in the
championship round) and 4th high team (out of 15 teams). Kristy Waldrep – Lee Co.
– was Reserve Champion Individual; Hannah Steele – Chester Co. – was 4th; Hailey
Mundell – Lexington Co. – was 6th; and Julia Tenhover – Richland Co. – was 9th high
individual.
Horse Team Presentation – Ashtyn Kinney – Greenwood Co. – and Ashley
McCarter – York Co. – were the Champion Team
Horse Public Speaking – Hannah Kinney – Charleston Co. - was 3rd high individual.
Horse Individual Presentation – Estera Leavelle – Charleston Co. – was 9th high
individual.
Horse Judging – 10th place Halter Division team and 10th place in Oral Reasons (out
of 17 teams with a set of greenhorns). Individually, Jenna Beare – Anderson Co. –
won 5th high individual in Oral Reasons.
Horse Show – There are 7 riding disciplines represented at this Championship
event, which is the only Regional 4-H horse show in the country – there is no
national 4-H Horse Show. There were 367 horse/rider combinations at this event
with 12 of the 13 states in the Southeastern 4-H region represented.
Champion Ribbons = 1
Reserve Champion Ribbons = 3
3rd place ribbons/medallions = 1
Top ten ribbons (in addition to above) = 17
Honorable Mentions/Semi-Finalists/Finalists = 12
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Stock Type Geldings (35 entries) – Reserve Champion – Addy Cullum
(Lexington), 10th - Sheldon Hehr (Dorchester), and Finalist - Alexis Winchester
(Anderson)
Hunter Type Mares (30 entries) – 10th - Brianna Starnes (Kershaw) and Finalist Caroline Rhodes (Greenwood)
Hunter Type Geldings (55 entries) – Finalist and Honorable Mention - Savannah
Parks (Lancaster)
Western Showmanship (83 entries) – 8th - Sheldon Hehr (Dorchester), Finalist Holly Orel (Lancaster), Finalist - Emily Smith (Lancaster)
Ranch Ground Handling (33 entries)– 6th - Hannah Byerly (Greenwood)
Hunter Showmanship (90 entries) – 9th - Mae Santore (Aiken), 10th - Mattison
Cotton (Lexington), and Honorable Mention - Anya Mundell (Lexington)
Trail (82 entries) – 4th - Sheldon Hehr (Dorchester) and 9th - Mae Santore (Aiken)
Working Cow Horse (28 entries) – 9th - Shana Byerly (Greenwood)
Ranch Riding (60 entries) – Reserve Champion - Shana Byerly (Greenwood); 10th
– Addy Cullum (Lexington)
Ranch Trail (45 entries) – 10th - Hannah Byerly (Greenwood)
Western Pleasure (88 entries) – 3rd - Sheldon Hehr (Dorchester)
Western Horsemanship (104 entries) – Reserve Champion - Bailey Beasley
(Richland) and 5th - Sheldon Hehr (Dorchester)
Western Riding (28 entries) – 7th - Mae Santore (Aiken)
Pole Bending (66 entries) – 6th - Tammy Steele (Chester)
Barrel Racing (70 entries) – 5th - Mackenzie Brewer (Richland) and Finalist Tammy Steele (Chester)
Hunter Under Saddle (150 entries) – Semi Finalist - Mae Santore (Aiken), Semi
Finalist - Anna Rhodes (Greenwood) and Finalist - Kayleigh Gates (Kershaw)
Hunt Seat Equitation (151 entries) – Finalist - Kayleigh Gates (Kershaw)
Equitation Over Fences (81 entries) – Honorable Mention - Kayleigh Gates
(Kershaw)
Open Jumping (27 entries) – 9th - Anna Rhodes (Greenwood)
Dressage – Training Level Test 3 (46 entries) – Champion - Kayleigh Gates
(Kershaw)