DEPARTMENT 2 – DRAFT HORSE & DRAFT PONY SHOW
Director in Charge: Bill Higginbotham
Russ Brauneller
Superintendent: John Edie
Premiums Offered: $1,600.00
Judging: Saturday – 8:00 A.M.
General Rules:
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The Draft horse and Draft Pony Show is a one (1) day show. You may pull in and exhibit on day of show.
There is no housing for horses or ponies arriving day of show.
You will be charged admission to enter the fairgrounds.
Draft horses and ponies will be released at 6:00 p.m. on Monday or by direction of the Superintendent.
All stalls in barns that Draft Horses are housed in shall be cleaned and pushed into the aisle way before dismissed.
All Premium money will be forfeited if not completed. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Brad Pore will be matching the premium money for Book 9-A – obstacle course single, Class 2; Book 9-A – obstacle course team, Class 4; Book 9-A – farm
implement, Class 6; and Book 8-A – farm line drive (2nd show day), Class 1. A new class, “Championship Class – Team to Wagon”, has also been added and
we would like to thank Brad for donating the rosette and trophy for the Champion and for donating the premium money for this new class.
Book 1
Book 2
Belgian
Classes below apply to each of the books above.
Halter Entry Fee: $4.00
Book 3
Percheron
Clydesdale Shire
Premiums: $15-12-10-8-5
Classes:
1. Stallion 2 years and older
2. Stallions 1 year old
3. Stallion Foal
Grand & Reserve Champion Stallion
4. Mares 2 years and older
5. Mares 1 year old
6. Mare Foal
Grand & Reserve Champion Mare
7. Mare and Foal
8. Matched Pair
9. Geldings & Grade Mares
Grand & Reserve
Book 5
Over-all Draft Horse Champions
Mare
Gelding ---------------------------- Trophies
Stallion
Book 6
Draft Horse Showmanship
Ribbons Only
No entry fee for Showmanship
Classes:
1. Showmanship (Draft Horse) 15 – 18 years - No Stallion
No Premiums
2. Showmanship (Draft Horse) 14 years & under – No Stallion
Book 7
Draft Ponies – Saturday
Entry Fee $4.00
Classes:
1. 2010Foal
2. Mare & Foal
3. Mare 1 year & older
Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Mare
Premiums: $15-12-10-8-5
4. Geldings any age
Grand Champion Gelding
Reserve Champion Gelding
5. Stallions any age
Grand Champion Stallion
Reserve Champion Stallion
Book 8A
Hitch & Performance Draft Horse & Draft Pony
Premiums offered $ 776.00
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Saturday
Entry Fee: $8.00
Classes:
Draft horse farm team (no wagon or patent leather harness)………..……………………………………………..$30-25-20-15-10
Draft pony single cart (man) ………………………………………………………….…………………………….35-25-15-10-10
Draft horse single cart (man)………………………………………………………………………………………....35-25-15-10-10
Youth pony driving single hitch …………………………………………………………………………………….20-15-10-8-5
Draft pony single cart (woman). ………………………………………………………………………………….....40-30-20-10-10
Youth horse driving single hitch …………………………………………………………………………………….20-15-10-8-5
Draft horse single cart (woman)……………………………………………………………………………………..40-30-20-10-10
Book 8B
Hitch & Performance Draft Horse & Draft Pony
Premiums offered $2,080.00
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Entry Fee: $10.00
Classes:
Draft pony team hitch. …………………………………………………………………………………………… .. 60-50-40-30-20
Draft horse team hitch………………………………………………………………………………………………. 60-50-40-30-20
Draft pony unicorn hitch ………………………………………………………………………………………….... 75-55-45-35-20
Draft horse unicorn hitch…………………………………………………………………………………………..... 75-55-45-35-20
Draft pony 4 pony hitch………………………………………………………………………………………………90-80-70-60-50
Draft horse 4 horse hitch ………………………………………………………………………………………….... .90-80-70-60-50
Draft pony 6 pony hitch……………………………………………………………………………………………..120-100-80-70-60
Draft horse 6 horse hitch…………………………………………………………………………………………….120-100-80-70-60
Book 9A
Special Draft Horse Show
Director in charge: Bill Higginbotham
Show Committee: John Edie
Premiums offered: $625.00
Judging Wednesday 1:00 P.M.
- This is a pull in show – Horses need not be housed -
Draft Ponies may show in farm classes only
Entry Fee: $5.00
1. Draft horse to show cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35-25-20-15-10
2. Farm Class-single hitch obstacle course. . . 25-20-15-10-5
3. Draft horse tandem to cart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-30-20-15-10
4. Farm Class-team hitch obstacle course. . . . . . . . . . . $30-25-20-15-10
5. Draft horse team to wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-30-20-15-10
6. Farm class-team hitch to farm implement. . . . . . . . . 40-30-20-15-10
Book 9B
Special Draft Horse Show
Premiums offered $685.00
Entry Fee: $15.00
7. Draft horse unicorn to wagon . . . . . . . . . . $50-40-30-20-10
8. Farm Class-team hitch to farm wagon . . . 40-30-20-10-5
9. Draft horse 4 to wagon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55-45-35-25-10
10. Draft horse 6 to wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-60-50-40-30
HORSE TEAM PULLING CONTEST
Directors in Charge: Bill Higginbotham
Russ Brauneller
Premiums offered $3,580.00
Saturday 6:00 P.M. Entries North Arena
Saturday 7:30 P.M. Pull Begins
North Grandstand
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This event is conducted under the guidelines of The Ohio Fair Managers Association.
Upon arrival to the fairgrounds, all teams must be directed into the infield of the south grandstand.
All teams will be escorted up to the North Arena by fair board personnel at 5:30 p.m.. T
Teams arriving after this time will be escorted as they arrive. It is strongly suggested that participants arrive as early as
possible to avoid traffic delays entering the fairgrounds.
5. Water facilities are available for teams arriving early.
6. There will be no admission charge to the participants (2) of this event, however, admission will be charged to those persons
traveling with the contestant that are not entering in the contest.
7. All persons working the event with a particular team must enter the gate in one vehicle.
8. Lightweight teams arriving with a weight slip from any pull held 48 hours prior, will not have to weigh. Weight-in for
lightweight will be at 5:00 p.m. at the South Grandstand.
9. The fair board reserves the right to blood test any and all teams participating in this event. If you do not consent to the blood
test, or do not cooperate with the veterinarian performing the test, you will be disqualified and forfeit any premiums earned. If
the blood test is returned positive, you will forfeit any premiums earned, and shall not be allowed to pull at the Hancock
County Fair for two (2) consecutive years (for the first offense), and indefinitely for a repeat offense. Premiums on all tested
teams will be held until the test results are returned to the fair board. In the event of a positive test, the forfeited premium
money shall be divided among the remaining contestants.
10. Individuals whose teams test positive for any foreign substance may be pursued via fraud statues under the Ohio Revised
Code.
Entry Fee: $10.00
Premiums in each class: $375-300-240-200-175-150-125-100-75-50
Class 1
Light Draft (3,300 lbs. & under)
Class 2
Heavy Draft (Over 3,300 lbs.)
Best Driver Light Draft Class
Best Driver Heavy Draft Class
Donors to the Horse Pull
Blanchard Valley Farmers Cooperative
Hancock Wood Electric
The Hancock County Fair Board
Hosler Corbin Insurance
Prism Propane