Superintendent and Assistants:
Superintendent: Suzanne Suseland
Assistants: Amanda Bergen, Amy Pike
Entry Requirements:
- Exhibitors are required to attend the orientation
- Complete a workbook and schedule an interview
- All exhibitors are required to attend 7 scheduled workouts
- See fairbook for additional information for all first year exhibitors
Note: Final decisions regarding participation in the Youth Draft Horse Program rest with the superintendent and assistant superintendents.
Exhibitors must read and comply with the Youth Exhibitor Rules, Youth Livestock Exhibitor Rules and Barn Rules.
Youth Livestock Exhibitor Rules
1. All exhibitors are encouraged to be enrolled in 4-H.
2. Draft Horse Exhibitor ages: 8-19
3. Exhibitors are required to attend the orientation meeting in order to participate. If unable to attend this meeting, the superintendent must be notified prior to the meeting to schedule an appointment to fill out the required forms.
4. All exhibitors are required to attend: 7 scheduled workouts (allowed to miss 3); three (3) workouts at the horse owner’s house/farm; and highly encourage to attend the one scheduled clinic. In addition, all first year exhibitors are required to attend one (1) of the two (2) scheduled mane & tail clinics during the calendar year.
5. Exhibitors who do not own their own horse will be assigned one by the superintendent, assistant superintendents and the horse owners in order to ensure horses are matched with the exhibitor’s abilities.
6. Exhibitors intending to drive or participate in bareback riding classes must make arrangements with their respective horse owners. All first year exhibitors are ineligible to participate in driving and bareback classes, unless they are owners of the horse.
7. Parent and adult supervisors are REQUIRED to stay during the entire workout at the fairgrounds unless there is prior approval of the horse owner, superintendent or assistant superintendents to leave. If any exhibitor is left unattended during the workouts, they are ineligible to participate in the program and the fair.
8. Any exhibitor or parent of an exhibitor showing unbecoming conduct to a leader, owner, judge or another exhibitor will not be allowed to complete the draft horse project.
9. Unsportsmanlike conduct rules will be enforced. See General Youth Rules.
10. Proper dress code will be enforced. See General Youth Rules