General Rules

The most current edition of the Uniform Rules for 4-H Horse Shows (Ohio State University Extension publication 179R) will be used. All horse exhibitors are responsible for reviewing and understanding the rules as stated in the Uniform Rules for 4-H Horse Shows. The publication may be purchased through the OSU Extension Office.
4-H members, parents, and volunteers must also comply with the guidelines outlined in the most current Preble County 4-H Horse Member Packet.
All other rules and safety guidelines will be posted in the barns. Exhibitors must comply with all rules and safety guidelines. Halters MUST be on horses or stall doors at all times.
No stallions are to be exhibited in the Junior Fair Horse & Pony Show.
No riding in the make-up arena between classes HP43 and HP50.
No horse trailers or vehicles are to be parked around the horse wash rack. Parking should be in the areas designated by the Senior Fair Board.
Lunging is not permitted in any arena after 7:00 am. Must use round pens. 

Exhibitor Safety

Due to the Ohio Equine Limited Liability Law, all 4-H Horse Exhibitors must have a waiver release form on file at the Extension Office by May 1st each year and must attend a Horse Safety Program once in the Junior Fair Career.
4-H Helmet Policy - All youth age nineteen and under, participating in any 4-H equestrian activity, are required to wear properly fitting protective headgear which meets or exceeds current ASTM which means (American Society for Testing and Materials)/SEI (Safety Equipment Institute) standards with the chin harness securely fastened at all times while riding or driving an equine. If the youth is found to be wearing unapproved, defective or improperly fitting headgear, he/she will not be permitted to participate in riding or driving activities until proper headgear is acquired. See the Uniform Rules for the complete wording of this rule.
There is NO driving permitted in the driveways, around barns, or in any other areas but the arenas.
No cell phone use while in arenas.

Ownership

Project(s) must be owned or leased by May 1st.  Each member can submit two project animals to their member profile.  You will declare which equine is your fair animal and which is your backup animal by the June 15th fair entry deadline.   Both project animals must follow all club constitution requirements.  A backup equine may be a fair project when the primary equine has a medical excuse from your vet detailing reasons why the equine is not healthy enough to show. The switch must be approved by the Extension Office and your organizational advisor. Backup horse must follow all club constitution requirements (i.e., meet the minimum ride night attendance requirements) to be eligible to show at Fair. Exhibitor will be able to show in any class the organizational advisor approves.
With approval of a horse advisor in your club and the Day Steward, a parent/guardian/advisor/sibling/Senior 4-H Horse member may ride an exhibitor’s horse for SAFETY reasons only except during the open show and fun show.

Health and Care

Stalls must be cleaned daily. Stalls must be cleaned out completely after moving out.
Rules regarding the inhumane treatment,  use of drugs, therapeutic drugs and or substances affecting movement of the equine can be found in the Uniform Rules.
All equine that kick or may have a tendency to kick must have a red ribbon tied in their tails and on a visible location on the animal’s stall.

Age, Identification and Height

Refer to Uniform Rules. The age, identification, and height of the animal should be marked on the 4-H ID form. Equine competing in any pony division at the Preble County Fair will be measured on Monday evening. Equine 5 years or older which have previously been shown and measured as a pony at the Preble County Fair or possess a sanctioned pony card, will be exempted from measuring. Ponies will be measured on the first Saturday of fair.

Showmanship

All 4H Equine exhibitors must show in a showmanship class.  If a project equine comes to fair and isn’t shown in a showmanship class, the Equine will be excused from the fairgrounds.  4H exhibitor will not be eligible to show a horse in the following year.
Exhibitors may compete in only one equine showmanship class. First place winners from each showmanship class are eligible to compete in the Equine Showman of Showman class. If an exhibitor chooses not to compete in the Equine Showman of Showman class, the next placed exhibitor is eligible to compete. The second place exhibitor from the Champion Showman’s showmanship class is eligible to compete for Reserve Equine Showman. This exhibitor must be in the make up arena by the completion of the announcement of the Champion Equine Showman.
Exhibitors who miss their showmanship class due to excusable unforeseen circumstances, may show for their showmanship grade as arranged by the Junior Fair Board.
All equine must be in the holding area of the show arena by the start of their showmanship class.  Entry gate will remain closed while the class is being shown.  Once the class is called into the arena the gate will be shut after two minutes.  

General Show Organization

Due to an increasing number of last minute scratches, the Junior Fair board reserves the right to split classes on the day that a particular class is showing.
Animals will be called to the make up arena as the show progresses. 

Class Rules and County Specific Class Rules

In General, please refer to Uniform rules book for all class rules not listed below. Class rules (not in the Uniform Rules) are listed below.

Exhibitors may not cross enter walk/trot and walk/trot/canter classes with the exception of walk/trot/individual canter (outlined below).
Once a horse and rider combination move from walk/trot to canter classes, the horse/rider combination is never allowed to drop back to walk/trot classes.
No cross entry allowed between Ground Poles/X Rails/Over Fences classes. However, X Rail and Over Fences exhibitors may show in Hunter Hack providing the exhibitor is showing in canter classes.
No cross entering Draft Heavy Harness Cart and Light Harness Driving classes.
Trail Class: Please refer to Uniform Rules. County will allow an exhibitor to finish the pattern if the exhibitor gets a zero score anytime during their pattern. A time limit of 3 minutes will be implemented for all trail classes. If a pattern is not completed, but otherwise correct, the exhibitor will be scored on the completed elements. Exhibitors who receive a zero score will not be placed.
Flag Race: the pattern will include 3 barrels with a bucket of sand placed at the 1st and 3rd barrels. Exhibitors may start to the right or the left and the flag will be placed in the sand bucket according to rider’s choice. Exhibitors should race around the outside of all three barrels, picking up the flag at the first and sticking it in the bucket at the third barrel. A flag not picked up at the first barrel, loss of forward motion, or a bucket knocked over or off the barrel will result in a “no time”. A 5 second penalty is incurred if the flag does not stick in the last bucket.
Trot Barrels and Trot Poles: The pattern will be the same as the barrel and pole patterns respectively. Exhibitors may not cross enter into any canter classes. A canter in the pattern will result in a “no time”.
Walk Trot Individual Canter: Exhibitors may not enter any other canter classes. Exhibitors will complete rail work and be asked to canter individually as instructed by the ring steward.
Green Western Reining: Green reining will not require flying lead changes. Green Reining is Pattern A, must do simple lead change. Exhibitors entering Green Western Reining may not cross enter into Western Reining. Once a horse/rider combination moves up to western reining, they may not move back to green western reigning.
Same rider/horse combination can only do green western reining for 2 years. Following the 2 years, they must move up to western reining.
Roping: All ropers must bring their own rope.
Light Harness (any breed): Walk on diagonals when reversing. May pass on the rail.
Draft Horse Rules: Should follow breed standards for showing. General rules for most breeds below.
Draft Manes: No mane rolls for mares in halter. Mane rolls for geldings in halter. Both mares and geldings should have mane rolls for driving or riding.
Exhibitors showing in individual canter may also show in Classical Dressage Intro Test C.
Trot Barrels: Participation in Trot barrels is limited to beginning Horse/rider combo (Defined as rider in their 1st or 2nd year of riding).
All trail classes will be shown in show arena, not make up arena.
Small Equine can only show in Small Equine Trail in Hand and cannot cross enter into Trail in Hand.
If class entries are low Versatility and Easy Gaited Versatility may run concurrently.  

SCHEDULE FOR USE OF THE HORSE-PONY SHOW RING

Feed and Water:  7:00 - 7:30 am & 5:00 - 5:30 pmLunging:  Until 7:00 amHarness, Ponies and Horses:  6:00 - 7:00 pmJumping, Wednesday:  8:00 - 9:00 am

All other times open for ponies and horses.Harness, Contest, Jumping and Trail animals only at specified times.At least one parent or advisor should be present during riding times for their club.All horses and riders will be out of the arena by curfew each evening.

classes

Jr. Fair Horse & Pony Show

Saturday 9 amHP-1  Advanced Ground Roping 8-18 (break away ropers only)HP-2  Ground Roping 14-18 (no break away ropers)HP-3  Ground Roping 8-13 (no break away ropers)HP-4  Break Away Roping 8-18 
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HP-5  Small Equine Trail in Hand 12-18HP-6  Small Equine Trail in Hand 8-11HP-7  Trail In Hand 14-18 HP-8  Trail in Hand 8-13HP-9  Walk/Trot Trail 8-18 HP-10 Trail 8-18HP-11 Walk/Trot Ranch Trail 8-18HP-12 Ranch Trail 8-18HP-13 Easy Gaited Trail 8-18
Monday 9am
Classical Dressage Classes (Use 2023 Tests)
HP-14	Introduction Test AHP-15	Introduction Test BHP-16	Introduction Test CHP-17	Training Level Test 1HP-18	Training Level Test 2HP-19	Percentage Class (may show any dressage test that is not already offered.  Can enter two times with two different tests.)
Western Dressage Classes (Use 2022 Tests)
HP-20	Introduction Test 1HP-21	Introduction Test 2HP-22	Basic Level Test 1HP-23	Basic Level Test 2
Tuesday 9amHP-24     Therapeutic Showmanship 8-18 HP-25     Donkey & Mule Showmanship 8-18 HP-26	Small Equine Showmanship 12-18HP-27	Small Equine Showmanship 8-11P-28	Western Ponies Showmanship 14-18P-29	Western Ponies Showmanship 8-13P-30	English Ponies Showmanship 14-18 P-31	English Ponies Showmanship 8-13 HP-32	Draft Showmanship 8-18 H-33       Western Showmanship 14-18H-34       Western Showmanship 8-13HP-35    Ranch Showmanship 16-18HP-36    Ranch Showmanship 13-15HP-37    Ranch Showmanship 10-12HP-38    Ranch Showmanship 8-9H-39       English Horses (Hunt) Showmanship 14-18 H-40	English Horses (Hunt) Showmanship 8-13 H-41	English Horses (Saddle) Showmanship 8-18 HP-42	Easy Gaited Showmanship 8-18 
Equine Showman of Showmen 
-----------------Lunch Break---------------
HP-43 Single Hitch Driving (Heavy) 8-18 HP-44 Light Pleasure Driving 8-18HP-45 Small Equine Pleasure Driving 8-18HP -46 Driving Reinsmanship 8-18 HP-47 Driven Trail 8-18 HP-48 Ground Driven Trail 8-18HP-49 Ground Driving 8-18 HP-50 Small Equine Ground Driving 8-18HP-51 Easy Gaited Versatility 9-18 (Showmanship, Equitation, Horsemanship, Flag Race)HP-52 Versatility 9-18 (Showmanship, Equitation, Horsemanship, Barrel Race)
Wednesday 9 amHP-53	Working Hunter over Fence 8-18HP-54	Hunt Seat Equitation over Fences 8-18HP-55	Hunter X-Rail Novice - 14-18HP-56	Hunter X-Rail Novice - 8-13HP-57	Equitation X-Rail Novice 14-18HP-58	Equitation X-Rail Novice 8-13HP-59	Hunter Hack - Members 8-18 HP-60	Trot Ground Poles Hunter 8-18HP-61	Trot Ground Poles Equitation 8-18HP-62     Small Equine, Hunter in Hand 12-18HP-63	Small Equine, Hunter in Hand 8-11HP-64     Small Equine, Jumper in Hand 8-18HP-65	Small Equine, Jumper in Hand 12-18P-66	Walk/Trot English Pleasure 8-18 (Hunt and Saddle Type)H-67 	Walk/Trot English Pleasure 14-18 (Hunt and Saddle Type)H-68	Walk/Trot English Pleasure 8-13 (Hunt and Saddle Type)P-69	Walk/Trot English Equitation 8-18 (Hunt and Saddle Type)H-70	Walk/Trot English Equitation 14-18 (Hunt and Saddle Type) H-71	Walk/Trot English Equitation 8-13 (Hunt and Saddle Type)HP-72	English Walk/Trot Individual Canter 8-18 
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P-73	Hunter Under Saddle 8-18H-74	Hunter Under Saddle 14-18H-75	Hunter Under Saddle 8-13HP-76     Saddle Seat English Pleasure 8-18P-77	Hunt Seat Equitation 8-18H-78    	Hunt Seat Equitation 14-18 H-79    	Hunt Seat Equitation 8-13  HP-80     Saddle Seat Equitation - 8-18HP-81     Easy Gaited Saddle Pleasure 8-18HP-82     Easy Gaited Saddle Seat Equitation 8-18HP-83	Cones and Barrels 14-18 HP-84	Cones and Barrels 8-13 HP-85	 Flag Race 14-18 HP-86	 Flag Race 8-13 HP-87	 Barrel Race 14-18HP-88	 Barrel Race 8-13HP-89	Trot Barrel Race 8-18HP-90	Trot Pole Bending 8-18 HP-91	Pole Bending 14-18 HP-92	Pole Bending 8-13 HP-93	Stakes - 14-18 HP-94	Stakes - 8-13 HP-95	Key Hole - 14-18 
Thursday 9am 
HP-96  Key Hole - 8-13HP-97  Therapeutic Equitation/Horsemanship 8-18 HP-98  Walk/Trot Western Pleasure 14-18HP-99  Walk/Trot Western Pleasure 8-13HP-100  Walk/Trot Western Horsemanship 14-18HP-101  Walk/Trot Western Horsemanship 8-13HP-102  Walk/Trot Western/Ranch Individual Canter 8-18 HP-103  Donkey & Mule Pleasure 8-18HP-104  Western Pleasure 14-18HP-105  Western Pleasure 8-13HP-106  Donkey & Mule Horsemanship 8-18HP-107  Western Horsemanship 14-18HP-108   Western Horsemanship 8-13 
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HP-109 Western Reining 8-18 HP-110 Green Western Reining (Pattern A, must do simple lead change) - 8-18HP-111 Easy Gaited Western Pleasure 8-18HP-112 Easy Gaited Western Horsemanship 8-18HP-113 Walk/Trot Ranch Horse Pleasure 14-18HP-114 Walk/Trot Ranch Horse Pleasure 8-13HP-115 Ranch Horse Pleasure 14-18HP-116 Ranch Horse Pleasure 8-13HP-117 Walk/Trot Ranch Horsemanship 14-18HP-118 Walk/Trot Ranch Horsemanship 8-13HP-119 Ranch Horsemanship 14-18HP-120 Ranch Horsemanship 8-13HP-121 Walk/Trot Ranch Riding 14-18HP-122 Walk/Trot Ranch Riding 8-13HP-123 Ranch Riding 14-18HP-124 Ranch Riding 8-13

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