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10/01/10 Waller County Fair Results

Our kids in 4-H worked hard all year to raise their animals, and they did a great job at the Waller County Fair!

Hemi, Nicholas, and Tiffany all caught calves in the calf scramble...and Nicholas won a belt buckle for getting his calf over the line first! 

  John won 1^st place in showmanship and 2^nd place in weight class for his heifer!

We would like to thank Chuck and Rita Scianna of Sim-Tex, L.P. for donating the heifer for John to raise – and for buying her at auction and donating her back to our ranch! (Proceeds from the auction will help to offset the cost of raising her.)  Paul Shollar and Scott Jones helped to clip and prepare the heifer for the show, and the Shollar family also generously provided season passes for all of our kids to enjoy the fair.

Helen won 4^th place in her weight class for goats!  Here, she gives her goat one last wash before the show!

Thank you to the Owens family for spending countless hours helping us throughout the year with our goats!

Our kids also raised poulty and pigs this year, and they could not have done it without Lori Eaheman, who helped us select the pigs and gave us advice on raising them, and Waller County Extension Agent Cody Dennison who helped with our poultry projects.

Hannah placed 12^th in rabbits out of more than 60 competitors!  

 
Our other Hannah worked with Hemi to raise and train "Annika," a filly, which Hemi showed at the fair – and which won the title of Grand Champion! 

Congratulations, Hannah and Hemi! 

Hemi was also awarded the 2010 Waller County Fair Horseman Award, based on a committee vote, for the excellent work and dedication he demonstrated throughout the fair!   

We are grateful to Becky Nesbitt for donating Annika and to Chuck and Rita Scianna of Sim-Tex, L.P. for purchasing her at the auction – and donating her back to our Home! We would also like to thank Vickie Borchgardt, who banded Annika's mane in preparation for the show, and Christina, our student who originally picked out Annika when she was a colt and helped to get her ready for the show.  Redmon Heating and Cooling generously donated the Grand Champion belt buckle, while Hemi's Horseman Award buckle was donated by Michele Hyde.

Hemi also raised "Sammy," a gelding, which he showed at the Waller County Fair...and at the Built Ford Tough American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) World Championship Show this past summer!  Hemi was among a small number of young people invited to show from around the world, and he and Sammy placed 12^th in the world among yearling geldings!  Great job! 

Click here to read an article about Hemi's experience at the world championship in the American Quarter Horse Association's member publication, America's Horse Daily

Ashton, Brittani, Denisha, Haley, Jared, Rhonda, and Tiffany all had their animals go to auction!  

We would like to give special thanks to the Waller County Fair Association for their encouragement and support of our children throughout the show!