The Coos County 4-H senior-level (grades 10-12) Horse
Judging Team earned a first-place score at the Oregon 4-H
Spring Horse Classic at the end of April. Team members
include: Lois Hannah, Brenna Hurley, Carrie Plouff,
Katelyn Reeves and Hannah Swenson. They will now move
on to the next level of competition and represent Oregon at
the National 4-H Horse Classic, in Denver, CO in January,
2010!
At the Oregon 4-H Spring Horse Classic, Coos County
teams competed against teams from across Oregon. This
year the event was held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in
Albany, OR and included several contests: Horse Judging,
Hippology, Horse Bowl, Presentations and Public Speaking.
Each county 4-H program in Oregon is invited to send one
team (or individual) for each contest at the Oregon 4-H
Spring Horse Classic.
Coos County was well-represented at Oregon 4-H Spring
Horse Classic with several teams/individuals who did an
outstanding job! Teams from Coos County 4-H included:
• Senior Horse Judging and Hippology (grades 10-12): Lois
Hannah, Brenna Hurley, Carrie Plouff, Katelyn Reeves and
Hannah Swenson.
• Intermediate Horse Judging and Hippology (grades 7-9):
Kaitlyn Altenbach, Chelsie Baker, McKenzie Church and
Taryn Hurley.
• Senior Horse Bowl (grades 10-12): Lois Hannah, Brenna
Hurley, Katelyn Reeves and Hannah Swenson.
• Intermediate Horse Bowl (grades 7-9): Kailtyn Altenbach,
Taryn Hurley, Robert Martino and Kira Lindsey.
• Presentations: Hannah Swenson
• Public Speaking: Natalie Hutcheson
Several Coos County teams/individuals placed in the top 10
in the Oregon 4-H Spring Horse Classic contests:
Horse Judging:
Senior individuals: Brenna Hurley: 2nd place; Hannah
Swenson: 3rd place; Lois Hannah: 7th place
Intermediate team: 4th place
Intermediate individuals: Kaitlyn Altenbach: 3rd place;
Taryn Hurley: 10th place
Hippology:
Senior team: 3rd place
Senior individual: Brenna Hurley, 5th place
Horse Bowl:
Senior team: 4th place
Senior individual: Hannah Swenson, 2nd place
Presentations: Hannah Swenson, 2nd place
Public Speaking: Natalie Hutcheson, 3rd place
All team members have been active in Coos County 4-H
horse clubs for several years, most since fourth grade. Team
members qualified to represent Coos County at the Oregon
4-H Spring Horse Classic with high scores at the countylevel
contests held last fall. Team members then study and
practice for the contests during the winter and spring. They
should be very proud of their hard work!
The Denver-bound Coos County 4-H Horse Judging Team
is in the process of studying for the national contest and
raising funds to travel. If you would like to assist them with
their fundraising efforts, please contact Elissa Wells, 4-H
Agent, at OSU Extension Service at 572-5263 ext. 293.
Please also contact OSU Extension Service if you know a
young person (grades K-12) who is interested in joining 4-
H. The new 4-H year begins annually on October 1 and
runs through September 30.