Ribbons awarded at Clay, Union County 4-H Horse Show Twelve Clay County and five Union County 4-H horse project members showed off their horsemanship abilities during the Clay and Union County 4-H Horse Show on Saturday, July 9 at the Vermillion Rodeo Grounds.
Purple ribbon winners were eligible to compete at the State 4-H Horse Show in Huron on July 26-28.
Grand champion and reserve champion showmanship awards were earned by: Clay County Seniors � JoAnna Strom, grand, Brittany Rederick, reserve; Clay County Juniors � Brett Bancroft, grand, Joseph Ensminger, reserve; Clay County Beginner ��Dana Nelson, grand; Union County Senior ��Kirstin Hanson, grand.
Ribbon placings in all of the 4-H events were:
SENIOR WESTERN SHOWMANSHIP
Purple: JoAnna Strom, Brittany Rederick
JUNIOR WESTERN SHOWMANSHIP
Purple: Brett Bancroft, Joseph Ensminger
Blue: Courtney Nussbaum, Madeleine Pace, Taylor Geu, Kendall Nelson (Union County)
Red: Pearl Gaidelis, Anna Selchert (Union County), Michelle Selchert (Union County)
BEGINNER WESTERN SHOWMANSHIP
Purple: Dana Nelson
Blue: Kiera Kintigh
Red: Samantha Smith, Cody Stanger (Union County)
SENIOR ENGLISH SHOWMANSHIP
Purple: Brittany Rederick, JoAnna Strom, Kirstin Hanson (Union County)
Blue: Katie Sokolowski
SENIOR PLEASURE DRIVING
Purple: Katie Sokolowski
JUNIOR PLEASURE DRIVING
Blue: Kiera Kintigh, Courtney Nussbaum, Michelle Selchert (Union County)
SENIOR HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
Purple: JoAnna Strom
Red: Brittany Rederick
White: Katie Sokolowski
SENIOR SADDLE SEAT EQUITATION
Purple: Katie Sokolowski
SENIOR STOCK SEAT EQUITATION
Purple: JoAnna Strom, Kirstin Hanson (Union County)
Blue: Brittany Rederick
JUNIOR STOCK SEAT EQUITATION
Purple: Madeline Pace, Joseph Ensminger
Blue: Brett Bancroft, Taylor Geu, Courtney Nussbaum, Kiera Kintigh, Anna Selchert (Union County), Kendall Nelson (Union County), Michelle Selchert (Union County)
BEGINNER STOCK SEAT EQUITATION
Purple: Samantha Smith, Dana Nelson
Blue: Cody Stanger
SENIOR WESTERN RIDING
Blue: Brittany Rederick
Red: Kirstin Hanson (Union County)
JUNIOR WESTERN RIDING
Blue: Dana Nelson
Red: Kiera Kintigh, Courtney Nussbaum, Joseph Ensminger, Taylor Geu, Brett Bancroft, Pearl Gaidelis, Kendall Nelson (Union County)
White: Samantha Smith, Madeleine Pace
SENIOR TRAIL
Purple: Brittany Rederick, JoAnna Strom, Kirstin Hanson (Union County)
JUNIOR TRAIL
Purple: Courtney Nussbaum
Blue: Joseph Ensminger, Brett Bancroft
Red: Michelle Selchert
White: Samantha Smith, Kiera Kintigh, Dana Nelson, Cody Stanger (Union County)
SENIOR REINING
Blue: Brittany Rederick
JUNIOR REINING
Blue: Madeleine Pace
Red: Samantha Smith, Dana Nelson
SENIOR BARREL
RACING
Purple: Kirstin Hanson (Union County)
Red: Brittany Rederick
JUNIOR BARREL
RACING
Purple: Dana Nelson, Michelle Selchert (Union County)
Blue: Pearl Gaidelis, Brett Bancroft, Courtney Nussbaum, Kendall Nelson (Union County), Anna Selchert (Union County)
Red: Taylor Geu, Kiera Kintigh, Samantha Smith
White: Joseph Ensminger, Cody Stanger (Union County)
SENIOR POLE
BENDING
Purple: Kirstin Hanson (Union County)
Blue: Brittany Rederick
JUNIOR POLE
BENDING
Purple: Pearl Gaidelis, Dana Nelson, Joseph Ensminger, Michelle Selchert (Union County)
Blue: Kiera Kintigh, Courtney Nussbaum, Brett Bancroft, Anna Selchert (Union County), Kendall Nelson (Union County)
Red: Taylor Geu, Samantha Smith, Cody Stanger (Union County)
White: Madeleine Pace
The judge for the 2005 Clay and Union County 4-H Horse Show was Larry Seiward from Yankton. Trophies were sponsored by Hubbs Agency of Yankton, First Premier Bank of Wakonda, and Farmers Union Coop of Beresford. The Coyote Country Rodeo Club provided facilities.





