Horses

Classes 7 through 24 will not start before 11:00 a.m.

Class Descriptions - Morning Classes

Best Groomed
This class is intended to encourage all exhibitors to take the utmost effort and care to present their horse/pony at the Fair in a clean and properly groomed manner. Judge is to use their discretion in deciding the winner of this class. The judge will be permitted to touch the mane, tail, body and possibly lift feet if required to assist in placing.

Toy Pick Up
Rider will ride down to a barrel and pick a toy up off the top of the barrel and carry the toy back over the finish line while mounted. You may take your time choosing specific toy you like, but you may only pick one. The rider gets to keep his chosen toy. However, this is a timed event. If the rider drops the toy there is a 5 second penalty. The fastest time wins.

Ball Race
Carry a ball while riding to a barrel with a bucket on top at end of the ring. Drop ball into the bucket on the top of the barrel and ride back. Riders are timed and placed accordingly. Ball must stay in bucket or there is a 5 second penalty. The fastest time wins.

Sack Race

Riders ride down to a sack on the ground in front of a handler. The rider is to dismount, get in a sack and hop back to the finish line while leaving their horse/pony with the handler. First one to cross the finish line in their sack wins.

Phonebook Race
Riders will be given a page number before they start. The rider must then ride down to a barrel with a phone book on top at the end of the ring. They must remove the page number given and ride back. This is a timed event. Catalogue and pictures may be substituted.

Costume Class
Open class to anyone of any age. You dress yourself and your horse in a costume of choice. Theme is "Christmas in September", Future Judged on originality, level of difficulty, participation of horse and rider and audience reaction.

Class Description - Speed Show

Keyhole
Riders are to ride to the end of ring and turn their horse around within a space marked on the ground without touching the marked area or going outside of marked area and ride back. Touching the marked area or going outside the marked area will be a “no time”. This is a timed event.

Poles
Riders compete in a slalom pattern of six poles. Knocked poles are a 5 second penalty. Off pattern results in “no time”. This is a timed event.

Flag
Rider will ride to the first barrel and pick up the flag, then carry the flag around the second barrel in a figure 8 pattern. The rider then places the flag back in the first barrel before continuing back through the timer. The fastest completed time without missing a pickup or drop off wins. Missing of flag is no time. Knock of barrel is a “no time”.

Bottle Race
Riders will ride down to a barrel at the end of the arena. The riders must pick up a bottle off the top of the barrel as they go around it, then ride back through the timers with a bottle in their hand. A dropped bottle, knocked barrel or off pattern will result in a "no time".

Barrels
Riders must complete a proper clover leaf pattern around three barrels. The fastest time wins. A knocked barrel is a 5 second penalty. Off pattern is a “no time”.

Jackpot Barrels
Same as barrels. A knock is a "no time" and an off pattern is a “no time”.