4-H titles.

During the trip the 4-H youth also toured UMC and traveled to Jubilee Equine at Horace to visit the state-of-the-art horse facility and learned about the facility’s feed, waste, and horse management.

Ward County Senior and Junior 4-H Horse Judging teams were named state champions, receiving first place. The Senior state champion 4-H Horse Judging team consisted of Madilyn Berg of Douglas, Kaitlyn Berg of Douglas, Mariah Braasch of Minot, and Sidney Lovelace of Sawyer. Individual placings were: Lovelace was named state champion; K. Berg, second; Braasch, fourth; and M. Berg, 10th place. The Junior state champion 4-H Horse Judging team consisting of Haley Buck of Minot, Emily Fannik of Max, Sadie Lemer of Berthold, Macey Moore of Berthold, Anne Schauer of Carpio, Hailey Schauer of Carpio, and Mackenzie Wipf of Ryder. Receiving top 10 honors individually were Fannik, second; Buck, third; A. Schauer, fourth; and Moore, eighth place.

Ward County Senior 4-H Hippology team of M. Berg, K. Berg and Lovelace received second place. Receiving top 10 honors individually were Lovelace, fifth, and K. Berg, sixth place. The Intermediate 4-H Hippology from Ward County were named state champions, receiving first place. The state champion Intermediate 4-H Hippology team consisted of Buck, Fannik, Moore and A. Schauer. The Ward/Griggs County 4-H Intermediate team of Wipf and Olivia Larson of Griggs received ninth place. The Ward/Griggs County Junior 4-H Hippology team consisted of Ruth Haugen of Griggs, Lemer, Lane Ressler of Griggs, and H. Schauer received third place.

Ward County 4-H North Dakota State 4-H Champions - Junior Team Horse Demonstration are, from left to right, Macey Moore and Emily Fannik.

Representing Ward County in the state 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl contests were: Junior team of Buck, Fannik, Moore, A. Schauer and Wipf received second place in a very close championship round. Additional, Junior team combined Ward/Sargent County were: Lemer, H. Schauer and three youth from Sargent County (Mia Bopp, Lily Gaden, Samantha Timmerman). Also competed at state 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl contest was Senior team of M. Berg, K. Berg, Braasch, and Lovelace.

In the state 4-H Horse Speech contest, senior Braasch’s speech, “Quality Hay” received second-place honors. Juniors Fannik and Moore competed in a team division of 4-H Horse Demonstration and were named state champions for their speech titled “Wrap it Up.” Junior A. Schauer competed in the individual division of 4-H Horse Demonstration where she received second place for her demonstration titled “My Noseless Horse.” Also representing Ward County in the 4-H Horse Demonstration contest were Senior Braasch; Juniors Buck, Lemer, and H. Schauer.

Submitted Photo Ward County 4-H North Dakota 4-H Horse Judging Senior Champion team members are, from left to right, Mariah Braasch, Madilyn Berg, Sidney Lovelace, Kaitlyn Berg and Coach Paige Brummund.

Submitted Photo Ward County North Dakota State 4-H champions - Intermediate Hippology Team are, from left to right, Haley Buck, Macey Moore, Anne Schauer and Emily Fannik.

Submitted Photo Anne Schauer, Ward County 4-H, was a winner in the North Dakota 4-H State Horse Demo Contest.

Submitted Photo Ward County 4-H North Dakota State 4-H Champions-Junior Horse Judging members are, back row from the left, Haley Buck, Macey Moore, Anne Schauer, Emily Fannik; and front row, from the left, Mackenzie Wipf, Sadie Sauer and Hailey Schauer.