This year, the Extension Office held a practice horse show in order to give participants a chance to work in the ring with a judge on hand to observe and comment.  According to Kelly Sorensen of the Extension Office, “our practice show judge was local horse trainer Dave Kent. He did a great job by giving feedback to the youth on things they could use some work or improvement on in their riding. They went through all the show classes like the fair so to help them prepare. The Classes were Showmanship, Bareback Equation, Equation, Horsemanship, Trail, Reining and Ranch riding.  We had 6 youth participate. It was a huge success!”

Participants in the practice horse show were Kendrey Bywater, Tayvia Bywater, Maudee Leavitt, Lyndee Nimer, Cassidy Schrenk, and Sam Schrenk.

This year’s fair is scheduled for August 13 through August 19 at the Fairgrounds, with the Eastern Idaho State Fair to follow from September 1 through September 9.