Virginia 4-H Horse Program

05/21/2026

Registration Ends on June 1! Coaches and Ag Teachers get registered to better prepare your teams! Gig 'Em!

05/18/2026

The Virginia 4-H Horse Judging Team kicked off practice this weekend at the Virginia National Stock Horse Show in Doswell, VA. Thank you to everyone with the VQHA for your hospitality - this team was excited to see many new and familiar 4-H faces in the show pen this weekend.

05/12/2026

The Virginia 4HOnline Horse Declaration Portal for the State 4-H Horse Show is now open!

Exhibitors must declare any animals they plan to show or MAY show at the State 4-H Horse Show in 4HOnline by July 1. This includes back up animals.

Please contact Hunter Liles at [email protected] with any questions.

04/30/2026

Our summer judging sessions are back!!

Join us June 16th & 17th at the MTSU Horse Science Center!

Registration and event information: https://forms.gle/nvjSziwT1JFCNxWc8

04/25/2026

We wrapped up our day with Communications Contests! Congratulations to all youth who participated! Listed below are the winners of each division:

SR Individual Presentation: Emma Kate Sazonov- Montgomery 4-H

JR Individual Presentation: Laila Howard - Albemarle 4-H

SR Public Speaking: Ethan Ferris - Frederick 4-H

JR Public Speaking: William Beaver - Albemarle 4-H

SR Team: Bridgette Thomson and Irelyn Hobbs - Albemarle 4-H

JR Team: Emma Bowers and Genevieve Clark - Albemarle 4-H

Thank you to all who joined us today!

04/25/2026

Congratulations to our State 4-H Horse Bowl Champions! The Senior Champion team will be eligible to represent Virginia at the Eastern National 4-H Round Up!

JR 4-H - Albemarle 4-H Team A
SR 4-H - Frederick 4-H

Congratulations to all and special thanks to the Virginia Horse Industry Board for supporting this event.

04/25/2026

Horse Bowl is underway at Blue Ridge Community College this morning! Special thanks to Mr. Eric Fitzgerald for helping us with the space and speaking to our youth about the agriculture programs at BRCC!

04/23/2026

Congratulations to all of the 4-Hers and FFA members who competed at the Equismartz State 4-H and FFA Hippology and Horse Judging Contests just a few short weekends ago!

Congratulations to all who competed to showcase their equine knowledge! It was evident that there was a great deal of practice and preparation for this event.

Hippology Champions:
- JR 4-H: Frederick Golden Horseshoe 4-H Team A
- JR FFA: Louisa Middle School Team A
- SR 4-H: Albemarle Hoof N Woof 4-H
- SR FFA: Wilson Memorial High School

Horse Judging Champions:
- JR 4-H: Frederick Golden Horseshoe 4-H Team A
- JR FFA: Louisa Middle School
- SR 4-H: Caroline Triple Crown
- SR FFA: Wilson Memorial High School

The Champion Senior 4-H Hippology Team earns the opportunity to compete at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Round-Up, while the top individuals in Senior Horse Judging earn a spot on the State 4-H All Star Horse Judging Team!

The Top 6 FFA teams have one more step - with a very close contest at Equismartz, all 6 teams will advance to Day 2 of the Equine Evaluation CDE at the State FFA Convention to determine the State Champion!

Congratulations to all!

04/23/2026

Special thank you to Virginia 4-H for allowing two of our Virginia 4-H Horse Ambassadors to attend Ag Day at the Ballpark at the Washington Nationals game yesterday evening.

Thank you to Zoe Bowman and Emma Tarleton from King George represented who 4-H and the Horse Program at this event and to Bayer for serving as the event sponsor. Thank you as well to 4-H Horse Ambassador Sponsor - Equiderma for supporting the ambassador polo shirts!

We are thankful to have a great team of 8 Ambassadors across the State who are willing and excited to jump in and support 4-H!

04/20/2026

Keep Biosecurity at the forefront this spring, stay safe and do what is best for you and your horse!

Here is a good summary of appropriate biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of EHV