2003 Horse Jamboree Results
Charles County Fairgrounds
July 9-10, 2003

The 2003 Horse Jamboree was held on July 9-10 at the Charles County Fairgrounds with over 120 4-H participants! This was the second year for the Charles County volunteers and County Extension Educator, Karol Dyson, to host the event and they did an outstanding job once again. The two days of fun and educational events consisted of a Horsemanship contest, State Horse Communications contest, lunging and calf roping demonstration, a variety of equine workshops, dirty pony contest, dancing, and crafts. Everyone shared in the learning and the fun, including the volunteers from all of the participating counties! Winners of the contests are summarized below:

HORSEMANSHIP
Juniors (tie): Gabrielle Van Tassel (Montgomery), Shayla Keating (Montgomery)
Intermediate (tie): Rachel Cooke (Harford), Laura Bradley (Howard), Amanda Van Tassel (Montgomery)
Senior (tie): Kelley Walter (Howard), Karyn Casper (Frederick)

HORSE COMMUNICATIONS
Team Demo:
Juniors: Aubrey Edkins and MacKenzie Bernard (Howard)
Intermediates: Rosa DiPiazza and Sarah Plies (Harford)
Seniors: Alexandra Bernard and Jaclyn Pavlos (Howard)

Individual Demo:
Junior: Weber Stitbolt (Anne Arundel)
Intermediate: Heather Anderson (Frederick)
Senior: Ashley Casper (Frederick)

Speech
Junior: Suzannah Macleod (Carroll)
Intermediate: Jacqueline Arnold (Carroll)
Senior: Karyn Casper (Frederick)

OVERALL HORSEMANSHIP WINNER
In addition, overall winners in each age division were chosen based on their Communications Contest scores, Horsemanship Contest scores, and Interview scores. The overall winners in each age division received a jacket donated by Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit. Also, the Senior division overall winner received a $500 scholarship donated by Dr. Debbie Bowman of Westminster, MD. Thank you sponsors!

OVERALL WINNERS:
Junior: Suzannah Macleod (Carroll)
Intermediate: Rachel Cooke (Harford)
Senior: Kelley Walter (Howard)

Congratulations to all of the participants and thanks to the Charles County volunteers for their efforts in making the 2003 Horse Jamboree a complete success!