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GIRARD —
GIRARD — The 4-H Horse Timed Events started the final day of events of the 2012 Crawford County Fair bright and early Saturday morning.
Members of the Lucky Riders 4-H Club participated in several different competitions before an epic end-of-competition water fight, a nice relief from temperatures beginning to rise early Saturday afternoon into the 90s.
Shayla Sjorlund, 18, was one of two Lucky Riders saluted on Saturday afternoon for being in her last year in 4-H. The other was Danielle Walsh, a 2011 graduate of Girard High School.
Sjorlund has been a 4-H member for 11 years, since she was 7. She rode Beau (9) on Saturday, her horse for the past six years.
“I like all the people and riding my horse,” Sjorlund said. “Everyone’s really nice. I would recommend 4-H to anyone. . . . I’ll just miss 4-H.”
Beau shares his name with one of the three horses John Wayne used during his later screen career. Beau worked in “True Grit,” that 1969 cowboy movie directed by Henry Hathaway which earned Wayne his first Academy Award for Best Actor.
Sjorlund called barrels her favorite event.
Hannah Fredericksen, 17, said that she’s only been in 4-H three years and retains two more years of eligibility since her birthday falls behind a Jan. 1 deadline. She’s been partnered with her horse Dolly (13) four years.
Fredericksen dolled up Dolly on Saturday, only fitting with a female horse.
“My favorite colors are green and blue,” Fredericksen said. “I think she (Dolly) looks good.”
Fredericksen also called barrels her favorite event.
“It’s fast,” Fredericksen said. “It requires you to think fast and you have to be able to react accordingly to whatever your horse does. It’s constant adjustment and it’s just fun.”
Fredericksen won two events Saturday — senior barrels (17.657 seconds) and senior flag (8.526) — and finished only two points behind Lily Zimmerman in the senior age division.
Abbie Stephan, 16, finished runner-up in the 2012 Crawford County Fair Rodeo Queen competition and she displayed her runner-up buckle Saturday. Stephan won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
Stephan joined 4-H when she was 7 and she rode her favorite horse, Jack (7), on Saturday. Like both Sjorlund and Fredericksen, Stephan stated a preference for barrel racing as her favorite event.
“It just takes time and practice,” Stephan said, “and to be very patient with your horse.”
Stephan said that she practices with Jack 1-2 hours per day.
“It’s been so hot that you have to get out in the morning or night to ride,” Stephan said.
GIRARD — The 4-H Horse Timed Events started the final day of events of the 2012 Crawford County Fair bright and early Saturday morning.
Members of the Lucky Riders 4-H Club participated in several different competitions before an epic end-of-competition water fight, a nice relief from temperatures beginning to rise early Saturday afternoon into the 90s.
Shayla Sjorlund, 18, was one of two Lucky Riders saluted on Saturday afternoon for being in her last year in 4-H. The other was Danielle Walsh, a 2011 graduate of Girard High School.
Sjorlund has been a 4-H member for 11 years, since she was 7. She rode Beau (9) on Saturday, her horse for the past six years.
“I like all the people and riding my horse,” Sjorlund said. “Everyone’s really nice. I would recommend 4-H to anyone. . . . I’ll just miss 4-H.”
Beau shares his name with one of the three horses John Wayne used during his later screen career. Beau worked in “True Grit,” that 1969 cowboy movie directed by Henry Hathaway which earned Wayne his first Academy Award for Best Actor.
Sjorlund called barrels her favorite event.
Hannah Fredericksen, 17, said that she’s only been in 4-H three years and retains two more years of eligibility since her birthday falls behind a Jan. 1 deadline. She’s been partnered with her horse Dolly (13) four years.
Fredericksen dolled up Dolly on Saturday, only fitting with a female horse.
“My favorite colors are green and blue,” Fredericksen said. “I think she (Dolly) looks good.”
Fredericksen also called barrels her favorite event.
“It’s fast,” Fredericksen said. “It requires you to think fast and you have to be able to react accordingly to whatever your horse does. It’s constant adjustment and it’s just fun.”
Fredericksen won two events Saturday — senior barrels (17.657 seconds) and senior flag (8.526) — and finished only two points behind Lily Zimmerman in the senior age division.
Abbie Stephan, 16, finished runner-up in the 2012 Crawford County Fair Rodeo Queen competition and she displayed her runner-up buckle Saturday. Stephan won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
Stephan joined 4-H when she was 7 and she rode her favorite horse, Jack (7), on Saturday. Like both Sjorlund and Fredericksen, Stephan stated a preference for barrel racing as her favorite event.
“It just takes time and practice,” Stephan said, “and to be very patient with your horse.”
Stephan said that she practices with Jack 1-2 hours per day.
“It’s been so hot that you have to get out in the morning or night to ride,” Stephan said.
Stephan was surrounded by friends and family Saturday — younger sisters Rachael (11) and Katy (7) and fellow Rodeo Queen candidate Rebecca Wright, 14, an incoming freshman at St. Paul High School. Wright took Miss Congeniality this year.
Katy Stephan and Wright both stated a preference for barrels and Rachael Stephan noted flags as her favorite event.
Wright rode Little Man (15), Katy Stephan rode Two Sock (no age on Two Sock) and Rachael Stephan rode Lou (7), friends with Jack.
2012 Crawford County Fair
4-H Horse Timed Events
Note: Riders are Lucky Riders unless otherwise noted in parentheses.
Senior Timed Events
1. Lily Zimmerman, 13 points (Grand Champion)
2. Hannah Fredericksen 11 (Reserve)
3. Shelby Lewis, 5
4. Tara Miller, 4
4. Graham Dixon, 4
6. Danielle Walsh, 2
7. Sami Milburn, 1
Intermediate Timed Events
1. Melanie Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 10 (Grand Champion)
2. Jordann Lunsford, 9 (Reserve)
3. Hartley Merrell, 8
4. Marie Bradshaw, 7
5. Rebecca Wright, 4
6. Carissa Peacock, 2
Junior Timed Events
1. Miranda Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 15 (Grand Champion)
2. Cale Bridwell (Win or Bust), 10 (Reserve)
3. Cye Scott, 6
3. Jackie White, 6
5. Damien Woods (Win or Bust), 2
6. Katy Stephan, 1
Pony Timed Events
1. Chandler Humble, 15 (Grand Champion)
2. Quintonn Lunsford, 11 (Reserve)
3. Austin Smith, 8
4. Jackie White, 3
5. Garrett Humble, 2
Pony M-Barrels
1. C. Humble, 16.823 seconds
2. Smith, 16.958
3. Lunsford, 17.665
4. White, 20.147
5. G. Humble, 54.741
Junior M-Barrels
1. Miranda Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 17.709
2. Bridwell (Win or Bust), 18.651
3. Scott, 20.747
4. White, 22.233
5. Woods (Win or Bust), 23.473
6. K. Stephan, 28.764
Intermediate M-Barrels
1. Melanie Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 16.191
2. J. Lunsford, 16.772
3. Bradshaw, 17.056
4. Peacock, 17.545
5. Rebecca Wright, 17.549
6. Smith, 18.895
7. Merrell, 21.838
8. Joseph Dixon, 22.265
9. Shalina Harper (Hepler Hustlers), 22.678
10. Layne Karhoff, 23.111
11. R. Stephan, 24.981
12. Jack Clark, 29.882
Senior M-Barrels
1. Zimmerman, 15.230
2. Fredericksen, 15.477
3. G. Dixon, 16.418
4. Walsh, 16.611
5. Sjorlund, 17.201
6. Lewis, 17.470
7. Brandon Walker, 20.375
8. J.T. Morris, 20.579
9. Miller, 32.584
10. Milburn, 37.199
Pony Flag
1. C. Humble, 10.232
2. Smith, 10.526
3. Q. Lunsford, 10.615
4. White, 18.552
5. G. Humble, 29.046
Junior Flag
1. Miranda Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 11.414
2. Bridwell (Win or Bust), 11.476
3. Scott, 12.724
4. White, 13.272
5. Woods (Win or Bust), 14.832
6. Caylee Caruthers, 15.944
7. K. Stephan, 16.987
8. Jill Clark, 21.178
Intermediate Flag
1. Merrell, 9.251
2. J. Lunsford, 9.360
3. Melanie Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 9.385
4. Bradshaw, 9.434
5. Peacock, 9.840
6. Wright, 10.809
7. R. Stephan, 10.831
8. Smith, 11.246
9. J. Dixon, 11.724
10. Clark, 23.976
11. Karhoff, 25.195
Senior Flag
1. Fredericksen, 8.526
2. Zimmerman, 8.928
3. Lewis, 8.971
4. Miller, 9.269
5. Milburn, 9.707
6. G. Dixon, 9.709
7. Abbie Stephan, 9.817
8. Morris, 11.791
Pony Barrels
1. C. Humble, 19.548
2. Q. Lunsford, 20.338
3. Smith, 23.351
4. White, 27.823
5. G. Humble, 50.649
Junior Barrels
1. Bridwell (Win or Bust), 22.743
2. Miranda Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 23.238
3. Scott, 25.585
4. White, 25.777
5. K. Stephan, 35.545
Intermediate Barrels
1. Merrell, 19.472
2. J. Lunsford, 19.543
3. Melanie Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 20.083
4. Wright, 22.002
5. Peacock, 22.386
6. Smith, 23.822
7. Bradshaw, 25.273
8. J. Dixon, 25.476
9. R. Stephan, 26.824
10. Shalina Harper (Hepler Hustlers), 29.640
11. Clark, 65.163
Senior Barrels
1. Fredericksen, 17.657
2. Lewis, 18.407
3. Zimmerman, 18.648
4. Milburn, 18.774
5. Miller, 19.047
6. Sjorlund, 19.068
7. Walsh, 20.235
8. G. Dixon, 20.378
9. A. Stephan, 22.653
10. Walker, 28.175
11. Milburn, 35.710
Pony Poles
1. Q. Lunsford, 24.158
2. C. Humble, 31.670
3. G. Humble, 58.633
Junior Poles
1. Miranda Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 30.464
2. White, 37.228
3. Woods (Win or Bust), 40.053
4. K. Stephan, 40.136
5. Clark, 67.302
Intermediate Poles
1. Bradshaw, 27.164
2. Wright, 28.090
3. Melanie Hartman (Happy Hustlers), 28.216
4. Peacock, 28.249
5. Merrell, 29.945
6. J. Lunsford, 30.988
7. Harper (Hepler Hustlers), 32.185
8. Smith, 32.850
9. J. Dixon, 38.123
10. Clark, 89.809
Senior Poles
1. Zimmerman, 23.639
2. Miller, 24.779
3. G. Dixon, 25.417
4. Walsh, 31.134
5. A. Stephan, 35.821
6. Milburn, 36.924
7. Walker, 43.347
8. Lewis, 61.125
