Pictured, are team members Marta Lengyel, Marlie Lukach, Hannah Gehring and Anna Raymond, all of the Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club.
The Tioga Co. 4-H Horse Program senior team won the South Central district 4-H Hippology (Horse Knowledge) contest on Saturday, March 7. Team members Marta Lengyel, Marlie Lukach, Hannah Gehring and Anna Raymond, all of the Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, earned 1158.5 points to secure first place.
In individual scores Marta Lengyel placed 2nd, Anna Raymond placed 6th, Hannah Gehring placed 7th, Marlie Lukach placed 9th, and Kristen Martin, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, placed 12th.
During the contest, participants must take a written test of 50 questions, identify 35 horse related items, judge two horse show classes, and answer 40 one-on-one interview questions. The senior team must also present a team presentation on a horse related topic.
The Tioga County Junior Hippology Team placed 3rd overall. The team members were Tammy Perrotta, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club; Alison Goodrich, Ranch Riders 4-H Club; Stacie Greene and Katie Greene, both of the Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club. In Individual scores Alison Goodrich placed 4th, Stacie Greene placed 6th, Tammy Perrotta placed 11th and Katie Greene placed 13th.
The Tioga County Novice Hippology Team placed 2nd overall. The team members and Individual scores were as follows: McKenna Murphy, Farm Fanatics 4-H Club, 4th place; Tess Bergford, Ranch Riders 4-H Club, 6th place; and Paige Lee, Berkshire Broncos 4-H Club, 7th place.
The event was attended by 35 4-H horse program youth from six counties in the South Central District. Marta Lengyel will represent Tioga County on the NYS 4-H Senior Team at the NYS Hippology contest held during the NYS Fair in August. The three other senior team members will represent Chenango and Delaware counties. Anna Raymond is a Senior Team alternate, and Stacie Greene is a Junior Team alternate.
To find out more about the Tioga County 4-H Program contact the 4-H office, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga County at (607) 687-4020 or visit www.cce.cornell.edu/tioga.
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