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Tioga County 4-H member Emma Smith has achieved the monumental goal of qualifying to represent her county at national-level competition. Smith, a Union Endicott high school senior, earned this distinction at the New York State Fair\u2019s 4-H Horse Judging competition.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the only Tioga County 4-H member to achieve national qualification in 2019, Smith\u2019s goal is to raise funds to travel to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup on Nov. 8-10, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youth involved in 4-H across the United States spend the year working on projects and raising animals to exhibit at their county fairs in the summertime. Qualified judges then select the most deserving youth to move on to statewide competition. By winning a collection of blue ribbons in horse shows at the 2019 Tioga County Fair, Emma Smith earned a spot to compete in the New York State Fair. She then earned the rare distinction of qualifying to compete at the national level by receiving a high placing in the New York State Fair 4-H Horse Judging competition.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horse Judging, which is a knowledge-based competition, requires participants to act as horse show judges. They must correctly evaluate and place a group of riders, including defending their decisions with sound reasoning and advanced knowledge of horse showing. The competitive event demands youth to have expert knowledge of what judges look for in horse shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After earning a top placing at the New York State Fair, Smith\u2019s next goal is to represent Tioga County and New York State 4-H by competing against the best 4-H representatives from other states in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith, who has been a Tioga County 4-H member for four years, worked hard to achieve this accomplishment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was actually pretty shocked when I found out I made it to Nationals,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI was proud of myself, though, because I did work hard for this. I spent a lot of time getting together with one of my 4-H friends to watch horse show videos, go over judging, and study.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith belongs to the Ranch Riders 4-H Club, led by Mary Gleason of Owego, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great having Emma in our club and in the 4-H horse program,\u201d Gleason said. \u201cShe\u2019s always pleasant and upbeat, and she helps the younger kids out with their horses. She\u2019s been learning a lot. I\u2019ve seen how much she\u2019s advanced and progressed from the time she first joined 4-H until now, in the way that she rides and in the knowledge that she has. She would be a wonderful representative for Tioga County at the national level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Smith isn\u2019t busy with 4-H or high school, she can be found working with her horse or volunteering for the Special Olympics Therapeutic Riding Program at Fargnoli Farms in Apalachin, N.Y.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here at the barn almost every day after school. I\u2019ve been volunteering for the therapeutic riding program every Wednesday in the fall and spring for about four years,\u201d Smith said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The therapeutic riding program at Fargnoli Farms helps local people with mental or physical disabilities to build muscle, coordination, communication skills, and confidence through riding horses. Smith lends her own horse, Sunny, to the program, and leads riders on horseback while giving them riding and safety instruction.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like to help people bond with horses, and I love to see the smiles on the riders\u2019 faces when they\u2019re doing something that they care about,\u201d Smith said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Fargnoli, executive director of Fargnoli Farms, was excited to learn that Smith qualified for the national 4-H horse judging competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmma will be such a great representative for Tioga County,\u201d Fargnoli said. \u201cShe gives so much to our community through volunteering. She volunteers not only her own time, but also volunteers the horse that she has trained herself. She gives so much to others, and we\u2019re very proud of the work that she does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith attributes much of her giving spirit to 4-H, stating, \u201cI like that 4-H is very community centered, and everyone in 4-H is kind and always caring. It\u2019s a very positive environment to be in. 4-H has taught me to help my community, and give back for what we\u2019ve gotten.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reference to all of the time that Smith spends in 4-H, volunteering, working with her horse, and competing in horse shows herself, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of work, but it\u2019s worth it. I love what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith will be spending the next several weeks studying for the national horse judging competition, and fundraising for her trip to Louisville, Kentucky. She must raise a total of $600 by mid-October to be able to travel with the New York State 4-H team and compete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tioga County 4-H office is currently accepting donations from anyone who would like to sponsor this promising teen in reaching her goal to travel to the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup and represent her community at the national level. To help the Tioga County 4-H program send Smith to Nationals, make tax-deductible donations out to Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga County.\u00a0In the memo line, write \u201c4-H National Trip.\u201d\u00a0Any funds raised will go directly to Smith\u2019s trip.\u00a0For more information, email Tioga County 4-H at\u00a0agl79@cornell.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about the Tioga County 4-H Program, contact the 4-H Office, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga County at 687-4020 or visit tioga.cce.cornell.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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