818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,2001 Pa. Girls Place In Horse Judging Contest MECHANICSBURG (Cum berland Co.) Three girls from the Pennsylvania Paint Horse Club (PPHC) were awarded sixth place overall in the recent youth horse judging team competition at the 2001 American Paint Horse Association (APHA) World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition, the team placed third in performance judging and fifth in the oral reasons category of the contest. More than 400 youth from around the nation participated in the event, con ducted Friday, June 29 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Heidi Evelhoch of Shippens burg, Mary Strasbaugh of Me chanicsburg, and Michelle Thom as of Carlisle are active in the Seeing Double At Reading Fair Sheep Show Miller Takes Grand Ewe \ Ram Placings; Rarick Takes Grand, Reserve Market Spot MICHELLE RANCK-KUNJAPPU Lancaster Farming Staff LEESPORT (Berks Co.) “Two” was the number of the day for sheep exhibitors Amanda Miller and Shelby Rarick at Reading Fair’s Sheep Show Tuesday. Amanda, 16, enjoyed a big day at the fair with a double win in the breed show. Her homebred Southdown ewe and ram took home champion honors. Shelby, 9, took home champi on and reserve market lamb plac ings before her lambs topped the class in pair competition. The daughter of Ronald and Joan Miller, Bernville, Amanda has been around sheep all of her life at the family’s 50-sheep farm. A 4-H and FFA participant, she has nine years of experience in the show ring. Kutztown and Oley fairs, besides KILE and the Farm Show are all on the slate for her and her sheep. Besides her grand champion wins in the breed show, she also exhibited the medium weight champion in the market lamb show and garnered grand cham pion showman honors in the showmanship classes and the re serve champion fitter placing. Because of their endearing ap pearance and personality, Aman da admits being partial to the Southdown breed, which she says is “easy to handle.” She hopes to live on a farm in the future and plans to continue showing animals until she turns 21, the cutoff age for FFA partic ipants. This fall she will be a sophomore at Tulpehocken High School. Shelby Rarick, Fleetwood, also had a memorable day at the fair. Two of Shelby’s four sheep, “Bryant” and “Hops,” named for his jumping ability (“we could hardly walk him when we first got him,” said Rarick), were ex hibited at Tuesday’s show. The animals, according to judge An nette Lovell, “combined muscle and finish,” said Lovell. “They were the most ideal market lambs here.” CLOSED SUNDAYS, NEW YEAR, Pgpi | EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHIT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS & DECEMBER 26TH miimt FISHER’S FURNITURE. INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL & WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE & ANTIQUES BUS. HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS. 8-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. FRI, 8-8, SAT. 8-12 BART. PA 17503 Cumberland County 4-H light horse and pony club as well as the PPHC, and competed in the senior American Junior Paint Horse division. According to the National Horse Judging Team Coaches Association, the event is the larg est horse-judging contest for youth in the nation. Contestants between the ages of 9 and 19 in volved in 4-H, FFA, and regional Paint horse clubs nationwide competed for coveted trophies, buckles, plaques and other prizes. The four-member teams com peted in two divisions: junior (age 13 and under) and senior (ages 14 through 19). Contestants also received individual scores in each judging area. The young judges competed Shelby Rarick, 9, Fleetwood, took “Bryant” and “Hops” to grand and reserve champion market lamb placings be fore the two lambs won the pair competition. The seven-month-old lambs, Hampshire-Suffolk crosses, will be sold at the end of the show season. Shelby purchased the animals from a farm in York County. Their training regimen in cluded extensive walking each day in the Shelby’s large back yard as Shelby and her friends practiced showing the animals. Besides a show in York County where Shelby has already com peted this season, Shelby plans to exhibit her animals at Kutztown, Allentown, and Oley fairs. Shelby’s mother, Kenianne, also exhibited animals and intro duced her daughter to the show ring at the age of three. This year Shelby was able to join 4-H. Dirt BHce $799 against one another in the event and were themselves judged by APHA officials on their ability to evaluate the equine classes. Scores given were based on how closely a student’s placing of horses matched that of an APHA judging official’s scoring. Stu dents were also critiqued on the oral arguments they presented in support of their placement deci sions. Contestants were asked to judge four halter classes (2-year-old Geldings, 3-year-old Mares, Aged Geldings and Aged Mares) and four performance classes (Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter Hack, Western Pleasure and Western Riding). Participat ing in the event were 32 Paint horses. To Shelby, showing animals in competition is “fun, you have to make sure the animals are combed well and in the right po sition.” Shelby topped the junior division of the sheep showman ship class. In addition Shelby will show six head of beef cattle at the Reading Fair. The Raricks have 17 head of Simmental and Short horn cattle on their farm. Judge Annette Lovell, a Penn State graduate living in Paoli, participated on livestock judging teams while she was in college. Rock Springs Hardware 1-800-858-0288 Gelbvieh Juniors Elect Directors, New Leadership RAPID CITY, S.D. The American Gelbvieh Junior Associ ation (AGJA) elected new directors during its annual meeting at the AGJA Black Hills Gold Classic in Rapid City, S.D., July 9-13. Directors are elected to serve two-year terms. Re-elected to their second term on the AGJA board of direc tors were Justin Betzelberger of San Jose, 111., and Matt Burbank of St. Catharine, Mo. Newly elected directors include John Hadden of Gibson, Ga.; Dana Martin of Judsonia, Ark.; and Chris Tyndal of Athens, Ga. The AGJA board of directors elected the following directors to serve as officers for the 2001-2002 term: Josh Phillips, Lath rop, Mo., president; Matt Burbank, Mo., vice president; Justin Betzelberger, 111., vice president of leadership development; Kelly Leonhardt, Lake Preston, S.D., secretary; and Luke Bur bank, St. Catharine, Mo., treasurer. Also elected Sami Jo Frisby, Vinita, Okla., and Adam Vemer, Rutledge, Ga., ex-officio. Amanda Miller’s homebred Southdown ewe and ram took home champion honors at Reading Fair Tuesday. She works as a shepherd for Hoi- The breed show, especially the lystone Farms, Paoli, a purebred quality among the ewes, was very Dorset operation. Lovell grew up strong, according to Lovell, showing animals from her fami- “4-H’ers have particularly high ly’s beef, sheep, and hog farm in quality in the breeding stock,” Linden. she said. 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