Complete all of the following to show HORSES or PONIES at the 2024 Hardin County Fair:
- Own and be in possession of your animal(s) by June 1
- Enter all Horses into 4HOnline Animals Tab – DUE June 1
- Upload animal lease agreement to 4HOnline or turn into OSU Extension office – DUE June 1
- EquiSTEP training – Due June 1
- Project Records (4-H – record book or PDF, FFA – see your advisor)
- Review and abide by Uniform Rules for 4-H Horse Shows including the Ohio 4-H Helmet Rule
- 4-H Livestock Interview Judging (4-H Only)
- Hardin County Fair Entry – DUE July 31
Horse Department Rules are published in the Hardin County Fair Book on pages J-41 – J-43.
Required Project Book
- 174 – Beginning Horse Management -OR-
- 175 – Light Horse Selection -OR-
- 177 – Horse Training: How to Talk to Your Horse -OR-
- 180 – Learning to Jump -OR-
- 182 – Small Equine -OR-
- 184 – Standardbred Horses -OR-
- 185 – Equine Reproduction and Genetics -OR-
- 188 – Trail Riding -OR-
- 189 – Dressage