Eighty Delaware 4-H members representing 25 teams competed recently in the State 4-H Horse Bowl Competition held at Lake Forest North Elementary in Felton, Delaware. The Horse Bowl event is a knowledge- based, quiz bowl competition. The Delaware 4-H Horse Advisory Committee, a group composed of 4-H volunteers from all three Delaware counties that are dedicated to providing quality 4-H horse programs to members, sponsors this annual event. Members compete on teams of up to four individuals and teams are divided into brackets based on age. 4-H volunteer adult leaders coach young people to prepare them in the months leading up to the competition. Thirty-eight Delaware 4-H volunteers assisted with the Horse Bowl event.
The top three teams in each age division were:
Beginner (8-10 year olds)
1st Place- New Horizons- Kent County
Team Members: Jenna Davis, Jazz Peterson, Rylee Ridgely
Coach: Jennifer Ridgely
2nd Place- Bridgeville Mustangs- Sussex County
Team Members: Jenna Anger, Gerald Carroll III, Tanner LeCates, Paige Taylor
Coach: Melissa Layton
3rd Place- East Coast 4-H Mini Stars- Sussex County
Team Members: Derek Jones, Sundene Lodge, Ruby Phillips, Layne Smith
Coaches: Jodie Gravenor, Heather Smith
Junior (11-13 year olds)
1st Place- Holler-N-Hooves 4-H Club- Kent County
Team Members: Rebekah Baughman, Blaine Doel, Katie Messick, Jenna Rischitelli
Coach: Rosemary Baughman
2nd Place- New Horizons 4-H Club- Kent County
Team Members: Kelly Howe, Peyton Ridgely, Ryan Wheatley
Coach: Jennifer Ridgely
3rd Place- Holler-N-Hooves4-H Club- Kent County
Team Members: Sierra Kane, Claudia Little, Richard Sheppard III, Maggie Vrem
Coach: Rosemary Baughman
Senior (14-19 year olds)
1st Place- Buckin Beauties- Sussex County
Team Members: Jackie Arpie, Mikayla Ockels, Whitney Records
Coach: Cindy Ockels
2nd Place- Horse Sense-Kent County
Team Members: Carissa Lilly, Molly Johnson
Coach: Cara Lilly
3rd Place- Holler-N-Hooves 4-H Club- Kent County
Team Members: Sara Deason, Christie Little, Hayley Reynolds, Hannah Ziccarelli
Coaches: Sharon Little, Rosemary Baughman
4-H is a community of young people across Delaware learning leadership, citizenship and lifeskills. Join the Revolution of Responsibility! For more information on becoming a 4-H member or volunteer in Delaware please contact your county extension office:
New Castle County: (302)831-8965
Kent County: (302)730-4000
Sussex County: (302)856-7303