Released May 30, 2008

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska riders will compete June 11-13 and June 17-19 in University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 4-H District Horse Shows.

More than 550 youth from over 80 counties with 1,660 entries will compete in the 4-H District Horse Shows, said Kathy Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Extension horse specialist.

Competition categories include Western pleasure ponies, junior and senior divisions of Western pleasure horses, Western horsemanship, English pleasure horses, English equitation, reining, pole bending and barrel racing.

Riders awarded blue and purple ribbons at district shows qualify to enter the 2008 Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Exposition in Grand Island July 13-17 and automatically will be entered into state classes. It is the exhibitor's responsibility to enter the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Horse show in September.

The annual district shows are held at county fairgrounds across Nebraska. This year's dates, times, locations and local contact persons are:

– June 11, 8 a.m. check in, 9 a.m. show time, Oakland, John Wilson, (402) 374-2929 – June 12, 8 a.m. check in, 9 a.m. show time, Broken Bow, Troy Walz, (308) 572-6831 – June 13, 8 a.m. check in, 9 a.m. show time, York, Gerald Peterson, (402) 362-5508 – June 17, 9 a.m. check in, 10 a.m. show time, Mitchell, Jana Schwartz, (308) 632-1480 – June 18, 8 a.m. check in, 9 a.m. show time, McCook, (308) 345-3390 – June 19, 8 a.m. check in, 9 a.m. show time, O'Neill, Gary Stauffer, (402) 336-2760

For more information about the 2008 District Horse Shows, including complete schedules and rules, visit the Web at District and State Horse Shows .

Nebraska 4-H is part of UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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Contact: Kathy Anderson, (402) 472-6414