January 2019
Horse Orientation
County Extension Office
February 2019
McHenry County 4-H Hippology Contest & Model Horse Show
County Extension Office
March 2019
Regional Horse Bowl and Hippology Contest
Location changes yearly.
April 2019
Communications Mini Fair (Horse Speeches)
Extension Office
Saturday, April 13
State Horse Bowl, Hippology & Speech Contests
David Kinley Hall
1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois
Saturday, April 27 @ 11 AM
State Horse Judging Contest
Black Hawk College – East Campus Horse Arena
26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, Illinois 61434
May 2019
Green sheets & permission to participate due
Tuesday, May 14
Week Night Warm-ups begin (weather permitting)
Friday, May 24
State Fair Horse Show class entry forms and fees are due to Extension Office
June 2019
Fair Enrollment is due online in “Fair Entry”
Sunday, June 16
Ethics online due
Tuesday, June 25
4-H Fun Show – Horse Arena - Fairgrounds
July/August 2019
Production foal pictures due
Monday, July 22 - Sunday, July 28
Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
Tuesday, July 30 – Sunday, August 4
McHenry County Fair
Projects Presentation
4-H Awards night (Thursday)
Friday, August 2
4-H Horse Show – 8:30 a.m. – Fairgrounds
Saturday, August 3
McHenry County Fair Open Speed Show
Sunday, August 4
McHenry County Fair Open Horse Show
September 2019
Begin 2020 season horse bowl/hippology practices every other week - TBD by coaches