No Horsing Around for FFA Competitors at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/19/2018) (readMedia)-- Champion High Point Exhibitor honors were awarded to Taylor Maasdam of Lynnville-Sully at the FFA Horse Show judged Wednesday during the 2018 Iowa State Fair. Emma Bair of Tri-County claimed Reserve High Point Exhibitor

Additional results below:

Champion Barrel Racing: Shianna Votava, Pella

Reserve Champion Barrel Racing: Alexandria McKibbin, Pleasantville

Champion Flag Race: Emma Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Reserve Champion Flag Race: Montana Krogman, Northeast (Gooselake)

Champion Draft Breeds: Emma Bair, Tri-County

Reserve Champion Draft Breeds: Skie Campbell, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Champion Draft Showmanship: Taylor Maasdam, Lynnville-Sully

Reserve Champion Draft Showmanship: Emma Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Champion Trail Class: Morgan Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion Trail Class: Kristin Schaefer, Midland (Wyoming)

Champion Draft Horse Single Pleasure Driving: Skie Campbell, Brokaw (Clarinda)

Reserve Champion Draft Horse Single Pleasure Driving: Taylor Maasdam, Lynnville-Sully

Champion Light Horse/Pony Pleasure Driving: Austing Stalder, Washington

Champion Heavy Hitch Draft Team: Skie Campbell, Brokaw (Clarinda)

Reserve Champion Heavy Hitch Draft Team: Emma Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Champion Pony Team Hitch: Grant Ries, Vinton-Shellsburg

Champion English Pleasure: Morgan Hanson, IKM-Manning

Reserve Champion English Pleasure: Morgan Williams, Hudson

Champion English Equitation: Caitlin Sanderman, Waverly-Shellrock

Reserve Champion English Equitation: Amelia Phillips, Chariton

Champion Hunter Hack: Mary Von Rentzell, Earlham

Reserve Champion Hunter Hack: Josie Sterwart, Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)

Champion Two-to-Five Year Old Walk Trot: Marissa Fuerstenberg, Nashua-Plainfield

Reserve Champion Two-to-Five Year Old Walk Trot: Mickayla McCarty, Chariton

Champion Pony Western Pleasure: Bailey Godwin, Greene County (Jefferson)

Reserve Champion Pony Western Pleasure: Kristin Schaefer, Midland (Wyoming)

Champion Junior Western Pleasure (two and three-year-old): Meredith Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure (two and three-year-old): Makaila Moore, DeWitt Central

Champion Junior Western Pleasure (four and five-year-old): Ashton Spidle, Osceola Big Chief

Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure (four and five-year-old): Olivia Mollenhauer, Wilton

Champion Senior Western Pleasure: Carson Shinn, Knoxville

Reserve Champion Senior Western Pleasure: Nicole Hanson, IKM-Manning

Champion Western Equitation: Meredith Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion Western Equitation: Nicole Hanson, IKM-Manning

Champion Reining: Jenna Pastour, Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)

Reserve Champion Reigning: Chelsea Russell, Colfax-Mingo

Champion Bareback Pleasure: Carson Shinn, Knoxville

Reserve Champion Bareback Pleasure: Roush Jaeger, Charles City

Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure: Hannah Dvorak, Benton Community (Van Horne)

Reserve Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure: Jolene Ebersole, Mount Ayr

Champion Pony Breeds: Bailey Godwin, Greene County (Jefferson)

Reserve Champion Pony Breeds: Kristin Schaefer, Midland (Wyoming)

Champion Mule: Victoria, Brandt, AGWSR

Reserve Champion Mule: Chloe Teninty, Harmony/Van Buren (Keosaqua)

Champion Other Light Breeds: Syd Etten, Independence

Reserve Champion Other Light Breeds: Afton West, Pleasantville

Champion Western-Type Horse: Madison Burke, DeWitt Central

Reserve Champion Western-Type Horse: Bailey Schinker, New Hampton

Champion Showing: Morgan Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion Showing: Taylor Nielsen, Audubon

Equestrian Team Award:

1) Hudson

2) Greene County (Jefferson)

3) IKM-Manning

4) Chariton

5) Northeast (Gooselake)

6) Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)

7) DeWitt Central

8) Knoxville

9) Earlham

10) Pleasantville

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Moments, August 9-19, 2018. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.