4-Hers compete at Horse Bowl
The events were held in Cookeville and featured over 21 teams from 12 different counties. The hippology contest is composed of three different activities all dealing with the students’ knowledge of horses. Horse judging, equipment and tack identification, and a written test are all included in hippology. The horse bowl allows 4-H members to answer horse-related questions in a fun, fast-paced game-show type atmosphere. 4-H members are on teams and compete head-to-head, with a team from another county in a single elimination tournament.
Warren County had three teams in the junior division, which is fourth- through eighth-graders. Emily Crawford, Colby Pearsall and Kayla Stafford composed the first team, which placed 14th in the hippology contest. The second team consisting of Jessica Adcock, Tyler Adcock, Lou Christian and Jeremy Jones placed fourth in hippology and advanced to the semifinals of the horse bowl contest. Warren County was also represented by a third team. Ashley Parker, Dustin Morris, Zachare Crittenden and Peyton Wanamaker were members of the team which placed sixth in hippology and advanced to the third round of the horse bowl. Ashley Parker also received individual honors for being the sixth-high scoring individual in the hippology contest.
The Warren County 4-H club is a part of the University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension Service, which offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, age, national origin, sex or disabillity.