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Area North Horse Program Rules

Area North follow the state horse show rule book found here.

2025 Area North Handbook

NEW! 2025 Area North Master Horseman Rubric

• Use appropriate language at all times and be mindful of your volume.
• Cheer for the other team! Be happy when others succeed. Watch classes that you’re not riding in and give applause. Give compliments generously. Offer to help take photos.
• Be mindful while in bleachers. While watching classes be mindful of your actions/volume and stay seated. If possible, wait for class changes to leave the bleachers.
• Always stay calm, positive, and professional. Coaches, parents, and Trainers: avoid yelling from the sidelines at your students.
• Don't block gates, alleyways, or common use areas, even while loading/unloading or gathering with loved ones. Always be aware of your surroundings.
• Random things scare horses and can put others at risk. This includes: umbrellas, hats, golf carts, bicycles, children's toys, dogs, trash bags, and so on.
• Prepare friends/family ahead of time on how to be good spectators, especially those who do not have previous experience. They and your fellow competitors will appreciate it.
• Remember the golden rule & be respectful to everyone. This means no gossip or negative commentary about other riders, horses, or trainers. This reflects poorly on you and those around you.
• Give thanks to your ring steward, judge, barn hands, grooms, volunteers, gate holders, coaches, and other riders!
• Love your horse and yourself even if you don’t win!

All walk/trot and walk/jog classes are non-point classes. Youth may only compete in walk trot classes for up to two years - per horse/rider combination. Exhibitors entered in a walk/trot or walk/jog class may not cross over into any loping or cantering class. Walk/trot and walk/jog exhibitors will only be eligible to enter in-hand classes at the State 4-H Horse Show. If an exhibitor only competes in in-hand classes at Area, the exhibitor is only eligible to enter in-hand classes at the State 4-H Horse Show.

All exhibitors utilizing stalls are required to clean their stall(s) before departing the showgrounds.

See state rule book for additional rules.

• 2025 Area North Horse Show Chairs

  Chair	Claire Davis
  Vice-Chair	Jessica Emerson
  Western Chair	Kellie Anderson
  English Chair	Grace Carter
  Dressage Chairs	Terry Stout & Kelsey Irvine
  Speed Chair	Stephanie Conner
  Trail Chair	Bobbi Barnes & Terry Stout
  Ranch Chair	Kellie Anderson
  Judges Chair	Claire Davis
  Finances	Katie Jones
  Awards	Bailea Scarbrough & Kelsey Irvine
  Points	Jessica Emerson
  Social Media	Bailea Scarbrough
  Facilities	Stephanie Conner
  T-Shirts	Duval County
  Educational Content & Record Books	Kelsey Irvine & Mary Lee Sale
  Opening Ceremony	Claire Davis & Stephanie Conner
  Pony Measuring	Evie Hunter
  Cattle	Stephanie Conner
  Bit Check	Claire Davis, Kelsey Irvine, Alyssa Ohmstede
  Shavings	Evie Hunter
  Stall Check	Terry Stout
  Program/Website	Mary Lee Sale