IQHA is pleased to announce the 2009 4-H Horse Award Finalists:
Keith Brown - Boone County
Hannah Clinton - Daviess County
Erica Doyle - Jackson County
Hannah Davis - Decatur County
Hunter Duncan - Vigo County
Taylor Jantzi - LaGrange County
Erika Hatton-Perry - Bartholomew County
Jordyn Shaffer - Huntington County
Emma Wilhite - Spencer County
Audrey Rae Winn - Floyd County
These ten Indiana 4-H Horse and Pony project members will be intereviewed on Monday, August 10th, at the Indiana State Fair for the opportunity to be selected to be awarded a registered Quarter Horse yearling to continue their 4-H project with.
This year the selection committee also selected three honorable mentions:
Caitlin Artis - Bartholomew County
Kimber Mitchell - Clinton County
Abbey Russell - Allen County
IQHA is pleased to announce the 2008 4-H Horse Award winner, Miss Kiera
Bonebrake of Montgomery County. Kiera won the yearling filly,
Generating Interest, aka 'Genae' that was graciously donated by Tami
Napier, Napier Farms, and by the AQHA Superior Western Pleasure
stallion, Pine Interest. Kiera is the 15 year old daughter of Kevin and
Tammie Bonebrake of Crawfordsville. Special thanks to Keith Bode, 1996
4-H Horse Award winner, Sarah Baum, and 1999 4-H Horse Award winner,
Elizabeth Dunn, for being the panelist judges for this year's award.
IQHA is pleased to announce that Kosciusko County
4-Her, Miss Dana Hicks, is the 2007 4-H Horse
Award winner. Dana is the winner of the One Hot
Invitation yearling filly, One Hot Coastal, graciously
donated by Robinson Quarter Horses of Francisville.
First runner up was Jackson County's Miss Erica
Doyle.
2006 Winner MacKenzie Wells:
Congratulations to Mary Forster of Columbus, Indiana
(Bartholomew County) Winner of Winter Step, a
2005 gelding Donated by Duane and Bev McDavitt.
2005 TOP TEN FINALISTS
The presentation of the yearling, Winter Steps,
donated by Dr. and Mrs. Duane McDavitt is on Thursday,
August 11th. Each finalists will also receive
well over $300 worth of horse related items.
JESSICA BAXTER - PARKE COUNTY
MARY FORSTER - BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
CRYSTAL KENNEDY - JENNINGS COUNTY
POLINA KRASNOVSKY- MARION COUNTY
MACIE LONG - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
KATE RICHARD- HOWARD COUNTY
LYNSIE SHOCK - OHIO COUNTY
MACKENZIE WELLS- CLINTON COUNTY
CHELSIE WERLING- ALLEN COUNTY
DANELLE WILLIAMSON - ADAMS COUNTY
History of the Award
Andrea Tappy, Hancock County,
with Am I Perfect For You (aka Belle)
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In 1968, Bud Alderson of Sharpsville, had the
foresight of having IQHA present a Quarter Horse
to a deserving 4-H member from Indiana. With the
assistance of the Board of Directors and Purdue
University’s 4-H Office, Bud created an
application and proceeded to get 4-Hers from throughout
the state to apply
The concept behind the award was to provide recognition
to ten deserving 4-H horse/pony members; provide
one 4-H’er each year the opportunity to
own and train a registered Quarter Horse; and
to generate additional exposure for the Indiana
Quarter Horse Association.
Those first few finalists showed up at the 1968
Indiana State Fair and proceeded through an interview
process before the initial winner, Dana Magnuson
of Fort Wayne was selected. The first yearling,
Pasiano Bert, was purchased by the association
at the State Quarter Horse Sale held at the Marion
County Fairgrounds just four days prior to being
awarded to Dana.
From 1968 to today, IQHA has continuously sponsored
this award. Many individuals and corporations
have played a vital part in the sponsorship.
Long standing donors today continue to be:
- Bud and Madonna Alderson
- Duane and Bev McDavitt
- John and Judy Cloe
- Barb Wainscott
- Brackneys Western Store
- IQHA Amateur and Youth associations
- Waitt Farm Store
- Flohr Quarter Horses.
Sarah Van Hoy, Morgan County, with
Idelible Captain (aka Cappy) |
IQHA is fortunate in the members it has as an association.
Every year, someone within IQHA steps up and generously
donates a yearling to be awarded. In the past those
members have been: Geeslin Quarter Horses, Flohr
Quarter Horses, Alderson Quarter Horses, Squier
Quarter Horses, Mr. and Mrs. Dick O’Neal,
Ed Melzer, and Burger Quarter Horses.
The award has generated longstanding relationships
with IQHA with past winners. The 1973 winner, Beth
Lancaster Moon, has gone on to national prominence
showing Quarter Horses and Top Ten placings at the
AQHA World Show. The 1993 winner, Robyn Naile, has
won an AQHA High Point award in Amateur Barrel Racing
and is a consistent finalist yearly at the AQHA
World Show. Recently our 1995 winner, Stephanie
Moore, was the IQHA’s Website Coordinator
for two years.
Today, the association averages 50 to 60 applications
on a yearly basis from 4-H youth throughout Indiana.
The 4-H Horse Award Committee reviews those applications
and selects ten finalists to participate in an interview
during the Indiana State Fair in August. From those
ten finalists, one youth takes home a registered
Quarter Horse to continue their 4-H experience with.
Lindsey Endres, Hendricks County, with
Zips Scootin N Time (aka Emma) |
