Weybridge--The University of Vermont (UVM) Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge hosted the annual Addison County 4-H Hippology Contest on January 21. Twenty local 4-H'ers participated.
Hippology is the study of the horse. The competition, arranged by age group, tested the 4-H'ers knowledge of the horse industry through the placing of a class of four horses, four identification stations and a written knowledge test.
The participants placed as follows:
8- and 9-year-olds: John Murphy, Weybridge (first); Aliyah Bradford, Addison (second); Nora Bergiven, Shoreham (third); Damon Mullen, Middlebury (fourth)
10- and 11-year-olds: Naria Audet, Orwell (first); Iris Bassett, New Haven (second); Chace Petrin, Addison (third); Savannah Whitney, Middlebury (fourth); Adelyn Zimmerman, Vergennes (fifth)
12- and 13-year-olds: Alexis Whipple, Bridport (first); Caroline Allen, Panton (second); Tessa Buskey, North Ferrisburg (third); Bella Shimmel, Bridport (fourth); Alexis Freegard, Bristol (fifth); McKenzie Ball, Vergennes (sixth); Sophia Welch, Bridport (seventh)
14-18-year-olds: Natalie Jackman, Vergennes (first); Shyanne Wedge (second) and Hannah Gendreau (third), both from Shoreham
Mya Sturtevant, a 4-H Cloverbud from New Haven, received a participation ribbon for taking part, just for fun, in the event to learn more about horses.
The contest was organized by Martha Seifert, UVM Extension 4-H educator for Addison County. Kathy and Cassie Kennett, Vergennes, prepared the questions for each age group.
To learn more about the 4-H horse project and county horse events, contact Seifert at (802) 388-4969, ext. 355, or martha.seifert@uvm.edu.