L-R: Camryn Hilt, Ryleigh Hilt, Tarah Hilt, Shelby Lynch, Kassidy Tackett, Lexy Douglas, Isabelle Forrest, Alyssa Casey, and Kendall Leimbach.

Olympia FFA wins the Section 9 Horse Judging CDE

 

[September 10, 2019]    On Wednesday, September 4, eight Olympia FFA members competed at the Section 9 FFA Horse Judging Career Development Event (CDE) at Timber Creek Stables near Shirley.

The team placed first out of 17 teams from ten different schools.

Shelby Lynch was the high individual overall, Ryleigh Hilt was third, Tarah Hilt was seventh, Alyssa Casey was eighth, and Kassidy Tackett placed 12th out of 72 individuals total.

Other team members included Kendall Leimbach, Isabelle Forrest, and Lexy Douglas.

FFA members judged six classes, two of which were halter classes. The final four classes were performance classes which included, Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Western Horsemanship, and English Equitation.

The horse judging team was coached by Alyssa Casey and Mr. Hoffman.

The team will compete at the State Horse Judging CDE on Saturday, September 14th. The State CDE is held at Black Hawk East College.

[Bryce A. Hoffman
Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor
Olympia High School]