Indian River 4-H Horsemasters Valentine Horse Show

03/30/2026

Congratulations goes out to our Hippology teams!!!

Our Senior Team Maddie and Annika Teamed up with the girls from Alachua and Placed First Overall Team and will be headed to Regionals in Perry, Georgia!

Team placings were the following:
1st place 🥇 Team Overall
2nd place 🥈 Team Judging
3rd place 🥉 Team Written Test
2nd place 🥈 Team Stations
3rd place 🥉 Team Problems

Individually:
Maddie placed 5th in Horse Judging
Maddie placed 7th Overall Individual
Annika placed 14th Overall Individual

Our Intermediate Team Placed 2nd place 🥈 Overall!

Abby placed 5th Overall Individual
Annarae placed 6th Overall Individual

Congratulations ladies! We are so proud of you!!

03/29/2026

Congratulations goes out to our Senior Horse Judging Team Maddy and Helen!!! They teamed up with Hillsborough County!

The scores were the following:

3rd place 🥉 High Team
2nd place 🥈 Team in Halter
3rd place 🥉 Team in Performance
3rd place 🥉 Team in Reasons

Maddie was 7th place Overall
Helen was 10th place Overall

Congratulations girls! We are so proud of you!

03/28/2026

Get your scholarship applications in!!!

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03/28/2026

Our Intermediates and Senior are ready for the State Hippology Competition!

Good luck AnnaRae, Annika, and Abby!! 🍀🐴🎉

03/28/2026

Our Senior Horse Judging Team is getting ready to compete in Gainesville!

Good luck Maddie and Helen!! 🎉🍀🐴

03/20/2026

We would like to give a special shout out to our members who participated at the fair this week!

Anna Rae received 3rd🥉 place Intermediate Swine Showmanship and 1st 🥇 place Intermediate Swine Record Book!!

Alyssa received 3rd 🥉 place Senior Swine Showmanship and her rabbit Opal received best in breed for mixed breed.

Arie received best in breed with her Dwarf Hotot, Oliver!

Abby and her rabbit Flower: Grand Champion Intermediate Showmanship, Best of Breed, and a Blue Ribbon.

Abby and her rabbit Snow: Blue Ribbon

Abby and her rabbit Milo: Best Opposite of Breed, and a blue ribbon.

Abby’s Single Fryer: Blue Ribbon.

Abby’s Meat Pen: Red Ribbon.

Abby also won 🥇 1st for Intermediate Rabbit Record Book.

Way to go ladies! We are so proud of you!!

03/18/2026

Area East is now open!!!! 🐴🍀

🎉🐴Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Area East Horse Show!

✨ Before registering be sure to review our 2026 rulebook here: https://go.ufl.edu/2026rules ✨

Registration Link: https://26AreaEast.4honline.com

Deadline: April 10 at midnight ⏰

If you're interested in other Areas, you can visit our website here for more deadline information: https://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/youth/horse/4h-shows/area-shows/

03/12/2026

We had a great time with all of the pretty horses at our show! Thank you for attending!

Special thanks goes out to Kathy Modesitt-State Farm Agent, Thomas Dupuis, LLC, and Vero Orthopaedics!

03/11/2026

It was all hands on deck at our show! From Cloverbud to Senior all of our members worked hard at the ribbons, raffle, announcing, and concessions!

Thank you to Sapphire Sponsors: Lynn Dee Photography, My Hay Guy , Olivia O’Bryan, and Orchid Island Tackle!

03/10/2026

Congratulations goes out to our Western High Point Winner Angela Gross!!! 🐴💚

The High Point Awards were made possible by Sapphire sponsors: James W. Betancourt, DMD, Jan’s Jungle Gym, Dr Kay Betancourt - Orthodonist, and Minuteman Press of Vero Beach!

03/09/2026

We have quite a few exhibitors showing this year! Please message the page if you’re interested in sending our members a good luck gram!!! 

🍀 Purchase a Good Luck Gram today! 🍀

Send a Good Luck Gram 🍀 to encourage your favorite youth whom is participating in the Indian River County Youth Livestock and Horticultural Show and Auction taking place at the Indian River County's Fire Fighter's Fair. Share a short message, and we’ll make sure it’s delivered with a little extra 4-H spirit.

Provide us the youth’s name, which exhibit you would like the clover posted on and your message of encouragement. We will attach the clover to that exhibit during the week of the fair.

Buy online the week before fair or visit us in person at our table under the barn beginning Friday, March 13 through Thursday, March 19th (evenings 4-8pm, weekends beginning at 11am).

Proceeds benefit the Indian River County 4-H Foundation and our mission to financially support 4-H youth in all of their endeavors. 🍀

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/good-luck-4-h-clover-grams

03/04/2026

Coming up on the end of our ❤️Ruby Sponsors❤️ but we had to say a special thank you to Wendy Jordan Hoofcare LLC and Erics automotive service of vero beach LLC for your ongoing support of our club!

Check out Ms. Wendy with our club members when she was our special guest! 🐴🍀