By: TONY MARKS
Associate Editor
Several 4-H students from Evangeline Parish recently competed in the 2017 Southwest District Horse Show held at the Burton Coliseum Complex on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles on June 29, 2017.
Competitors who placed on the district level were the following:
John E. Jackson Horse Showman Award, Junior Champion: Aubrie Vidrine.
John E. Jackson Horse Showman Award, Senior Champion: Averie Vidrine.
Halter Class:
Quarter Horse: Grand Champion Gelding- Class 59- Madison C. Bellard of Sacred Heart; Grand Champion Mare- Class 62- Averie L. Vidrine of Sacred Heart; Reserve Grand Champion Mare- Class 65- Madison C. Bellard of Sacred Heart.
Paint Horse: Grand Champion Gelding- Class 84- Aubrie K. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Miniature Horse: Grand Champion Miniature Horse Mare- Class 103- Hailey B. Bellard of Sacred Heart.
Performance Classes:
Western Showmanship, 13 and Under- Class 21- First Place- Aubrie K. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Western Showmanship, 14 and Over- Class 21- First Place- Aubrie K. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Western Pleasure, 14 and Over- Class 12- First Place- Aubire K. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Western Horsemanship, 14 and Over- Class 21- First Place- Aubrie K. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Four students from Evangeline Parish 4-H then went on to compete in the 48th Annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show which was held at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center July 8-12 in Gonzales. The results are as follows:
Western Showmanship, 13 and Under- First Place- Aubrie K. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Western Showmanship, 14 and Over- First Place- Averie L. Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Quarter Horse Gelding- Grand Champion- Madison Bellard of Sacred Heart.
Quarter Horse Mare- Reserve Champion- Averie Vidrine of Sacred Heart.
Miniature Horse Mare- Grand Champion- Hailey B. Bellard of Sacred Heart