Southeast 4-H Horse Hippology and Quiz Bowl Contest held in Springfield

The Southeast 4-H Horse Hippology and Quiz Bowl Contest, held Feb. 10 in Springfield, provided an opportunity for 4-H’ers to match wits on several equine topics, among them, breeds and their origins, anatomy, feeds and nutrition, horsemanship and blankets, wraps and other “clothes” for horses.

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Southeast 4-H Horse Hippology and Quiz Bowl Contest held in Springfield | February 19, 2018 Facebook Twitter Google+ Share SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Southeast 4-H Horse Hippology and Quiz Bowl Contest, held Feb. 10 in Springfield, Vermont, provided an opportunity for 4-H’ers to match wits on several equine topics, among them, breeds and their origins, anatomy, feeds and nutrition, horsemanship and blankets, wraps and other “clothes” for horses. The event, held at Springfield High School, attracted 39 participants from Windham, Windsor, Orange and Washington County 4-H clubs. Sponsors were University of Vermont (UVM) Extension and Windham and Windsor County 4-H. In the hippology contest, the youths were required to judge several classes of horses, complete a written exam and identify items such as tack, forages and parts of a horse at various stations. The Quiz Bowl challenged the contestants to be the first to buzz in the correct answer to questions to earn points. Both competitions were arranged according to age with separate divisions for 4-H Cloverbuds (5-7) and first-time competitors. Placements from first to last are as follows: HIPPOLOGY: SENIOR (ages 14-18): Emma Cushman of Barre, Vermont; Lilia Kocsis of Vernon, Vermont; Kassidy Wyman of Cambridgeport, Vermont; Madison Zimmermann of Northfield, Vermont; Tanya Wheeler of Wilmington, Vermont; Kylee Taylor of Athens, Vermont; Kelsey Kissell of Vernon, Vermont; Olivia Campbell of Randolph, Vermont; Rylie Zager of Gill, Massachusetts; Garrette Shanks of Vernon, Vermont; Makayla LaFlam of Guilford, Vermont; Yachne Nilges of Townshend, Vermont; Ashley LaFlam of Guilford, Vermont; Makaylee Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Isabelle Fischer of Barre, Vermont and Keith Nilges of Townshend, Vermont. JUNIOR (ages 11-13): Jenna Dolloph, Chester, Vermont; Megan Robart of East Dover, Vermont; Emma Zimmermann of Northfield, Vermont; Jordan Bombard of Waterbury, Vermont; Megan Carson of Windham, Vermont; Kyra Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Kaleb Thorton of South Royalton, Vermont; Weston Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Elizabeth Brown of Vernon, Vermont; Whitney Dunklee of Vernon, Vermont; Britney Zager of Gill, Massachusetts. ROOKIE (first-time participants, ages 11-18): Ella Goodband of West Townshend, Vermont; Ella Dubin of Northfield, Massachusetts. BEGINNER (ages 8-10): Annabel Carson of Windham, Vermont; Gabriel Nilges of Townshend, Vermont; Viola Brown of Vernon, Vermont; Garret Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Jackson Cutts of Brookline, Vermont. NOVICE (first-time participants, ages 8-10): Emily Oliver of Bethel, Vermont; Tekla Goodband of West Townshend, Vermont; Jenny Perkins of Vernon, Vermont. CLOVERBUD: James Carson of Windham, Vermont; Sierra Cutts of Brookline, Vermont. QUIZ BOWL: SENIOR (ages 14-18): Emma Cushman of Barre, Vermont; Tanya Wheeler of Wilmington, Vermont; Lilia Kocsis of Vernon, Vermont; Madison Zimmermann of Northfield, Vermont; Olivia Campbell of Randolph, Vermont; Makayla LaFlam of Guilford, Vermont; Rylie Zager of Gill, Massachusetts; Ashley LaFlam of Guilford, Vermont; Garrette Shanks and Kelsey Kissell, both of Vernon, Vermont; Makaylee Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Yachne Nilges and Keith Nilges, both of Townshend, Vermont; Isabelle Fischer of Barre, Vermont. JUNIOR (ages 11-13): Emma Zimmermann, Northfield; Megan Carson, Windham; Jenna Dolloph, Chester; Megan Robart, East Dover: Kaleb Thorton, South Royalton; Jordan Bombard, Waterbury; Elizabeth Brown, Vernon; Britney Zager, Gill, Massachusetts; Weston Cutts, Brookline; Kyra Cutts, Brookline; Whitney Dunklee, Vernon, Vermont. ROOKIE (first-time participants, ages 11-18): Ella Goodband of West Townshend, Vermont; Ella Dubin of Northfield, Massachusetts. BEGINNER (ages 8-10): Viola Brown of Vernon, Vermont; Jackson Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Garret Cutts of Brookline, Vermont; Annabel Carson of Windham, Vermont; Gabriel Nilges of Townshend, Vermont. NOVICE (first-time participants, ages 8-10): Jenny Perkins of Vernon, Vermont; Emily Oliver of Bethel, Vermont; Tekla Goodband of West Townshend. CLOVERBUD: James Carson, Windham, Vermont; Sierra Cutts, Brookline, Vermont. Teen helpers for the event were 4-H’ers Amanda Ferguson of Springfield, Vermont and Arin Kenyon of Chester. To learn more about the 4-H horse program in southeastern Vermont, contact UVM Extension 4-H educator Lisa Muzzey at (802) 885-8386 or (800) 278-5471 (toll-free in Vermont).