INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2016 OHIO STATE JUNIOR FAIR HORSE SHOW EXHIBITORS (County offices should duplicate and distribute this information to all youth qualifying by PAS for the Junior Fair Horse Show). Dear Junior Fair Exhibitor: Congratulations on qualifying to show at the Ohio State Fair Junior Horse Show! With this honor comes a lot of responsibility in the areas of cooperation, sportsmanship, and public image of 4-H and FFA. This is a large horse show, but a small part of the Ohio State Fair. There are many situations at the Ohio State Fair that we cannot control. We appreciate your flexibility and cooperation. REGISTRATION, PARKING, FEES, CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT 1. The show is Monday, July 25, (beginning at 12:00pm) through Friday, July 29. See the show schedule for the list of classes. Horses may be checked in starting at 7:00 a.m. Monday, July 25. The Junior Fair Show Office will be open Monday Friday between 7:00am 10:00pm. 2. Parking: If you arrive before July 27, you will be charged a parking fee of $5 to park on top of the Gilligan complex (no trailers). If you arrive on or after July 27, you will have an opportunity to purchase a 3-day parking pass for $30. Only one parking pass per exhibitor is allowed. If you do not purchase a parking pass, you will be required to park in general parking for $5 per day. There is a shuttle service from the general parking area with a stop near the horse barn. 3. Upon arrival at the state fairgrounds and before checking in at the show office, stop at the Stall Office (located in the grey trailer beside the viaduct at the northwest end of Gilligan Complex) to get your stall assignment. Bring your online entry receipt. If your name is not on the list of online entries and you do not have your receipt, you will be charged another $40 stall fee. 4. Horses will be stalled on a first come, first serve basis. Exhibitors may request to be stalled together when getting stall assignments but only if the online entry receipt for each exhibitor is provided at the time of the request. Stall decorations may be used to promote your county. 5. Tack Stalls: Community tack stalls are provided in every aisle at no additional cost. Do not leave valuable show or personal items unattended. Do not lock the community tack stalls!! A limited number of private tack stalls will be available for purchase ($40) at the Stall Office, based on the number of entries per county and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. 6. The show may involve up to 1200 exhibitors and horses. Limited unloading space makes registration a challenge. If traffic becomes congested or other emergencies occur, please follow directions as given by the State Highway Patrol. After quickly stabling your horse and unloading tack, take your trailer to the designated parking lot in the North Parking Lot. Then return and check-in at the Junior Fair Horse Show Office, at the end of the green wall that separates the horse and dairy sides of the barn (Gilligan Complex). 7. Each exhibitor must bring a signed medical form to check-in at the Junior Horse Show Office in order to be allowed to show. Youth 18 and over may sign for themselves, others must have a parent or guardian sign the medical form. 8. Class patterns will be posted in the show office and a pattern book will also be available for purchase. 9. Exhibitors will be given two exhibitor numbers. Safety pins to attach the exhibitor numbers are the exhibitor s responsibility. 10. Please be sure to keep your area clean. This includes your stall and aisle way. We are viewed by the public and impressions last a long time. 11. If you must wash your horse, please use only the wash racks designated for horses on the northwest side of the building. Do not wash horses in the dairy wash racks or in the aisle of the horse barn. 12. HORSES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ANY PART OF THE FAIRGROUNDS OTHER THAN THE IMMEDIATE SHOW AREAS. HORSES SHOULD USE DESIGNATED BRIDLE PATHS WHEN WALKING TO AND FROM THE SHOW RINGS. 13. Horses must be checked out by 9 a.m. of the day after their last class except on Friday. On Friday, all horses must be checked out by 9 p.m. or as soon as possible after the end of the show. Exceptions for any day but Friday are allowed if horses are being trailered with other horses still showing. These exceptions must be noted at check-in. A horse may leave and come back if needed without paying an additional stall fee, but show management must approve this. Stall releases for check-out are available at the Stall Office. All horses must check-out prior to leaving the fairgrounds. AWARDS Each class, except for dressage and championship classes, will receive the following premium money: 1st - $15.00; 2nd - $10.00; 3rd - $8.00. Each exhibitor will receive a participation ribbon and all classes will receive ten placing ribbons. MEASURING: All animals showing in Gymkhana Classes will be measured. Animals may show in a class for animals larger than they are, but never in classes smaller than they are. Measuring will be done in an area adjacent to the registration office. All animals showing in pony classes will be measured as presented. Ponies may be altered and re-measured only one time before registration, and this measurement is final. Measured animals must show (barefoot or shod) as measured. BIT INSPECTION: All exhibitors, regardless of discipline, must present their bridle for bit inspection upon check-in and registration. Bit inspection will be done in an area adjacent to the registration office. Upon approval, the bit will be tagged for identification purposes for the duration of the show. If a bit has not been inspected, approved and tagged, the exhibitor will not be allowed to show. SHOW SCHEDULES AND RULES The show schedule and rules can be found in the 2016 Ohio State Fair Livestock Book and online at www.ohiostatefair.com. The Uniform Rules (10/14 Revision) for 4-H horse shows will be the guide that the Steward uses. Exhibitors should read and be familiar with this publication. SHOW CLASSES 1. You may enter a TOTAL of four (4) classes. This includes Ground Roping. 2. You are responsible for entering your classes and paying your $40 stall fee online at www.ohiostatefair.com by noon on JULY 11. IF YOUR ENTRY IS LATE, YOU CANNOT SHOW. Ohio 4-H Dressage Show entries are due July 1 st and must be sent directly to the State 4-H Horse Office, 2029 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210. The County 4-H Extension Professional will submit all of your county s entries by email to Barb Prince on an Excel spreadsheet provided to each county to verify PAS qualifying scores only. 3. Class changes at State Fair will be allowed ONLY in the event of an incorrect age of youth or incorrect size of animal. 4. It is the exhibitor s responsibility to be to their class on time. You will have to estimate what time each class will start. No class will be delayed for late exhibitors. The number of classes before your class and the size of the classes are factors that will determine the time of your class. If you miss any of the four classes you qualified in to show at State Fair, you cannot change to other classes.
TO: FROM: Junior Fair Horse Show Exhibitors Virgil Strickler, General Manager Thank you for your entry into the 2016 Ohio State Fair, July 25 - July 29. All youth age 19 and under, participating in any 4-H equestrian activity, are required to wear properly fitted protective headgear which meets or exceeds current ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) SEI (Safety Equipment Institute) standards with the chin harness securely fastened at all times while riding or driving an equine. It is the responsibility of the rider, or the parent or the guardian of the youth participant, to make sure that the headgear worn complies with appropriate safety standards for protective headgear intended for equestrian use, and is properly fitted and in good condition. The Ohio 4-H Horse Program, show committees, officials, Extension personnel, and volunteer leaders are not responsible for checking headgear worn for such compliance. The Ohio 4-H Horse Program, show committees, officials, extension personnel, and volunteer leaders make no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, about any protective headgear, and cautions riders that death or serious injury may result despite wearing such headgear, as no helmet can protect against all foreseeable injuries in equestrian activities. The Ohio 4-H Horse Program, show committees, officials, extension personnel, and volunteer leaders may, at his/her discretion, check a participant's protective headgear for proper standards. If the youth is found to be wearing unapproved, defective, or improperly fitted headgear, he/she is not permitted to participate in riding or driving activities until proper headgear is acquired. Refer to Uniform Rules for 4-H Horse Shows (4-H 179), 10/11 page 9, #1. ADMISSION - If you arrive on, or after July 27, each person who enters the fairgrounds must have a ticket. If you do not have a ticket, then you will be charged admission at the gate. Junior exhibitors will receive an admission ticket thru the County Extension Office. Junior exhibitor tickets are color-coded and for junior exhibitor's use only. TACK STALLS - You may purchase a tack stall for $40, at the Ohio State Fair Horse Show Office. There are a limited number of tack stalls, and they will be sold on a first come, first served basis. RE-ENTRY ADMISSION - You must have a hand stamp if you plan to leave and re-enter the same day. RE-ENTRY ADMISSION (11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.) - You must have an admission ticket if you will be arriving between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. SKILLATHON - Wednesday, July 27, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for all youth. The Horse Skillathon will be held in the mezzanine of the Voinovich building.
Junior Horse - page 2 VEHICLE TRAVEL DIRECTIONS - Exhibitors traveling south on 1-71 will exit Hudson Street (exit 112) go across Hudson Street onto Silver Drive. At the first traffic light on Silver Drive, turn right and follow the signs to Gate 10 for entrance to the fairgrounds. Exhibitors traveling north on 1-71 will exit Hudson Street (exit 112) and turn left onto Hudson Street and go to the first traffic light, which is Silver Drive, turn left onto Silver Drive, then turn right at the first light, follow the signs to Gate 10 for entrance to the fairgrounds. Follow traffic control directions to the horse barn, on arrival, please report to the Horse Show Stall Office for stall assignments. PARKING PASS - If you arrive before July 27, you will be charged a $5 parking fee to park on top of the Gilligan Complex, if you arrive on or after July 27, you will have an option to purchase a 3-day parking pass for $30, at the Ohio State Fair Junior Horse Show Office. Only one parking pass per exhibitor. There are no single day parking passes once the fair starts on July 27. This parking pass will allow you to park on top of the Gilligan Complex. Only cars and pickups are allowed to park on top of the Gilligan Complex, no campers or propane. If the parking lot is full, you will be required to park in general parking. If you do not purchase a parking pass, you will be required to park in general parking for $5 per day. We have a "shuttle service" from the general parking area with a stop near the Horse Barn. There is a limited number of parking passes for purchase, once they are sold, there will be no additional parking passes available. EXITING THE GROUNDS WITH ANIMALS - Each and every vehicle transporting livestock from the fairgrounds must have a signed release slip from your department director to present the gate attendant in order to exit. This will be enforced. CAMPING - This space is for sleeping quarters only. There are a limited number of electrical outlets available. Tents are not permitted. Please refer to the attached camping letter for additional information. OHIO FIRE CODES - All exhibitors should review and can find Ohio Fire Codes at www.ohiostatefair.com
December 30, 2015! Dear Prospective Camper: We are pleased to share that there will be some exciting changes for the camping reservation process for the upcoming 2016 Ohio State Fair. Please read this entire letter, because it includes everything you need to know about these important changes. - Camping reservations will only be able to be made online. Phone, mail, fax and email reservations will not be permitted. - Reservations will be required for all campers. Walk-up camping will not be available. - Check-in and check-out times will be enforced for all guests to ensure a smooth process and site availability for those making reservations. - The online reservation system will give you the ability to choose your camping location online in advance. - The online reservation process will be open in Spring 2016. - We need your email address! Please visit www.ohiostatefair.com/camping to provide us with your email address so you can receive pertinent information on how to access the camping reservation site when it launches this spring. We plan to communicate with all of our campers by sharing updates via email. At this time, we do not have an email database built for our campers and we need your help. Please visit www.ohiostatefair.com/camping to provide us with your email address. Once we have your email address, you will receive camping reminders so that you can be among the first to choose your camping spot and make your reservation for the 2016 Ohio State Fair, July 27 August 7. We look forward to seeing you this summer, and we ll be in touch by email soon so that we can keep you informed fully on this exciting new process. Thank you! Jo Ellen Albanese Camping Coordinator Ohio State Fair j.albanese@expo.state.oh.us!
2016 OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR HORSE SHOW July 25 th through July 29 th Monday, July 25 Denny Hales starting at 12:00 noon 1 Introductory Level, Test C Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 2 Training Level, Test 1 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 3 Training Level, Test 2 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 4 Training Level, Test 3 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 5 First Level, Test 1 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 6 First Level, Test 2 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 7 First Level, Test 3 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 8 Percentage Class Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs Monday, July 25 Cooper starting at 12:00 noon 9 (WD) Level 1, Test 1 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 10 (WD) Level 1, Test 2 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 11 (WD) Level 1, Test 3 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 12 (WD) Level 1, Test 4 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 13 (WD) Basic Level, Test 1 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 14 (WD) Basic Level, Test 2 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 15 (WD) Basic Level, Test 3 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 16 (WD) Basic Level, Test 4 Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs Monday, July 25 Coliseum starting at 6:00pm 17 Hunter Hack Horse/Pony members 9-13 yrs 18 Hunter Hack Horse/Pony members 14-18 yrs Tuesday, July 26 Coliseum starting at 8:00am 19 Hunter Under Saddle Pony members 9-18 yrs 20 Hunter Under Saddle Horse members 9-12 yrs 21 Hunter Under Saddle Horse members 13-14 yrs 22 Hunter Under Saddle Horse members 15-16 yrs 23 Hunter Under Saddle Horse members 17-18 yrs ~ Over Fences to Start at 12:00noon~ 24 Int. Equitation Over Fences Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 25 Adv. Equitation Over Fences Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 26 Low Hunter Over Fences Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 27 Regular Hunter Over Fences Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs ~ Western Pleasure to Start at 5:00pm~ 28 Western Pleasure, Pony members 9-18 yrs 29 Western Pleasure, Horse members 9-12 yrs 30 Western Pleasure, Horse members 13-14 yrs 31 Western Pleasure, Horse members 15-16 yrs 32 Western Pleasure, Horse members 17-18 yrs Tuesday, July 26 Cooper starting at 8:00am 33 Showmanship, Western, Horse/Pony members 9-11 yrs 34 Showmanship, Western, Horse/Pony members 12 yrs 35 Showmanship, Western, Horse/Pony members 13 yrs ~ Sr Western Showmanship to Start at 12:00noon~ 36 Showmanship, Western Horse/Pony members 14 yrs 37 Showmanship, Western Horse/Pony members 15 yrs 38 Showmanship, Western Horse/Pony members 16 yrs 39 Showmanship, Western Horse/Pony members 17 yrs 40 Showmanship, Western Horse/Pony members 18 yrs Tuesday, July 26 Denny Hales starting at 8:00am 41 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 18 yrs 42 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 17 yrs 43 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 16 yrs 44 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 15 yrs 45 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 14 yrs ~ Jr Horsemanship to Start at 12:00noon~ 46 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 13 yrs 47 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 12 yrs 48 Horsemanship, Western Horse/Pony members 9-11 yrs ~ Hunt Seat Equitation to Start at 4:00pm~ 49 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 9-11 yrs 50 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 12 yrs 51 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 13 yrs 52 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 14 yrs 53 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 15 yrs 54 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 16 yrs 55 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 17 yrs 56 Equitation, Hunter Horse/Pony members 18 yrs Wednesday, July 27 Coliseum starting at 8:00am 57 Draft Showmanship, Horse/Pony/Mule members 9-18 yrs 58 Pleasure Driving, Light Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 59 Driving Reinsmanship, Light Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 60 Driving Reinsmanship, Draft Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 61 Single Hitch Draft Driving, Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs ~ Reining to start at 1:00pm~ 62 Reining Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 63 Western Riding Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs ~ 4-H Championship Classes Start at 4:00pm~ 64 Hunter Showmanship Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs 65 Western Showmanship Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs 66 Hunter Under Saddle Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs 67 Hunter Equitation Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs 68 Western Pleasure Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs 69 Western Horsemanship Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs 70 Ranch Pleasure Grand Championship members 9-18 yrs Wednesday, July 27 Cooper starting at 8:00am 71 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 9-11 yrs 72 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 12 yrs 73 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 13 yrs 74 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 14 yrs 75 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 15 yrs 76 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 16 yrs 77 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 17 yrs 78 Showmanship, Hunter Horse/Pony members 18 yrs ~ Small Equine Classes to start at 4:00pm~ 79 Showmanship, Hunter Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 80 Showmanship, Western, Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 81 Trail In Hand Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 82 Hunter In-Hand Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 83 Jumpers Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 84 Driving Reinsmanship, Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 85 Pleasure Driving, Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs Wednesday, July 27 Denny Hales starting at 8:00am 86 Ranch Pleasure, Pony/Sm. Equine members 9-18 yrs 87 Ranch Pleasure, Horse members 9-12 yrs 88 Ranch Pleasure, Horse members 13-14 yrs 89 Ranch Pleasure, Horse members 15-16 yrs 90 Ranch Pleasure, Horse members 17-18 yrs ~ Trail Classes to start at 12:00noon~ 91 Trail Horse/Pony members 9-13 yrs 92 Trail Horse/Pony members 14-18 yrs 93 Trail In Hand Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 94 Ground Roping members 9-13 yrs 95 Ground Roping members 14-18 yrs Thursday, July 28 Coliseum starting at 8:00am 96 Barrels Pony members 9-18 yrs 97 Barrels Horse members 9-13 yrs 98 Barrels Horse members 14-18 yrs 99 Pole Bending Pony members 9-18 yrs 100 Pole Bending Horse members 9-13 yrs 101 Pole Bending Horse members 14-18 yrs Thursday, July 28 Denny Hales starting at 8:00am 102 Easy Gaited Showmanship members 9-18 yrs 103 Saddle Type Showmanship members 9-18 yrs 104 Easy Gaited Equitation, English/Western, Horse/Pony-members 9-13 yrs 105 Easy Gaited Equitation, English, Horse/Pony-members 14-18 yrs 106 Saddle Seat Equitation, Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 107 Easy Gaited Equitation, Western, Horse/Pony-members 14-18 yrs 108 Easy Gaited Pleasure, English/Western, Horse/Pony-members 9-13 yrs 109 Easy Gaited Pleasure, Western, Horse/Pony-members 14-18 yrs 110 Saddle Seat English Pleasure, Horse/Pony members 9-18 yrs 111 Easy Gaited Pleasure, English, Horse/Pony-members 14-18 yrs Friday, July 29 Coliseum starting at 8:00am 112 Keyhole Race Pony members 9-18 yrs 113 Keyhole Race Horse members 9-13 yrs 114 Keyhole Race Horse members 14-18 yrs 115 Stakes Race Pony members 9-18 yrs 116 Stakes Race Horse members 9-13 yrs 117 Stakes Race Horse members 14-18 yrs
OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR HORSE SHOW MEDICAL FORM Full Name Birthdate County Last First M.I. Please circle all conditions that you have experienced: Allergies Diabetes Other: Fainting Asthma Are you under a physician's care at this time? Yes / No If yes, please explain: Are you currently taking any medication? Yes / No If yes, please explain: Dr.'s Name Phone Address Street City Zip We hope that this information will never be needed, but we request that you please fill this form out completely. Lacking information can delay treatment at a medical facility for your young adult. This information will be kept in the Horse Show office. Horse Show personnel will rely on this form for medical information. I,, (parent's/guardian's name) give the Horse Show Staff permission to seek professional medical care for the participant in case of a medical emergency, illness, or injury. I give consent for any show staff to act in good faith and without willful misconduct as stated by the GOOD SAMARITAN LAW. I understand that the staff is not responsible in the event of accidental injury or illness, nor for compounded injury or illness to the participant's present medical conditions. All minor illnesses and injuries will be taken care of at the FIRST-AID CENTER. Medical emergencies will be taken to a more advanced medical facility. The Ohio State Fair is unable to pay for visits to the emergency room, doctors offices, or for prescriptions. In the event that verbal consent cannot be made by phone from the parent/guardian or either emergency numbers, I give written consent to the attending physician to hospitalize, secure proper treatment and to order injection, anesthesia, or surgery for the participant named above. I understand that I am responsible for payment for the treatment. Parent's/Guardian's Signature Date