The Fulton County 4-H Horse and Pony Club

08/08/2026

Here is the link to the photos that were taken by the fair photographer. These are all free to you! Please share!

07/21/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CVVFHoEZi/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Horse show rant…

If the show says dogs must be on a leash, then put your freaking dog on a leash.

Not “unless he’s friendly.”
Not “unless he has good recall.”
Not “unless you don’t feel like it.”

On. A. Leash.

I leash mine because I know he’s aggressive. That’s called being a responsible owner.

So when your off-leash dog comes sprinting across the grounds to “say hi,” guess who’s left trying to haul my dog backwards and cut off his air to keep yours from getting hurt?

Me.

And somehow I’m the one dealing with the consequences of your decision.

The leash rule isn’t there just for people with reactive dogs. It’s there because nobody knows how two unfamiliar dogs are going to react, especially in a busy, stressful environment full of horses, kids, golf carts, and distractions.

You love your dog? Great.

Then protect it.

Because if your off-leash dog runs up to the wrong one someday, it may not end with someone simply pulling their dog away.

Leash your dog. The rule applies to everyone, not just the people responsible enough to follow it.

07/20/2026

A MOMENT OF YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE:
We made it through another year of hosting our Horse and Pony show at the fair. To be clear, what we do is not easy. It's long, hard hours and months of planning in advance. And that's just the monthly meetings, the phone conferences and office work. That doesn't include the many days of hot, sweaty, heavy lifting and physical labor that goes into the actual events. Our officers, volunteers, parents and kids deserve a moment of your time in gratitude for what this club does for the community. We bring family-friendly opportunities to Fulton County. Our shows (outside of the fair) bring revenue into Fulton County, and you, your friends and your family benefit from our program in ways that are often overlooked. We do this for the passion of being a part of something greater than ourselves, for the benefit of our kids and for the benefit of the 4-H program. Please, if you see any of these people, our officers, volunteers, parents, kids and members, express your gratitude for what we do. There are many more people who work "behind the scenes" who might not be on this list. If you know them, please tag them here. We don't want to leave anyone out who has contributed in a positive way.
Thank you to our officers, advisory board and other volunteers:
Terry Moore
Julie Moore
Leslie Crissinger
Jordan Moore
Mellisa Steininger
Nancee Ward
Josh Moore
Linda Herendeen
Adam Martin
Stacie Heiman
Kylee Coughenhour
Julie Rans
Grace Moore
Harry Caudill

07/19/2026

Second batch of photos from the Horse and Pony Club show during the Fulton County 4-H Fair last week. Please feel free to download and share photos of your kids and horses but please do not edit or crop the photographer's watermark. Our officers, volunteers and sponsors put a lot of hard work into our events and none of what we do would be possible without them.
Photos by Nancee Ward.

07/19/2026

First batch of photos from the Horse and Pony show during the Fulton County 4-H Fair last week. The temperatures were brutal but we all got through it. Feel free to save the photos of your kids and horses to share, but please do not remove or crop the photographer's watermark.
Photos by Nancee Ward

07/15/2026

Thank you to our judge for the week, Tom DeSabatine. He has received tons of great compliments from parents who appreciate Tom taking time to talk to the kids after their classes to help them improve their horsemanship.
TomandIda DeSabatine

07/15/2026

Thank you to the 4-H Council for purchasing our photo backdrop, Hoffman Body Shop for printing the signs for it and Terry Moore for installing it.

07/14/2026

It's Western Performance night at Fulton County Horse and Pony! A special Thank You to Hoffman Body Shop for sponsoring all our banners and barrel wraps for the year. A special Thank You to Pike Lumber Company, Inc. who is our official corporate sponsor. And a special Thank You to New Holland Rochester, Inc. for sponsoring the use of our tractors! Hoffman Body Shop did a beautiful job on the barrel wraps! Pictured is Dallas Martin on his mare going around the New Holland barrel, Paige Fields going around her own PAIGE POWER and Pike barrel and Bailey Koebcke sticking the flag at the Pike barrel.
Photos by Nancee Ward