Aaron Fisher, Youth Livestock and Equine Specialist

Youth from across Tennessee participated in the State 4-H Horse Bowl and Hippology Contests in Knoxville on February 17-18, 2023. County teams qualified at their regional contests, with the top four teams from the Junior (grades 4-5), Junior High (grades 6-8) and Senior (grades 9-12) advancing to the state contest.

Counties represented included: Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Crockett, Dickson, Dyer, Hamilton, Hawkins, Henry, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Roane, Shelby, Sullivan, Sumner, Wayne and Williamson.

Horse Bowl Results:

A total of 136 youth competed in Horse Bowl; a quiz-bowl style contest where contestants are tested on their equine knowledge and must “buzz-in” before answering the questions in a head-to-head round with another team. The Lawrence County A Senior Team will represent Tennessee at the South Regional 4-H Horse Championship in Perry, GA and the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Louisville, KY. The Lawrence County B Senior Team will represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championship in Perry, GA.

Junior Division	Junior High Division	Senior Division
1st place: Marion County	1st place: Sumner County	1st place: Lawrence County A
2nd place: Marshall County	2nd place: Williamson County	2nd place: Lawrence County B
3rd place: Lawrence County	3rd place: Lawrence County	3rd place: Sumner County

Hippology Results:

A total of 137 youth competed in Hippology; an all-around contest, consisting of horse judging, written exam, slide identification, stations and team problem phases testing the nutrition, management, industry and health knowledge of the participants. The Jefferson County Senior Team will represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championship in Perry, GA and the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Louisville, KY. The Roane County Senior Team will represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championship in Perry, GA.

Elizabeth Miller from Jefferson County was awarded the Steve McNeil Horse Achievement Award for being the high individual in Senior Hippology.

Junior Division	Junior High Division	Senior Division
1st place: Blount County	1st place: Sumner County	1st place: Jefferson County
2nd place: Lawrence County	2nd place: Lawrence County	2nd place: Roane County
3rd place: Marion County	3rd place: Marion County	3rd place: Lawrence County

Junior Division

Individual

1^st place: Clare Williams, Blount County

2^nd place: Chloe York, Lawrence County

3^rd place: Landrie Church, Marion County

4^th place: Joan Robinson, Williamson County

5^th place: Wyatt Martin, Knox County

6^th place: Dycee Johnson, Blount County

7^th place: Serenity Brus, Lawrence County

8^th place: Ellie Mae Evitts, Sumner County

9^th place: Audrey Mayes, Marshall County

10^th place: Leona Stock, Sumner County

Junior High Division

Individual

1^st place: Manning Miller, Sumner County

2^nd place: Katelyn Kirkham, Blount County

3^rd place: Paili Doyle, Williamson County

4^th place: Laila Russell, Sumner County

5^th place: Virginia Scott, Sumner County

6^th place: Camilla Rausch, Sumner County

7^th place: Isabella Petty, Marion County

8^th place: Ramey Boone, Crockett County

9^th place: Abigayle Houser, Bledsoe County

10^th place: Savannah Hanson, Bledsoe County

Senior Division

Individual

1^st place: Elizabeth Miller, Jefferson County

2^nd place: John Everett Martin, Knox County

3^rd place: Kaitlyn Taggart, Jefferson County

4^th place: LeiLani Landon, Lawrence County

5^th place: Molly Ralston, Bedford County

6^th place: Viola Blanchat, Roane County

7^th place: Kasey Colvin, Marion County

8^th place: Michaella Petty, Marion County

9^th place: Allison Pilkinton, Lawrence County

10^th place: Kylie Barnett, Lawrence County