Saturday at the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair is time for our 4-H Lamb and Heifer Shows, and did we ever have a show. The day starts early, around 7 a.m. with the first lambs making their way in around 7:30. We have weigh in and by 10:30 everyone is ready and waiting to go. After a quick calculation of weight classes we were ready to get into the ring.We started with showmanship. The cloverbuds, our 5-8 years olds took the center stage. This division is non competitive so the youth have the opportunity to show their lambs in the ring and receive trophies for the work they have done. April Baldwin, Hannah Naylor and Tate Naylor kicked things off for us in this division and did a spectacular job showing their lambs.
Next up is the 9-10 year old junior division. Once again their were only three competitors in this division but unlike the cloverbuds these were placed on their showing ability. After a bit of time in the ring our judge placed Ashley Wilson first, Amber Fout second and Hunter Muse third. Each received a rosette ribbon and cash prize for their efforts.
In the 11-13 year old junior division there was a lot of competition. The judge had a tough time deciding with this crowd. When the eight contestants finally stopped moving around in the ring the judge had his placings. Samantha Naylor took home the blue ribbon, Robert Seals took home the red ribbon, and Henry Carter walked away with the white. Rounding out that age division were Sabrina Blake in fourth place, Megan Baldwin in fifth place, Glenn Bill in sixth, Benjamin Herndon in seventh and Olivia Muse in eighth.
Up next is the toughest group of competitors each year, the 14-19 year olds also known as the Senior division. With 10 in the ring at one time the judge had his hands full watching our competitors as they did their best to show their lambs. Taylor Black must have wowed the judge taking home first place, while Heather Goodrich came in a close second and Ian Ridenhour rounded out the top three spots. Following closely behind our top three leaders in this division were Courtney Dotson, Hattie Furr, Jacob Faggart, Danielle Blake, Mariah Graham, Steven Boudreaux, Jr., and Cooper Locke.
That was just the first round in the ring after that our competitors went in the ring for the 4-H market lamb show. This show is centered around the lamb. The divisions are divided based on the lambs' weight. This year our lightweight division was 65-111 pounds, our middleweights were 113-127 pounds, and our heavyweights were 129-147 pounds. Each division had 12 -13 competitors making the judging difficult for our judge. Below are the standings for our divisions:
Lightweight
Glenn Bill with Snowflake-11Next up is the 9-10 year old junior division. Once again their were only three competitors in this division but unlike the cloverbuds these were placed on their showing ability. After a bit of time in the ring our judge placed Ashley Wilson first, Amber Fout second and Hunter Muse third. Each received a rosette ribbon and cash prize for their efforts.
In the 11-13 year old junior division there was a lot of competition. The judge had a tough time deciding with this crowd. When the eight contestants finally stopped moving around in the ring the judge had his placings. Samantha Naylor took home the blue ribbon, Robert Seals took home the red ribbon, and Henry Carter walked away with the white. Rounding out that age division were Sabrina Blake in fourth place, Megan Baldwin in fifth place, Glenn Bill in sixth, Benjamin Herndon in seventh and Olivia Muse in eighth.
Up next is the toughest group of competitors each year, the 14-19 year olds also known as the Senior division. With 10 in the ring at one time the judge had his hands full watching our competitors as they did their best to show their lambs. Taylor Black must have wowed the judge taking home first place, while Heather Goodrich came in a close second and Ian Ridenhour rounded out the top three spots. Following closely behind our top three leaders in this division were Courtney Dotson, Hattie Furr, Jacob Faggart, Danielle Blake, Mariah Graham, Steven Boudreaux, Jr., and Cooper Locke.
That was just the first round in the ring after that our competitors went in the ring for the 4-H market lamb show. This show is centered around the lamb. The divisions are divided based on the lambs' weight. This year our lightweight division was 65-111 pounds, our middleweights were 113-127 pounds, and our heavyweights were 129-147 pounds. Each division had 12 -13 competitors making the judging difficult for our judge. Below are the standings for our divisions:
Lightweight
Cooper Locke with Sissy Girl-10
Hunter Muse with Allie-9
Olivia Muse with Snow-12Hunter Muse with Allie-9
Steven Boudreaux with Lilly-8
Olivia Muse with Zoe-7
Henry Carter with Aggie-3
Sabrina Blake with Mary-1
Megan Baldwin with 270-6
Hunter Muse with Combo-5
Smantha Naylor with 107-2
Amber Fout with Spout-4
Middleweight
Benjamin Herndon with Alexander-9Olivia Muse with Zoe-7
Henry Carter with Aggie-3
Sabrina Blake with Mary-1
Megan Baldwin with 270-6
Hunter Muse with Combo-5
Smantha Naylor with 107-2
Amber Fout with Spout-4
Middleweight
Glenn Bill with Annie-10
Henry Carter with Merle-11
Samantha Naylor with Wildman-4
Hunter Muse with Carlie-12
Ian Ridenhour with Bella-6
Olivia Muse with Bozo-13Henry Carter with Merle-11
Samantha Naylor with Wildman-4
Hunter Muse with Carlie-12
Ian Ridenhour with Bella-6
Hattie Furr with Lucy-3
Heather Goodrich with Clyde-5
Mariah Graham with Bo-7
Benjamin Herndon with Bucephalus-8
Glenn Bill with Bo-1
Heather Goodrich with Blue-2
HeavyweightHeather Goodrich with Clyde-5
Mariah Graham with Bo-7
Benjamin Herndon with Bucephalus-8
Glenn Bill with Bo-1
Heather Goodrich with Blue-2
Courtney Dotson with Spice-11
Danielle Blake with Pickles-12
Jacob Faggart with John Boy-10
Samantha Naylor with Lambo-5
Samantha Naylor with 723-1Danielle Blake with Pickles-12
Jacob Faggart with John Boy-10
Samantha Naylor with Lambo-5
Robert Seals with Sinbad-3
Hattie Furr with Sugar-4
Robert Seals with Sarah-2
Ashley Wilson with Buddy-6
Hattie Furr with Duke-7
Ian Riddenhour with El Diablo-8
Taylor Black with Troy-3
After the weight divisions were decided our first place winners from each got back into the ring to chose the best of the best. Sabrina Blake with Mary, Glenn Bill with Bo and Samantha Naylor with 723 were vying for Grand Champion. When it was all said and done Samantha Naylor with lamb number 723 took Grand Champion while her ring replacement Robert Seals with Sarah took home Reserve Champion.
Hattie Furr with Sugar-4
Robert Seals with Sarah-2
Ashley Wilson with Buddy-6
Hattie Furr with Duke-7
Ian Riddenhour with El Diablo-8
Taylor Black with Troy-3
After the weight divisions were decided our first place winners from each got back into the ring to chose the best of the best. Sabrina Blake with Mary, Glenn Bill with Bo and Samantha Naylor with 723 were vying for Grand Champion. When it was all said and done Samantha Naylor with lamb number 723 took Grand Champion while her ring replacement Robert Seals with Sarah took home Reserve Champion.
After a short break and time for everyone to get photos in the ring it was time 
for our 4-H Steer and Heifer shows. As always we started with showmanship. There were no cloverbuds this year to kick off the festivities so we went straight to the Junior division. There were two competitors in this division, Vinnie Grazino who took first and Abigale Montcreif who placed second. In the Junior 11-13 age division Austin Cameron and Anthony Bullard went head to head with Austin taking home the blue and Anthony the red. In the Senior division Sable Scott and Dennis Bullard squared off in the ring with Sable edging out Dennis for first place.
for our 4-H Steer and Heifer shows. As always we started with showmanship. There were no cloverbuds this year to kick off the festivities so we went straight to the Junior division. There were two competitors in this division, Vinnie Grazino who took first and Abigale Montcreif who placed second. In the Junior 11-13 age division Austin Cameron and Anthony Bullard went head to head with Austin taking home the blue and Anthony the red. In the Senior division Sable Scott and Dennis Bullard squared off in the ring with Sable edging out Dennis for first place.Next we had our 4-H market heifer show which is done by birth dates of the heifers. In the 3/1/2009-4/30/2009 division there were three competitors. Austin Cameron with Double C8/50, Anthony Bullard with April, and Abigale Montcrief with Agnes. Austin and his heifer took first while Abigale and Agnes were a close second and Anthony and April rounded out the top three spots. In the 1/1/2009-2/28/2009 category Vinne Grazino with Lucy took first. Austin Cameron racked up another blue ribbon with Double c 8/21 in the 9/1/2008-10/31/2008 division. Sable Scott and Annie Oakly also took home blue in the 11/1/2007-12/31/2007 division.
After that our first place winners took center stage competing for Grand and Reserve Champion. When it was said and done Vinnie Grazino with Lucy took home the Grand Champion prize while Sable Scott with Annie Oakley took home the Reserve Champion title.
After that we had two contestants with steer so we had an impromptu steer show. Usually steers are shown by weight but since we only had two we thought we would combine and weight classes into one and let them go head to head. Once again Vinnie Grazino had a blue ribbon to take home while Dennis Bullard walked away with the red in our first ever 4-H steer show.
As if all of this was not enough fun for one day we had someone else to recognize for their support of our 4-H centennial. We chased down Coble Wilson, Jr., President of the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair to present him with a certificate for the entire Fair Board for all of their support of 4-H. They helped us promoted our centennial through the fair book, on coffee mugs, with t-shirts and by allowing us to have extra special activities for this fair. We could not have had such a wonderful celebration if it weren't for their support and we really appreciate it.
This was all the fun we could stand for one day but stay tuned to our 4-H blog for more followups of 4-H events from the fair as we wind down and clean up from this years events.
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