Several members of the Lehigh County 4-H Equine Club participated in the 62nd annual State 4-H Horse Show Oct. 27-30 at the Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, according to a news release from Penn State Extension.

Caleb Moyer, with his horse Dancer, placed seventh in Raised Box Keyhole Ponies (ages 14-18) (14.2 hands and under) and 10th in Cutback Ponies (ages 14-18) (14.2 hands and under).

Parker Haydt of Walnutport placed fourth in Pleasure Horse Driving and eighth in Ranch Riding, (ages 14-18), with Skipa Star Goer.

Riding Romero, Megan Brenner achieved seventh in Hunter Under Saddle Ponies (13.2 hands and under).

Liliana Xander of Kutztown, took fourth in Beginner English Pleasure, fifth in Beginner Trail, seventh in English Grooming and Showmanship (ages 8-11), and ninth in Beginner English Equitation, with Urban Legend.

Also with Urban Legend, Rebecca Galius of Macungie placed second in Pleasure Horse Driving, fifth in English Grooming and Showmanship, (ages 15-18), and seventh in Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat (ages 15-18)

In the Equine Skill-A-Thon, Payge Haydt of Walnutport earned fifth place in the senior division.

In the 2022 State 4-H Horse Show Photography Contest, Galius placed second with her entry in the Senior Animal Photo category.

Ava Horwith of Walnutport also took second place in the Junior Other Photo category.

Equine Educational Exhibits were on display throughout the show for youth to demonstrate acquired horsemanship knowledge.

Exhibits were judged on equine related facts and educational content.

Lehigh County was named the team grand champion with their exhibit titled “Trailering Safety - I’m Hauling Mine.”

The State 4-H Horse Show is the final competition of the year for 4-H horse members enrolled in performance horse projects.

To be eligible for the show, members must advance through qualifying competitions at county and district levels.

More than 600 youth from over 50 counties participated in 80 performance classes at the state level.

For additional information on 4-H horse programs in Pennsylvania, contact your county Penn State Cooperative Extension office at extension.psu.edu/counties or visit the Pennsylvania 4-H Horse Program website at extension.psu.edu/4-h/projects/horses.