2024 Tentative State Show Schedule

Exhibitors in every division may be subject to random bit checks at any time during the show, whether ready to compete or only schooling.

Bits of Timed Event exhibitors only will be checked in the picnic area in front of the show office TENTATIVELY on Friday, June 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. If you are not arriving until Saturday morning, have your bit checked at the office when you check-in. All participants in the speed events must have their bits checked for compliance with 4-H State Horse Show Rules before competing.

No class changes will be allowed unless your horse does not meet height requirements or an error is made by the State office. Therefore, be extremely careful that you enter the proper classes. Check to make sure that the correct class numbers and names match what you meant to enter. Corrections can be made by County staff up to one week after the entry deadline,

Horse stalls are mandatory and there are an ample number of stalls available. There are also plenty of stalls for tack and county hospitality. Stall fees are $65 each for use 12:00 noon Wednesday through noon Sunday.

There is also a $15 waste disposal fee that is a pass-through charge by the fairgrounds (horse stalls only, not tack).

Entrants will be assigned a specific stall. Please do not use stalls other than the one assigned to you.

Stalls will not be bedded, but shavings and T&A hay may be ordered online and picked up Wednesday 7 am-7 pm, or 7 am-5 pm on show days.

You may want to bring a fan for your horse.

Ride Times will be linked here by 5 PM on the Friday before the show 

The Dressage classes are on Saturday, June 29^th. All riders will be assigned a ride time and that schedule will be included in the Order of Go which will be posted online at least a week before the show.

Unless entries are much lower than expected, there will be two Dressage rings running concurrently. Rides will be grouped by test chosen, not necessarily all of one age group and then the other. All of Training Level will be in one ring, and Western then First Level will be in the other ring.

Western Dressage will be ridden in a Small arena, and Training/First Level will be in a Standard arena. There will be a short break before First Level to reset the arena size.

Dressage results will be announced no sooner than 30 minutes after the last rider for each class. Tests may be picked up from the show office any time after results are announced.

The Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships will be held in Perry, GA on July 31 - August 4. The 70 highest point earning Seniors/Intermediates who competed as Seniors, along with the top 10 Juniors/Intermediates who competed as Juniors, will be eligible to attend the regional horse show. Qualifiers will be announced at the Awards Program. 

All regional entry procedures need to be completed before the end of the sign-up period on Saturday evening. Each person who qualifies and plans to attend Regionals, including alternates, must be represented or must have already submitted a form/release/payment/Coggins before departing the Fairgrounds. A Regional entry may be completed at any time throughout the show to ensure the 4-Her’s spot at Regionals in the event of qualification.

The State's entry deadline for Regionals is immediately after our show. So be sure you can go if you sign up because we will submit the entries on the Monday following our Saturday sign-up. Please show consideration to your fellow exhibitors and sign up for Regionals only if you plan to participate. If your plans change for any reason, please contact us immediately so an alternate can go in your place.

Be aware that 4-H University is from July 29 to August 1, so it is a direct overlap to the start of Regionals. But with some planning, you can register for State Competitive Events or Share the Fun on Monday, July 29, or Tuesday, July 30, and still be ready to show in Perry by the first horse show classes on Wednesday afternoon.

Youth who registered for all of 4-HU and subsequently qualified for Regionals have an avenue to adjust plans:

• Registration deadline for 4-HU is June 19 (regular) and June 24 (late). No registrations are accepted after June 24.
• Indicate that you hope to qualify for Horse Regionals in the special accommodations part, or your agent can indicate that in the notes when they approve your registration.
• If you qualify for Regionals, you need to email Courtney Quirie (State Events Coordinator) by July 20 to modify or cancel your 4-HU registration.

Please note that youth who qualify for Regionals are the only ones being granted this flexibility. Youth who qualified for and intend to show at Regionals will still need to commit to registering for Regionals by the Saturday awards program after the show, regardless of their status with 4-HU. So, before it gets to that ‘last minute’ point, everyone who has already signed up for 4-H University should think about what they might want to do should they qualify for Regionals.

Coggins information should be submitted through the State Show online registration. If your horse’s Coggins expires between the Area and State shows, you should bring a current copy with you to the State Show. You should always travel with an extra copy of your Coggins test whether you have turned one in or not. And as always, your horse’s name on the Coggins should match his/her show name.

If you miss your gate call, you will be disqualified from that class. You will not be allowed to work out of order or in a different heat except in the case of conflicting classes. Permission for any order-of-go or heat changes can only be made by Dr. TenBroeck. Printed Order of Go books will not be provided, but all participants will have online access to the Order of Go at before the show; the same Orders of Go showing any recent scratches are posted at the gates of the arenas and on the Show website; and everyone has schedules listing start times and locations.  Classes with individual working orders tend to run more quickly than many people think. Just because you are well down a working order, do not assume that you have plenty of time to wait at the barn.

Due to unforeseeable problems with any mechanical device, the PA system and paddock calls over the system must be considered a courtesy. It is the responsibility of exhibitors to be sure that their horses are at the gate at the prescribed time. While every effort will be made to maintain a working PA system to carry calls, no protest will be upheld nor will any action be changed on the basis of a PA malfunction alone.