Fair gets underway with a bit of horsing around

By RICHIE HALL

sports@readthereporter.com

The Hamilton County 4-H Fair began on Thursday, including events at the popular and active Horse Arena. The first event of the fair was the Horse & Pony English Show, which included Allison Samuelson (pictured), shown here while competing.

Events take place all this week, with Friday featuring the Horse & Pony Western Show that begins at 10 a.m. On Saturday, Legacy Christian School will sponsor the Horse & Pony Dressage, which starts at 10 a.m., and the Horse & Pony Contesting Show, which begins at 6 p.m.

There will also two events on Sunday: the Horse & Pony Hunter Show at 10 a.m., with the Horse & Pony Jumper show to start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Hunter Show. Events finish on Monday with the Horse Versatility Show at 10 a.m.