Horse Arena will be busy during the Fair

Rachel Deeter leads her horse, "Ajax" Zippos Double Skip, through an obstacle during the 4-H Horse & Pony Western Show on Friday. The Western Show is one of several events being hosted by the 4-H Fairgrounds Horse Arena during the Hamilton County 4-H Fair. (Richie Hall)

Young equestrians have been getting the chance to show off their skills at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds over the past couple days, as the Hamilton County 4-H Fair’s Horse Arena has had daily activity.
The action began Thursday, the Fair’s opening day, with the Horse & Pony English Show. On Friday, riders switched styles for the Horse & Pony Western Show.
Today will be another busy day at the Arena, with two events scheduled. First up will be the Horse & Pony Dressage, which begins at 8 a.m. The second event is the Horse & Pony Contesting Show, which starts at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, there will be two more events at the Horse Arena: The Horse & Pony Hunter Show starts at 10 a.m., to be followed by the Horse & Pony Jumper show. That event will begin 30 minutes after the Hunter Show finishes Activity wraps up at the Horse Arena on Monday with the Horse Versatility Show, which starts at 10 a.m.
You can catch all the action at the Horse Arena on Hamilton County Television’s website, hctv1.com, where events will be shown live and can also be watched on demand.