Horsemanship Skills Calendar

Contact Hunter Liles with Horsemanship Skills Dates to be posted. Please allow a minimum of two weeks notice before the event. Skills Tests must be completed before the entry deadline of the state show. Riders must reserve their spot with the Contact listed before the event. Participants must be age 9 or older as of Sept. 30 of the year of the event, be an enrolled 4-H member, and wear an ASTM approved helmet.

To test for Horsemanship Skill Level 3 and 4 - see the state show page for the application process.

Testing Forms

2025 HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS LEVEL 1 & 2

Central District       

• April 18, 2025
  Location: Halifax, VA
  Contact:  Beth Bailey
• May 17, 2025
  Location: Rockin R Ranch, Appomattox
  Contact:  Della Roberts

Northeast District

• April 18, 2025
  Location: Gloucester, VA
  Contact:  Jennifer Hart
• April 26, 2025
  Location: Henrico, VA 
  Contact:  Meredith Perkins
• May 3, 2025
  Location: Chesterfield, VA
  Contact:  Judy Swal
• May 3, 2025
  Location: Dutton, VA
  Contact:  Michelle Smith
• May 10, 2025
  Location: Henrico, VA
  Contact:  Pinky Dowdy
• May 17, 2025
  Location: Warsaw, VA
  Contact: Lisa Powers
• June 7-8, 2025
  Location: Doswell, VA
  Contact:  Lisa Powers
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Northwest District

• April 5, 2025
  Location: Warrenton Horse Show Grounds, Warrenton, VA
  Contact:  Sam Weise
• May 10, 2025
  Location: Frederick County Fairgrounds, Frederick, VA
  Contact:  Hannah Mcdonald , Registration Information
• May 25, 2025
  Location: Albemarle, VA
  Contact:  Bertha Durbin
• June 7, 2025
  Location: Lexington, VA
  Contact:  Jill Dawson
  Click here to sign up for Horsemanship Skills testing at the show

Southeast District

• May 4, 2025
  Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
  Contact:  Sylvia Hofmann-Cole
• June 28, 2025
  Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
  Contact:  Susan Lampert

Southwest District

• May 17, 2025
  Location: Salem, VA
  Contact: Leslie Prillaman
  Click here to sign up for Horsemanship Skills testing at the show