Horsemanship Skills Calendar

Contact Sandy Arnold 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

2023 HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS LEVEL 1 & 2

Central District       

• March 19, 2023
  Location: Brookneal, VA
  Contact: Danielle Kernen
  
  
• May 21, 2023
  Location: Brookneal, VA
  Contact: Danielle Kernen

Northeast District

• May 14, 2023
  Location: Doswell, VA
  Contact:  Lisa Powers
  
  
• May 20, 2023 - Level 2 Riding and Driving only
  Location: Henrico, VA
  Contact:  Pinky Dowdy

• June 3, 2023
  Location: Mechanicsville, VA
  Contact: Rachel Buehren
  

• June 18, 2023
  Location: Doswell, VA
  Contact:  Lisa Powers

Northwest District

• May 20, 2023 - registration form
  Location: Cross Junction, VA (District Horse Show)
  Contact: Rose McDonald
  
  
• May 28, 2023
  Location: Free Union, VA (District Horse Show)
  Contact: Bertha Durbin
  
  
• June 10, 2023
  Location: Lexington, VA (District Horse Show)
  Contact: Jill Dawson, 540-460-9980

Southeast District

• June 3, 2023
  Location: Airfield 4-H Center (District Horse Show)
  Contact: Susan Lampert 757-620-0668

Southwest District

• June 10, 2023
  Location: Tazewell Co. Fairgrounds, Tazewell
  Contact: Malerie Whitehurst and Tammy Sparks
• July 14, 2023
  Location: Meadow Ridge Stables , Christiansburg 
  Contact: Reanna Willey