The Meadow Lake Light Horse 4-H Club pictured at the May 29 show. Meadow Lake, as well as Battlefords area 4-H clubs, will take part in the Lloydminster 4-H Expo starting June 4. (Submitted photos/Tonya Loewen)

By Angela Brown

Lloydminster 4-H Expo coming up

Strong showing at Meadow Lake 4-H Light Horse event

Jun 1, 2022 | 3:32 PM

It’s great to be back in the saddle again for many youth in the North-West Region Light Horse 4-H clubs.

Meadow Lake Light Horse 4-H Club came together for a local show on May 29 to demonstrate their skills and horsemanship.

“It went really well,” general leader Tonya Loewen said. “The weather was beautiful, and everybody had a fun time.”

The event was an opportunity for the youth from ages 12 to 20 to show their horses and compete in some speed events such as barrel racing.

“They learn how to properly take care of their horses, about horse health and riding skills — how to handle their horse,” Loewen said.

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Lloydminster 4-H Expo this weekend

The Meadow Lake club will next be participating in the 4-H Expo in Lloydminster from Saturday, June 4 to Monday, June 6. The Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club in the Battlefords also has members taking part in the Light Horse competition.

The Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association confirmed close to 250 4-H members from the surrounding area will showcase their projects for the year. The event includes heifers, steers, cow/calves, light horses, and multi-projects, and takes place at the Lloydminster exhibition grounds.

Lloyd Ex agricultural manager Shelly Ann Dodgson said clubs from the region, including Lloydminster, Paradise Hill, as well as other clubs from Saskatchewan and Alberta will be participating.

“It really brings them together in a fun and interactive competition, so they are able to meet other kids across the province in an inter-provincial competition,” she said. “There will be a lot of networking happening.”

The Light Horse show and competition will take place Saturday and Sunday starting at 9 a.m. on both days.

“The Saturday [event] focuses more on your performance, so your equitation classes and showmanship,” Dodgson said. “Then, Sunday is the big day where all the kids hang out and get to do Gymkhana [timed activities].”

In addition to the main projects, there will also be sheep, canine, archery and multi-program presentations to bring in more 4-H members.

“We cover a very large gamut of projects,” Dodgson added.

There will also be a beef component to the expo.

The Beef Projects Club Judging Competition will take place Sunday at 10 a.m. and the Cow/Calf and Heifer Project Show will be held a little later at 2:30 p.m.

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