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4-H CONTESTS S
4-H CONTEST
HORSE JUDGING
In horse judging, you will compete on a
team as you learn to be the judge of a
horse show! You will learn all the body
parts of a horse, the ideal characteristics
of how a horse moves, and determine how
to score horses in competition. And to
explain how you decided on your scores.
You will learn decision-making and public
speaking skills. When you get to the
senior level of this activity, you could
compete in national competitions.
HORSE QUIZ BOWL
Quiz bowl is an opportunity to demonstrate all
of the information that you have gained through
the past year through this project. This is a
contest that will help your student learn more
about his or her project while getting the
opportunity to compete on a state level. It is a
team event where you compete against another
team and whoever buzzes in first, gets to answer livestock skills and life skills through a
the question. Held at 4-H Roundup each year,
competitors must qualify through their district
in order to compete at this event. Visit the State
Roundup and Quiz Bowl Resource webpages to
learn more.
LIVESTOCK
JUDGING
Livestock judging is a highly competitive
experience that enhances independent
decision-making abilities while
challenging participants to process
information quickly and be able to defend
a position or decision. Livestock judging
is the visual appraisal of an animal’s
physical traits, including positive and
negative features.
MEAT SCIENCE
There are several contests throughout the year
at almost every major stock show as well as
District and State 4-H events. Students are
given a set of meat that they must evaluate and
score. After they have made their decision of
which cut of meat is the best they will write a
set of oral reasons. It is a competitive
environment to test their knowledge of the
subject of meat science.
LIVESTOCK
SKILL-A-THON
The Livestock Skill-a-thon contest tests a 4-H
member’s knowledge and comprehension of
animal science and livestock management
practices. The contest provides an opportunity
for youth to gain and develop production
competitive environment.