WEST ALLIS — Six youth from Green County participated in the 2019 State 4-H Horse Expo held Sept. 13 to 15 at the State Fairgrounds in West Allis.

In order to participate at the expo, Green County youth need to earn a blue ribbon in their class at the Green County Fair in July. Participants were Kalley Joe Crouch (Next Generation), Abbygail Foster (Next Generation), Kloie Huffman-Heins (Juda Jolly Juniors), Jerzie Lerch (Juda Jolly Juniors), Courtney Montgomery (Browntown Busy Beavers), Emma Nelson (Clarence Bridge Pioneers) and Madalynn Smith (Juda Jolly Juniors).

Kalley Joe Crouch and her horse Ashton placed third in the trail, grade 12-13 class.

Kloie Huffman-Heins entered in the photography division and placed third for both a Still or Non-Action photo and a Horse-Related photo, grades 9-13.

Emma Nelson and her horse Claire earned first place in the Pleasure Driving Horse, grade 6-13 class. She and her horse also earned third-place finishes in the Cones - Driving Draft or Light Horse grade 6-13 class and the Reinsmanship Horse grade 6-13 class.

The Horse & Pony project is one of more than 60 projects available for youth in Green County 4-H to explore. For more information about Green County 4-H, contact Ellen Andrews, 4-H youth development educator, at 608-328-9440 or ellen.andrews@wisc.edu, or visit greencounty4h.info.