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Show the 4-H horse project boys and girls stands up well with the best in any of the projects. pro-jects. All who strive to do their best are winners in personal achievement whether wheth-er they get special recognition recogni-tion or the Chicago trip or not." All can b3 uinncrs in horsemanship Horsemanship is one of the most popular 4-H programs in Utah. Some 3400 boys and girls, ages 9 to 14, are participating. par-ticipating. Dr. Don W. Thomas, Utah State University Extension horse specialist, said, "We want 4-H horsemanship to be fun. We also want it to be a youth -developing learning learn-ing experience. We especially especial-ly encourage the older boys and girls to stay with the 4-H horse program. Also, there are some good incentives. incen-tives. For one, an all-expense all-expense -paid trip to the National Na-tional 4-H Congress in Chicago Chi-cago for the outstanding individuals. indi-viduals. Our last year's winner, win-ner, Jan Rhodes from Gar land, and this year's winner, Kurt Holyoak from St. George, have had this experience. exper-ience. They are two outstanding outstand-ing individuals. Dr. Thomas explained that winners forthe4-HCongress trip are selected for their overall 4-H horse program participation. This is judged by how well their participation participa-tion and achievement is portrayed por-trayed over the years in their 4-H project books. He said, "Those making the selection are looking for boys and girls who have been in the program for four to six years, who have participated partici-pated with enthusiasm and achievement in the shows, served as junior leaders helping to run 4-H clubs and train younger members and have expressed these activities activi-ties well in their record books. It's much the same as with all 4-H projects." "We have . been told that the quality of work shown by |