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Show tCIMES June 3,2010 SUPERBIKE RACING Above, Hill Air Force Base Honor Guard members present the colors at the HANNspree events at the Miller Motorsports park on Memorial Day. Top left, a motorsports bike rider competes in one of the races held that day. Above, Col. Patrick Higby, 75th Air Base Wing commander, ,':; greets the crowd as he stands with dignitaries from the Miller Motorsports Park organization and other Air Force representatives. Photos by: Kim Cook U.S. Air Force Above, (left to right) are the singers who performed at the event: Airman 1st Class Cathrina Bailey, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ricondo, Airman 1st Class Chris Bahe, Senior Airman Lori Dentremont and Staff Sgt. Jamie Labossiere. At left, the 388th Fighter Wing provides a flyover of F-16 Fighting Falcons. Hitching their hopes up high CATHERINE MCNALLY iJHilltop Times staff he smell of horses and fresh tilled dirf and hay filled the air May 24 as jjhembers of the Davis and Wej|er County 4-H clubs brushed gnd polished their four-legged friends at the 2010 English JSkooling" Horse Show. *: Riders dressed in boots, |>utton-down shirts, jeans and jriding helmets met at the Legacy Events Center in Farmin gton at 6 p.m. to participate jfri several 4-H horse competition practices. Events included English and Western showmanfcflfip, Hunt Seat Equitation, $prking Hunter and Hunter schooling shows are unique in that they are intended to give riders more experience on what to expect at a real show, plus judges also offer advice on what to fix or what went well for the riders. Also included — and not standard at non-4-H horse shows — was a written test on two 4-H manuals: the horsemanship manual and the horse science manual. "(The tests) are pretty indepth," said Kristine Garner, mother of a Military 4-H Club member. Garner also helped direct the show's events, and handed out competitors numbers and event information packets. Two members of Hill's own Military 4-H Club, Ella and Nicole Southern, also attended. Unfortunately, Nicole's horse, Lucy, was injured and unable to compete with her in the event, and Ella's horse, Jett, is still learning the ropes. Still, the Southern sisters participated by handing out ribbons to competition winners and assisting the judges. They both hope to compete in the Legacy Events Center's Open Schooling Shows, the next of which takes place on June 19. Though they've both only been riding for a few years now, Ella and Nicole enjoy the challenges working with horses provides. "It helps you bond to the horse and accomplish new things," Ella said. "It's time to get away and relieve stress," Nicole added. KIM COOK/U.S. Air Force Lauren Edmonson, a local 4-H club member and her horse receive a first place ribbon from Ella Southern, a Military 4-H Club member. ~i The two girls' interests in riding differ — Ella prefers Western style and Nicole prefers English and Hunt Seat — but they still find plenty of things to do with the Military 4-H Clubs' Horse Club. The Horse Club's leader, Shea Cain, is working with Ella and her horse, Jett, to teach them more abouLEnglish and Hunt Seat riding and jumping. ; See 4-H I page 10 , |