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March 24th Holy Fast Show Batman! The Chickasaw County`s show went like clock work the whole show was finished before dark! Way to go Chicksaw for a well run run show! At the Chickasaw Winter Classic several of our families indicated that they would not be able to make the banquet on April 9th. The last thing we want to do is take away from kids that have been working so hard for Winter Classic Awards. So we have reconsidered having a banquet and we will present the awards at the last show. We ask that everyone try their best to be ready for their classes as we will try to finish as quickly as possible. We will follow the format that Chickasaw used at their show; where contestants were dismissed and not lined up. When one class is dismissed the other class will enter the arena. The weather man says a chance of rain. Mr. Lee and Mr. Hughey will have an indoor place lined up for contestants so they won`t have to wait for their class in the rain. Tippah County Coliseum is the best place to show in bad weather. They have multiple covered areas to be in if it`s raining. Alot of work goes into putting on a show, so make sure you thank the folks from the host county for all their hard work when you see them! We have checked, double checked and triple checked the points and this could be the closest point race for All Around we have ever had! The other buckle awards are almost as close! The class high point awards are almost all up for grabs! Look at the points online and see for yourself! So.... with that in mind, clean up your tack, shine up your horse, put in those bands and shape up those hats! Pull out all the stops! Don`t beat yourself, by not doing something you could have to improve your look or performance. If you do your very best then your a winner no matter how the points total up! We`ll See You at the Show! The Winter Classic Committee March 16th Wow we are passed the half way mark in the Winter Classic! Only two shows left! This weekend we will be at Houston Coliseum in Chickasaw County and the next weekend in Tippah County for the Snow Out make up show. The point races are very tight so every show is critical. We want to encourage everyone to go the extra mile to step up your performance at the next two shows. After much discussion, the committee has concluded that the size of the shows has grown too large to do the awards at the last show. The average Winter Classic show starts at 8:00 in the morning and is finishing up around 9:30 or 10:00 that night. This is not a bad timeline for the number of classes we have. Most of our shows run smoothly and efficiently thanks to the help of many parents and volunteers. The number of kids showing this year has increased and that is a great thing! We are encouraged by the number of new Winter Classic kids showing this year. However, all on the committee feel that it would be too late to try and do the awards at the last show. So instead of having the awards at the last show, we will have an awards banquet. The banquet will be on Friday, April 9th at the Magnolia Center at the Verona AgriCenter. We felt that this was the most central location for the Winter Classic. The Winter Classic will provide dinner and the awards will be presented. Since we will be feeding everyone we will require that each contestant RSVP to the banquet so we will know how many to prepare for. There will be a sign up sheet for the banquet at the sign up table for the next two shows. If you plan to attend the banquet, when you sign up please put the total number of people that will be coming with you so we can have an accurate count. Kids please read over the awards qualifications. Remember if you have come to all five shows you will receive an award. Also remember that the buckle winners will be taken out of the running for the class high point award. Look over the points carefully before you decide whether of not to come to the banquet. There are many factors that can cause you to move up in a class that you might not think you will receive an award in. Points from last week will be posted soon. Weather man says cloudy with a chance of rain on Saturday so be prepared. Winter Classic is drawing to a close. Time to stay focused and push yourself to the next level. Veteran winter classic kids set a good example for the new showmen. They`ll be using you as a guide for how to get to where they want to be as showmen. Make us proud! We`ll be cheering for all of you! See you at the show, The Winter Classic Committee March 1st WOO HOO! We made it through the Lee County Winter Classic without a blizzard or torando! It was a great show and we appreciate all the folks that came out to the show. Leave everything on the trailer though, because next weekend is the Union County Winter Classic. It looks like we are going to have great weather!! Weather man is saying 60° and sunny! Maybe springtime is finally here. After much deliberation we are going have to call it quits on the Winter Classic Dances. The Winter Classic shows have grown so much that we just can`t get finished in time to make it feasible to have a dance. We appreciate the ones who came out to the dance Saturday night. Big Thanks to everyone who has participated in the dances over the past few years the money generated was put to good use. We look forward to seeing you next weekend! The Winter Classic Committee February 26 Hi everybody! Just wanted to let everyone know that stalls will be available at Saturday`s show for $15.00 each. Stalls may be reserved by calling Tammy Rodgers at 566-5600. Looks like we have decent weather for Saturday! WOO HOO! Points are done and will be at the show at the sign up table. Points should be posted online shortly. We appreciate your patience. This has been a real busy month. We look forward to seeing everyone on tomorrow!! The Winter Classic Committee February 23 Hi everybody! February has been a busy month! Dixie Nationals was a whole lotta fun, but now it`s time to get down to the business of showin horses! Congratulations to all our kids that show livestock. We know they represented our district well at Dixie. We are still working on points as we have been in Jackson most of the month. However they will be completed by the show this weekend and a printout of the points will be available at the sign up table. Hopefully they will be posted on the site before Saturday. This weekend is the Lee County Winter Classic. Traditionally this is the biggest of the Winter Classic shows. Looks like we are going to have descent weather too. Make sure to thank the folks from Lee County for doing so much to make the Winter Classic Shows run so smooth. Also the Winter Classic Dance will be in the Sheep Barn from 6:00 til around 10:30 or so. This will be the only dance Winter Classic will put on this year. So don`t miss it!!! 3 bucks per kid and parents are free! All proceeds go to print new back numbers for the 2011 Winter Classic! We`ll see ya`ll at the show! The Winter Classic Committee January 27th Wow!! What a show! We had such a great turnout for the Pontotoc Winter Classic. We don`t have the numbers together just yet, but we do know we had over 90 contestants who participated in multiple classes. It looks like we are off to a great start to one of the best Winter Classics ever. Thanks to the folks of Pontotoc County for putting on such a well run show. We want to wish all the kids showing Livestock at the North East District 4H Livestock Show good luck this weekend! It`s supposed to be cold! But ya`ll are used to that! HA We will work to get the points up as soon as possible. It usually takes about twice as long to get the first set of points entered into the database because we have to enter so many names. Keep checking back here for the points! We will see ya`ll in February at the Lee County AgriCenter! Don`t forget about the dance after the show in the sheep barn! This will be the only dance we have this year so come on out and hang with your Winter Classic friends! Till we see ya`ll again remember that the dictionary is the only place you`ll ever find success before work! Do your homework and come out swinging at the Lee County Winter Classic! We`ll see you at the show! The Winter Classic Committee January 19th Hi everybody!! We are all geared up for a great show at Pontotoc Arena this Saturday! Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Sherry are working hard to get things together and we’ll be ready to roll by Saturday morning. It looks like the weather is going to be descent. If you signed up for the show that was cancelled do not sign up again. Your online registration will roll over to the Pontotoc show. Remember we have to have time to enter you in the books so online sign up will close at midnight on Thursday before the show! We are excited to kick off our Winter Classic Show Series! We look forward to seeing everyone Saturday! We’ll see you at the show, The Winter Classic Committee January 8th , 2010 Hello everyone!! After much deliberation we have decided to call the 4H Winter Classic Horse Show scheduled for this weekend, January 9th . The main highways are clear of all snow and ice but many of the secondary roads are still very icy. Most horse owners live on secondary roads. The safety of our 4hers is always top priority, so we will reschedule the show for another date or have the show on March 27th. Keep watching the site for updates on scheduling and show information. If you signed up for the Tippah County Winter Classic online your entries will be carried over to the next show. Please do not reenter for the next show as it will create duplicate entries in the data base. If you need to make adjustments to your entries for the next show please do so at the sign up desk at the show. Have a great weekend and stay warm!! The Winter Classic Committee January 5th, 2010 Well the time has finally come!!! The first Winter Classic show of 2010 is this weekend! It’s shaping up to be a cold first show, but we are in the warmest arena in North Mississippi at the Tippah County Coliseum. Tippah County Coliseum has several holding pens that are enclosed and out of the wind. There are lots of places you can wait inside out of the wind for your class. Here are a couple more tips to help you and your horse stay warm this Saturday. Bring extra coats and blankets. Over prepare to be warm. Bring a blanket or sleeping bag to sit on as well as one to cover up with. Parents in the stand are often colder than kids riding horses because they are sitting still in the stands. Kids who are showing, put on your show clothes under your warm clothes. Coveralls are great for staying warm until you show. When your class comes up you simply take off the coveralls and ride in your class. Coveralls also help keep you clean until you show. You will stay warmer if you don’t have to completely change clothes before you show. Kids put some kind of hat on your head. Weather it’s a cowboy hat or a ski cap it doesn’t matter. 30% of your body’s heat leaves through your head. Cover your noggin! Girls we know everyone wants to look their best. However this kind of cold transcends fashion. It doesn’t matter how you look! Stay warm! In the show arena, the judge will be lenient to the dress code considering the weather. However, you should still do your best to make a winning impression. For instance in a Western Pleasure class, you could wear coveralls to show in, but it would make a better impression if you left your coveralls outside the arena. You could wear vest or jacket in the arena to keep you warm while you show and when you come out of the arena put your coveralls back on. Wear long johns and thick socks if you are riding. Your legs and get cold when you ride. Ease off your horse to the ground to keep your feet from hurting when you get off. Wear gloves and use hot hands. It will make your day completely better. Don’t forget about your horses warmth. Try to keep them out of the wind and blanketed when you are not showing. Bring extra hay bags to give them. If you have several classes before your next class, loosen your saddle and throw a blanket over your horse and saddle to help keep them warm. Make sure to offer your horses plenty of water throughout the day. They get thirsty when it’s cold too. If you tie your horses inside the holding pens at the arena, please be responsible and watch your horse. If your horse doesn’t get along with others, don’t tie it next to another horse. Give yourself extra time to warm up. When it’s cold like this you should make sure your horse is warmed up completely before showing or running. It’s really easy to just jump on and ride without spending time warming up, when it’s cold like this. Not warming up your horse correctly can bow tendons, pull muscles and cause other injuries. Just give yourself some extra time to warm up. I promise your horse will appreciate you for it! We’ll have the 2010 4H Winter Classic tshirts at the first show. The cost is $12.00 and all the proceeds go to the 2011 4H Winter Classic. Online sign up is up and running so you won’t have to wait in line at the sign up table. However, you will need to pay your entry fees and pick up your numbers before you show in your first class. As long as the roads are clear the show will go on. In the event the roads get bad and the show is cancelled it will be posted immediately here on the website, on our facebook page and we will notify all the county agents. We are really excited about this season and looking forward to seeing all our kids again!! Bundle up kids! It’s gonna be a cold one!!! But that’s just how we roll … at the 4H Winter Classic! We’ll See Ya at the Show Winter Classic Committee December 17, 2009 Hi everyone!! Well that familiar chill is in the air! It’s almost Winter Classic time! We are so excited to kick off the 2010 Winter Classic Horse Show Series! We are looking forward to seeing all our return Winter Classic kids as well as all the new faces coming up. All you older Winter Classic kids make sure and give the new ones a hand (if they need it ) and make them feel welcome. Wow! Did 2009 fly by or what? It was no time after the 2009 Winter Classic shows that it was time for our District 4-H Show and State Championship Show. I must say how impressed I was with our District at the parade of counties. It was obvious to everyone in the state that we have the strongest district in the state. We like to think that we had a little hand in that. HA The website is completely updated now and ready for online entries. Please read over the changes for this year under the Rules and Guidelines link. Some of the changes may effect you or the classes you participate in. We will only have one dance this year at the Lee County Winter Classic. We will be shakin it in the sheep barn again. Admission will be $2.00 per kid. Parents are free. The barn is heated. All proceeds from the dance will go to the 2011 Winter Classic. We will have Winter Classic t-shirts again this year for $12.00! Hopefully we will have them at the first show in Tippah county on January 9th. You can check out the New t-shirt design as soon as it’s chosen when you join our new 4-H Winter Classic Facebook Group. All you Facebook gurus can get fast updates on what’s going on with Winter Classic when you join! Well alrighty then! Get out the coveralls, gloves and hot hands packets! You’ll have so much fun you’ll forget it’s cold! It’s the 4-H Winter Classic! We’ll See Ya at the Show Winter Classic Committee September 10, 2009 Hi everyone! Wow it’s been a short summer and we are getting geared up for the 2010 Winter Classic! We hope everyone has enjoyed the summer show season and we’d like to take this opprotunity to wish all our kids good luck at the Mississippi State Championship Show in Jackson this weekend! Over the next month you will begin to notice changes on the web site. We apologize for the lack of attention to the site over the summer. It’s been a busy summer. We will be working over the next few weeks getting the site updated with all the information and schedules ya’ll all come to the site for. The additions and changes to the rules have been updated. Please read over these carefully as the changes could affect one of the classes you show in. If you are eagar to get a jump on the 4H Winter Classic please come to the Union County Arena in New Albany to the Double C Fall Classic. This series consists of three shows and points are kept on all contestants. At the end of the series we will award 6 buckles. Pony, Youth and Adult Hi Point Judged and Pony, Youth and Adult Speed. These shows are for kids and adults. There are class high point awards also. The shows are September 26, October 24 and October 31. The last show will be a ton of fun! They will have Trailer Trick or Treat for the kids, Weiner Marshmallow Roastin, Dessert Derby for a cash prize and more! We look forward to seeing all our Winter Classic kids again! Get Winter on your mind kiddies ! !! 4H Winter Classic is on the way! We’ll see you at the show! The Winter Classic Committee Friday, March 13, 2009 Hi everybody! We just got the points posted from the last two shows! Please check your points closely and call Ms. Rebecca with any questions you might have. When you look at the points you will see how crucial the last show will be. Every class and high point award is very close. Absolutely every point will make a difference at the last show. So if you were picking a time to step up your game this is that time! We know you will all do your best and make us proud! Last Monday I said the last show was the 28th of March.... I was clearly delusional from exhaustion from the Union County Show! The last show is March 21st at Pontotoc. Also if you pre-ordered shirts we need you to pick them up as early as possible at the Pontotoc show. Shirts not picked up will be sold. We will present all the awards following the show, as quickly as we can tabulate the points from the Pontotoc Show. While we compile the results, you can dance at the final Winter Classic Dance of the season! Just a reminder! If you haven`t written a letter to Lee Parks, please do so at the last show. We will be sending the letters to him on Monday, March 30th. Please take just a minute to let him hear from you and let him know you appreciate his sacrifice. The area in Afghanistan where Lee is stationed is being bombed more heavily over the last couple of weeks. Write him a letter, but more importantly pray for his safe return home to his family. See ya at the show! The Winter Classic Committee Monday, March 9, 2009 Hi everybody! What a fantastic show! The Union County Winter Classic Show was a huge success! We had a beautiful day for showing, riding or just hanging out with friends. We had a great time! It was great spring time weather and a clear sign that the end of the Winter Classic is here. The March 28th Winter Classic at Pontotoc will be our final show for this season. We will have a dance and awards presentation at the final show. At the end of the show everyone can hang out at the dance for a bit while we get the final points entered and when we have the final totals we will present the awards. The Winter Classic dance at New Albany was really late and we apologize, but the show ran so late because of the double point running. We know the dances are fun and we love doing them but we have to get our horses shown first. They`ll be plenty of time for dancing at the Pontotoc show! We`ll get the points posted as soon as possible and check them close. If you find something that you think might be a mistake do not hesitate to contact Ms. Rebecca and ask her about it. We keep records and judges cards on all the shows and we can look up any class and check the judges card, so just ask. The all around race is really close this year. The last show points will definitely be a deciding factor in most of the award catagories. So shine up those ponies and polish your rhinestones! It`s the last show of the 2009 Winter Classic and it`s gonna be a ball! We`ll see ya at the show! The Winter Classic Committee Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Wow! We’re beginning to think there is a connection between our shows and bad weather! We have had tougher weather this year than ever before in the Winter Classic! However, out there in the cold blowing rain, wind and snow our hearts are warmed when we see our Winter Classic kids out there doing what it takes to get the job done. Our hats are off to you guys! If we had any doubts, the weather this year has removed them. You are without a doubt the most dedicated group of kids the Winter Classic has ever seen. We appreciate your dedication and participation! We hope you at least got to make a snowman Sunday morning for all your trouble! We investigated every possibility in keeping the show going last Saturday and not stopping at the end of the judged events. However after talking to the meteorologist and getting a pretty definite time that roads would be getting bad, we felt that the only safe thing we could do was call the show and run double points at the Union County Show. We will always lean to the safety of the kids and families that ride with us. I know that there were a lot of disappointed kids because we had to call the running and more importantly the dance! But the forecast for Saturday March 7th is sunny with a high of 76° and lows in the upper 50’s (knock on wood), so we are going to have a dance at the Union County Winter Classic! Same place as last year under the pavilion on the fairgrounds. We will also be double pointing the running classes. We know we had some concerns when we said double point the running. Folks were concerned that if they knocked a barrel they would have to take those points for both runs. Well that wouldn’t really be fair. So this is how the running is going to go… Each contestant will take one run. If they have a clean run (i.e. no broken pattern or knocked barrel) they will take that time for both their Lee County run and their Union County run. However, if they do knock a barrel or break the pattern on their first run, that time will be recorded for a Lee County time only and they will run a second time for their Union County time. This will make it fair for everyone and give everyone an equal opportunity to earn points. Our judge at Union County will be Mr. Kermit Thames from Laurel, MS. He is traveling a long way to judge our show. Please make sure that you thank him for coming. We had several folks that were confused because they were disqualified for inappropriate tack in western classes. Please read your 2008 4H State Horse Show Rule Book. The rule book goes over every tack requirement for all the classes. The rule book also goes over general rules, like if you are riding with a bit you must ride one handed. You may only ride two handed with a snaffle bit or a bosal. If you have questions about anything concerning a class, chances are the rule book will answer your questions. You can never base your tack, attire or performance on your placings under one judge. You must always be within rules and you’ll never beat yourself. This is getting pretty long but we had a lot we needed to tell you before next week. We will try to have the points from the judged events added and posted on the site before the next show. If we happen not to get it done we will have a copy at the sign up table at the Union County Winter Classic Show! We’ll see ya at the show! The Winter Classic Committee Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Hi everyone! February is here and the Lee County Winter Classic show is right around the corner! If you haven`t shown with us this year so far come on out and give it a whirl! There are three shows left and you have to show in at least three of the five shows to qualify for awards. So it`s not to late to start! Don`t forget to come prepared to stay a little late for the 3rd annual Winter Classic Dance. We`ll out in the sheep barn from 5pm until 11pm. Addmision is 3.00 per person. (Parents are welcome to come at no charge) All proceeds from the dance will go to the 2010 Winter Classic Shows. We`re looking forward to seeing everyone after our February break! We know Ms. Melissa Scott will have a great show planned with lots of fun for everyone! We`ll See Ya`ll at the Show The Winter Classic Committee Friday, January 30, 2009 Hi everyone! January is gone flying by and we have two Winter Classic Shows under our belts! The shows have been awesome and everyone seems to be doing great and progressing and getting better from show to show. The next show is at Lee County Agri-Center in Verona, MS. Ms. Melissa always does a great job with her show. The 3rd Annual Winter Classic Dance will be taking place in the Sheep Barn from 5pm til 10pm. So bring an extra hay bag for the pony and plan to stay a little late. Come on out and shake it in the Sheep Barn at the Winter Classic Dance! Thanks for your patience with us getting the Chickasaw points posted online. It just takes a while to get every ones name and points entered correctly. Just know that we get points posted as soon as possible after the shows. If you have questions about how points are awarded please see the Rules & Guidelines Link on the left of the screen. Points are explained in detail under this link. We would like to wish all our Winter Classic kids that show livestock GOOD LUCK at the Dixie National Jr Round Up this weekend and next week! We`ll see ya`ll at the show! The Winter Classic Committee Monday January 12, 2009 Hi everyone! We had a great show at Tippah County last weekend! We were so glad to see all our regular kids and some new faces too. We must say that the boom in the number of ponies at the show was exciting. Those numbers tell us that the 4H Horse Project is alive and well and will be for a long time. We want to commend our pony exhibitors for their showmanship. Folks if you want to see competition just look at the pony classes! They are working for that coveted Pony Cup! Many of our Jr`s moved up to Sr`s this year. So our Sr numbers are up and our Jr. numbers are slightly down, but rising. Everyone showed so much showmanship and professionalism this past weekend we were just blown away! Everyone is picking up right up where they left off last season and moving forward! It`s very exciting. The next Winter Classic is this weekend at Chickasaw County Coliseum in Houston, MS. Check the web site before you leave for the show and hopefully we will have the map feature up on the site. There will be a new button on the left of the screen that will feature maps of all the Winter Classic venues in .pdf format, thanks to Mr. Johnny Thompson. When you see Mr. Thompson at the show make sure and thank him for helping us out! We will get the points posted online as soon as possible and we will have a copy of the points at the Houston Show. Don`t forget your Letters to Lee. We know he will love to hear from everyone. We will have some stationary at the show if you want to write him a quick note. 2009 Winter Classic T-shirts should be ready by the Houston show. Those that pre-ordered see Ms. Rebecca for your shirt. Pre-Registration is open and ready for sign up for the Chickasaw County Show. Registration will close at midnight on Thursday. Weather man says it`s gonna be cold! We say bring it on! We`ll feel right at home! We`ll see ya at the show! The Winter Classic Commitee Wednesday January 7, 2009 Whoo Hoo! Hi everybody! We are so excited about this years Winter Classic! We can`t wait to see everyone again and see how much you have improved! We have the online sign up up and running. You can pre-enter for Tippah County Winter Classic you may do so up until midnight this Thursday. (We have to have enough time to get them written in the books before the show.) Be sure to check in at the sign up table when you arrive to make sure we got you in all your classes, pick up your numbers for this year, turn in or fill out your point record sheet and pay your tab. Tippah County is excited to host the first show of the season! They have been working hard and are ready to roll Saturday morning. When you see Ms. Connie, Mr. Hughey and other Tippah County Volunteers at the show make sure and tell them how much you appreciate their hard work! Ms. Connie has some fun events planned for the younger cowboys and cowgirls too. We know with all the rain it`s been really hard to ride and prepare for the shows. It`s been raining everywhere. All we can do is try to do our best with the circumstances we have. We`re completely confident that many of you will turn in stellar performances Saturday! We`ll see ya at the show! The Winter Classic Commitee Thursday December 17th, 2008 Hi Guys!! Are you ready? we hope so because Winter Classic is right around the corner! We had a little glitch in the online sign up. So if you had already signed up online you probably need to reenter. Sorry about that. The glitch caused the names and letters to scramble in the data base. I think we have that worked out now so if you want to pre-enter for Tippah County Winter Classic you may do so up until midnight Thursday before the show. (We have to have enough time to get them written in the books before the show.) We are excited and ready to get this season rolling! Bring on the coveralls and hat head! It`s Winter Classic time! We`ll see ya at the show! The Winter Classic Commitee Thursday December 11th, 2008 Woo Hoo!! Here it is time for a new Winter Classic Show season! This is year is shaping up to be the best Winter Classic yet! Everything on the website is updated with the most current information. Online sign-up is up and running. So get signed up early and avoid the lines at the sign up table Jan. 10th. There have been a few changes in the class offering so please be sure you check out the revised showbill on the website! We split a few classes into Jr and Sr divisions and dropped a few to help us align ourselves more closely to the state rules. Our first show will be at Tippah County this year. This is one of the warmest facilities we show in, but better safe than cold! I`d bring some extra blankets! Ms. Connie and Mr. Hughey always make sure that the show goes off without a hitch! Be sure to let them know how much you appreciate them when you see them! Also if you would like to bring a note or a happy for Mr. Lee we will have a box for you to put them in at the sign up desk. For those of you who do not know, Specialist Lee Parks is a member of the Mississippi National Guard and is on his way to Afganistan to fight for our country. Mr. Lee loves the 4H Winter Classic and the kids in it. As a matter of fact we feel safe saying, the only duty he holds greater is that to his God, his family and his country. We are fortunate to have someone like Lee Parks fighting on our behalf. Make sure to drop him a line in the box and let him know how you did at the show. We know that he would love to hear from each one of you. When we get to thinking about the 4H Winter Classic Shows and we think of the early mornings, lounging fresh horses on a cold morning and feeling like a tail on a kite. We think of tingling fingers, red noses and numb toes. We think of familiar faces, warm with smiles and a satisfied look of a job well done. We think of young showmen building confidence and making good decisions, while learning to be competitive. We think of young champions, with chests out and buckles displayed. Yes, we do believe that the 4H Winter Classic is the most wonderful time of the year! We`ll see ya at the show! The Winter Classic Committee |
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