Will County Fair

Will County Fair Book 2024

Will County Fair

H-6

JR Horse and Pony Show

Last Updated On 06/26/2023

Department H-6

SUE COLEHOWER, Superintendent 815-685-0527
JAMES LAWLER, KELLY LAMBERT: 815-546-8007, Asst. Superintendents
Entries Close Monday, August 7, 2023 - 5:00 p.m.
Estimated Amount Offered $3,575.00
Judging Times: All Performance Classes - Thursday, Aug. 24th - 9:00 a.m.
All Halter Classes - Friday, Aug. 25th - 9:00 a.m.
Entry Fee - $5.00 per entry.
See Junior Dept. Livestock general eligibility rules.
See 2023 State Exhibition Livestock Health Requirements.

  1. Each exhibitor must comply with the General Eligibility Rules of this Department.
  2. Each exhibitor shall be limited to one entry in each class.
  3. All animals shown must have been owned and cared for by the exhibitor since May 1st of current year.
  4. All animals shown in Dept. H-6 must be owned by Junior Exhibitor. NO joint ownership.
  5. No exhibitor will be permitted to remove their entry from the grounds until release time.
  6. NO PONY RIDES TO BE GIVEN ON THE GROUNDS BY AN EXHIBITOR.
  7. All horses and ponies must be tied (except suckling foal).
  8. All horses and ponies ARE RESTRICTED TO BARN AREA. No horses and ponies allowed outside fence.
  9. NO stallions allowed in Junior Show.
  10. No dogs allowed in barns.
  11. Ponies shown in Halter are either English Type OR Western Type NOT both.
  12. NO individual tack stalls, all tack stalls will be assigned by the department superintendent.
  13. There are 131 stalls in the horse barn. Once these stalls are filled to capacity, the Directors and Superintendents of the Will County Fair Association have the right to refuse and/or void any entries into the fair.
  14. NO SMOKING IN BARN - THIS RULE MUST BE STRICTLY OBEYED.
  15. EACH EXHIBITOR MUST CLEAN HIS/HER ASSIGNED HORSE OR PONY STALLS DAILY.
  16. At the end of the fair, all stalls MUST be CLEANED to the aisle.
  17. Junior Department Shows are open to boys and girls who are 8 years of age or in third grade and not yet 21 years of age on or before September 1 of the year previous to the fair.

NO ENTRIES CHANGED AFTER AUGUST 7, 2023 unless a written permit stating change is presented to Fair Office Secretary by a Dept. H-6 Superintendent, personally, no later than Wednesday, August 24th. Absolutely no entry fees refunded at any time unless so ordered by the Superintendent and approved by the Will County Fair Secretary or Director.
Ponies will be under 56’’. Miniature Horses will be 38’’ and Under. Horses will be 56’’ and Over. Any animal Three-years-old and Over and Under 56’’ will be considered a pony.

Class No.1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
1440Bareback Pleasure Class - Rider 14 yrs and under.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1441Bareback Pleasure Class - Rider 15 to 21 yrs.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1443Pleasure Pony to Cart - (No Roadster Bike) For ponies 56’’ and under Driver 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1444Pleasure Class - Rider 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1445Pleasure Class - Rider 15 to 21 yrs.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1446Trail Class - Rider 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1447Trail Class - Rider 15 to 21 yrs.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1448Horsemanship Class - 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1449Horsemanship Class - 15 yrs to 21 yrs old22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1450Egg & Spoon - Rider 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1451Egg & Spoon - Rider 15 yrs thru 21 yrs.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1452Pony Pleasure - Rider 21 yrs& under (Pony 56’’ & Under)22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1453Walk & Trot - 10 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1454Roadster Class for Ponies - Driver 21 yrs & under (Must wear stable colors) Pony 50’’ & under.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1455Barrel Race - Rider 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1456Barrel Race - Rider 15 yrs thru 21 yrs.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1457Flag Race - Rider 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1458Flag Race - Rider 15 to 21 yrs.22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1459Junior Showmanship Class - 14 yrs and under (horse or pony must be owned by exhibitor)22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1460Senior Showmanship Class - 15 to 21 yrs old (horse or pony must be owned by exhibitor)22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1461Lead Line for 8 yrs & under
(Prizes for all Exhibitors - sign up on Aug 24th, in Horse & Pony Barn) (Do not add to fair entries)
MINIATURE HORSES SHOWN IN OPEN CLASSES CAN NOT BE SHOWN AS PONIES OR LIGHT HORSES IN ANY OF THE “JUNIOR HALTER CLASSES”.
MINIATURE HORSES - HALTER CLASS - (38’’ and under)
1462Mare, Any Age - Exhibitor 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1463Gelding, Any Age - Exhibitor 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1464Champion of Miniature Horses - Halter Class$10.00 - Ribbon
LIGHT HORSES - HALTER CLASS
1467Mare, Any Age - Exhibitor 14 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1468Mare, Any Age - Exhibitor 15-21 years22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1469Gelding, Any Age - Exhibitor 14 yrs and under 22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1470Gelding, Any Age - Exhibitor 15-21 years22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1471Champion of Light Horses - Halter Class$10.00 - Ribbon
PONIES (ENGLISH TYPE) - HALTER CLASS - (50 inches high and under)
1475Mare, Any Age - Exhibitor 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1476Gelding, Any Age - Exhibitor 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1477Champion of English Type Ponies - Halter Class $10.00 - Ribbon
PONIES (WESTERN TYPE) - HALTER CLASS - (under 56 inches high)
1480Mare, Any Age - Exhibitor 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1481Gelding, Any Age - Exhibitor 21 yrs and under22.0021.0020.0019.0018.0017.00
1482Champion of Western Type Ponies - Halter Class $10.00 - Ribbon
NO CLASS REQUIRED - Pet Pony - 8 years and under
prizes to all exhibitors
SPECIAL AWARDS - No Entry Number Required
1484Junior Halter Champion Over All .$25.00 - Trophy
- Trophy Given by Will County Fair Association -