2026 Mountrail County 4-H Horse Show Held
The 2026 Mountrail County 4-H Horse Show was held on Thursday, June 11th at the Mountrail County Fair Building in Stanley.
There were close to 200 entries with eighteen Mountrail and eight Non-Mountrail County youth. Youth joined this year’s show from Ward and Williams Counties. Jenna Mickelson was the indoor arena judge, and Paige Brummund was the outdoor arena judge for this event.
Here are the top placing’s for this year’s Mountrail County 4-H Horse Show.
Senior Division
Overall Senior Division (Buckle Sponsored by Chad and Cammi Hysjulien, Stanley): Grand Champion, Cooper Sem; Reserve Champion, Ziva Ottesen
Overall English Division: Grand Champion, Ziva Ottesen; Reserve Champion, Cooper Sem
Overall Western Division: Grand Champion, Emma Brewer; Reserve Champion, Cooper Sem
Overall Timed Division: Grand Champion, Ziva Ottesen; Reserve Champion, Cooper Sem
Intermediate Division
(4-H Ages 12-14)
Overall Intermediate Division (Buckle sponsored by Jerry and Shirley Pennington, New Town): Grand Champion, Gina Steele; Reserve Champion, Tylada Nichols
Overall English Division: Grand Champion, Gina Steele
Overall Western Division: Grand Champion, Gina Steele; Reserve Champion, Lucas Ottesen
Overall Timed Division: Grand Champion, Tylada Nichols and Gina Steele; Reserve Champion, Ty Nichols
Junior Division (4-H Ages 8-11)
Overall Junior Division (Buckle sponsored by Jerry and Shirley Pennington, New Town): Grand Champion, LillyAnn Wright; Reserve Champion, Keylie Sem
Overall English Division: Grand Champion, LillyAnn Wright; Reserve Champion, Keylie Sem
Overall Western Division: Grand Champion, LillyAnn Wright; Reserve Champion, Keylie Sem
Overall Timed Division: Grand Champion, LillyAnn Wright; Reserve Champion, Jacie Feiring
Cloverbud Division (4-H Ages 5-7)
Overall Junior Division (Buckle sponsored by Jerry and Shirley Pennington, New Town): Grand Champion, Ledger Uran
Overall Western Division: Grand Champion, Ledger Uran
Overall Timed Division: Grand Champion, Ledger Uran
Thank you to all our wonderful Mountrail County 4-H Horse Committee, parents, and volunteers for helping make this event happen.
2025-2026 Horse Committee included Sarah Brewer, Ilene Enerson, Anika Istilart, Monica Sem, and Katie Steele.