4-Hers win at state horse show
Published 6:00 pm Saturday, June 7, 2025
Competing 4-H members show off their ribbons and horses. Pictured are (left to right): Trilby Jones with A Bit Irresistible, Anna Foster with Redman and Temply Jones with Strutin With A Rose.
Trilby Jones shows her horse, A Bit Irresistible, at the 4-H Horse Show.
Georgia-Lynn Lowe and her horse, A Major Occasion, compete in the 4-H Horse Show.
Anna Foster rides Divine Magic.
Despite a rainy start, 4-H members compete at the 4-H State Horse Show. Pictured are (left to right): McKenna Tindal, Anna Foster, Georgia-Lynn Lowe, Vanessa Simmons, Trilby Jones and Temply Jones.
Temply Jones competes with her horse Strutin With A Rose.
Crenshaw County 4-H members competed in the 4-H State Horse Show in Montgomery on May 17 and 18, bringing home award ribbons and the honor of competing on the regional level.
Four members — Anna Foster, Temply Jones, Trilby Jones and Georgia-Lynn Lowe — competed with their horses in a variety of classes. These include Gaited, Ranch and Western competitions.
“Saturday morning [after graduation the night before], running on a little sleep, they were all ready to compete,” said Jenny Foster, the Crenshaw County 4-H Club leader. “It rained hard Saturday morning, and the show started out with a rain delay.
“The kids were soaked, head to toe, dressed in their show clothes, and all I saw was smiles and laughter… They were joking with each other, about how far they had come, and this was their last show all together. They were playing on “hard mode”, and they were winning.”
Competitors won the in multiple categories.
Anna Foster earned first place in Gaited Halter, Gaited Showmanship, Gaited Equitation and second place in Gaited Pleasure with her horse Devine Magic. Additionally she received second place in Ranch Riding and Ranch Ground Handling with her horse Redman as well as Class Champion (overall winner) in Gaited competition.
Temply Jones took home first place in Stock Type Mares and Western Showmanship Jr as well as fifth place in Western Pleasure Jr with her horse Strutin With A Rose.
Her sister, Trilby Jones, placed first in Walk-Trot Western Pleasure, fourth place in Western Showmanship Sr and seventh place in Stock Type Geldings with her horse A Bit Irresistible.
Georgia Lynn Lowe won first place in Gaited Pleasure and second place in Gaited Halter and Gaited Showmanship on her horse A Major Occasion. Additionally, she won first place in Gaited Equitation on A Painted Occasion and received Class Reserve Champion (second place overall) for Gaited class.
“As a 4-H Agent I was happy to be there to support them at this event,” said Charlotte Petre, the 4-H Extension Agent with Crenshaw County. “I know these girls pour a lot of time and love into horses and it is nice to be recognized for effort. As a group they were thrilled we were able to have the 4-H Horse Show this year.”
After this event, Anna Foster, Georgia-Lynn Lowe and Temply Jones are qualified to compete in the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championship in Perry, Georgia, which will take place from July 30 to August 3.
