Jacob Bolding of the Winslow Wranglers 4-H Club won the Open Horsemanship Award.
Staci Hancock of Woodruff, a member of the Horse Sense 4-H Club, won the Open Reserve Horsemanship Award.
Cooper Justman of Holbrook and Kenzie Gose of Winslow enjoy the ride.
Photo courtesy of the Linden Dusters Horse 4-H Club The Linden Dusters Horse 4-H Club Invitational Competitive Trail Ride was held July 16 and 17 at Linden Valley Arena. Thirty-one competitors from around Navajo County participated in the 10 and 15-mile rides. Riders were judged on the condition of their horse as well as their horsemanship. The ride was coordinated by Pat Hansford of Linden and Shasta Van Cleave of Burton. In the Novice 10-Mile Ride, Skylar Butler of Lakeside earned the Horsemanship Award. Connor Scott of Taylor placed second; Gracie Dyson of Linden, third; Lauren Morrow of Linden, fourth; and Shealyn Jefferies of Clay Springs, fifth. Honors for the Best Conditioned Horse in the 10-mile ride went to Lauren Morrow of Linden. Skylar Butler of Lakeside placed second; Connor Scott of Taylor, third; Shealyn Jefferies of Clay Springs, fourth; and Gracie Dyson of Taylor, fifth. In the Open 15-Mile Ride, Jacob Bolding of Winslow earned the Horsemanship Award. Staci Hancock of Woodruff placed second; Reese Perkins of Linden, third; Cooper Justman of Holbrook, fourth; Dylan Dyson of Linden, fifth; and Jacey Perkins of Linden, sixth. Honors for the Best Conditioned Horse in the 15-mile ride went to Cooper Justman of Holbrook. Megan Lawler of Lakeside placed second; Hunter Braswell of Show Low, third; Brooklyn Nikolaus of Snowflake, fourth; Brinleigh Arredondo of Winslow, fifth; and Lindsee Carlisle and Dalon Burt, both of Snowflake, tied for sixth.
