Horses

Horse Committee Board

Debbie Bingham, Chair (517-675-1253)
Gwyn Shelle, Vice Chair (517-420-4015)
Jenny Baker, Secretary (517-896-5265)
Vacant, Treasurer
Becky Cass, Adult-at-Large
Kellie Mattox, Adult-at-Large
Georgia H., Youth-at-Large
Tiffany B., Youth-at-Large

Horse Camp Details

Ingham County 4-H Leader's Horse Show

Twilight Horse Shows

County Horse Shows

Ingham County 4-H Horse Committee will be offering the Leader's Open Show and an evening twilight series in 2025. Please join us!

Ingham County 4-H Leader's Open Show

Join us for the Ingham County 4-H Leader's Open Show June 20-21, 2025!

Friday evening gymkhana classes

Ranch, english/western riding, and trail classes

Walk Trot 20 and over - show clothes optional (open to parents, grooms, etc.)

High point awards and team competition

Check out our showbill for more details (the 2025 showbill has not been published but check out the 2024 showbill for general information)!

Showbill - Ingham County 4-H Leaders Show (2024 Version)

Ingham County 4-H Horse Committee Twilight Show Series

Join us for our twilight series - our 2025 dates will be posted soon!

$5 classes

Open to all ages

No show clothes

Check out our showbill for more details!

Showbill - Ingham County 4-H Twilight Series (2024 Version)

Horse Camp

The Ingham County 4-H Horse Camp will held June 18-20, 2025!

The three-day Horse Project Camp is designed to prepare youth for fair and local horse shows. Participants will be grouped together based on skill level and areas of interest. There is a minimum expectation of members to have walk/trot riding ability. This is not a “learn to ride” with no previous experience type of camp.

3 Day Camp
12 Non-Riding Sessions
14 Intermediate/Advanced Riding Sessions
Customized Tracks for Walk/Trot, Green Riders, and Cloverbuds
Super Showmanship Clinic & Practice Shows
Instructors are Trainers/Professional Instructors

The cloverbud camp will be a two-day camp June 19-20 from 9am to 3pm.

For questions regarding camp, please contact Gwyn Shelle at gwyn.shelle@gmail.com or 517-420-4015.

Horse Camp Registration Form, Teen Volunteer Form and More!

All of the details below refer to the 2024 horse camp. The 2025 information will be available in December. You may refer to the content below for a general idea of what camp is all about!

General Information: Read the following for camp details such as rules, tentative camp schedule, and tentative list of riding/non-riding clinics: 2024 Horse Camp General Information.

Camp Schedule: 2024 Camp Schedule

Session Descriptions (participants may want to review prior to registration): 2024 Session Descriptions

The riding sections for horse camp are full. To be added to a waitlist please complete this form: 2024 Ingham County 4-H Horse Camp Waitlist Form.

Cloverbud Registration Form (for 5-7 year olds - they do not bring a horse): 2024 Horse Camp Registration Form - Cloverbud Only

Teen Volunteer Form: Coming soon!