State Horse Show Results
Congratulations to our horse participants who competed at the State Horse Show September 18th-21st. Charli Gjemse (Zumbrota) competed in Barrels, Jumping Figure 8 and Key Race. Jaeda Johnson (Cannon Falls) competed in Hunt Seat Pleasure, Hunt Seat Equitation, Western Showmanship and Western Pleasure. Audrina Meyer (Lake City) competed in Hunt Seat Pleasure, Hunt Seat Equitation, Western Showmanship, Trail, Western Pleasure and Western Horsemanship. Tenley Lexvold (Zumbrota) participated in Horseless Horse and the Horse Training Project. Kinsley Ronningen (Rochester) competed in Hunt Seat Pleasure, Hunt Seat Equitation, Western Showmanship, Western Pleasure and Western Horsemanship. Carlee Vath (Zumbrota) participated in Ranch Pleasure, Poles, Barrels, Jumping Figure 8 and Key Race. What a great effort ladies!
State Dog Show Results
Every September, 4-H'ers and their dogs compete in agility, obedience, showmanship and rally. This two-day event takes place at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. This year the dog show took place on September 26th and 27th 2026. Goodhue County had 5 youth representatives at the event this year! Youth trained with their dogs all summer and earned their advancement at the Goodhue County Dog Show held at the Cannon Valley Fairgrounds in July. Adelaide Anderson (Cannon Falls) competed in Agility and Jumpers, earning a Champion in Agility. Amelia Kispert (Kenyon) competed in Jumpers, Agility, Obedience, Rally and Showmanship, earning a Champion in Agility, Rally and Showmanship. Cody Roschen (Red Wing) participated in Showmanship. Willow Whalen (Red Wing) participated in Agility, Jumpers, Obedience and Rally. Lilith White (Red Wing) participated in Rally. Congratulations to these youth on their accomplishments!
Goodhue County 4-H Members Participate in State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational.
The Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational was held in Alexandria September 11-13, 2026. 734 youth from 58 counties participated in the following events with 1,971 entries:
Archery
3-D Archery
BB gun
Standard Air Rifle
3 Position Air Rifle
Air Pistol
.22 Rifle
Muzzleloading
Trap
Silhouette
Wildlife Calling
Skillathon
Cast Iron Cooking
Youth had the opportunity to showcase the skills they learned throughout the past year, having spent a minimum of 15 hours working with a trained instructor in their discipline of interest and 8 hours of wildlife education. Each county also planned and implemented a conservation project at the local level. These projects were brought to the event and judged as a group.
The Minnesota 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Program began in the 1980s and has grown to more than 5,000 youth members and over 1,000 adult leaders. Adults can become certified discipline instructors by attending a weekend workshop and instructing youth in their local community.
This year Goodhue County had 20 youth attend. Participants included:
Haley Betcher - Zumbrota Busy Bees
Amalia Dicke - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Malory Dicke - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Weston Dicke - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Sawyer Gesme - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Amber Hackert - Goodhue Gesundheits
Caleb Hackert - Goodhue Gesundheits
Natalie Hackert - Goodhue Gesundheits
Reed Holz - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Reese Holz - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Lucas Poylio - Burnside Pluckies
Karsten Romfo - Goodhue Gesundheits
Callie Schmidt - Burnside Pluckies
Rilynn Smith - Burnside Pluckies
Blake Stark - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
Charlie Thoms - Goodhue Gesundheits
Etta Thoms - Goodhue Gesundheits
Patrick Thoms - Goodhue Gesundheits
Abigail Tipton - Belle Creek Peppy Peppers
Colton Winsor - Spring Garden Jolly Juniors
