Hemlock Fair Results: Human and Animal Winners Take a Bow

LIVONIA – The Hemlock Fair contest results are in, and this year’s winners, human and animal alike, can take a bow.

The contests, as ever, put the region’s best in agriculture and animal husbandry on a pedestal.

“Congratulations to all Hemlock Fair 4-H Animal Show exhibitors on a great fair,” said the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County (CCE). “Thank you to the volunteers and parents who helped to make it all possible. Below are the results of the beef and dairy animal shows, as well as the Grand Master Showmanship Contest.”

The official results are as follows:

Cloverbud Showmanship Participant: Brady Wood. Senior Showmanship: 1^st Place – Nick Wood; 2^nd Place – Kaleena Andress. Junior Showmanship: 1^st Place – Ben Lyness; 2^nd Place – Haley Wood. Novice Showmanship: 1^st Place – Madison Nardi. Master Showman: Ben Lyness. Reserve Master Showman: Nick Wood. Grand Champion Market Beef: Faith Wood. Reserve Champion Market Beef: Nick Wood. Best of Show: Ben Lyness (Hereford Junior Yearling Heifer). Reserve Best of Show: Nick Wood (Market Steer).

Cloverbud Showmanship Participants: Jack DeVito, Brady Wood, & Cameron Wood. Senior Showmanship: 1^st Place – Emma Swyers; 2^nd Place – Emily Slade. Junior Showmanship: 1^st Place – Haley Wood; 2^nd Place – Faith Wood. Master Showman: Emma Swyers. Reserve Master Showman: Emily Slade. Jr. Holstein Champion: Reese DeVito (Spring Heifer Calf). Jr. Holstein Reserve Champion: Emily Slade (Fall Heifer Calf). Jr. Grade Champion: Emma Swyers (Spring Heifer Calf). Supreme Champion: Reese DeVito (Spring Heifer Calf).

Grand Master Showmanship Participants: Rabbit – Madison Nardi, Cavy – Emmalynn Schleede, Poultry – Ben Lyness, Beef – Nick Wood, Sheep – Heidi Phelps, Swine – Connor Rodwell, Dairy – Emma Swyers, Goat – Leah Watkins.

Grand Master Showman: Emma Swyers

Other animal shows included swine, sheep, goat, rabbit, cavy, poultry and dog.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County would also like to congratulate all High Point and Reserve High Point Division Winners at the Hemlock Fair 4-H Horse Shows. Below are the results for the horse shows.

Cloverbuds: Courtney Potts & Payton Slade. High Point Western Walk/Trot: Emmalynn Schleede. Reserve High Point Western Walk/Trot: Alexis PFenninger. High Point Western Junior: Kate Millspaugh. Reserve High Point Western Junior: Emma Helling. High Point Western Senior: Heidi Phelps. Reserve High Point Western Senior: Danielle Bosc.

High Point Gymkhana Walk/Trot: Lucy Kirkwood. Reserve High Point Gymkhana Walk/Trot: Emmalynn Schleede. High Point Gymkhana Novice: Elizabeth Giuliano. High Point Gymkhana Junior: Noelle Woodruff. Reserve High Point Gymkhana Junior: Catherine Staley. High Point Gymkhana Senior: Danielle Bosch. Reserve High Point. Gymkhana Senior: Alexia Woodruff.

High Point Hunt Seat Walk/Trot: Brynn Westlake. Reserve High Point Hunt Seat Walk/Trot: Meghan Miller. High Point Hunt Seat Novice: Nicole Houghteling. Reserve High Point Hunt Seat Novice: Elizabeth Giuliano. High Point Hunt Seat Junior: Noelle Woodruff. Reserve High Point Hunt Seat Junior: Maddie Shafer. High Point Hunt Seat Senior: Jill Pero. Reserve High Point Hunt Seat Senior: Megan Korpiel. High Point Hunt Seat Pony: Kate Millspaugh. Reserve High Point Hunt Seat Pony: Grace Baginski.

High Point Dressage Junior: Kate Millspaugh. Reserve High Point Dressage Junior: Emma Helling. High Point Dressage Senior: Danielle Sutton. Reserve High Point Dressage Senior: Jill Pero. High Point Western Dressage Junior: Hannah Chaffer. Reserve High Point Western Dressage Junior: Emma Helling. High Point Western Dressage Senior: Alexia Woodruff.

High Point Driving Junior: Kate Millspaugh. High Point Driving Senior: Grace Baginski. High Point Miniature Junior: Kate Millspaugh. Reserve High Point Miniature Junior: Nicole Houghteling. High Point Miniature Senior: Genevieve Boughton. Reserve High Point Miniature Senior: Grace Baginski.

For more information on the Livingston County 4-H Horse Program, contact Mark Wittmeyer at 585-991-5420 | 585-335-1752.