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The Western National 4-H Roundup (www.westernnational4hroundup.org)
provides 4-H’ers with opportunities to meet fellow 4-H’ers from across the United States, participate in educational and social workshops, continue with the development of their leadeship and citizenship skills, and share personal experiences with others attending the competitions.  While attending this competition, Mississippi 4-H’ers continue to experience and foster a greater personal growth and learn about career ideas in the fields of business, agriculture, science, industry, education and the arts. 

Mississippi 4-H’ers and their 4-H Youth Agents travel to Denver on a Mississippi State University bus.  While in Denver, the 4-H’ers and those attending the trip have opportunities to take several tours provided by the Western National 4-H Roundup and experience what Denver has to offer. 

In addition to making new friends and continuing the development of their life-skills, 4-H’ers compete in a variety of national contests, including:

• Horse Bowl Contest
• Horse Individual Demonstrations Contest
• Horse Team Demonstrations Contest
• Horse Hippology Contest
• Horse Judging Contest
• Horse Public Speaking Contest
• Public Speaking Contest
• Livestock Judging Contest
• Meats Judging Contest
• Consumer Decision Contest

There are several highlights of the trip that make it a memorable experience.  One highlight is the Banquet, when all of the states are introduced and each state’s flag is brought into the room by a 4-H’er.  State photos are taken and a motivational speaker provides encouragement to those in attendance.  A photo of the 2008 Mississippi delegation will be made available soon.
Of course, the numerous awards breakfasts are when the results of the contests are revealed and prizes are given to the winners.  We had numerous 4-H’ers that represented Mississippi proudly and had great success.  Here is a summary of how our 4-H’ers faired at the 2008 Western National 4-H Roundup.

• Horse Bowl Team (Lafayette County)
• Team Members: Nolan Webb, Rachel Tettleton, Elizabeth Tettleton, Hillary Hudson
• 8th Place Team
• Elizabeth Tettleton
• 7th Place Horse Bowl Individual
  

• Hippology – 3rd Place Overall Team (Newton County)
• Team Members: Paige Nicholson, Lindsey Bishop, Anna Alexander, Anna Leach
• Paige Nicholson
• 7th Place Individual Stations Phase
• 5th Place Individual Judging Phase
• 6th Place Overall Individual
• Lindsey Bishop
• 4th Place Individual Judging Phase
• Team Awards
• 7th Place Team Exam Phase
• 3rd Place Team Stations Phase
• 2nd Place Team Judging Phase
  

• Horse Public Speaking (Pontotoc County)
• Ben Cunningham – 9th Place

• Horse Demonstration – Individual (Rankin County)
• Sara Steen – 7th Place

• Horse Demonstration – Team (Pontotoc County)
• Olivia Frazier and Brandon Leslie – 6th Place

• Horse Judging Team – 11th Place (Oktibbeha County)
• Team Members: John Luke Thompson, Anna Thompson, Sarah Miller, Hannah Miller
• Team Awards
• 8th High Horse Judging Halter
• 9th High Horse Judging Reasons
  

• In the Horse Classic, which is comprised of how a given state ranks from all of the Horse Classic Events, Mississippi placed 8th out of over 30 states that competed at the Western National 4-H Roundup. 


• Livestock Judging Team (Pearl River County)
• Team Members: Alan Smith, Drew Hedgepeth, Stephen Ladner, Micah Schneider
• 8th Place Team – High Team Beef Placings
• 9th Place Team – High Team Total Goats
  

• Meats Judging Team – 9th Place (Jasper County)
• Team Members: Jon Bishop, Chase McNeil, Jack Payne, Jordan Sims
• 9th Place Team Retail Meat ID
• 9th Place Team Reasons
• 9th Place Team Placings
  

• Consumer Decision Making Team – 4th Place (Lee County)
• Team Members: Chelsi Smith, Leah Beth Potts, Taylor Ethridge, Lindsey Bouchillon
• Group Process – 1st Place Team
• Reasons – 4th Place Team