State 4-H Horse Poster Contest

Mar 7, 2026 (All day)

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Deadline:

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Cost:

$0.00

Location:

Ohio State Fair, Gilligan Complex (during Junior Fair Horse Show)

Contact:

Dani Seitner

614-247-9583

seitner.2@osu.edu

Registration Information:

Registration and poster must be turned in by March 7th, 2026. Mailed entries will no longer be accepted, posters must be delivered to the State Horse Communications & Horseapalooza Event. Late entries will not be accepted. Both registration and poster must be turned in to the address provided on the official registration form. The registration form must be signed by the participant, parent or guardian,4-H advisor and a County Extension Professional/FFA Advisor. No posters will be accepted without a properly filled out registration form that has all required signatures.

The poster may be submitted in person, the 4-H member does not have to be present, at the Communications Contest or Horseapalooza on Saturday March 7th, 2026 during the contest or clinic check-ins held at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Dr, Columbus, OH 43210.

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Event Details: For youth currently enrolled in a 4-H or FFA horse project & completed the current year's EquiSTEP by the registration deadline. The purpose of the Horse Poster Contest is to visually demonstrate 4-H and FFA equine project knowledge and to exhibit the diversity of 4-H and FFA equine projects. Posters will be judged and displayed in the Gilligan Complex from Monday, July 20^th through Wednesday, July 22nd. Posters may be picked up at the Ohio State Fair 4-H Horse Show office beginning the afternoon of Wednesday, July 22nd- Friday, July 24^th. Any posters not picked up by Friday afternoon will be recycled.