Pickaway County Junior Fair Horse Registration - Due May 1, 2025

You should also have access to the most current edition of the Uniform Rules for 4-H Horse Shows (#179).

Please note:  All horses must arrive and be stalled at the fair between 12:00-4:00 pm on Saturday, June 14 with a barn meeting at 5:00pm. Horse shows will take place on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday with a fun show Saturday.

All horse registrations, including the registration form, 4 color photos with horse & exhibitor, release form, identification form, class sign-up, and if applicable, Lease Agreements are due at the OSU Extension Office, 110 Island Road, Suite B, Circleville, OH 43113 by May 1. Office hours are 8:00 am–4:30 pm Monday through Friday. We do not have a drop box. Photos should include one of each side, one front, and one rear shot. We recommend you deliver your registrations to our office or mail with enough time for them to be received by May 1. 

Items of Note: A separate class registration form is required for each horse you plan to exhibit. All Junior Fair class selections must be included in your May 1 packet. All Horse exhibitors must complete the EquiSTEP program by May 1.

Please review the county horse rules carefully including the Helmet Policy.  

Special note to parents: All Horse advisors and parents are responsible for assisting for a half day at one of the horse shows at the fair.  Please sign up to help with at least one item on the bottom portion of your members’ 2025 Junior Fair Horse Registration form.  Thank You! 

PAS INFORMATION

Performance Against the Standard, or PAS is Ohio 4-H’s method of qualifying to exhibit in the Ohio State Fair Junior horse shows.  PAS has many regulations you will want to be familiar with.  Please read below for a few details.

PAS Information: 

If you are interested in trying out for the Ohio State Fair you must qualify at a PAS show. Pickaway will not hold its own PAS show in 2025! If you are interested in trying out for the Ohio State Fair, You must attend an out-of-county PAS show. You can find a list of counties holding PAS Shows HERE.  

To try out at an out-of-county PAS show you will need:

1. PAS Out of County form pre-signed by Joy Sharp (do not wait until the last minute!)

2. Copy of your horse ID form

3. Pictures of all four sides of the horse with the exhibitor in the photos.

  • At the end of the show, you will receive your PAS form back complete with your qualifying information. You will need this form for your State Fair registration. (You do not need to submit this form to the Extension Office.)
  • If you qualify you must do two things by noon on July 1st: 1. Register for the Ohio State Fair and pay your stall fee online*; and 2. Upload your information and negative Coggins test to your 4HOnline account. Contact the Extension Office if you need assistance with this. 

Other Items of Importance:

  • Most counties charge a fee of $10 per class.  Some have additional stall fees.
  • You may sign-up for and attempt to qualify at a maximum of two single-judged PAS shows.
  • You may only utilize one horse for both PAS shows.
  • Counties can set the number of classes you may attempt to qualify in.  Most allow 4 or 6 classes.  You must meet the qualifying standards in two classes to be eligible to compete at the Ohio State Fair. If you qualify in more than two classes, you must select which classes (maximum of four + ground roping) you will enter in at the Ohio State Fair.
  • You must be enrolled in the Ground Roping project to try out in that class.
  • State Fair requires proof of a negative Coggins test dated after Jan.1 of this year.
  • Instructions on how to upload your coggins documentation and out of county form to 4HOnline. 

Other Items of Importance:

 

For other current information on the Ohio 4-H horse program
Visit the Ohio 4-H Horse Program web page