Illinois 4-H

Divisions:

• Formal formal speech:  Subject must pertain to the horse industry, or be horse-related, and be original and factual.  Visual aids of any kind are not allowed (posters, items, equipment, etc.).
• Individual presentation: Subject must pertain to the horse industry, or be horse related, and be original and factual.  The presentation may be a demonstration or illustrated talk.
• Team presentation: Subject must pertain to the horse industry, or be horse related, and be original and factual.  The presentation may be a demonstration or illustrated talk and requires two 4H-ers presenting content equally.
• Extemporaneous speaking: topic is selected at the event and participants have 25 minutes to prepare a 4 to 6 minute speech.
• Interpretive Reading is the art of reading aloud from a printed page. The reading must be published works that are horse-related. They may be prose, poetry, short stories, play cuttings, narratives, book or review, or theatrical. You should NOT memorize; they are intended to be read from a page.

All presentation subjects must pertain to the horse industry, or be horse related, and be original and factual. Presentations cannot involve the use of live animals; however, model animals may be used. 

These contests take place on a single Saturday in  April each year on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.

Please contact your local county office to register.

Required Documents

• Formal Speech Rules & Forms
• Individual/Team Presentation Rules & Forms
• Extemporaneous Speech Rules & Forms
• Interpretive Reading Rules & Forms

Additional Horse Contest Information: 

• Horse Judging    
• Horse Bowl
• Hippology

Eligibility

Open to all 4-H members age 8 to 18. Senior Division: Contestants must be at least 14 years of age but not yet have achieved their 19th birthday on January 1 of the current year.  Junior Division: Contestants have passed their 8th but not their 14th birthday as of January 1 of the current year.