I was so proud of these hard-working 4-H youngsters at this moment in the summer of 2000. They triumphed to win the 2000 Larimer County 4-H Horse Club Image Award after days of making pre-fair stall decorations, being welcoming to fair visitors, some of whom were spies evaluating them, and keeping the club stabling area pristine, all on top of competing in three days of horse show classes, sometimes in a downpour. Some of you will chuckle, remembering the old fairgrounds, which have since been replaced by The Ranch on I-25. These 4-H horse kids’ efforts inspired me to write “Winning Bet” years later, which in part, explores the true meaning of winning. That’s me in the Poudre River Stables ball cap. I’ll leave it to you to figure out the others… Visit https://larimer.extension.colostate.edu/4-h-horse/ for details about the Larimer County 4-H Horse Project.
— Karin Livingston