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Youth Scholarship Program
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The South Carolina Horsemen’s Council is committed to providing scholarship funding to outstanding young equestrians in SC through our Youth Scholarship Program. If you are a student in grades eleven, twelve, or in a college or technical school program and eighteen years or younger, you are eligible for the SC State Fair Equine Scholarship competition.
The SC Horsemen’s Council and Farm Bureau Federation are pleased to sponsor The SC State Fair Equine Scholarship. To date, SCHC has awarded $12,000 in Scholarships. The SCFB Federation will provide a $2000 scholarship to the top scoring individual. The SC Horsemen’s Council will provide a $1500 scholarship to the second highest scoring individual and $500 to the third.
Applicants must be a South Carolina resident and enrolled in grades 11 - 12 or enrolled in a college or technical college. Applicants must be 19 years of age or younger on January 1st of the scholarship year.
Applicant must at some future date pursue a four-year degree program or a recognized technical college program. The scholarship will be given upon entry to college or recognized technical college program.
The competition will be held on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2018.
Application Process
The application form and guidelines may be found on the S.C. State Fair website - www. scstatefair.org. Each applicant must be an exhibitor at the S.C. State Fair Youth Horse Show in the year of application. Entries may be made on- line between July 1 - September 1 each year. The entry deadline is August 24, 2018
An official scholarship program entry form and resume` must be submitted to the scholarship program coordinator in September of the year of application. Previous scholar- ship winners are ineligible.
The application form, guidelines, and entry forms for the Horse Show are available on the SC State Fair website at
https://www.scstatefair.org/competitions/livestock-scholarships
Deadlines are strictly enforced. Applicant must be an exhibitor at the SC State Fair Youth Horse Show and must have entered by Sept. 1 Scholarship application to be considered. Be sure to get your application forms and entry forms in before the August 24, 2018 deadline.
Contest Details
The contest is scored on a point basis with a total of 500 possible points. The submitted resume and entry form are awarded a possible 100 points. Resumes are scored on a rubric by a committee of academic professionals.
The first phase is a written knowledge assessment test is administered. This is a 50 question test for a possible 100 points, covering basic equine husbandry and knowledge.
In the second phase, each applicant is interviewed by a three-member committee of industry professionals. The interview covers various current events and hot topics in to- day’s horse world. A possible 100 points may be earned in this interview.
The final phase of the contest is the skills assessment. The applicant must use the same horse to perform in showmanship and equitation/horsemanship classes. Each class is worth a possible 100 points.
Good luck to all applicants.
The SC Horsemen’s Council and Farm Bureau Federation are pleased to sponsor The SC State Fair Equine Scholarship. To date, SCHC has awarded $12,000 in Scholarships. The SCFB Federation will provide a $2000 scholarship to the top scoring individual. The SC Horsemen’s Council will provide a $1500 scholarship to the second highest scoring individual and $500 to the third.
Applicants must be a South Carolina resident and enrolled in grades 11 - 12 or enrolled in a college or technical college. Applicants must be 19 years of age or younger on January 1st of the scholarship year.
Applicant must at some future date pursue a four-year degree program or a recognized technical college program. The scholarship will be given upon entry to college or recognized technical college program.
The competition will be held on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2018.
Application Process
The application form and guidelines may be found on the S.C. State Fair website - www. scstatefair.org. Each applicant must be an exhibitor at the S.C. State Fair Youth Horse Show in the year of application. Entries may be made on- line between July 1 - September 1 each year. The entry deadline is August 24, 2018
An official scholarship program entry form and resume` must be submitted to the scholarship program coordinator in September of the year of application. Previous scholar- ship winners are ineligible.
The application form, guidelines, and entry forms for the Horse Show are available on the SC State Fair website at
https://www.scstatefair.org/competitions/livestock-scholarships
Deadlines are strictly enforced. Applicant must be an exhibitor at the SC State Fair Youth Horse Show and must have entered by Sept. 1 Scholarship application to be considered. Be sure to get your application forms and entry forms in before the August 24, 2018 deadline.
Contest Details
The contest is scored on a point basis with a total of 500 possible points. The submitted resume and entry form are awarded a possible 100 points. Resumes are scored on a rubric by a committee of academic professionals.
The first phase is a written knowledge assessment test is administered. This is a 50 question test for a possible 100 points, covering basic equine husbandry and knowledge.
In the second phase, each applicant is interviewed by a three-member committee of industry professionals. The interview covers various current events and hot topics in to- day’s horse world. A possible 100 points may be earned in this interview.
The final phase of the contest is the skills assessment. The applicant must use the same horse to perform in showmanship and equitation/horsemanship classes. Each class is worth a possible 100 points.
Good luck to all applicants.
Past SCHC Scholarship Winners
2017 Cassidy Houston,Irmo, SC $500
2016 Callie Johnson $1500
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2015 Stephanie Aull $1500
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Ashley McCarter is the 2014 winner of the SC Horsemen's Council $1500 Youth Scholarship.This scholarship is presented annually at the SC State Fair 4-H Youth Horse Show as part of the SC State Fair Equine Scholarship program sponsored by The SC Horsemen’s Council and the SC Farm Bureau.
Ashley is a freshman at Clemson University, her professional career goal is to become a 4-H extension agent. She also plans to have a small horse farm where she can raise and train horses she will use to compete in hunter jumper and breed shows. The facility will contain an arena where she will host equine events geared toward youth activities. These events will include riding lessons, horse shows, and speed events. She also plans to allow local equine youth groups, like FFA and 4-H, to utilize my facility so that they may have a place to hold equine and other livestock events. |
Casey Renee Miller of Troy, SC is the 2013 winner of the SC Horsemen’s Council $1500 Youth Scholarship.
Casey is a freshman at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood and plans to pursue a degree in equine business at Clemson. She is a 2013 graduate of Ninety Six High School. She has been an active member of the Ninety Six 4-H Horse Club for eight years and competed in local horse and goat shows. She has numerous awards and honors including Championships in events at both 4-H Eastern Nationals and Southern Regionals. She is an accomplished Western rider and is an instructor and barn manager at Ninety Six Riding Center. She credits 4-H and her high school for providing opportunities for leadership such as being selected as a 4-H Ambassador and serving as a Palmetto Girls State Delegate from her high school. She has used her knowledge to provide help to others in her community. |
Sarah Joy Babcock, Lexington, SC, won the 2012 South Carolina Horsemen’s Council Scholarship
Sarah is a senior at Montclaire Academy in Lexington and plans to attend the College of Charleston in the fall of 2013, majoring in elementary education with an equine minor.
Ms. Babcock has been an active member of 4-‐H clubs in Lexington and Saluda Counties since 2008, and shown at the SC State Fair for the last four years. She has shown in western, dressage and hunt seat. She has been a member of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association showing with the Hammond School Western High School Team and was Zone 4 Champion in JV Beginner Division and National Finalist.
Along with her equine activities, Sarah has been active in her other areas of interest. She is a junior volunteer at the Lexington County Public Library; a Junior Master Gardener and Teacher Assistant at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden; and has been a cast member in area theaters including Town Theater, Village Square and Worship Theater.
Sarah is a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church where she is an active member of the Rock Solid Youth Group. During her involvement with the youth group, she has been a member of the student leadership team, youth praise band, and participated in mission trips to Texas, Kentucky, Alabama and Panama.
Ms. Babcock is a part time employee of Chick-‐fil-‐A in West Columbia, SC.
SCHC congratulates Sarah Joy Babcock on her accomplishments and is proud to have
her represent SCHC with this award.
Ms. Babcock has been an active member of 4-‐H clubs in Lexington and Saluda Counties since 2008, and shown at the SC State Fair for the last four years. She has shown in western, dressage and hunt seat. She has been a member of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association showing with the Hammond School Western High School Team and was Zone 4 Champion in JV Beginner Division and National Finalist.
Along with her equine activities, Sarah has been active in her other areas of interest. She is a junior volunteer at the Lexington County Public Library; a Junior Master Gardener and Teacher Assistant at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden; and has been a cast member in area theaters including Town Theater, Village Square and Worship Theater.
Sarah is a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church where she is an active member of the Rock Solid Youth Group. During her involvement with the youth group, she has been a member of the student leadership team, youth praise band, and participated in mission trips to Texas, Kentucky, Alabama and Panama.
Ms. Babcock is a part time employee of Chick-‐fil-‐A in West Columbia, SC.
SCHC congratulates Sarah Joy Babcock on her accomplishments and is proud to have
her represent SCHC with this award.
