MANHATTAN, Kan.– Equine photographs, presentations and contests kept participants busy at this year’s Kansas 4-H Horse Panorama.

Approximately 300 Kansas youth participated in the eighth-annual panorama at Rock Springs. The event included a quiz bowl, photography, logo contest, presentations and speaking competitions.

"Horse Panorama provides an opportunity for youth enrolled in 4-H horse projects to demonstrate their knowledge of equine-related matters," said Ann Domsch, K-State Research and Extension 4-H youth development specialist. "Participants gain an educational experience as well as interaction with other youth from across the state."

The senior division teams in quiz bowl and hippology, as well as ranked individuals in senior demonstrations and public speaking, are eligible to advance to either the Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio, or the National Western Horse Classic in Denver, Colo. Two quiz bowl teams also may attend the Grand National Morgan Contest in Oklahoma City.

A team from Sedgwick County took top honors in the senior quiz bowl, with Phillips and Chase counties winning the senior and junior hippology awards, respectively.

Among the individual winners:

* Sandy Stich from Neosho County won in senior hippology;

* Michelle Pomeroy of Harvey County won in junior hippology;

* Shenandoah Gage from Sedgwick County placed first in senior demonstrations;

* Karrie Brashear of Barton County won in senior public speaking.

Teams eligible for out-of-state competition, by category, were:

* Senior Quiz Bowl – Neosho/Montgomery, Dickinson, and Wyandotte counties.

* Senior Hippology – Neosho, Sedgwick, Barton, and Dickinson counties.

In the senior public speaking category, the winners were Kristen Tanny, Johnson County; Sam Chance, Wyandotte County; Beth Zillinger, Phillips County; and Kelly Walker, Wyandotte County.