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Wednesday, four championship trophies are awarded. According to Thiede, on the second day of the event, trophies and ribbons are presented to the first through sixth places in all classes. "The 4-H horse program is very strong in McHenry County, which has a tremen­ dously large horse population," Thiede says. She enjoys her participation as a com­ mittee member, but she could not stay as a 4-H member because the age limit in that group is 19. Thiede, who has had her own horse for about 10 years, and her mother, Betty, who also owns a horse, are avid horse lovers. Both try to ride daily the year through, weather permitting. day and Thursday, Aug. 3-4, starting at 9 a.m. in the horse arena beyond the parking area at the Country Club Road entrance to the McHenry County fairgrounds. Thiede says youngsters participate in the horse program throughout the 4-H year, September through August, and are required to keep records on the feeding and care of their horses. "Other requirements 4-H members have to meet to enable them to enter the horse show at the fair is their attendance at two dinks of nine offered through the year," Thiede says. She explained that the clinics teach members about horses, riding, care, safe­ ty and showing, "with options of a judging clinic." Thiede says a 4-H member in the horse YES-S/REEE QUALITY ^MERCHANDISE c\v°° AT FAIR PRICESf KitchenAid 'JENN-AIR C O H ^ O M A T I O N VISIT VftV ON THE SQUARE FOR YOU* NEXT TV or APPLIANCE -The •for* whoro you con boy quality mordiondlso at a Fair Prlco. Wo also haw* a Full Sovico PoparWnunt and work: on most brands. nra V & V TV & APPLIANCE fiAjf 124 Benton St.Woodstock, 338-0722 IDS IDEAS IDS, since 1894. Today we manage $17 billion for the million people using IDS money ideas to reach their financial goals. O Tax-Exempt Investments O IRA/Keogh Plans O Money Market and Mutual Funds O Investment Certificates O Insurance Plans O Corporate Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans O Financial Planning IDEAS O Estate Planning IDEAS O Business Planning IDEAS Shaw/Fr*e Press Media photo ALTHOUGH AT 25, she is too old to participate in 4-H, Jan Thiede of Woodstock still knows the ropes of horsemanship. Thiede arid her mother keep two horses on a friend's farm near Woodstock. For a FREE 30-M1NUTE CONSULTATION CALL: CHARLES MIKE W.H. BOE SHIELDS TAMMEUS (815) 338-7782 (815)943-7384 (815)338-2770 ...or send in the coupon below GO OUT OF YOUR WAY! WHEN IN WOODSTOCK, COME TO MAIN ST. AND SAVE ft • YES! I'm interested in a free 30-minute consultation. AT- "* SAVE 4G%to60%OFF Name Address Phone Sale Now In Progress ORIGINAL PRICES OF SHOES Send to: BOX 484 Woodstock, Illinois 60098 Investors Diversified Services IDS Life Insurance Company. Minneapo IDEAS TO HELP YOU MANAGE MONEY 233 Mem Street Wood flock. 338-6030: *»on Ihurt %S.fri. M. Sat. M * V \ » i Page 36--Shaw/Free Press Media Group, Inc. 1983 Fair Guide Contests & competitors You're never too old for a horse show By Angela Burden Shaw/Free Press Media WOODSTOCK -- Jan Thiede is too old at age 25 to be a 4-H member, but she still participates throughout the year in the 4-H horse program and the annual McHenry County Fair 4-H horse show. She's a member of the 4-H County Horse Committee, which is comprised of in­ terested volunteers who run the program and horse show. According to Thiede, more than 100 peo­ ple between the ages of eight and 19 years are signed up for the horse show this year. "Because of the large number of entries and classes, this year's 4-H horse show will be held for two days at the fair. Wecan'tfit everything into a one-day event," Thiede says. Classes in the show include showman­ ship, horsemanship, equitation--when the rider is judged and not the horse--gaming events such as barrel races and timed ac­ tivities and novice classes for lighter competition. The 4-H Horse Show will be held Wednes- program must, by Feb. 1, turn in a "green sheet" which includes a picture of their horse, its name and its age. The sheet then proves that members are participating in the project well in advance of the horse show. Ratings for the 4-H project are made on the first day of the fair, and members are given an A, B or C rating. Also on the