Miniature horses debut at fair's youth horse show

Erin Blochberger, right, gets help from her parents, Schellie and Bill, while they try to calm down Erin's miniature horse, Sassie, before an event at the Cole County fair's 4-H and FFA youth horse show on Sunday at Markway Stables in Eugene, Mo.
Erin Blochberger, right, gets help from her parents, Schellie and Bill, while they try to calm down Erin's miniature horse, Sassie, before an event at the Cole County fair's 4-H and FFA youth horse show on Sunday at Markway Stables in Eugene, Mo.

Small horses were a big draw at the county fair's horse show on Sunday.

A day before the multitudes start streaming into the Cole County Jefferson City Jaycees Fair this evening, the fair's 4-H and FFA youth horse show took place at Markway Arena in Eugene.

New to this year's competition were miniature horse classes, as well as added trail classes.

The competitors lead the miniature horses by hand through ....

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