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The 2015-16 horse judging team at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) recently attended and swept both spring contests. The team is under the direction of Coach Amanda Burrows. The first contest the team attended was the North American College and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) horse judging contest in Moline, Illinois. Black Hawk College hosted the contest in conjunction with collegiate judging events. There were multiple clinics for 4-H and FFA chapters. NEO competed and took home High Point Team. There were 10 teams represented at the contest. The team dominated the contest by taking home first place in halter, performance and reasons. The second stop for the team was another spring contest held in Gainesville, Texas. With 11 teams, NEO swept the contest bringing home High Point Team again. “I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication this team has already put forward,” Burrows said. “They have set the bar high for themselves and their teammates. They continue to encourage and push each other to accomplish all their goals. I am looking forward to a great fall.”

The team as a whole took first place in halter, performance and reasons. The 2015-2016 team is just starting their competitive season and have more contests after the summer. The upcoming contests will be held in the fall of 2015, those contests include: Tulsa State Fair, All American Quarter Horse Congress and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show.

Individual members and contest placings include:

NACTA Horse Judging Contest Halter: First place -Johannah Richardson Second place-Dylan Price Third place -Haley Lewis Fifth place-Martin Doustou Eighth place -Chancie Cooper Ninth place -Chaney Scott

Performance: First place -Dylan Price Fifth place-Harlie Sasser Seventh place -Martin Doustou Tenth place -Chaney Scott

Reasons: First place -Dylan Price Second place -Johannah Richardson Third place -Haley Lewis Fourth place -Chaney Scott Sixth place -Martin Doustou Seventh place -Chancie Cooper

Individual Overall: First place -Dylan Price Fourth place -Martin Doustou Fifth place -Harlie Sasser Eighth place -Haley Lewis Ninth place -Chaney Scott Tenth place -Johannah Richardson The Spring Contest, Gainsville, TX

Individual Placings Halter: Second place-Harlie Sasser Third place-Martin Doustou Fourth place- Christy McCullough Fifth place-Chaney Scott Sixth place-Haley Lewis Seventh place- Johannah Richardson

Performance: First place-Martin Doustou Second place-Dylan Price Ninth place-Chancie Cooper Tenth place-Charity Coberley

Reasons: First place-Dylan Price Third place-Harlie Sasser and Martin Doustou (tied) Eighth place-Chaney Scott Tenth place-Christy McCullough Overall: First place-Martin Doustou Fourth place-Dylan Price Fifth place-Chaney Scott Eighth place-Chaney Scott

(From left): Assistant Coach Brooke Mareth, Dylan Price, Charity Coberley, Haley Lewis, Chaney Scott, Johannah Richardson, Chancie Cooper, Christy McCullough, Harlie Sasser, Mary Kate Lane, Jennifer Isgrigg, Martin Doustou and Head Coach Amanda Burrows