The Fillmore County 4-H Horse Project Drill Team was busy before the county fair on Saturday, July 15 securing a spot at the MN State Horse Show this coming September. The Drill Team took fifth place at the Regional Drill Team Competition in Henderson, Minn. This is the first year that a regional competition took place in order to advance to the state level for 4-H Drill Teams across Minnesota. Growing drill team numbers in recent years conduced the need for regional competition in order to go on to state competition.
The Fillmore County Drill Team’s first competition at state was in 2015 and in 2016 they took fifth place. This year’s state team consists of nine members: David Goddard, Chase Ketterhagen, Wyatt Jensen, Abby Gastfield, Hannah Luck, Autumn Beer, Theresa Doerr, Mikayla Vande Zande and Natalya Vande Zande Three younger members, Amelia Beer, Grace Goddard and Lauren Olson, have also been practicing with the group all year and also performed at the county fair before the rodeo with the state qualifying team. Good Luck Fillmore Drill Team as you venture to the State 4-H Horse Show September 14-18!