Sagner received a fourth place at the FFA Nationals in Indianapolis, Ind. She was hoping to do better than her eighth place win last year with her project on if horse’s memory using different colored feed buckets.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account and connect your subscription to it by clicking here.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
CHUGWATER –Eighth grader Megan Sagner is no stranger to riding horses for long distances on her family’s ranch in Chugwater. But that and taking what she learned from being on the horse-judging team gave her the inspiration for her FFA project this year. How a horse’s stride length matters when riding.
“I’ve competed in horse judging in FFA and 45 percent is considered perfect for a horse’s shoulder slope,” Sagner said. “I wanted to compare their stride length to see if they had that ideal shoulder slope,”