Logan-Rogersville FFA horse evaluation and selection team wins state competition

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COLUMBIA, Mo., April 23, 2025 – The Logan-Rogersville FFA Chapter won the horse evaluation and selection career development event at the 97th Missouri FFA Convention. There were 47 teams in the competition.

The team members are Lily Pascoe, Savannah Frisbee, Alexa Farran, and Chloe Pearson. Pascoe placed 1st,  Frisbee placed 3rd , Farran placed 10th, and Pearson placed 16th out of 173 participants. The Logan-Rogersville FFA advisors are Christi Smith and Patrick Holt.

Contestants evaluated eight classes of horses for performance and conformation and presented oral reasons on two of the eight classes judged. In addition, the students competed as a team in a problem-solving activity over equine science selection, management and production. Through this event, students become acquainted with current market and industry trends.

Sponsored by North Central Missouri College, this CDE is one way the FFA prepares student members for career success. CDEs engage students in learning and make a real connection to lifetime goals.

The Missouri FFA has 26,900 members representing 365 chapters. The national organization has more than 1,027,273 members representing 9,235 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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