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The Etoimamie Valley Riders Club hosted a gymkhana set of events that featured youth to adult riders.
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Jaxon Neilson expertly guided his horse around a pole in the gymkhana event.

PREECEVILLE — The Etoimamie Valley Riders Club hosted a gymkhana set of events that were held during the Preeceville Lions Western Weekend on July 12 and 13. Riders participated in four categories, wee pee, pee wee, junior and senior in three events, barrels, poles, and games.

Amanda Kowalchuk and Mercedes Lindholm were the announcers for Saturday, and Lisa Neilson joined Kowalchuk on Sunday as announcer. The ground helpers were members of the club.

In the weepee barrel event, on Saturday, Macy Young placed first, Clay Ross, second place and Melody Ottman, third. On Sunday, Autumn Salmond placed first, Kase Gage, second, and Eve Holodniuk, third. Young was the two-day aggregate winner.

In the wee pee poles, on Saturday, Ryder Beatty placed first, Salmond, second, and Hayze Kilborn, third. On Sunday, Salmond was first, Gage was second, followed by Holodniuk, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Beatty.

In the wee pee games, Saturday, Beatty placed first, Young placed second, and Kilborn was third. On Sunday, Gage placed first, Holodniuk placed second, and Salmond placed third. The two-day aggregate winner was Beatty.

In the peewee barrels on Saturday, Aspen Salmond placed first and second, and Arianna Neilson was second. On Sunday, Salmond won first and third place, and Jaxon Neilson was third. The two-day aggregate winner was Salmond.

Pee wee poles, Saturday, Salmond placed first, Neilson placed second, and Reed Galloway was third. On Sunday, Neilson placed first, Galloway, second, and Lizzie Ivanochko, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Neilson.

In the Pee Wee games, on Saturday, Neilson was first, Arianna Neilson, second, and Galloway third. On Sunday, Aspen Salmond was first, Neilson, second, and, Karlie Boychuk, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Neilson.

In the junior barrels, on Saturday, Hazy Sharpe was first, Charlie Griffith, second, Madison Auschstaetter, third. On Sunday, Auschstaetter, first, Sharpe, second, and third place. The two-day aggregate winner was Sharpe.

In junior poles, Saturday, Sharpe was first, Auschstaetter, second, and Griffith, third. On Sunday, Sharpe was first, Tristen Beatty, second, and Savannah Neilson, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Sharpe.

In junior games, Saturday, Skylee Petras, first, Auschstaetter, second, Jade Beatty, third. On Sunday, Auschstaetter, first, Beatty, second, Neilson, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Auschstaetter.

In the senior barrels, on Saturday, Ronda Palaniuk was first, Jenna Hutchings, second, Rebecka Maksymiw, third. On Sunday, Palaniuk was first, Carley Zentner, second, Hutchings, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Palaniuk.

In the senior poles, on Saturday,

In the senior poles, on Saturday, Ronda Palaniuk was first, Jenna Hutchings, second, and Rebecka Maksymiw, third. On Sunday, Palaniuk, first, Zentner, second, and Sidney Venderbush, third. The two-day aggregate winner was Palaniuk.

In the senior games, on Saturday, Ronda Palaniuk was first, Jenna Hutchings, second, no third-place winner. On Sunday, Palaniuk was first, Hutchings, second, and Sidney Venderbush third. The two-day winner was Palaniuk.

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