Margaret George lives in Deer Park, Washington with her
parents Gene and Kathy, and her sister Betsy. She started riding at the age of
five with some help from two older neighbor girls. She was a natural, sticking
to the horse like a fly. Her first Open Show was at the age of six, and she
came home with two first place ribbons in her age group. In 1996 at the age of
ten, she won the 14 year and under all-around buckle in the IEBHA Open Show
Series. She has been a member of the Spokane County 4-H Horse Program for the
past five years. The past two years, Margaret has represented Spokane County at
State Fair in Puyallup, as a member of their Intermediate Team. For the last
three years, in her respective age group, she has been the county's Horse
Judging Grand Champion and this year she also received her Gold medal in
Showmanship.
In her first Dual Open Appaloosa Show, she and her horse MacDonna
brought home several first place awards. She ended her 1999 Appaloosa show year
by placing in the Top Ten in the 4-H category of the the National Appaloosa
ACAAP program.
When not with her horse, Margaret makes time to be on the Honor Roll at school,
do many community service and education events with her church and 4-H club.
She also participates in school sports, snowmobiles with her family, and to
just 'be a kid,' with a smile that will brighten your day.
This young lady is a credit to the horse community and the 4H program.
