PHOTO GALLERY: FFA competes in horse judging event

FFA members judge the confirmation, or build, of a quarter horse at Stephens College Equestrian Center on Thursday. A quarter horse is a breed that was originally bred to run a quarter of a mile.
  |  Grant Hindsley

Dillon Lowe contemplates as he writes his final judgments on four "quarter class" horses Thursday at Stephens College Equestrian Center. FFA is holding its state convention in Columbia on Thursday and Friday at MU and the Forum Christian Church.   |  Grant Hindsley

Missouri members of FFA compete in a state Horse Judging Competition on Thursday at Stephens College Equestrian Center. In teams of four per school, 300 FFA members across Missouri compared their horse-judging prowess with that of an official judge.   |  Grant Hindsley