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Two very cute photos of children with their pets.
Tara Ziegler of Oxford, Pa. took the photo on the left of their 3-year-old daughter Hannah Contreras at their home this summer with one of the chicks they raised.
Susan Aceto took this photo on the right of her grandson and his dog, Leon.
Virginia Lippincott of Downingtown, Pa.took the photo on the left of an Amish farmer driving a six-in-hand.
Joyce Farley of Dushore Pa., sent this photo on the right of a boy and his dog intently watching something in a pond.
The photo on the left is by Karen Kohl-Trauger of Sprakers, N.Y., of her daughter, Carrie and her son, Christopher, who dressed their 4-h project calf up as a racehorse for the 2025 Fonda Fair costume contest. Including jockey and groom! "
Laura Hirth of Harleysville, Pa., send in this photo taken by Todd Trombone.
As stated with the first Honorable Mention photo, these photos are presented in no particular order, and some of them could almost have been winners, like this one.
"This photo was taken while we were on vacation in Rhode Island with our entire Aussie family," said Hirth.
Jan Cobb of Upper Back Eddy,, Pa., the leader of Round A Bit 4-H Club, took this photo.
"This is Hayden McTear, a 6-year-old participating in the Round A Bit 4-H handling skills clinic and club show," said Cobb.." She is using Dottie the 18-year-old molly mule. Dottie is owned by Gary Sholtis"
Virginia Lippincott of Downingtown, Pa. took this photo of Child enjoying mare and new foal at Castlerock Farm in West Chester, Pa.
Laura Hirth of Harleysville, Pa., sent in this photo taken by her friend, Kimberly Gerard in Fleetwood, Pa.
The photo is of Hirth and Olaf the goat.
Judith Jefferis of Unionille, Pa. took these photos.
The one on the left is of her daughter Jennifer Files and her great-granddaughter Ahlana McElroy on Leroy and the second is of Jefferis on Leroy.
Karen Kohl-Trauger of Spakers, N.Y., send in this photo.
"This is my daughter, Carrie, reunited with one of our foals," said Kohl-Trauger. "She had handled him since birth until we sold him as a yearling. We got to visit him when he was training to race. I think he remembered her! Photo taken at Saratoga racecourse, Saratoga, NY."
Sandy Williamson of Bechtelsville, Pa., took this photo of Madison Temkin on Fernhill Bertus competing at the Fair Hill 5*.
Jan Cobb of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., took this photo.
This is my husband Gary Sholtis and his 18-year-old molly mule Dottie," said Cobb. "Dottie is asking for cookies."
Judith Jefferis of Kennett Square, Pa., and Clark, Wyo., took this photo, using her pet hostein cow as a novel way of getting a Christmas tree home.
"My ranch manager, Jerry Hill, riding Numbers- using Leroy as a “pack horse” to bring in his Christmas tree," saod Jefferis of her ranch manager in Wyoming.
Bill Vendetta of Cochranville, Pa., placed third in Candid photos with this picture of his nephew Logan feeding a horse a carrot.
"My nephew Logan is 4," said Vendettta. "He was visiting with his father. He'd never met any horses before, so he was a little apprehensive, but we assured him it was okay, and that the horse would just take the carrot and not his fingers."
"The horse is Bullet, one of my Pair Pleasure Driving pair," said Vendetta. "He is paired with Bandid in competition."
Now that the Candid, Action and Pets winners have been announced,we return to Candid Photos Honorable Mentions.
There are so many very good photos that there is no particular order to these Honorable Mention Photos.
Almost all have been separated by venues, subject and photographers only, not by how good they were judged to be.
A few of them could easily have been winners.
This first Candid Honorable Mention was sent in by Virginia Lippincott.
The picture here was taken of Nancy Marcinko at Liberty Archery Clinic at Turn Key Equestrian in in Quakertown, Pa.
In the clinic archers were shooting arrows to at least 4 targets while trotting on horseback.
This photo was taken by an unknown/unnamed bystander.
Tara Ziegler of Oxford, Pa., sent in this photo taken by her husband Cesar Contreras of their daughter Hannah running towards their chickens.
Hannah had just turned three when this picture was taken," said Ziegler. "This was the first year since she was born that we had chickens. Wehad gotten them earlier as chicks."
"We just incubated some eggs, so we'll have baby chicks," said Ziegler. "We also have goats, and we're surrounded by Amish with horses."
Walt Szybowski of Hawley, Pa. won the Candid Photo with this great photo of a deer eating a snack from the lips of his wife Heidi.
"We have a farm in the Poconos," said Szybowski. "We have all rescues, horses, cows, pigs and dogs. We love our rescues."
"This is a sweet deer," he said. "He's been around Heidi for about three years. We have deer all around, but we named him Special. He'd follow Heidi when she was mucking out stalls. When we were sitting on the porch, he's come up, We'd able to pet him."
"I was sitting right next to my wife when Special came up, and I took this picture," said Szybowski.
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