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Schuylkill teams win big in Farm Show competition

Harrisburg Kyle Hoppes and his drafts of Crystal View Carriage Services helped Schuylkill County clean up the competition after taking home several blue ribbons during the Draft Horse Pleasure Show on Thursday at the 2015 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.

Hoppes, of New Ringgold, won several hitch classes including Men's Cart, Team Hitch, Multiple Hitches (up to four horses), and Feed Scurry. Hoppes won the Men's Cart Class for his second year.Dark Woods Farm of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, took home top awards in Senior Youth Cart, Youth Team and Adult English Riding.Raymond Helmuth of Nevada, Iowa, evaluated the entries.Class winners in the Draft Horse Pleasure Show:• Men's Cart Crystal View Carriage Services of New Ringgold.• Ladies' Cart Living the Dream Belgians of Delta, York County.• Junior Youth Cart (13 or Under) Living the Dream Belgians of Delta, York County.• Senior Youth Cart (14-19) Dark Woods Farm of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County.• Team Hitch Crystal View Carriage Services of New Ringgold, Schuylkill County.• Youth Team Dark Woods Farm of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County.• Team Hitch Commercial Rhonda Carbaugh of Greencastle, Franklin County.• Multiple Hitches Crystal View Carriage Services of New Ringgold.• Feed Scurry Crystal View Carriage Services of New Ringgold.• Adult English Riding Dark Woods Farm of Pine Grove.• Youth Riding Stoney Creek Stables of Williamsport, Franklin County• Adult Western Riding Deb Rowe of Gratz, Dauphin County.• Barrel Racing Living the Dreams Belgians of Delta, York CountyThe Pennsylvania Farm Show is the largest indoor agricultural event in the nation, featuring nearly 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibitors. The show runs through Saturday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.Admission is free and parking is $10. Visit

www.farmshow.state.pa.us for details.

AP Photo/PennLive.com, Sean Simmers Children compete in a barrel race during the Exceptional Rodeo at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Thursday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.