Horse spotlight: Sonny, 3x Region 3 High-Point Champion
Meet Sonny (show name He's Armed & Charmed) — a foundation horse of Setting Sun and a three-time TWHBEA Region 3 High-Point Champion. Every horse on Barn Circle gets a page like his.
Horse
Sonny
Sonny — show name He's Armed & Charmed — is a foundation horse of Setting Sun Equestrian and one of Rylee Eilerman's first show partners, with sourced Kentucky State 4-H ribbons in equitation and walking classes.
Wins
2026
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Campbell County to first place in the 2026 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 302, WRM Showmanship Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Campbell County to first place in the 2026 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 308, W/R/M English Equitation Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Campbell County to first place in the 2026 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 316, Trail Pleasure Walking Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Campbell County to first place in the 2026 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 323, W/R/M Stock Seat Equitation Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Campbell County to first place in the 2026 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 326, Open Flat Shod Walking - All Ages. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
2022
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to first place in the 2022 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 316, Trail Pleasure Walking Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
2021
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to first place in the 2021 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 307, W/R/M English Equitation Junior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
2019
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to first place in the 2019 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 305, English Country Pleasure Walking Junior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to first place in the 2019 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 307, W/R/M English Equitation Junior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to first place in the 2019 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 314, W/R/M Stock Seat Equitation Junior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
Full record
2022
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to sixth place in the 2022 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 302, Showmanship Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to second place in the 2022 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 308, W/R/M English Equitation Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to second place in the 2022 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 320, Lite Shod Walking- All Ages. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to second place in the 2022 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 323, W/R/M Stock Seat Equitation Senior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
2019
He's Armed and Charmed carried Rylee Eilerman of Boone County to second place in the 2019 Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show class 320, Trail Pleasure Walking Junior. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
Gallery
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State 4-H: buckles, high points, and barn crew grit
Rylee and the Setting Sun crew made it through State 4-H after a marathon travel week: 8 belt buckles, 2 high-point awards, and several ribbons. The Campbell County crew made it fun, and SiSi, John, and Sonny were perfect all week.