Inclusive livestock shows open door to more fair families

Inclusive livestock shows open door to more fair families

SALEM, Ohio — By the time she was in eighth grade, Amelia “Mimi” Ault had spent enough time at the Jefferson County Fair to see how easy it was for her younger sister Olivia, who has developmental disabilities, to be left out.  Olivia loves animals and the show ring as much as Ault does, but standard junior fair classes weren’t designed for kids who needed a helper in the ring, leaving her with few ways to participate. So, three years ago, Ault …