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Horse Advisory Board (HAB) Executive Board:
Horse Advisory Board (HAB) Executive Board:
President: Linda Pilling
Vice President: Kathy Dirkschneider
Secretary: Shawna Nordling
Show Secretary: Liz Jepson
Treasurer: Cindy Hanson
4hgiddyup@gmail.com
English
English
WESTERN
WESTERN
RANCH HORSE
RANCH HORSE
GYMKHANA
GYMKHANA
Roping
Roping
RANCH SORTING
RANCH SORTING
Team Grooming
Team Grooming
Herdsmanship
Herdsmanship
Horsemanship Educational Program
Horsemanship Educational Program
Mastership (3 levels)
Mastership (3 levels)
Contact:
Herb Brown
This is a written test requiring knowledge of general horse information such as, safety, judging, tack, showing, equine health and physiology.
Resources for the tests will be: Pima County 4-H Horse Rulebook, 4-H Horse Science Book, 4-H Horses and Horsemanship book, and Stories Barn Guide-Horse Health and First Aid. Study guides available.
Tests may be given orally to participants unable to read; leaders and parents may not read to their own club member.
Horse Handling (3 levels)
Horse Handling (3 levels)
Contact:
Candy Farrington
Horse Handling is a series of evaluations that check horsemanship skills ranging from catching, leading and riding the horse to grooming, First Aid and health considerations, trailering, tack, training aids, and all aspects of horse maintenance.
Youth tester Level 1 & 2: Must be Intermediate or Advanced Senior members that have passed all three levels of Horse Handling.
Testing requirements:
Each club must supply testers as per Coordinators instructions
Clubs will not evaluate members of their own club.
Level 3 will be evaluated by leaders or adult resource volunteers only.
Coordinator will supply testing rubric which will be filled out, signed and turned in immediately upon completion of the Handling test.
Members may ask to see their test after the rubric has been turned in & recorded.
Members may ask for feedback from the tester after the test is completed & the rubric has been turned in.
Judging (3 levels)
Judging (3 levels)
Contact:
Becky Callahan
bcallahan917@gmail.com
Judging contests require knowledge of a variety of breeds and a variety of riding styles. Horses will be evaluated in relation to the ideal for the breed and in relation to the other horses in the class.
Judging requires contestants to defend their reasons orally.
Speaking to strangers with confidence, using logic in a calm and poised manner are the primary educational goals of Judging.
Judging contests will consist of one (1) halter class of 4 horses and one (1) performance class of four (4) horses. Contestants will judge each class as both will be part of overall scoring.
Level 1 will present an oral comparison of two (2) horses (top, middle or bottom pair) from one designated class which the coordinator will choose that day.
Level 2 will present an oral comparison of two (2) pairs of horses (top, middle or bottom pair) from one designated class which the coordinator will choose that day.
Level 3 will present an oral comparison of all three (3) pairs of horses (top, middle and bottom pair) from one designated class which the coordinator will choose that day
Project Record Books
Project Record Books
4-H Project Record books are required for successful completion of the 4-H Horse Project to record all of your successes, mistakes, what you have learned and what you still have to learn. They can be used to help make decisions about your project in later years. They provide one way to evaluate your growth and accomplishments in 4-H club work.
Completed Project Books shall be submitted as directed by the HAB.
Books shall be judged by as designated by the HAB using the Danish Merit System.
Top books will be recognized & exhibited in Old Pueblo Hall
Submission of completed Project Books is required to participate at the Fair.
Project Record books shall be given consideration in selection for out of county events.
Points will be given as follows: 1 point for White, 2 points for Red, 3 points for Blue / Purple 6.
Member Record books or any other 4-H record requirements are available on the HAB website.
Members must follow the current rules as provided by the Extension Office to be a ‘member in good standing’.
Member Record books are a year to year summary and permanent record of ALL 4-H projects that a member may participate in. Member Record books ARE NOT the same as Project Books.
Member Record book formatting and instructions are generated by the Extension Office, so please check with them if you have questions about Member Record books
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