SOUTHEAST 4-H HORSE LEADERS ASSOCIATION - MEETING
** NEXT MEETING DATE **
Wednesday June 10th 2026 @ 7:30 via Zoom
YOU MAY CONTACT OUR CLUB SECRETARY AT 757-570-4729 WITH ANY QUESTIONS
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President - SYLVIA HOFMANN-COLE Vice President - MAURA BRITT Secretary - ZULEIKA HEDRICK Treasurer - JOYLYN MILLS
YOUR SOUTHEAST DISTRICT QUALIFYING SHOWS DEPEND ON YOUR INTENT TO QUALIFY INFORMATION BEING SUBMITTED TO US AND YOUR ENTIRIES TO THEIR SHOWS BEING SUBMITTED THROUGH THEIR SHOW SETUP IN A TIMELEY MANNER IN ORDER TO KEEP OFFERING THESE EVENTS TO THE DISTRICTS
2025-2026 SED Committees with Contacts
Horse Show Committee - Zuleika Hendrick (Chair) & Joylyn Mills
Horse Clinic Committee - Sylvia Hofmann-Cole (Chair) & Susan Wendt & Katie Cobb
Scholarship Committee - Maura Britt (Chair) & Zuleika Hendrick
Educational; Contests Committee - Maura Britt (Chair) & Sylvia Hofmann-Cole
Please Note: Sylvia as president is a member of all committee's and is to be kept informed and updated in all committee's.
We are currently accepting anyone interested in joining any of our 2025-2026 Committee's. NOTE: You must be an approved 4-H Leader or Volunteer.
Click the below link if you are interested and someone will gladly reach out to tell you more about what we are doing and where you can help out.
The emphasis of the 4-H horse and pony program is equine selection, nutrition, management, riding, recreation, fun, and horsemanship. Horseback riding provides an outdoor sports fitness program for physical, personal, and emotional development, including confidence building. The sport can develop into a life-long hobby or business. Projects are available for youth owning or having access to horses and to youth not having access to horses (horseless horse projects).
The emphasis of the 4-H horse and pony program is equine selection, nutrition, management, riding, recreation, fun, and horsemanship. Horseback riding provides an outdoor sports fitness program for physical, personal, and emotional development, including confidence building. The sport can develop into a life-long hobby or business. Projects are available for youth owning or having access to horses and to youth not having access to horses (horseless horse projects).
2026 SED Qualifying Clinic's & Show's
Southeast District Approved 4-H State Qualifying Clinic
New Kent, VA @ Trimbath Farm - June 5th, 2026 at 10am
Showmanship Clinic 6_5_26.pdfIf you intend to show at any qualifying show please be sure to submit your information through our web page link below if you have not already done so. In addition to submitting your intent to show you must also register with that specific shows through their sign up.
This allows us to help the show producer and secretary know how many 4-Her's plan to attend, so they know to look for your Qualifying Entry and Registration at their sign in desk and allows us to know to look for it in return from the Show Secretary within the required time frame given so that it can be submitted to states in a timely manner.
**It is your responsibility to give the show secretary your information to be input in the states Qualifying form the day of the Show usually at the sign in desk!**
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
2026 Southeast 4-H FINALIZED Qualifying Shows and Show Series
Your SED $10 Qualifying Fee should be mailed by check to the (Southeast District Treasurer @ PO BOX 175 Victoria, VA 23974 )within 7 days of qualifying event completion. (Do Not Wait for an invoice or reminder please) Make Payable to: SED4-H HLA LLC
** Qualifying is recognized as the act of taking the project animal into the ring under the eye of the judge for at least one class during the horse show and completing the class successfully in the opinion of the judge. Qualifying Deadline: 7/31/26
2026 QUALIFYING SHOWS - EDITED 423.pdf2026 SED Qualifying Procedure pg1.pdf2026 SED Qualifying Procedure pg2.pdfSKILLS TESTING
Southeast District 4-H Horse Leaders Association, LLC
Will be hosting a Horsemanship Skills Testing Levels 1 & 2 & Driving Skills Testing Levels 1 & 2 Saturday, June 6, 2026 10am-4pm
Sign up date by June 1, 2026 Location: Thisldo Farm located at 5379 Blackwater Loop, Virginia Beach, VA 23457
Registration – email Maura Britt at ballyshannonec@aol.com
Horsemanship Skills Testing Levels 1 & 2 for Horse & Rider * Horsemanship Skills Testing Levels 1 & 2 for Driving * Horse Measurement is available
Each 4-H club member must have a parent or a guardian present.
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Adult Training for Horse Measurers, Horsemanship Skill Evaluators Levels 1 & 2 and Driving Levels 1 & 2 will be conducted also!
Adults must be a registered/approved 4-H volunteers.
Please present a negative Coggins test before unloading. A completed Health History Form and 4-H Equine Waiver are required; parents may show digital copies through their 4-H Online account. Each youth participant must have a parent or guardian present. Helmets are required when preparing to enter the ring and must remain on until after exiting the ring, following Virginia State 4-H Horse Program rules. Please bring a clipboard, pens/pencils, and a folding chair. Handouts will be provided. Register for testing or training by emailing Maura Britt at ballyshannonec@aol.com by June 1 at 5pm. Bathrooms are available on-site. Participants may bring lunch, snacks, and drinks, or should visit nearby restaurants.
June 6th Horsemanship Testing & Training.pdfSTATES 4-H ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Virginia 4HOnline Horse Declaration Portal for the State 4-H Horse Show is now open!
Exhibitors must declare any animals they plan to show or MAY show at the State 4-H Horse Show in 4HOnline by July 1. This includes back up animals.
Please contact Hunter Liles at huntl97@vt.edu with any questions.
Declaration Portal Link.pdf@Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA
September 3-6, 2026
For those that are not aware we also have an available Public Facebook page that is open to the parents and 4-Hers with access to Facebook, you will find most of the updates that we post here or at least links to the forms posted here and regular timely information that is important for you as Leaders, Parents and 4-Hers!!
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UPCOMING SKILLS TESTING
UPCOMING Southeast District Available Skills Testing Events
Updated coming soon
Is your 4-Her in need of Skills Testing and/or Horse Measuring?
Is your 4-Her in need of Skills Testing and/or Horse Measuring?
Take a minute and leave us some information through the below form link and we will contact you about the next scheduled Skills testing Event in our area.
NEW: Link to States Master Qualified List is Located on the State Qualifying Tab below!
We attempt to update this information on a regular basis, but if you have comments, questions or concerns or see something we have left and you would like to see added. Please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to address any changes for you as quickly as possible.
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