Howard County Horse Project

4H Horse Judging Results - Ellsworth Equestrian Center Nov. 5th, 2011

2011-11-06T13:53:00.000-08:00

Congratulations, Team Howard County! Below are the results from this year's 4H Horse Judging Competition:

Juniors

    Placings
         - Individuals
             - 2nd place - Thea Hartzell
              - 6th place - Skye Meinecke
              - 10th place - Hallie Frohn
         - Teams
              - 1st place - Howard County Team 1 (Abby Kennon, Thea Hartzell, Skye Meinecke)
              - 5th place - Howard County Team 2 (Kristin Reicks, McKenzie Mork, Hallie Frohn)
   Reasons
        - Indiviudals
- 3rd place - Thea Hartzell
            - 4th place - Abby Kennon
        - Teams
            - 1st place - Howard County Team 1 (Anny Kennon, Thea Hartzell, Skye Meinecke)
   Questions
        - Individuals
             - 1st place - McKenzie Mork
             - 3rd place (tie) - Kristin Reicks, Hallie Frohn
   Overall
         - Individuals
   - 2nd place - Thea Hartzell
               - 5th place - Abby Kennon
               - 9th place - Skye Meinecke
          - Teams
                 - 1st - Howard County Team 1 (Abby Kennon, Thea Hartzell, Skye Meinecke)

Seniors

   Placings
          - Individuals
                 - 1st place - Brady Foster
                 - 7th place - Morgan Franzen
          - Teams
                 - 4th place - Howard County Senior Team (Brady Foster, Morgan Franzen, Steph Reicks, Emi Frohn)
    Reasons
           - Individuals
                  - 7th place - Brady Foster
           - Teams
                  - 4th place - Howard County Senior Team (Brady Foster, Morgan Franzen, Steph Reicks, Emi Frohn)
Overall
          - Individuals
                   - 3rd place - BradyFoster
   - 8th place - Emi Frohn
          - Teams
                   - 3rd place - Howard County Senior Team (Brady Foster, Morgan Franzen, Steph Reicks, Emi Frohn)

2011 4H Howard County Horse Judging Team

Horse Judging Practice to Start SOON.....

2011-08-31T19:07:00.000-07:00

The first 4H Horse Judging Competition is Saturday November 5th in Iowa Falls. That's only a little over 2 months from now!!! Yikes!

Below is the schedule for practices. We hope to see everyone there as much as possible and bring friends -- the more people we have from Howard County....the more fun!!

Thursday 9/8 at 6:00 pm at the Farm Bureau office
Thursday 9/15 at 6:00 pm at the Extension office
Thursday 9/22 at 6:00 pm at the Extension office
Thursday 10/6 at 6:00 pm at the Extension office
Thursday 10/13 at 6:00 pm at the Extension office
Thursday 10/20 at 6:00 pm at the Extension office
TUESDAY 10/25 at the 6:00 pm at the Extension office
Thursday 11/3 at 6:00 pm at the Extension office

Fair Countdown!

2011-06-16T11:39:00.000-07:00

Last night was the last Horse Workout session. A big THANK YOU to the Grover family for hosting everyone at their new indoor arena. It's a great space!!! And it's a good thing we were all there and not outdoors when the thunderstorm and hail passed by.

Fair is less than a week away. Here are some important dates to remember if you are showing your horse at the Mighty Howard County Fair next week:

Tuesday 6/21 from 4:00-8:00 is Livestock Entry

Plan to arrive early so that the veterinarian can check your horse in and you have time to get your horse settled in it's new stall for the week
Remember to wear your 4H t-shirt. Pictures will be taken of you and your horse. This picture will be given to the winning bid for you and your horse at Sunday's Ribbon Auction

Wednesday 6/22, starting at 10:00 am is the Howard County 4H Horse Pleasure Show
Thursday 6/23, starting at 11:30 is the Howard County 4H Horse Judging Competition
Saturday 6/25, starting at noon is the Howard County 4H Horse Games Show
Sunday 6/26, starting at noon is the Ribbon Auction

Below, on the previous post, is a great list of all of the things that you might need for your horse while it's at fair. A big THANKS to Brettyn Grover for putting this list together and making sure that everyone involved in the Horse Project has a copy.

And a GREAT BIG THANKS to all of the Horse Project Leaders and participants. Howard County has a very strong program and that can only be attributed to all the wonderful, hard working, dedicated people involved. So give yourselves all a hand and let's get ready for a FUN Fair Week!!!

Fair Supply List

2011-06-10T19:59:00.000-07:00

This is a Horse Supply list for fair of what to bring. You may add more to your supply stash. Also, a Horse Stall sign is included.

Supplies:

Fan
Extension cord
Horse Stall sign
Feed, Hay
Water Buckets/feed buckets
Brushes/curry combs
Conditioner/Shampoo
Show Sheen
Fly Spray
No fake tails
Hoof Black/gloss

Equipment:

Saddles
Bridels
Hay bags
Show halters for halter & showmanship

Attire:

Closed toe cowboy boots
White button up shirt
4-H Chevron armband
4-H t-shirt (for Saturday's Games show only)
Helmet and hat

Horse Stall Sign:

Horse picture
Name of Horse
Horse age
Your age
How many years in 4-H
How many years in the Horse Project
Horse breed
4-H clover, optional
What events you are in
What is your favorite event
Unique fact about your horse

Wednesday Horse Workout Cancelled

2011-05-25T11:05:00.000-07:00

The Wednesday Night Horse Workout Cancelled for tonight (5/25) due to too much rain and mud and yuck.

See you next Wednesday – June 1^st at 5:30 at the Cresco Saddle Club Arena.

Way to GO Team Howard County!!

2011-03-31T17:51:00.000-07:00


2011 Team Howard County at Horse Jamboree

19 Senior and Junior members of Team Howard County represented Howard County in Ames this past weekend at the 2011 4H Horse Jamboree. That is an INCREDIBLE number of participants representing our county!!

This was Team Howard County's 3rd year attending Horse Jamboree and every year gets better than the previous year. We've got a great bunch of kids that know an great amount of information about horses and the equine world and we are all VERY proud of everyone who participated in all of the Team Howard County meetings and events.

A big Thank You to the leaders of the Howard County Horse Project group - Darlene Vsetecka, Barb Reicks and Tess Kennon. Also greatly appreciated are the parents -- without your support this wouldn't have been possible.

The 2011 Team Howard County Horse Jamboree Team was:

Seniors:

Brady Foster

Photo - Blue ribbon
Hippology - Senior Team participant

Kate Grover

Individual Demonstration - Reserve Champion, 2nd place
Hippology - Senior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Senior Team, 5th place

Shay Peckham

Photo - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Senior Team participant

Stephanie Reicks

Photo - Reserve Champion, 2nd place
Individual Demonstration - Purple ribbon
Hippology - Senior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Senior Team, 5th place

Rachel Stika

Photo - Purple ribbon
Poetry - Reserve Champion, 2nd place
Crafts - zPurple ribbon
Hippology - Senior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Senior Team, 5th place

Andie Vsetecka

Individual Demonstration - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Senior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Senior Team, 5th place

Juniors:

Emi Frohn

Photo - Blue ribbon
Poster - Blur ribbon
Public Speaking - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Junior Team, 5th place
Hippology - Junior Individual, 7th place
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team, 4th place

Hallie Frohn

Poster - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Junior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team participant

Judd Grover

Individual Demonstration - Reserve Champion, 2nd place
Hippology - Junior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team participant

Thea Hartzell

Poster - Blue ribbon
Hippology - Junior Team, 5th place
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team, 4th place

Cassie Hosek

Photo - Red ribbon
Poster - Purple ribbon
Craft - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Junior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team participant

Abby Kennon

Photo - Blue ribbon
Poster - Blue ribbon
Craft - Blue ribbon
Poetry - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Junior Team, 5th place
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team, 4th place

Cassy Kennon

Photo - Blue ribbon
Poster - Blue ribbon
Craft - Purple ribbon
Model Horse show

Natalie Knobloch

Photo - Champion, 1st place
Poster - Champion, 1st place
Craft - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Junior Team, 5th place
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team, 4th place

Autumn Krofton

Model Horse show

Maddy Kuhn

Picture - Blue ribbon
Hippology - Junior Team participant

McKenzie Mork

Photo - Blue ribbon
Hippology - Junior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team participant

Kristen Reicks

Photo - Blue ribbon
Hippology - Junior Team participant

Karissa Stika

Photo - Blue ribbon
Poster - Purple ribbon
Short Story - Champion, 1st place
Hippology - Junior Team participant
Quiz Bowl - Junior Team participant

For ISU's official results and more information about Horse Jamboree use this link - 2011 ISU Horse Jamboree Results

**If any of the information above is incorrect or there is information missing please contact Lisa at lisawf28@gmail.com to submit corrections.

Jamboree! Are you Ready??

2011-03-20T19:23:00.000-07:00

Only a few more days until Team Howard County heads down to Ames for the 2011 4H Horse Jamboree.

The excitement is mounting...the glue is flying...the presentations are being finalized....and the model horses are getting all spiffed up for their trip down the runway. Ok, maybe not so much stress for the model horses but their human counterparts certainly are looking forward to all the fun, excitement and equine education that is Horse Jamboree!!!

Officially, the schedule can be found on the 4H Horse Jamboree site. Unofficially, Saturday is an exhausting - but fun filled - day for the 4Hers and a day of visiting and waiting for the adults. Hippology and Project/Presentation Day keeps the participants very busy with Hippology in the morning for Seniors and afternoon for the Juniors. In between all the Hippology fun each age group have presentations and speeches to give. They also sit down with the judges for their various projects - photos, posters, wood carvings, drawings, and poems - to communicate to the judge the who, what, where and why of their submissions. The day ends (hopefully after being entertained with the Kildee Hall Rain Dance by our very own Darlene & Vanette) with awards for each project/presentation area and Hippology.

Then it's back to the hotels to rest up (Yes, 4Hers, I said rest and not run around like monkeys!) for Sunday....Sunday...Sunday!!

Sunday is the Model Horse Show and Quiz Bowl.
The Model Horse show is far from a glitzy runway with shallow equine Christy Brinkley's strutting their stuff. It's actually a great horse-less way to show horses and learn more about the correct horse conformation for each breed. Last year, Team Howard County had one participant in this area and she did really well. This year there will be 2 participants - Go T.H.C.!!

The Quiz Bowl competition is as fun and exciting as it is stressful. Teams of Juniors and Seniors compete against each other in a quiz bowl setting complete with buzzers and scientific nomenclature. T.H.C. has been learning and practicing and practicing and learning since late last year. They are SO ready for this competition that ISU has agreed that T.H.C. can bring their own Staples EASY buttons to use since every question will be so EASY!!

Ok - maybe not every question....but most of them. Besides, the idea of Horse Jamboree isn't to come home with the most ribbons and awards. 4H Horse Jamboree has 4 purposes:
1. Have FUN
2. LEARN LEARN LEARN
3. Make new friends
5. Challenge yourself

So...finish up those posters, finalize your speeches and get those model horses shined up. (Oh - and don't forget your goals sheets, black T.H.C. vests and 1 colored long sleeve shirt and 1 white long sleeved shirt.)

See you Saturday!!!

TUESDAY 3/8 MEETING POSTPONED

2011-03-08T10:52:00.000-08:00

Tonight's meeting is being postponed due to the expected weather.

The next meeting is

THURSDAY 3/10

EXTENSION OFFICE

5:30-7:00 PM

We'll have pizza, so bring $2 and something to drink. See you there!!

Forms Due

2011-02-27T18:07:00.000-08:00

If you have not already turned in the following for Jamboree, please bring them with you to the Tuesday 3/1 meeting:

Entry forms
Money for events and projects you are entering
Entries for Creative Writing

Horse Jamboree starts at 8:00 am on Saturday (3/26) and ends sometime Sunday afternoon (3/27). Jamboree is in Ames and we have reserved a block of hotel rooms. We will be discussing transportation to Ames and hotel rooms in upcoming meetings, so please be thinking about these. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend and help support Team Howard County!!

Forms and Projects Due SOON

2011-02-16T08:59:00.000-08:00

At the next meeting, 2/22, please bring:

The informational form/questionnaire for our group that was sent home
Registration forms for Horse Jamboree
Forms for any projects that you are entering
Entry fees and fees for any projects that you are entering

*If you will be entering any Creative Writing projects (poetry, essay or short story) those need to be turned in ASAP. They need to be sent in by our extension office to ISU by Tuesday 3/1.

All other projects - the actual project itself - will be turned in the first morning of Jamboree (Saturday 3/26). Please start working on those so that they are ready and so that you can bring them to a meeting in March for the group to critique.

We also passed out an informational form for you to complete and return at the next meeting on 2/22. This form tells us the project areas you will be entering, if you need a vest and hotel accommodations. All very important information so that we can make sure everything goes smoothly at Jamboree.

TUESDAY 2/1 MEETING CANCELED

2011-02-01T05:18:00.000-08:00

Tonight's meeting has been canceled due to weather.

If you have some extra time today (after you've made sure that your equine friends outside are well taken care of, of course) check out the links on the blog or find a comfy spot and spend some time going through all the great information in your binders!

Leg Anatomy

2011-01-27T18:23:00.000-08:00

Jeff Carolan

Tuesday evening, 1/25, Jeff "Paco" Carolan was our guest speaker. Jeff is a local farrier who has been trimming and shoeing horses in the area for over 11 years. Jeff brought along 2 preserved horse legs from RCTC, different styles and sizes of shoes and his farrier tools.

The group reviewed leg anatomy using the preserved legs and posters that Jeff brought with him. We also learned about different shoes and when to use them. Next we learned about diseases of the legs and hooves. Navicular, laminitis and white line disease were just some of the diseases affecting legs and feet that we discussed.

Jeff goes over leg anatomy

Jeff also talked to the group about the tools that farriers use. We learned the proper names for each tool and what each tool is used for. This was great practice for the Hippology portion of Horse Jamboree that the kids will go through in March.

Thanks, Jeff, for a great discussion and teaching us more about leg and foot anatomy and farriers.

January 18th Meeting

2011-01-20T16:37:00.000-08:00

The agenda for the Tuesday January 18^th meeting included three guest speakers, some demonstrations and visual aids, and (of course) FUN! Our guest speakers were Carmen Milliren and Kate and Brian Speer.

Carmen Milliren, a former 4-Her, who now trains and shows horses in English and dressage and gives English lessons, covered all things English. She brought with two different kinds of saddles; dressage and jumper. She explained the difference between the two and showed us the different parts. Then she explained the different jumping events, for example, cross country. She passed around different bits and we learned how they work and what their names are too. Thanks Carmen! We really enjoyed having you talk to us!

Kate Speer securing a mantie

Next up was Brian and Kate Speer. They came to talk about mules and packing. Brian showed us different parts of the pack saddle and Kate showed us how to mantie our gear. They shared with us the basics of packing, how important balance is, and packing trips they’ve taken to the mountains of Wyoming. Equipment and it being used safely on the animal was another little interesting bit. Thanks Brian and Kate! We enjoyed learning about packing!


Brian Speer explaining proper packing

Afterward we had a quick tack game and everyone was headed home. Don't forget, next week - the 25th - Jeff Carolan will be our guest speaker on hoof and leg anatomy and may have a very interesting visual aid for us.

Day Camp - Learning & Fun!

2010-12-29T12:21:00.000-08:00

Steph Reicks welcoming everyone

16 Howard County 4-Hers attended the first ever Team Howard County Horse Project Day Camp on Tuesday, 12/28.

The day camp, organized by Andie Vsetecka and Steph Reicks, was a great way for 4-Hers in Howard county to get together to learn more about horses and the 4-H Horse Jamboree competition coming up in March 2011.

Participants started the day out by taking a tour of Featherlite, hosted by their National Sales Manager, Randy Lewis. Randy had 3 different types of livestock and horse trailers for us to look at and answered all of the group's great questions about trailer designs and uses. Thanks, Randy!!

Then it was back to the Cresco Public Library for more horse talk. The afternoon started off with a mock Quiz Bowl - much like the one that participants will compete in at the 4-H Horse Jamboree in Ames, March 26-27. 3 teams of 5 went up against each other answering questions ranging from veterinarian-stumping horse anatomy and genetics questions to basic horse information that all horse owners should know.

Tim Christopher explaining harness parts

Next up was the guest speaker, Tim Christopher. Tim uses Mules on his farm, breaks and trains horses and also makes and sells harnesses, saddles and other tack from his workshop. He talked to the group about mules and drafts and explained the harnesses used on different types of horses and mules doing different types of work all across the U.S. Tim even shared his notebook with drawings and notes from his mule and horse related experiences traveling throughout the U.S. Tim is full of information about horses and mules and the group really enjoyed listening to him. Thanks, Tim!!

The participants finished off the day by diving into horse anatomy. 5 stations were set up using the laminated posters from the Horse Learning Laboratory Kit the horse project owns. These laminated posters range from basic anatomy to skeletal and hoof anatomy. One side shows the "answers" and the other side has velcro places for 4-Hers to place the names of the different parts. This kit is a great resource.

The Day Camp was a great success with lots of fun and learning and hopefully will continue on for years to come. A huge thank you goes out to Steph and Andie for coming up with the idea and for organizing and leading it, a big thank you to everyone that participated and (last but not least) another big thank you to the leaders and parents that support all of these kids so that they can learn and grow through horses and 4-H!!

Timing is Everything!

2010-12-22T19:19:00.000-08:00

Team Howard County Horse Jamboree Meeting Schedule:

Christmas Break

Tues 12/28 Day Camp 10am to 4pm at the Library
Tues 1/4 Meeting 2pm to 4pm at the Library

Regular Meetings

Starting Tuesday 1/11 and every Tuesday up to 3/22
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
All meetings (except the 2/22 & 3/1 meetings) will be at the Cresco Public Library

**Don't forget to bring a piece of tack with you to each meeting

Hitchin' Our Hinny Day Camp

2010-12-22T15:27:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone is registered for our first ever Team Howard County Day Camp!

The camp will be held on Tuesday 12/28 from 10:00-4:00 at the Cresco Public Library.

We'll be taking a tour of Featherlite, listening to our guest speakers -- Tim Christopher and Tammy Helmers -- talk about mules, horses and hauling horses, playing some games, making some horse treats and going through a mock Horse Jamboree Quiz Bowl. It's going to be a busy, fun-packed day!!

Hope to see you there!!

Horse Judging Contest Results!

2010-11-29T10:27:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Team Howard County!!
Howard County participated in the State 4H judging contest on November 6th in Iowa Falls at the Ellsworth Equestrian Center. The competition included more than 60 4H members from around the state. The contestants participated as individuals and as teams of Junior and Senior 4H members.
the placings are divided out by
1. Placings ( correct placing of the class)
2. Oral reasons where the 4H member has to defend his/her placing to a judge and is judged on content, poise, and accuracy of their presentation.
3. Overall – is the combination of 1 and 2

The participants are competing both as individuals and teams for these categories.

The following youth participated in the contest: ( I only have the top 20 placing)
Seniors as individuals
Andie Vsetecka finished 7th in placings and 15th overall
This senior team finished 5th Placings, Oral reasons and overall
Members were
Andie Vsetecka
Steph Reicks
Rachel Stika
Shea Peckham

Juniors(individual)
Kate Grover finished 1st in placing, 1st in oral reasons, and 1st overall
Emi Frohn finished 10 in placings and 14th overall
Natalie Knobloch finished 3rd in placings and 7th overall
Abigale Kennon finished 10th in oral reasons
Judd Grover finished 8th in placings and 11th overall

We had 2 junior teams competing

Junior team Green
Emi Frohn
Kate Grover
Thea Hatzel
This team finished 1st in placings, 6th in reasons and 4th overall
Junior team White
Judd Grover
Abigale Kennon
Natalie Knobloch
This team finished 4th in placings, 5th in reasons and 6th overall

2011 Horse Jamboree Practice Starting Soon......

2010-11-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

It's time to start practicing for the 2011 4-H Horse Jamboree! The first meeting will be Tuesday December 14th at the Extension office in Cresco. 5:30 pm start time.

We'll welcome all new members, go over the practice schedule, discuss the Team Howard County Day Camp and even dig right in and start working on Breeds of Horses with Darlene. Look for more information coming out in the 4-H newsletter and also emails out to remind current members.

4-H Horse Jamboree is a 2 day event held each spring in Ames, on the Iowa State campus. This year's event will be March 26-27. 4-H members compete as individuals and teams in different events such as quiz bowl and hippology. Additionally, 4-hers can also compete in anything from the Toy Horse Show to entering horse related projects, such as photos, stories or drawings. There are also opportunities for 4-Hers to present horse related communications projects such as speeches, presentations or team presentations.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend the Team Howard County Horse Project practice meetings, so encourage all of your friends to come see what it's all about. Members don't have to own a horse or even know anything about horses. The whole idea is to learn more about everything to do with horses.

Hope to see you there!!!

links to halter powerpoint presentations

2010-09-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

Texas A&M Online horse judging - many classes
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/online-judging/archives/index.htm

More powerpoints for halter practice
http://naae.ca.uky.edu:8080/clearspace_community/thread/1316;jsessionid=24D72C3C20125BB2F33C15602DE101BD

Resources
http://www.4hhorse.umd.edu/resources/horsejudging.html
http://msucares.com/4h_Youth/horse_judging/practice.html

Links to horse games and powerpoints

2010-09-29T06:19:00.000-07:00

Below are links to a variety of games and powerpoints you can access to use for your "Homework" for the week of 10/4/10

Home work assignment -
Seniors prepare a set of reasons for 4 horses in any halter class
Juniors prepare a set of reasons for any 2 horses in a halter class

http://aged.ces.uga.edu/games/horse_judging.htm
http://www.horse-games.org/Horse_Judging.html

Let the FUN Begin!

2010-09-26T10:04:00.000-07:00

First Horse Project Judging Meeting 9/20/10

The first meeting was held Monday 9/27 in the Extension office. We practiced judging several different classes of horses and worked on giving oral reasons. Everyone did a great job and we're going to have some very talented participants from Howard County at the competition in November.

Remember to tell other 4-Hers in the area, that you think might be interested, about our meetings. Horse judging not only teaches you more about horses, it also helps build your communication and reasoning skills......plus we have a LOT of FUN!!

The next meeting is MONDAY 9/27 in the Extension office from 5:30 - 7 pm. We'll have pizza, so bring your $2 and something to drink.

Horse Judging Meetings Start!

2010-09-03T07:02:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to horse judging meetings!
Please invite anyone that you think would be interested.

I am looking forward to seeing you on the following dates

Monday Sept 13 6 to 7 new members and welcome back! @ Farm Bureau
Monday Sept 20 5:30 to 7 @ Extension Office

Monday Sept 27 5:30 to 7 @ Extension Office

Monday Oct 4 5:30 to 7 @ Farm Bureau

Monday Oct 11 5:30 to 7 @ Farm Bureau

Sunday Oct 17 4 to 5:30 @ Extension Office

Monday Oct 25 5:30 to 7 @ Extension Office

Tues Nov 2 5:30 to 7 @ Farm Bureau

Horse judging Coming SOON

2010-07-26T05:47:00.000-07:00

It is time once again to start thinking about horse judging! see the updated link on the right

We have had so much fun and have learned so much over the past 2 years I am excited to get going again this year!! Please pass this information on to any interested 4H’rs!

The best news is they have moved this contest back to November 6 AND it is closer to home! This year it will be held at Ellsworth Community College Equestrian Center, Iowa Falls, IA

I am thinking we will start Monday night sessions again in September

Tentative dates are

September 13, 20, 27

October 4, 11, 18, 25

November 1

That gives us 8 sessions prior to the contest – sound ok to all of you?

See you soon!!!

Darlene

Wednesday June 9 workout starting at 6PM

2010-06-08T05:13:00.000-07:00

If the weather cooperates...
For this weeks workout -we will be having a horse show/clinic officiated by Aimee Rieland from Spring Valley Minnesota
Please be ready at 6PM for showmanship classes followed by western pleasure and horsemanship , and English pleasure and equitation for those interested. Those not participating in English classes will be practicing trail

no special dress required this is a clinic to help you see how the actual show will go at the fair and also to let Aimee give you some pointers!!

I hope to see you all tomorrow night!!

Dont forget drill team at 5PM - I think flags will be added this week yipee!!

Darlene

Horse clinic rescheduled due to weather!!

2010-06-01T13:07:00.000-07:00

Tonights clinic with Rose Dykstra on natural horsemanship is going to have to be cancelled due to the severe weather heading our way.

We will reschedule for thursday this week June 3rd 5:30pm at the Cresco Saddle Club arena -

ALSO we will be watching the weather for tomorrow nights workout as well..

We do have a mock clinic/show scheuduled for next week wednesday June 9th during our regular work out time. We will have a visiting judge here to help us with that. Her name is Aimee Rieland, she has shown and trained pleasure horses for many years and is an excellent resource for us!!

barrel Clinic

2010-05-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful day at the 4H barrel clinic today (Saturday May 22). Lots of new techniques learned, and some nice barrel runs. The weather was awesome and we had a great turn out of kids. Thanks to Wendy for all her help!! The fastest time turned in on the second run was by Kate Grover, the most improved rider/horse of the day was Shianne Throndson, with the runner up as Steph Riecks.

The link to the barrel runs are below. - These are posted on YouTube under user name Howardcountyiowa.
have a look..
http://www.youtube.com/user/howardcountyiowa

See you all on Wednesday night at the Cresco Saddle Club Arena - there is new sand in the arena and it looks great!!
Drill team - 5pm
everyone else 6pm

Horse Workout Wednesday 5/12/10

2010-05-12T05:35:00.000-07:00

Well – I think it is a little too wet and cold for horse workouts tonight …

I would like everyone to come for about an hour of rock picking(without horses) – we have one more round of picking to do and then the saddle club will put on a layer of sand on top of the current sand in the arena – if we get them picked now, they won’t keep popping up on the new sand!!

So – hopefully I will see all of you tonight at 530 or 6 for a short rock picking night.

Hope for better weather next week!!

Darlene Vsetecka 641-330-7187

Celebration Party!!

2010-04-02T13:59:00.000-07:00

For horse learning workshops participants and familes!!

Wednesday April 14th at Mabes Pizza in Cresco
5pm-?
All you can eat pop and pizza buffet $6 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under

Bring your ribbons from the Jamboree!!

featuring a quiz bowl between parents and kids!!

Winning photos

2010-04-02T13:56:00.000-07:00

Emi Frohn - Junior 1st place

Steph Reicks Senior 1st place

Horseless Horse projects Jamboree 2010

2010-04-02T13:54:00.000-07:00

Autumn - Model Horse Show

Seniors - horseless horse projects

Junior Horseless horse projects

Hippology teams

2010-04-02T13:36:00.000-07:00

Junior Howard County #1

Junior Howard County #2 - 4th place!! and Thea - 5th place individual overall! wow!!

Senior Howard County

Horse Jamboree Results!!

2010-04-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

Well a big congratulations to EVERYONE who participated in teh horse jamboree 2010!!

The following is a list of results
Juniors

Abby Kennon 5th place in hippology team and quiz bowl team, Blue ribbon in individual demonstration, photography, and poster

Autumn Crofton Particpated in the model horse show earning 2 first place, one 3rd place, and two 4th place ribbons

Emi Frohn 5th place in hippology team, 3rd place individual hippology, participated in quiz bowl team, 1st place in junior photography, 1st place in junior poster

Judd Grover 4th place in quiz bowl team, blue ribbon in drawing beginner

Karisa Stika Participated in hippology, 4th place in quiz bowl team, blue ribbon for creative writing beginner

Kate Grover 5th place in hippology team, participated in quiz bowl, 1st place in junior individual demonstration

Natalie Knobloch 5th place in hippology team and participated in quiz bowl team 1st place in junior crafts and woodworking division, 1st place in junior poster, blue ribbon in crafts, and woodworking, red ribbon in junior individual demonstration

Skye Meinecke Participated in hippology and 4th place in quiz bowl team Blue ribbons in junior photography and poster

Thea Hartzel Participated in hippology team, 4th place quiz bowl team and 5th place individual in quiz bowl, red ribbon in poster

Seniors

Andie Vsetecka Participated in hippology and quiz bowl team, 1st place in senior poster, 1st place in senior public speaking - earned a trip to western national round up

Lindsey Anderson participated in hippology and quiz bowl

Maddi Friedrich participated in hippology and quiz bowl team, 3rd purple in senior individual demonstration

Rachel Stika Participated in hippology and quiz bowl team, 1st place in creative writing senior

Shay Peckham Participated in hippology, blue ribbon in senior photography

Steph Reicks Participated in hippology and quiz bowl team 1st place in senior photography, red ribbon in senior painting

Jamboree Registration forms

2010-02-23T09:48:00.000-08:00

Reminder that you need to complete entry forms and pay $6.00 per entry for ALL activites that you will be participating in at the Horse Jamboree on March 27 &28.
These includes:
Creative Writing
Drawing
Essay
Petry/short story
Painting
Photography (reminder this needs to be sent in by March 1 - please bring them to the meeting)
Model horse
Posters
Woodworking
Demonstration (individual or team) - with visual aids - like an educational presentation at Spring Fair
Public Speaking - no visual aids

The Hippology and Quiz bowl also require $7.00 each event and an entry form completed - I will complete the entry forms and put the teams together and let you know next week which team you will be participating on at the March 1 meeting

Remember that all entry forms require payment -
indiviual activities listed above are $6.00 per entry
Hippology and Quiz Bowl are $7.00 per entry
Please bring money to Monday March 1 meeting so that we can get you entered into the events offered

See you at the Extension office - March 1 6pm-8pm for more horse fun!

Horse meeting re-scheduled to Thursday 6-8

2010-02-15T09:23:00.000-08:00

Due to weather (AGAIN!! YIKES)
meeting re-scheudeld to Thursday 6-8 at the Extension office

we will be having stations on different parts of the horse, tack, lots of fun activities!!

in the mean time - practice those flash cards!

Also remember
think about the events you want to enter by next week
AND
the horse clinic this saturday in Cedar Rapids

WEATHER AGAIN!!!!

2010-02-08T07:19:00.000-08:00

Due to the weather - we will have to cancel the horse meeting scheduled for tonight.

Again - please use this time to review your flash cards and the links on this page to review horse parts etc.

Next week we are going to try to have a practice quiz bowl so come prepared!

I will also be asking for official names and events you want to enter at the horse jamboree.

Also VERY IMPORTANT - the Iowa Quarter Horse event in Cedar Rapids will be held on February 20 and 21st - we have some members that will be bringing horses, but I need to know ASAP if you are planning on attending this event and if you are interested in having a horse judging team!
Please call me or send me an email at darlenevsetecka@gmail.com if you are interested. we will be needing adult drivers too! There is an open show on Sunday and those bringing horses should plan on participating - there is a fee for entry see the link on the right for details.

WEATHER ALERT CANCELLATION

2010-01-25T11:20:00.000-08:00

Due to the winter storm advisory tonights (1/25/10) horse project meeting is CANCELLED

please use this time to review the information in your notebooks! and dont forget to practice the parts of the horse available on the links on the right.

I have the flash cards printed and we will plan on getting started using them next week.

the flashcard sets cost $11 each set. I would really like each member (or family) to get a set to practice with. I know this is a cost we werent expecting, so we need to discuss some possibilities on how to pay for them. Please come to the meeting next week with some ideas on how we can raise some $$ to pay for the cards. (bake sale, raffle, donations etc.)

See you next week!

Horse Jamboree Practice starting in January

2009-12-15T05:33:00.000-08:00

Tentative dates and times for Horse Jamboree Practice meetings:
January 11 6pm-8pm Farm Bureau Building
January 18 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
January 25 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
February 1 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
February 8 6pm-8pm Farm Bureau Building
February 15 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
February 22 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
March 1 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
March 8 6pm-8pm Farm Bureau Building
March 15 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
March 22 6pm-8pm Howard County Extension Office
March 27th and 28th Iowa Horse Jamboree in Ames Iowa

See you all on January 11th at 6PM!!
Happy Holidays!

Horse Jamboree

2009-10-09T08:51:00.000-07:00

Many of you have asked when the Jamboree will be scheduled - as of yet we do not have a date however it will likely be held in late March or early April. More to follow on that!
the jamboree consists of many events - Hippology, quiz bowl, speech, presentations, posters, photographs, and others

We will start our preparation at least 2 months prior to the date set for the jamboree so tentatively Mid to late January

remember to invite your 4H friends to this - even if they don't want to compete - it is still a great place to learn more about horses!!

Horse Judging Results 2009

2009-10-09T07:47:00.000-07:00

WOW!! and WOW!! again
I am so proud of all of the participants at the horse judging competition!!
You all acted very professional, were confident and did AWESOME!!
so lets note some big accomplishments!!
Junior Team
1st place reasons
2nd place placings
1st place OVERALL
Junior Individuals
Kate Grover: 1st place reasons- 6th place placings- 2nd place overall
Emi Frohn: 2nd place reasons - 7th place placings - 3rd place overall
Abbi Kennon: 4th place reasons - 4th place placings - 5th place overall
Jordan Grube: 6th place reasons - 13th place placings - 10th place overall
Shianne Throndson: 10th place reasons - 12th place placings - 11th place overall
Natalie Knoboch: 8th place reasons - 18th place placings - 12th place overall
Skye Meineke: 3rd place questions - 8th place placings
Senior Team
5th place reasons
4th place placings
5th place overall
Senior Individuals
Courtney Reinhart: 19th place reasons - 4th place placings - 14th place overall
Andie Vsetecka: 15th place reasons - 16th place placings - 15th place overall
Stephanie Reicks: 18th place reasons - 13th place placings - 16th place overall
Lindsey Anderson: 20th place reasons - 19th place placings - 19th place overall

just an FYI to all senior team members - one member mismarked her card in trail or the senior team would have ended up 2nd in placings and 4th overall!!! - a good learning experience - double check your cards before you turn them in!
You all did an amazing job - remember we are all still new at this competition and are continuing to learn as we go...

congratulations on a really good showing for everyone!!

September 28th horse judging practice

2009-09-23T06:58:00.000-07:00

LAST MEETING before the competition!!

Please bring your binders and a notebook to practice taking notes on the horse judging classes

We will be practicing a number of classes for placements and oral reasons
We will also be going over instructions for the contest
what to bring
rides
what to wear
etc.

see you all Monday!

Horse judging meeting September 21 at the extension office from 5:30PM-7:00PM

2009-09-15T13:52:00.001-07:00

Agenda:

Review English Equitation and English Pleasure (Hunt Seat Pleasure)
Review transition words to use in oral reasons
Practice giving oral reasons with different transition words
Review halter

websites for transition words..

2009-09-15T13:35:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Stephanie Reicks for geting this list together!! please have a look at some of these words to use in your oral reasons
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/trans1.html
https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/transw.html
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2289oral.pdf
http://cimc.alcaweb.org/ag/1001/instructor/08-resources/08-terms.pdf
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/PDF%20Files/Intro_Horse_Judging_Manual.pdf
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4H056

Monday September 7th

2009-09-04T06:39:00.000-07:00

We will be reviewing western horsemanship and reviewing your reasons, then starting on showmanship
see you at the extension office at 5:30PM-7PM

Horse Judging is BACK!!

2009-07-31T05:26:00.001-07:00

The Horse Judging competition will be held on Saturday October 3rd at Jester Park this year.
In preparation we will be holding weekly meetings starting

Monday August 17 at 6:30 PM at the Extension office.

Returning members please bring your binders and materials
New members please bring a 1 1/2 inch white 3 ring binder to put materials in

Looking forward to seeing some old and new faces! tell your friends how much fun we had!

See you Monday August 17th!!

Howard County Fair

2009-06-18T10:36:00.000-07:00

Monday - Fill and decorate stalls staring at 6PM until finished
-Horse poster for your stall: include your name, age or grade, 4H club, horses name you can also include pictures of yourself and/or your horse on the poster
Tuesday - Check in ALL horses to be shown at the fair with the Vet during check in time
Wednesday - Horse show STARTS at 11AM plan to arrive early to prepare
Saturday - Horse Show STARTS at 1230 plan to arrive early to prepare
Sunday - Livestock ribbon auction - horses are at the end of the auction.
-You must clean out your stall prior to leaving grounds
-horses are released AFTER the ribbon auction

I am looking forward to a GREAT fair this year I am so proud of all of you for the hard work you have done even through some not very nice weather at workouts!!

Lets have a great fun time next week!!!

any questions please call me: Darlene Vsetecka or Travis Grover

Last work out before fair

2009-06-12T08:15:00.000-07:00

Wednesday June 17
Last workout before fair
Cresco saddle club arena 5pm drill team, 6pm all 4h'rs

Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday.
Dont forget english tack if you want to practice!

May 27 Horse Workout Postponed to Friday Night at the Travis Grover Farm.

2009-05-27T14:45:00.000-07:00

Due to rain the horse workouts have been cancelled again for Wednesday, May 27, 2009. We will plan to make this one up on Friday, May 29. The Horse Drill Team will meet from 5:00-6:00 PM and the workout will be from 6:00 PM until dark.

We are looking for volunteers for FOOD on Friday. Something simple that requires no electricity would be super! We will need a food item, drink, cups, plates, napkins. Call Vanette to volunteer. 641-330-5003.

Directions to Grover's (19402 25th Street, Cresco) **Please plan to park at the white house on the south side of the road so there is enough room for all trailers. We will walk horses across the road to the pen.

From Lime Springs and West of Lime Springs: Head east out of Lime Springs on blacktop that goes past the swimming pool (known as 45th Street or A23). Go east four miles to Saint Avenue. Turn left or north and go 2 miles on Saint to 25th Street (gravel). Turn right or east on 25th Street to top of the hill. Our home is on the right (south) side of the road. The round pen is on the north side of road behind cattle.

From Cresco and South of Cresco: Head north out of Cresco on V 58. This blacktop will curve to the west (left) five miles out of town and the street name will change to A 23. Proceed west and the blacktop will curve north (right) and west again (left). Proceed to Timber Avenue. Turn right or north on Timber and go 2 miles to 25th Street. Turn left or west on 25th Street for ¾ of a mile. Our home is on the left (south) side of the road. The round pen is on north side of road behind cattle.

Location change for Friday May 29th

2009-05-27T11:55:00.000-07:00

the location of the workout this friday May 29th will be at
Travis and Vanette Grovers Farm
same time -
5pm for drill team
6pm for everyone

Please contact either travis or Vanette if you need directions

see you friday!

Re-scheduled horse work out for Wednesday 5/27

2009-05-27T10:04:00.000-07:00

Due to Rain AGAIN!!!
tonights work out is cancelled - Wednesday May 27

Please come to the Cresco Saddle Club Arena on FRIDAY May 29.
5:00 PM for Drill team
6:00 PM for Everyone

Dont forget your helmets!!
see you there
Travis and Darlene

4H horse clinic/show

2009-05-13T13:47:00.000-07:00

Wednesday May 20th
4H show/clinic
Dress code: long sleeve collared shirt, jeans, boots, helmet for riding classes and hat for showmanship
Classes:
Showmanship, Western Horsemanship, Western Pleasure, Hunt seat Equitation, English Pleasure, Egg and Spoon, Barrels

Fees: $10/4H member and $20/non 4H member
all proceeds will go to paying judge and the new fence project at the arena

Work-out Wednesdays

2009-04-20T11:51:00.000-07:00

The following dates we will be holding workouts (weather permitting) at the Cresco Saddle Club Arena 6pm -8pm
May 6th
May 13
May 20th - Judged Show starting at 4PM
May 27th
June 3rd
June 10th
June 17th

2009-04-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Horse Jamboree

2009-04-20T09:08:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Horse Jamboree March 28th and 29th

The Howard County teams and individuals did very well!! We learned a lot and plan to come back next year! Thanks to all of you for adjusting your schedules and teams so we could all participate.

Congrats go out to
All Hippology teams and individuals
Quiz Bowl teams - Jr team made it through a few rounds to get 6th place,
Emi finished 5th overall for Jr participants - WOW
The Sr team answered a few questions right and learned its ok to actually press the buzzer when you know the answer!
Poster results -
Natalie took home the Jr Champion award
Emi, Skye and Andie all got blue ribbons
Demonstration and public speaking results:
Kate took home Jr Champion for her individual presentation
Maddi recieved Reserve champion for her individual presentation
Andie recieved Reserve Champion for her speech
Cassie received a blue ribbon for her speech

Way to go Howard County!!!!!

March 26 Meeting at Farm Bureau building (back door)

2009-03-23T10:05:00.000-07:00

I am looking forward to our last meeting before the Jamboree this weekend!!
Please bring your posters, speeches, and demonstrations as we will review them as a group and give you a chance to practice and demonstrate them to the group.
We will also be having a brief review and I have a few more handouts for last minute cramming!!

see you Thursday March 26 at 6:30

March 10 meeting

2009-03-10T06:43:00.000-07:00

please bring at least an outline of the poster, speech, and or demonstration that you will be bringing to the Horse Jamboree

the next 2 meetings will be focused on the quiz bowl and the individual entries listed above
Also note there is a new web link for horse judging information from Texas A&M

see you on the 10th!

Horse Meeting CANCELLED 2/26/09

2009-02-25T04:37:00.000-08:00

Due to the boys bassketball game, this meeting is cancelled. Please review some of links on the website.
Also NEXT meeting 3/10/09 - have a draft of your poster/speech/demonstration ready for me to review. I would like EACH of you to complete at least one thing from that list.

Please call me if you have any questions

thanks
Darlene

Horse meeting dates

2009-02-24T11:08:00.000-08:00

Tuesday March 10 6:30PM-8:00PM
Howard County Extension Office

Thursday March 26 6:30PM-8:00PM
TBD

Horse Jamboree March 28 & 29
Iowa State University Ames

Horse Jamboree Information

2009-02-24T08:47:00.000-08:00

Horse Jamboree Review(March 28 & 29)
Hippology
Quiz Bowl
Presentation
Public Speaking
Creative Writing
Drawing/Painting
Photography
Poster
Horse Clothes, accessories

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/Agriculture/livestockhandbookhorse.htm

Horse Judging 11/1/2008

2008-11-05T17:51:00.001-08:00

Well Howard County competed in its first horse judging contest and had a fabulous time!!!
Once we actually found the Jester Park Arena, it was off to the races for our 4h members. Congratulations to all of the participants I am so proud of each and every one of you!! there is no "I" in team and you all pulled together to make this day really great!