Horse meeting re-scheduled to Thursday 6-8

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!!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Agenda:

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

websites for transition words..

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

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!!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Horse Jamboree

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!!!!!