4-H Horse Program Update

 

NC 4-H Horse Program Newsletter  Volume 6, Issue 7 December 2020 Upcoming Educational Contests NC 4-H Horse Program Educational Event & Horse Show Sponsors Needed! As we prepare for the 2021 contest and show season, the NC 4-H Horse Program is seeking donors to support the six different educational contests and the State 4-H Horse Show. For more details, and to make a contribution, please use the forms linked below. Sponsorships can be paid via check or online using the link in the payment information section on the forms. 2021 Education Sponsorship Request 2021 NC State 4-H Horse Show Sponsorship/Vendor Request 2021 Horse Bowl Question Submission In order to participate in District Horsebowl contests, each county must have submitted 40 questions to EHH by January 15, 2021. Leaders, coaches, and 4-H’ers are encouraged to read, Preparing for Horse Bowl Competitions prior to writing and submitting questions. 2021 Horsebowl Questions Memo Question templates(Excel & Google Sheets) can be downloaded from the Horsebowl Contest page! 2021 Tentative NC State 4-H Horsebowl & Hippology Contest Save the date! The tentative plans are for the 2021 NC State 4-H Horsebowl and Hippology contests to be held March 27 at NCSU. Keep checking the calendar of events on the website for district Horsebowl qualifying dates. They will be added as they become available. For more information, you can find it on our website, or by following the links below: Horsebowl Contest & Hippology Contest 2021 Tentative NC State 4-H Judging Contest Save the Date! The tentative plans are for the 2021 NC State 4-H Horse Judging Contest to be held April 10 at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg. Keep checking the contest page on the website for updates, registration, and other details. For more information, you can find it on our website, or by following the links below: Judging Contest Let's Learn Open Horse Show Judges Academy Now Available This virtual academy is designed to provide the open horse show judge, or those studying to become an open horse show judge, with additional learning resources through a virtual platform through a variety of disciplines. Each section will have recorded lectures from a variety of experienced judges and instructors that you can view as many times as you desire. Each section will also have practice classes that you can place on your own, followed by an official placing and reasons for that placing. There are also additional quiz sections to test your knowledge of each section. No grades are assigned for the completion of this course; these quizzes are intended as an additional educational tool to help you retain the material. Modules Featured: Halter/Conformation – All disciplines  Western- Western Pleasure, Ranch Riding  Hunter- Equitation Over Fences, Stock Type & USEF Hunter Under Saddle  Saddle Seat- Hunter Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Country English Pleasure, Show Hack Gaited- How to judge all types of gaited together Cost of registration: $50 This course is open and will remain open until October 20, 2021. Click here to register. Forages For Horse Owners Series This series held via Zoom, offers owners the chances to learn about feeding hay, soil fertility, pasture management, and weed control. You can register for all three classes, or one. Classes are held on the following dates from 12:00-1:00pm: December 10th January 14th February 11th Click here to register! Equine Reproduction Short Course If you register by December 15th with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, you can receive an interactive AI and stallion collection kit in the mail! This is part of their Equine Reproductive Management Short Course. Fee: $300 for 3 days or $125/day Dates: January 6-8, 2021 Includes: AI Kit, book on reproductive techniques, written materials, certificate, and more! You can register up until January 4th, 2021. However, this doesn't guarantee that you'll receive the kit in time for the course. Click here to register! Other Information 2021 Calendar Of Events Calendar To view the most up to date calendar of events, access via the link above. Event dates and locations are all subject to change depending on state and local restrictions and requirements. 2021 4-H Volunteer Leader's Conference North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference is right around the corner. This event will be held February 5-6 over Zoom. Again this year, each participant must register through his or her county Extension office. County Extension offices are responsible for registering volunteers to attend the conference. One invoice will be sent to each county and we request that one check be sent from each county for the total amount of the invoice.  An online registration link will be sent to county Extension offices. All registrations must be entered online.  Make plans now to join us for North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Conference 2021! Cost to Attend: $30 Registration Due By: January 8th (to receive a packet), final registration ends January 27th. To view the conference agenda, click here. AQHA Achieve Contest Congratulations to NC 4-H'ers Kyra Worth and Abby Holsomback for placing 7th and 6th, respectively, in the AQHA Achieve contest. Contestants completed an online exam for round 1, a recorded speech on equine diets for round 2, and a recorded, impromptu problem calculating body weight and deworming medication for round 3. 2019 Judging Contest DVD Are you looking for new content of judging classes? This DVD has a wide variety of classes that were put together from the 2019 Southern Regionals Judging competition. This is a great tool if you're looking for something new to help improve your judging skills! If you're interested in purchasing a copy, click here! 4-H Spotlight We have so many amazing current and former 4-H'ers in the North Carolina Horse Program! What better way to showcase all the great things that they're doing across the state, than to highlight them in the monthly newsletter. If you would like to be featured in our newsletter, please click here to fill out a short survey! Hannah Sather Hannah is an alumni of 4-H, who joined 4-H in 2006. She was active until she aged out in 2015. What activities, events, or contests did/have you participate(d) in? I competed in horse shows, created expression contests, hippology, horse bowl, and horse judging. What are your favorite memories from 4-H? A few of my favorite memories are making some of my best friends while traveling on national educational contest teams! Please describe a particular horse program accomplishment that you are most proud of: I never competed in horse judging until my last year of 4-H because I was terrified of giving oral reasons. I had already traveled on the national hippology and horse bowl teams and wanted to try to make another team in my last year. I started learning horse judging, made the national team, and won oral reasons at Eastern Nationals! Please describe something non-horse or non-4-H related that you enjoy doing or in which you have experienced success. I'm a third year Veterinary student at NCSU, large thanks to skills I learned in 4-H! Popular Links NC 4-H Horse Program Rules and Regulations » NC 4-H Program » National 4-H Program »  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌

Merry Christmas to our 4-H Volunteers from the State 4-H Office

 

Happy Holidays! Wishing you health, happiness, and peace during this holiday season and throughout the coming year. Thank you for all you do to support NC 4-H! NCCE: Associate Director State 4-H Program Leader NC4H.org NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension. Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.

4-H Community Engagement Opportunity

   Every year as part of 4-H Appreciation we complete a community engagement project.  Just because COVID has thrown a twist into how we do things doesn't mean that should stop.  So this year we are pleased to announce a different type of community engagement project that we hope everyone can be a part of.

  One of our own 4-H Volunteers, Jane Hurst, is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, Glioblastoma.  She has been undergoing radiation and chemo treatments since being diagnosed in June at stage four of this disease.  For those of you who know Jane, you know she is a fighter and has unbelievable faith, spirit, and grit.  She also has great compassion for her fellow man and animal.  

  This is why, in Jane's honor, we will be collecting items for Cancer Care bags to give to patients who are battling Cancer.  The bags have items to make patients more comfortable as they undergo treatment.  Please note due to COVID all items must be new and sealed before we can donate them.  Items we are looking for include:   

• Hand Sanitizer.  Patients with compromised immune systems due to chemo and radiation treatments need to be extra cautious about germs.  Pocket/purse size hand sanitizers, especially that are scentless are a great asset for them.  For many chemo patients their sense of taste and smell are off because of their chemo so something without scent is greatly appreciated.
• Moisturizers and lip balm. During chemotherapy, a common side effect is dry, painful skin and lips. Gentle skin moisturizers and lip balms can relieve dry skin and prevent sores or rashes. In your cancer care package, avoid products with a strong scent, as the smell can be irritating or nauseating to someone undergoing chemo.
• Snacks and water. These items serve many purposes, not the least of which is that snacking can pass the time during chemo treatments. Snacks like hard candy and fruit also help to counteract dry mouth and metal mouth (a metallic taste), common side effects of chemotherapy. Dehydration often causes headaches during chemotherapy, so it’s important for your loved one to drink lots of water. Decaffeinated and herbal teas are also a great addition to a care package as a way to provide relief and comfort. Gibson Cancer center requests no chocolate or microwave popcorn however they do have a Keurig in the waiting room and are always in need of Kcup beverages.

    Please remember due to COVID these need to be new in package items to be accepted, they can not accept hand made items as they have in the past for patients or reading material.  Many of you have had loved ones who you have supported through this process and may have other great ideas on comforting items to include.  We are asking that you donate what you feel comfortable donating.  We will be collecting these items during our 4-H drive through event December 5, from 3:30-4:30 pm.  To register for the 4-H Drive Through Please click on this link.  Please know you can also register on the 4-H App under programs.

    If you have any questions about this project please contact Wendy Maynor, 4-H Program Associate at wrmaynor@ncsu.edu or (910) 671-3276.