4-H Events and Activities

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Kaufman 4-H'ers Recognized for Long Miles and Hard Work




After a year’s worth of showing that included eleven competitions scattered across the state consistency paid off for two Kaufman County 4-H Horse Club members with the Stock Horse Of Texas (SHOT) Association. The Stock Horse of Texas Association hosted their End of the Year Awards for their members on January 12, 2008 at the Stock Yards in Fort Worth, Texas. Two youth from Kaufman County, Catlyn Wold (left) and Allison Rogers (right) was recognized for their hard work and long miles traveled during the past year.

The Stock Horse of Texas (SHOT) is an association which was started by a statewide planning group in the mid 1990's and incorporated in 1998. Its purpose is education for western stock horse that can be ridden on the ranch, in the ring or down the road. SHOT's goal is to teach rider knowledge and skills to maximize horse trainability, performance and safety by offering affordable, fun and standardized western stock horse riding clinics and competitions.

Catlyn Wold, Silver Spurs 4-H Horse Club member (right), won the High Point Youth Pleasure, Reining, and Working Cowhorse divisions which helped her cinch in the Youth All Around Saddle made by Don Gonzales of Bryan, Texas.

Kaufman County 4-H Alumnus Allison Rogers, won the High Point Limited Non Pro Pleasure Division and the All Around Saddle.
For more information, please call the Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Kaufman County 4-H office (972) 932-9069.

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