IMPORTANT VALIDATION INFORMATION FOR ALL LIVESTOCK PROJECTS!!!

Texas 4-H Horse Validation –March 1st – April 15th $10 per horse Late Validation – April 16th – May 1st $20 per horse.

Horse Validation is completed for EACH HORSE and will cover all 4-H Youth members in that family profile. However, when validating your horses on 4-H Connect, you will select ONLY ONE 4-H youth member to conduct the validation under.  Once a horse is validated, validation paid, and you begin registering for district horse show, the validate horse(s) can be moved to the appropriate 4-H member(s) that will be exhibiting the horse in the show.

For Validation/Re-Validation instructions go to http://texas4-h.tamu.edu and click on the animals project and click on horse and horse show website to select 2015 Horse Validation Instructions for Families. If you need any assistance   please contact the office at 972-932-9069.

2015 State Fair of Texas Validations –Lamb & Goat Tags & Market Swine

It’s time to be thinking about the State Fair of Texas and ordering tags for your lamb and goat livestock projects by April 10, 2015, tag price is $10.00 per tag, late tag prices are $20.00. There will be NO orders taken by phone and payment must be made by check or money order made payable to 4-H Council Fund.

Major State Steer Tags

Time is fast approaching for each of you to make decisions on how many ear tags will be needed for the 2015 State Steer Validation Program. This is for any 4-H member who is thinking about showing in any of the Major Junior Shows (ie. Ft. Worth, San Antonio, San Angelo, Houston, Austin, etc.) Enclosed is the 2015-2016 Texas 4-H/FFA Steer Validation tag order form. Orders must be received to the County Extension office by April 10th, tag price is $10.00 per tag, late tag prices are $20.00 per tag.  There will be NO orders taken by phone and payment must be made by check or money order made payable to 4-H Council Fund.

State Heifer Validation

It’s time to be thinking about the validation for the 2015-2016 State Heifer Validation Program. This is for any 4-H member who is thinking about showing in any of the Major Junior Shows.  Orders must be received to the County Extension Office by April 16th, tag price is $10.00.