Horse Project News!!!

East Region 4-H Horse Show

The East Region 4-H Horse Show will be held Friday and Saturday, June 29-30th at the Henderson County Fair Park, in Athens, TX.  Grounds will be open at 3-9 pm on Thursday, June 28th, for early arrival and early check-in with registration beginning at 7am on Friday, to the end of the last class on Friday and starting again at 7am on Saturday.  All entries for the East Region 4-H Horse Show will be done on 4-H Connect.  4-H Connect will be open starting on May 7th, and closes at midnight on Friday, May 25^th   NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED NO EXCEPTIONS. The entry sheet is only a tool for the contestants and parents to work from before going on 4-H Connect.  It is not a valid means of entry and will not be accepted. 

On Thursday starting at 10 am there will be a clinic for young riders to get help with show day prep.  Equine Ambassadors will be present to help work on fitting tack, prepping for showmanship classes (ie-grooming, fitting, making sure the halter is fitted correctly, and helping with the pattern) plus riding basics.  Cost is $20 per rider.

On Thursday night June 28^th at the Henderson County Fairgrounds in Athens Texas there will be Barrel Exhibition and Pole Bending Exhibition starting at 7:30 pm for $10 for 3 runs.

Also, they will host a Trail class practice starting at 7:30 pm where the actual trail patterns for the next day’s trail classes will be set for exhibitors to see and ride over the course.  The practice will cost $10 for 15 minutes to be in the arena on the course.  Only 5 horses will be allowed in each time slot, so plenty of room to practice the course.  In addition someone from the show will be in the arena to help with figuring out the obstacles.  You do not have to be entered in the class to practice the Trail class.

District Adult Horse Leader Training – May 19^th

The District Horse Program Committee is working on opportunity for the 4-H horse project leaders. On May 19th working with TAMU Commerce Horse Unit we will be starting a 3 part series on the horse project. The First Part is a Hands on and Resource Sharing. The Second will be for Adult Horse Project Leaders on the "Riding Program". This will be held in the fall (August/ September) and then the third will be another in December. Those leaders that attend the First training will receive a discount on the next two workshops.  Registration will be on 4-H Connect.

State Horse Show Rules and Regulations

The 2018 State 4-H Horse Show rules and regulations are ready at http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/state-4h-show/   Please feel free to distribute to your 4-H’ers. 

If you should have any questions please call the Extension office.