MSU Extension 4-H Horses & Ponies

Resources

• Using Learning Style Preferences to Teach More Effective Riding Lessons

  Published on March 31, 2015
  This bulletin is designed to help volunteer 4-H horse volunteer leaders both in communicating with a rider who is having challenges and in improving all of their group members’ skills by considering something called “learning style differences”.

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  Michigan 4-H Proud Equestrians Program CD-ROM (4H1607)

  Published on March 30, 2015
  This guide covers developing and supporting a 4-H Proud Equestrians Program (PEP). It discusses how people with disabilities can learn and practice riding and horsemanship skills with a certified therapeutic riding instructor. (CD, 2005)

• Michigan 4-H Biological Sciences Project Snapshot (4H1622)

  Published on February 27, 2015
  The 4-H biological sciences project allows 4-H'ers to explore plant and animal life.

• Michigan 4-H Proud Equestrians Program Snapshot (4H1637)

  Published on February 27, 2015
  The 4-H Proud Equestrians Program (PEP) is one of a few 4-H-based programs for riders with disabilities in the U.S. Riders include people with physical, developmental, emotional or multiple disabilities.

• 4-H Animal Science Anywhere

  Published on February 23, 2015
  The Animal Science Anywhere lesson series is designed to help leaders engage 4-H youth in learning more about animal and veterinary science projects.

• Zoonotic Disease

  Published on October 10, 2014
  Learn about germs that can spread between humans and animals, and how to reduce everyone’s risk of catching them

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  4-H Animal Care & Well-Being Poster - Horse 4H1716

  The 4-H Animal Care and Well-Being Posters compliment the 4-H Animal Care and Well-Being Bookmarks: they provide answers to the top five commonly asked questions about animals that youth may encounter when showing at a fair or exhibition.

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  4-H Horse & Pony Identification & Declaration

  4-H youth who plan to participate in an Ottawa County 4-H horse show must turn in a Horse Identification & Declaration (Horse ID). 4-H members are limited to one Horse ID per member. Horse ID forms are due at the MSU Extension Ottawa County office May 1st.

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  Ottawa County State 4-H Horse Show Application

  4-H members who desire to qualify for the State 4-H Horse Show must complete and submit the Ottawa County State 4-H Horse Show Application by May 1st. Qualification criteria and guidelines can be found in the Ottawa County 4-H Horse Project Rule Book.

• Ottawa County 4-H Horse & Pony Project Rules & Guidelines

  These are the official Ottawa County 4-H Horse Project Rules and Guidelines. They were developed by the Ottawa County 4-H Horse Committee; and approved by 4-H Horse Leaders and the Ottawa County 4-H Council.