Extension

4-H Publications and Projects

Animal Sciences - Equine

     


Recommended Publications

08053 1 - Giddy Up & Go
08054 2 - Head, Heart & Hooves
08055 3 - Stable Relationships
08056 4 - Riding the Range
08057 5 - Jumping to New Heights
08058 Horse Helper’s Guide

Order this curriculum from www.4-hcurriculum.org
or contact your County Extension Office.

Horse Project Online Site:
http://www.4-hcurriculum.org/projectsonline.aspx

 

Additional Project Information

                     

GBHG Horseless Horse
(All members eligible, primaries through seniors)

Objectives:

  • develop leadership, initiative, self-reliance, sportsmanship, and other desirable traits of character
  • develop an understanding of the responsibilities of managing a horse
  • develop an appreciation of horseback riding as a healthy and wholesome form of recreation
  • learn skill in horsemanship and an understanding of the business of breeding, raising, and training horses
  • increase knowledge of safety precautions to prevent injury to themselves, others, and their mounts
  • promote greater love for animals and a humane attitude toward them
                     

More Member Publications:

EM4715E Horses are Fun
 

 

     

                     

GBHA Beginning Horsemanship
(Required for 1st-year Equine project members, juniors through seniors)

Objectives:

  • develop an animal care ethic
  • learn to select, care for, feed, and provide for the
    health of a horse
  • develop organizational skills, including judging and
    record keeping
  • learn to ride, train, and handle a horse safely
  • develop and use life skills, including decision-making,
    public speaking, teamwork, sportsmanship, respect
    for others, and community service
  • learn the value and dignity of work and careers
                     

More Member Publications*

EM4842 Beginning Horsemanship
$2.00
   
                     

                     

GBHH Horsemanship, Management, and Care
(For junior through senior members participating in performance, western games, rodeo, trail, driving, dressage, miniatures [horse and mules], and self-determined. Select the appropriate materials for your Equine project from the following publications.)

Objectives:

  • develop leadership, initiative, self-reliance,
    sportsmanship, and other desirable traits of character
  • develop organizational skills, including judging and
    record keeping
  • develop an animal care ethic
  • learn skill in horsemanship and an understanding of
    the business of breeding, raising, and training horses
  • learn to select, care for, feed, and provide for the
    health of an animal
  • learn the value of recreational trail riding
  • learn to ride, train, and handle a horse safely
  • learn the value and dignity of work and careers
                     

More Member Publications:

Rodeo Skills Project Record
$1.00
Horse Production Breeding Record
$1.00
Feeding the Performance Horse
$1.00
 
EM4637
4-H Rodeo Skills
$2.50
Training Horses: Yearling to Five-Year-Old
4-H Driving Manual
 
PNW0488
Hunt Seat and Jumper Manual
$5.00
           
                     

                     

More Member Publications
for All Horse Projects:

4-H Horse Certificate
(for appropriate counties)
(pad of 5)
$1.50
Individual Horse Record (pad of 10)
$1.50
Horse Management Record (set of 10)
$1.00
C1114E Groom Squad Contest Rules  
 
CO-201
Horse Science, Unit 2
$4.50
 
EM2790
4-H Horse Member Advancement Checklist
$1.00
Equestrian Helmet Safety
$1.00
 
MISC0128
Ten Tips for Healthy Horses
$1.00
4-H Horse Contest Guide
$2.50
PNW575 Horse Judging Guide
$3.00
4-H Dressage Manual
 

More Leader Publications
for All Horse Projects:

C0015 Light Horse Chart
$1.50
EB1122 Tetanus
$1.00
EB1135E Draft Horse Handbook
EB1283 Recommended Vaccinations for Washington Horses
$1.00
EB1416 Feeding Alternatives for Horses
$1.00
EB1613 Horse Conformation Analysis
$1.00
EM3709E Longe Line Training
  EM4689 Green Horse Project Leader Guide
$1.00
  EM4869 4-H Horse Member Advancement Checklist Leader Guide
$1.00
EM4874E 4-H Horse Bowl Contest Rules
PNW574 4-H Horse Contest Guide
$2.50
PNW587 4-H Horse Project Manual
$9.50
                     

ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM

Order the following educational materials from the 4-H Foundation Office at 253-445-4570, 4-hfound@wsu.edu,
or http://4h.wsu.edu/foundation/merchandise.htm.

Every Time…Every Ride Video...............................$15.00
20-minute video on head injury prevention for all equine program participants.

Ground Handling Horses Safely Video...................$20.00
18-minute video to help teach and practice horse ground handling safety.

Ground Handling Horses Safely Facilitator
Guide and Lesson Plan............................................$4.00

Designed as supplemental material to Ground Handling Horses Safely Video.

Equine Awareness Youth Education Program...........$6.00
128-pg. publication. Topics include attitudes that promote horse well-being, handling and exhibition, stress, housing horses, feed, health, and public perceptions.

                     

4-H Icons:    
recommended for primaries
 
recommended for juniors
 
recommended for intermediates
 
recommended for seniors
 
 
PDF publication on CD
 
online publication
 
"Mark of Excellence" publication
 
Online Only

 

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