Horse Program

Horse projects of many kinds are available to New York youth through the Cornell Cooperative Extension Horse program.

Chemung County 4H Horse Program can be found on Facebook.com under Chemung
County 4H Horse Program. Become a fan and keep on track with the horse program.

For more information, call 734 4453.

Horse Committee Meeting Minutes

• April
• March
• Feb
• Jan

Show Dates

(All at Chemung County Fairgrounds)

• May 14, 2011 - Spring Show (Youth and Adults) Entry form coming soon
• June 4, 2011 - Summer Show (Youth and Adults) Entry form coming soon
• June 19, 2011 - Summer Show (Youth and Adults) Entry form coming soon

Click here for the Entry Form

Please call the office at 734 4453 or email Bernadette for more information.

Upcoming Events

• Hippology Contest: March 5
  El Rancho Del Paz
• Horse Bowl (see below) March 19

Reminders

• All horse members wanting to participate in Fair need to fulfill the clinic attendance requirements (2 mandatory clinics).

Questions? Please contact the 4-H office at 734 4453

Horse Shows

• InterCounty (IC) Youth Team Competition 2011
• October 7, 8, 9 - Intercounty Horse Show (Youth Only)
  

If you have any questions, please email Bernadette at bir2@cornell.edu or call the office (607) 734-4453 and speak to Bernadette or Elaine.

Documents:

• Intercounty Entries and information
• Barn choices

Clinics & In-Service Opportunities

Horse Bowl

Practices will be on Sundays at 3pm to 5:30 pm at the Fairgrounds.

March 20

• At Chenango Forks H. S.
  To participate call 734 4453 or email bir2@cornell.edu

4-H Horse Bowl Guide
A guide to resources and procedures for the 4-H Horse Bowl. Click here

Star Test

Chemung County is one of several counties in New York that offer youth involved in Horse projects the opportunity to demonstrate their skills. The Star Tests address different topics and focus on a variety of skills. For example:

• Written test
• Loading a horse in a trailer
• Stable Managment
• Vet Science
• Animal Science
• etc.....

Reference Sheets: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

STAR Test date:

• TBD

Documents:

Inter-county Horse Competition Registration Form (Coming soon)

Horse Project Book

Project Horse Sheet

Horse Year-End Acheivement

Intercounty 2007 Final Results

Cloverbuds: On the Grounds Skills

Facebook

Chemung County Fair Horse Show

New York State 4-H Horse Program web site

4-H Horse Resources

Horse Program Code of Conduct