NYS 4-H Youth DevelopmentHorse projects of many kinds are available to New York youth through the Cornell Cooperative Extension Horse program. For more information, contact your county CCE office or the address at the end of this page. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read many documents on this site. You can download it for free from Adobe.com
This group represented NYS at the Eastern Nationals 4-H Horse Roundup in Louisville, KY.
- 2009 Animal Crackers
- Eastern Nationals 08 Results
- In-Service 2009
- Horse Bowl 2009
- Annual Memo RE: helmets, boots, NYS fair info
- NYS Fair 2009 Schedule
- NYS Fair 2009 Forms & Info
- 2008 NYS Fair Results
NYS 4-H Horse Events
- Bylaws
- "HEC" Members
- "HEC" Region Map
NYS 4-H Horse Education Committee
- Unbridled Thoughts - Spring 2009
- Unbridled Thoughts - Winter 2009
- Unbridled Thoughts - Fall 2008
- Unbridled Thoughts - Spring/Summer 2008
- Unbridled Thoughts - Fall 2007
- Unbridled Thoughts - Summer 2007
- Unbridled Thoughts - Spring 2007
- Earlier issues of Unbridled Thoughts are available on request.
News & Kudos
- NYS 4-H Equine Show Rule Book - covers all facets of 4-H showing.
- NYS 4-H Educational Events Rule Book - covers horsebowl, hippology, communication & judging.
- Entry Packet Memo
- Horse ID Certificate
- Donkey ID Certificate
- Horse Bowl Form
- Individual Presentation Form
- Team Presentation Form
- Public Speaking Form
- Video Presentation Form
- Slide/Audio Form
- Impromptu Speaking Form
- Hippology Form
- Drill Team Form
- Mounted Games Form
- Parade Team Form
- Horse Judging Form
- "Riding Level" Evaluation Form
- "Driving Level" Evaluation Form
Rules, References, Forms
- Cloverbuds -
- Cloverbud Policy and Procedure Recommendations - Recommended for children 5-8 working with equines.
- "On the Grounds Skills" Evaluation Form
- Important Dates to Remember 2009
- Horses 2009 - "Knowledge is Horse Power"
Important Dates & Schedules
- Hippology Practice Exams
- Horse Bowl Practice Questions
- Printable Horse Show Judges List - 14 page alphabetical listing
- NYS 4-H Equine Video Lending Library - all the equine videos available to borrow through your NYS CCE office.
- West Nile Virus - Vaccination Fact Sheet for Horses on www.diaglab.vet.cornell.edu site.
- Educational Resources in Each CCE County Office
- Suggested "Kids and Horses" References
- AAEP Educational Pamphlet Series - The American Association of Equine Practitioners has produced this outstanding series of equine educational pamphlets.
- PREVENTION - A Young Person's Guide to Keeping Animals Safe and Healthy. - From Ohio State College of Vet. Med.
- Creativity and Cloverbuds
- Positive Attitudes and Youth Horse Programs
- NYS 4-H Resource Directory
Available Materials
- Ag. & NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund
- eXtension - Horses
- American Youth Horse Council
- National 4-H Roundup
- National CCS Vet Science Curriculum
- APHIS - Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky
- American Association of Equine Practitioners
- American Horse Council
- Cornell Veterinary College Diagnostic Laboratory
- New York State Horse Council
- The Electronic Zoo's Horse Information Page
- Penn State Equine Science Program
- NYS Ag. Statistics Service - Equine (see "Special Surveys" sect)
- NYS Ag. & Markets
- AQHA Junior Master Horseman
- MyHorseMatters - AAEP site
- American Farriers Journal
- Equine Health Monitoring
Important Links to Equine Info
