NYS 4-H Youth DevelopmentSuggested "Kids and Horses" References
Updated 09/30/03
* In addition to those listed below please refer to the National 4-H rules for recommended resources listed for National Horse Bowl and Hippology events. Also check your individual state’s lists, as they may be different from the national rules.
American Youth Horse Council, Youth Leaders Manual, 1998.
To order - from The Equine Collection, P.O. Box 1539, Dept. TECW, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024-1539; Phone – 800-840-7242; FAX – 201-840-7242; Web site – www.equisearchstore.com/Merchant - hit AYHC button or www.AYHC.com – hit Resource Materials – than hit The Equine Collection (select AYHC)
Cost - $30.95 for AYHC members, $39.95 for non-members.
American Youth Horse Council, Horse Industry Handbook, 1993.
To order - from The Equine Collection, P.O. Box 1539, Dept. TECW, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024-1539; Phone – 800-840-7242; FAX – 201-840-7242; Web site – www.equisearchstore.com/Merchant - hit AYHC button or www.AYHC.com – hit Resource Materials – than hit The Equine Collection (select AYHC)
Cost - $59.95 for AYHC members, $49.95 for non-members. Also ask about current up-dates that may be available.
American Youth Horse Council, Source Book, 1999.
To order - from The Equine Collection, P.O. Box 1539, Dept. TECW, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024-1539; Phone – 800-840-7242; FAX – 201-840-7242; Web site – www.equisearchstore.com/Merchant - hit AYHC button or www.AYHC.com – hit Resource Materials – than hit The Equine Collection (select AYHC)
Cost - $8 for members, $10 for non-members.
PLEASE NOTE: A limited quantity is available for $5 from Cornell University. Contact Terry Kinsman, E-mail – tbk1@cornell.edu Phone- 607-255-4503; FAX – 607-255-9829.
American Youth Horse Council, Safety Manual, second edition, 1999.
To order - from The Equine Collection, P.O. Box 1539, Dept. TECW, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024-1539; Phone – 800-840-7242; FAX – 201-840-7242; Web site – www.equisearchstore.com/Merchant - hit AYHC button or www.AYHC.com – hit Resource Materials – than hit The Equine Collection (select AYHC)
Cost - $8 for members, $10 for non-members.
4-H Veterinary Science, Unit 1 – The Normal Animal; Unit II – Animal Disease;
Unit
III – Animal Health and Its Relationship to Our World; Leader Guide.
To order – contact the University of Nebraska, Cooperative Extension Service
Cost – Unit I, III and Leader Guide - $1.50; Unit II - $2.00
4-H Skills for Life, Animal Series, Horse Group Activity Guide; Horse 1 –
Horsing
Around; Horse 2 – Galloping Ahead!; Horse 3 – Blazing Trails; Horse – Horse Project Helpers Guide - all updated and revised in 1999.
To order - Distribution Center, 20 Coffey Hall, Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108-6069; Phone - 800-876-2942.
v 4-H Horse Program, Horse Science; Horses and Horsemanship; revised and released
in 2000.
To order - National 4-H Council, 7100 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone - 301-961-2934; FAX – 301-961-2937.
University of Kentucky, Gee
Whiz in Agriculture, “Why Can Horses Run So Fast?”.
Video.
To order - University of Kentucky, 606-257-9451 * also is in the NYS 4-H Horse Program video Lending Library *
Horse Book in a Bucket, 1998.
To Order - E-mail – tbk1@cornell.edu; FAX – 607-255-9829; Phone - 607-255-4503.
Cost - $35
v Cornell University, Positive Attitudes and Youth Horse Programs, 1996.
To order – Media Services, E-mail – Dist_Center@cce.cornell.edu; Phone – 607-255-2080; FAX – 607-255-9946.
Cost - $.98 CCE; $1.50 non-CCE
Creativity and Cloverbuds, Working with the Youngest 4-H
Members, 1996.
To order - Media Services, E-mail – Dist_Center@cce.cornell.edu, Phone - 607-255-2080, FAX – 607-255-9946.
Cost - $.50 CCE; $1.50 non-CCE
NYS 4-H Horse Program Video Lending Library, 2001.
To Order - Department of Animal Science, Cornell University. In New York State make arrangements through the county Cornell Cooperative Extension Office. Out of state contact Terry Kinsman to see if special arrangements can be made.
E-mail:tbk1@cornell.edu; Phone: 607-255-4503; FAX – 607-255-9829.
Cost – Free to New York State Cornell Cooperative Extension members
NYS 4-H Horse Program Horse Show Judges List, 2002.
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University.
To order - Contact Terry Kinsman, E-mail – tbk1@cornell.edu Phone – 607-255-4503; FAX – 607-255-9829.
Cost - Free
Young Equus, Fascinating Facts About Horses, 1989.To order - Fleet Street Publishing, 656 Quince Orchard Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
TheTo order - 4071 Iron Works Pkwy., Lexington, KY 40511. Phone – 859-254-7669; FAX – 859-233-4652.
Your Pony, Your Horse, A Kid’s Guide to Care and Enjoyment, 1995. By CherryHill.
To order - ISBN # - 0-88266-908-7 – contact your local bookstore.
v Happy Horsemanship, 1992. By Dorothy Henderson Pinch.
To order - ISBN # - 0-671-76321-0 – contact you local bookstore.
A Horse of Your Own, 1968. M.A. Stoneridge.To order - Library of Congress Card Catalog # - 67-22455 – contact your local bookstore.
Usborne First Skills, Starting Riding, 1992.To order - ISBN # 0-7460-0980-1
Cost - $4.95
Teaching Safe Horsemanship, 1997. By Jan Dawson.To order - ISBN # 0-88266-972-9
Cost - $29.95
v Equine School College Directory, 1998-99.
To order - Harness Horse Youth Foundation, 14950 Greyhound Ct. #210, Carmel, Indiana 46032-1091; Phone – 317-848-5132.
v Careers in the Harness Racing Industry.
To order - Harness Horse Youth Foundation, 14950 Greyhound Ct. #210, Carmel, Indiana 46032-1091; Phone – 317-848-5132.
v Studying the Standardbred, The Basic Stuff.
To order - Harness Horse Youth Foundation, 14950 Greyhound Ct. #210, Carmel, Indiana 46032-1091; Phone – 317-848-5132.
v Studying the Standardbred, The Technical Stuff.
To order - Harness Horse Youth Foundation, 14950 Greyhound Ct. #210, Carmel, Indiana 46032-1091; Phone – 317-848-5132.
v Ohio State University, Learning Lab Kit – Horse,1997.
To order - Curriculum Materials Service, 614-292-4848; FAX – 800-292-4919.
Cost - $387.50
v Ohio State University, Standardbred Horses, 1999.
To order - Curriculum Materials Service, 614-292-4848; FAX – 800-292-4919.
Extension Publication - 4-H 184.
v American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), Official Guide for
Determining the Age of the Horse, 1988.
To order - AAEP, 4075 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511; Phone – 800-443-0177.
v American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), Educational Pamphlet Series,
up-dated 2001.
To order - AAEP, 4075 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511; Phone – 800-443-0177.
v The Kids’ Book of the American Quarter Horse, Steven D. Price, 1999.
To order - American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), P.O. Box 200, Amarillo, TX 79168-0001. Phone – 806-376-04811; FAX – 806-349-6401; Web site – www.aqha.com
* Also see the 1999 Penn State University Resource list attached *
Remember - The ISBN # or the Library of Congress Card Catalog numbers can usually be used to purchase books from your local bookstore.
