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
2011 - Career Explorations and Animal Crackers
- Animal Crackers
- Vet School Open House
- Career Explorations
- Eastern Nationals 2011 Results
- In-Service 2011
- Horse Bowl 2012
- Horse Communications 2012
- Annual Memo RE: helmets, boots, NYS fair info
- NYS Fair 2012 Schedule
- NYS Fair 2011 Forms & Info
- 2011 NYS Fair Results
NYS 4-H Horse Events
- Bylaws
- "HEC" Members
- "HEC" Region Map
NYS 4-H Horse Education Committee
- Unbridled Thoughts - Fall 2011
- Unbridled Thoughts - Spring/Summer 2011
- Unbridled Thoughts - Winter 2011
- Unbridled Thoughts - Fall 2010
- Unbridled Thoughts - Summer 2010
- Unbridled Thoughts - Spring 2010
- Unbridled Thoughts - Winter 2010
- Unbridled Thoughts - Fall 2009
- Unbridled Thoughts - Summer 2009
- 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.
- Horse ID Certificate
- Donkey ID Certificate
- Entry Packet Memo
Rules, References, Forms
The following forms are all designed to be filled out on your computer, then printed. We ask that you do this so that all forms are legible. If you are unable to use a computer to fill out your forms, please be extremely careful that your hand-printing is clear and legible.
- Riding & Driving Evaluation Forms -
- "Riding Level" Evaluation Form
- "Driving Level" Evaluation Form
- Cloverbuds -
- Cloverbud Policy and Procedure Recommendations - Recommended for children 5-8 working with equines.
- "On the Grounds Skills" Evaluation Form
- Important Dates to Remember 2012
Important Dates & Schedules
- Equine Science, Basic Knowledge for Horse People of All Ages
- Horse Guts and Math
- Hippology Practice Exams
- Horse Bowl Practice Questions
- Horse Bowl Score Sheet
- Printable Horse Show Judges List - 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
- Equestrian Medical Safety Association
- 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)
- 2005 NYS Equine Survey
- NYS Ag. & Markets
- AQHA Junior Master Horseman
- MyHorseMatters - AAEP site
- American Farriers Journal
- Equine Health Monitoring
Important Links to Equine Info
