756-3182 [email protected]
Club President: Kellsie H
Club Vice-President: Jamie H.
Club Secretary: Mary
Club Photographer: Gabrielle
Club Artist: Aspen
Club Reporter: Kelsey A.
Sunshine Committee: Katy and Nicole
April 2007 Newsletter
NEXT MEETING: Our next meeting will be on Friday, April 13th from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library. Our club model show will be on Friday, May 11th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone needs to participate in this event to complete their project. The club will supply lunch. To accommodate schedules, I had to juggle the class list a round. Lunch will be from 1 to 1:30 and we will have pizza. Snacks and drinks would be appreciated. At this meeting we will be discussing the class list and everyone will be entering their horses at that day, no exceptions. Therefore it is vital that your daughter knows which models she is showing and has this information ready. We will fill out the entry forms that day. She needs to know what tack she has and which models she will be using.
Hopefully we will also have time to make props and finish the bridles for the show. Other wise I have some props they can use. We will also be judging the photos form our sister club in Canada. This will be a very busy meeting as we have lots to cover.
OTHER TOPICS: 4-H Promotion night: This went really well and all the members did an outstanding job promoting the club and 4-H in general. We even have new members and stirred up lots of interest.
CANDY BARS:
Candy sales have been fantastic. The girls are doing an awesome job.
DEMONSTRATIONS:
So far, only Aspen and Mary have done their demonstrations. Please encourage your daughter to get her demonstration done early this year. I had hoped they would be done before the model horse show in May. If they are not done ALL WILL BE DUE AT THE JUNE MEETING. THEY HAD 7 MONTHS TO DO THIS ALREADY. If you have questions about this, please call me. For those that don�t do their demonstrations at or before the June meeting, they will be assigned an impromptu topic at the that day.
HORSE CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS:
Members of the model club are eligible to attend the 4-H Horse Camp. There is a partial scholarship available to anyone who works during the horse sale. For more information, contact Katie or Shannon at the 4-H Office
IDAHO HORSE OF THE YEAR:
Deadline is MAY 1st, 2007. No late entries accepted.
RECYCLING PROJECTS:
The last recycling check was for $54.75 and has been sent on to the Abaco Barb horses. We will no longer be accepting cell phones. To date we have raised $218.25 for the horses through this program. Don�t forget to bring in your pop-tops, also. We will have a cartridge collection bin at the Horse Sale.
PHOTO RELEASES: This policy is coming from the University and everyone needs to sign yes or no for the release. Below is the county policy. At the next meeting, I will have a master sheet that parents must sign for the office. If you have any questions, please call the office at 756-2824. If a parent doesn�t sign, we have to assume the answer is no and the following policy will be enforced.
What Happens When You Check the �No� box on your Photo Consent
Club & Project Leaders will to be notified by the 4-H program Assistant.
Pictures will not be taken by Extension Staff or Leaders for record books.
Youth will not be included in organized and group photos from camps, shows and award ceremonies.
Youth�s photo will not be submitted to the newspaper by Leaders or Extension Staff.
Accidental photography of a youth in a group setting will be deleted.
If the photo consent box is not marked it is considered a �no� in the photo consent box.
Because:
All photos taken by Extension Staff and shared with our office by volunteers may be used in promotional items, news releases, educational power points and on the Extension website.
Be reassured that all photos are kept in the possession of the Extension Office and not distributed to other organizations or for items not associated with 4-H or Extension.
If you elect to sign no on this release, please inform your daughter that she can not be in any group photos.
That�s all I can think of for now. If you have any questions, please call me.
If anyone can bring refreshments to the meetings, it would be appreciated. We would need enough for at least 12 people.
MODEL SHOW INFORMATION:
This is an event that requires preparation at home. Please encourage your daughter to work on this before the show. There will only be a 5-minute break between classes so they need to have things ready to go. They need to be there at 9 a.m. so they have time to prepare.
Each class, except halter, requires a description (explanation) card of what the horse is doing. Example In trail, the horse is standing quietly next to the mailbox while the rider removes the mail. This is extremely important and something that should be done at home. The card can be a simple piece of paper or an index card. Exhibitors can use the same model and set-up they did in previous years.
Some exhibitors like to have low cut boxes or edged cookie sheets to hold sand or grave to make their entries look more realistic. The ridge on the box or sheet should be about only an inch high so it doesn�t distract from the display.
The day of the show I will have my props box, tacky wax, pliers and other emergency necessities. But members need to know what they are going to do for each class beforehand. Not wait until the morning of the show and then decide. Please help them prepare for this at home.
This is a �learn by doing� event so don�t worry if your daughter says she doesn�t know what she�s doing, she�ll catch on really fast. There will be plenty of help the day of the show. Tell her not to stress over it. Call if you have the slightest question.
Also, make sure your daughter eats breakfast or brings something with her. This is very important!
CLASS LIST:
Other events �3rd and 4th year
Other events �2nd year
Creative Scene - 3rd and 4th year
Creative Scene � 2nd year
Costume - 3rd and 4th year
Costume � 2nd year
English or Western Pleasure � 3rd and 4th year
English or Western Pleasure 2nd year
Trail English/ Western/in-hand � 3rd and 4th year
Trail English/ Western/in-hand � 2nd year
Jumping English/Western -3rd and 4th year
Jumping English/Western 2nd year
Lunch Break 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Jumping -1st year
* Collector Class � open to everyone
Other Events � 1st year
* Favorite Model- open to everyone
Creative Scene- 1st year
* Halter- open to everyone
Costume � 1st year
* Repainted model- this class is open to any repainted model by owner
English or Western Pleasure-1st year
Trail English/ Western/in-hand � 1st year
* these classes do not count for high-point awards.
SHOW CLASSES:
Other events: This includes anything not already listed: dressage, fox hunting, cutting, roping, barrel racing, packing, etc.
Creative Scene: Anything can go here including fantasy scenes- unicorns, rearing horses
Costume: Any type of costume real or fantasy.
English or Western Pleasure: model must be suitable for pleasure and have a saddle & bridle
Trail English/Western/in-hand: any type of trail obstacle crossing logs, working mailbox, sidepassing. In�hand models where halter only.
Jumping English/Western: Must have a jump. Western horses do barnyard jumping or jumping natural obstacles.
Collector Class: open to everyone - This is a new fun class. It can be a collection of the same breed or the same model painted differently or it can be a model with things related to it, like the Dreamer model can have racing items and the movie poster or Capella can have stuff from the Bahamas. Experiment with this class.
Favorite Model: open to everyone � this is for any model, not just Breyers. It can be wooden, ceramic, clay, whatever and it doesn�t have to be in top condition, it just has to be the favorite. There also needs to be a card stating why it is their favorite.
Halter: open to everyone- halter not required of this class, just model.
Repainted model: this class is open to any model repainted by owner.
Things to bring to a model show:
Model Horses
Bridles English/Western
Halters
Saddles English/Western
Saddle Pads
Props and obstacles
Tacky wax
Note cards for class descriptions
Pen or pencil
Containers to carry everything
Towel to lay models on
Copy of classlist with your classes marked
Proper show clothes: ex: long-sleeve Western style shirt & neat jeans.
Before the show:
Select which models you want to use for each class.
Decide what props you�ll use for each class.
Write out your class description cards for each class and model.
Clean all models, tack and props.
Choose what kind of scene you want to make.
Salmon
Model Horse 4-H Club
***************2007**************
April 28th - Trail horse clinic at Whitewater
May 1st - Idaho Horse of the Year Deadline
May 4th - Yard sale at Whitewater
May 11th - Club Model Show, attendance mandatory
June 2nd - Model Show in Missoula, MT
June 4th through the 8th - Project Camp
June 23rd - 4-H Hairy Horse Show
July 20th through the 25th - Salmon Horse Camp
August 10th - all Record Books due, no exceptions!
August 10th - Club meeting
August 18th - 4-H Fair Horse show
August 20th - Fair open show
Susan Dudasik
Shadow Rider Equine News [email protected]
Member: Idaho Press Club North American Saddle Mule Association
Idaho Representative for American Trail Horse Association
