Salmon Model Horse 4-H Club
Leader - Susan
Dudasik
756-3182 [email protected]
January
2005 Newsletter
Happy New Year!! Can�t
believe the club is starting its third year. We�ve accomplished so much already
and things are looking great for this coming year. First on the agenda is the English day camp on Saturday, Jan.
8th from 10 to 4 at the Library basement. This will be a busy day with
lots of activities scheduled. Hopefully the roads will be clear and
Diane Fisher will be coming up. She�s working on a very ambitious project which
we�ve be discussing for the past few years, making a video of what a model horse
club is all about. So, you guessed it, she will be taking photos of our English
saddle making project and other things to include in the video. So, can you please have your daughters wear
shirts without any logos or pictures on them? They shouldn�t wear good shirts
since we will be doing craft projects, but it would look nicer if they didn�t
have any logos since we will be taking a variety of still photos for the
video.
Also we�re planning on
having Russ Tippett, the local Stubben English saddle representative, come to
discuss English saddles and English style riding events. He will be there early
in the meeting so the girls can see first-hand what types of saddles they will
be making. We�ll also be doing an English saddle parts hand-out
sheet.
This will be a busy
day as we�ll have Russ talk first, then we�ll be making English saddles and
bridles and some type of jump. After that, we�ll set up photo scenes for the
photo show. I�m counting on the older girls to help our newer members with this.
I will bring the cameras and film. Around noon we will have a pizza lunch. If anyone would like to
supply some drinks, that would be appreciated. The cost of the pizza will come
out of the club funds. At some point in the day, we may be walking
over to A-Z to take a few photos for the video of the members visiting a tack
store. So please be aware that we will be leaving the library for a short
time.
So, what do your daughters need to bring? First, they need a model;
hopefully it will be the one they are using for their project. It should be
walking, trotting, cantering or standing. No rearing or bucking models. They
should bring scissors and, if they have any tack making supplies, bring them
also. They should bring any items they have for making an English scene and a
halter for their model if they have it so we can do some halter photos if we
have time. For the new members, don�t panic, I�ll have things you can use and
some photos that will give you ideas of what to do. If you have any questions,
please don�t hesitate to call me.
Since it�s the New
Year, we will be discussing the goals section of our record books, so please
encourage your daughter to be thinking about what they want to accomplish year.
It helps if they have a specific goal instead of something general like learn
about model horses. Try something like �I would like to learn about the various
types of model horses or I would like to learn about the different types of
English riding, or I would like to learn how to set up a photo shoot scene or
make a halter for my model.� This type of specific goal is easier to accomplish
than a broad topic.
Our last meeting went
great. Jessica, Hannah and Mary received their Capella models from Breyer® and I
took photos for some promotional articles, one of which was in the December 23, 2004
issue of the Recorder Herald®. The girls also made horseshoe thank-you gifts and several lovely holiday baskets which they later delivered to the
Discovery
Care
Center.
The Bake Sale went
well. With the extra goodies, we made up goodie trays for the Library staff,
Recorder Herald, KSRA and A-Z to thank them for helping us throughout the year.
The trays were well received by all. I�d like to thank everyone who made goodies
for the sale. The girls did a good job and as always, I was very proud of the
way they conducted themselves. They also selected a card from the Christmas is
Sharing tree and with the bake sale funds, purchased an art supply set for their
recipient. We also had a group photo with Santa.
Don�t forget, your daughter needs
to get her demonstration done and she needs to give two reports either on a
book, magazine or video. I�d like to get the demonstrations done as soon as
possible and no later than June so we can be pretty well wrapped-up before horse
and dog 4-H really starts. There are plenty of things the girls can do now to
finish their requirements. One way to encourage this is to have them combine it
with a school project. Last year Jessica did her Abaco Barb illustrated talk for
one of her classes, then did it at the Fair. Horses can be used in a variety of
classes, English, history, geography, and science; it just takes a little
creativity.
Our February meeting is tentatively set for
the 16th at the Commissioners� Office. I have to double check on
this. In March, we will be combining our
club meeting with the Leader�s Training meeting on Saturday, March
12th and the 4-H Expo Night on Wednesday March 16th at the
High School. The Leader�s Training topic will be judging and there will be
several classes on how to judge various things as well as how 4-H projects are
judged. Our members will be helping with this event so they can learn more about
the hows and whys of judging. Parents are also encouraged to participate in this
event and if you know anyone who would be interested in judging projects at the
fair, please encourage them to attend. It�s hard finding project judges so the
4-H Office is offering this district-wide event so folks can learn more about
the 4-H judging process and what it takes to be a project judge. This is a great
way for senior community members to share their knowledge with the youth.
Judging at the fair is a fun and challenging opportunity. If you know any one
interested, please have them contact the 4-H Office.
For the Expo Night, which is also the
general 4-H sign-up night, we will have a club display with the members� models
and they should be on hand to answer questions about the club. It�s a fun event
and helps encourages members to talk to others about what they do with the club.
I turned in the
pop-tops for this year. They filled two five gallon pails and Jessica brought
enough to fill a gallon jug. So, the jugs are empty and ready for this year�s
collection.
As for the Abaco Barb
Project, things are starting to roll. I heard from the National 4-H Office and they want an article for their national publication and I wrote an article for Breyer's "Just About Horses."® The model should be out in January 2005, but already Mimi, the gal in charge of the horses, has had several nice donations from folks in other countries. She�s really excited about the girls� accomplishments and can�t thank them enough. There�s still no word if any of the mares are in foal, the vet wouldn�t check them till late April. Breyer® is asking their retailers to host a Breyer® Day at their business and donate some of the proceeds to the Abaco Barbs. Bob Enderton at King�s is interested in doing something here and we would be in charge of the event.
So, things are moving
along. This is starting to look like a really event filled year. If you have any
questions, please call me at 756-3182 or e-mail me at [email protected]
Salmon
Model Horse 4-H Club
***************2005**************
January
8th, Saturday - Model Horse
Day Camp-English Stuff.
February
16th, Wednesday - Tentative
club meeting at County Commissioners Office.
March
12th, Saturday - 4-H Judge�s
training program.
March
14 - 16 - 4-H Promotion Week at the
schools.
March
16th, Wednesday - 4-H Expo
Night with Club Display.
April
2nd, Saturday - Open 4-H
Model Horse Show for all three clubs.
