From Our May Clinic

We had World Class Horsemanship Trainers Janel and Dale Brookshire in from Oklahoma to conduct the 2nd Annual Stay in the Saddle Clinic here at our Chad Winters Memorial 4-H Arena.

Mrs. Janel started out the morning with horsemanship from the ground on up - working on riding skills that improved our balance and riding capabilities.

We then broke for lunch which was generously provided by one of our 4-H moms Ms. Diane Clare - thank you for the scrumptious fried chicken, home-made potato salad and fruit platter! Additional snacks and drinks were provided by the Trevizo family - thanks all for filling our bellies! After lunch Mr. Dale instructed us on the basics of working cattle on horseback - a fun day had by all!

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2nd Annual Horse Health Day

On April 11th we held our second annual horse health day. Our 4-H club members worked alongside and under the direction of Drs. Billy Brainerd and Stuart McCall drawing blood for Coggins tests, vaccinating and inoculating their horses as well performing top to bottom examinations. Their love of horses and their responsibility to their health and welfare are the highest precepts of 4-H leadership and we are very proud of them. Below are photos of our great 4-H kids in action.

Special thanks to Mr. Mark and Cade Hermeling and Ms. Nancy De Santis for being our VET TECHS extraordinaire for this clinic.