The first meeting for 2004 was held on February 10th at 7:30pm, at the Colonel Crawford high School.
The Election of Officers is as follows:
President - Bria Garber
Vice President - Shelby Martin
Secretary - Brianna Wheeler
Treasurer - Darby Snyder
Photographer /Historian - Tori Schimpf & Taylor Mohr
Reporter - Natalie Huggins
Please mark the April 21st date in your books, as that is the tentative date for the Chicken Dinner Fund Raiser. This fund raiser worked well for us last year, so we hope to be as successful this year!
The Club dues will be $10.00 per member and $5.00 for Cloverbuds, you need to get those in at the next meeting (24th) if at all possible. Sponsors will also need to be returned as soon as possible, those forms will be in the Handbooks that members will receive at the 24th meeting. The Quality Assurance Program will go into effect this year, so each family will be required to received and complete the workbook with their 4-H members, as well as view the two required videos.
The County Fair theme has been set by the Junior Fair, it will be "Strike it Gold with 4-H". Please keep that in mind, as we plan our fair decorations. The entertainment at the Fair will be Lonestar, as well as the Rodeo will return again this year.
Other news discussed was the upcoming Findlay Tack Swap on April 29th at 10am. See the Corral for the ad or an Advisor for more information. There are a few good kids horses up for sale, see Doreen if interested for contact information, as well as information on tack and equipment that we have been told of for sale.
There were four demonstrations at the meeting. Bria Garber gave a demonstration on the "Showmanship Quarters" and how to identify when and where to move around your horse when showing in Showmanship. Darby Snyder had a scale model of a stall and gave a speech on "Stall Safety" and how to prepare a stall for the Fair, what to watch out for that could hurt your horse and how to prevent dangerous situations. Clay Snyder had a model of the horses hoof and ankle which he used to give a demonstration on "The Hoof" and how to care for your horses feet, proper handling, and what to look for when cleaning your horses feet. Kaitlyn Downing gave a speech and presentation on "The Parts of the Horse" and identified the locations of all the parts of the horse...**Shelly Garber announced, there will be a Pop Quiz on the parts of the horse on the Feb 24th meeting, and each member has a copy of the parts in their new notebooks- PLEASE STUDY!
Stop back and watch for news updates following the Clubs meetings....dates are listed on the meeting page
