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COLORADO 4-H
HORSE
RECORD
For Use with ALL 4-H Horse Projects
| Intermediate (11-13) |
RAI500
|Name: | |Your Birthdate: | / / |
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|County: | |Years in 4-H: | |
|Club: | |Years in This Project: | |
|4-H Advancement Riding Level: |Western: English: Working Ranch: |
|Leader’s Signature: | |
|Parent’s Signature: | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgments
This book was developed by Yuma County Leaders and Volunteers:
JoLynn Midcap, Ryan Noble, and Kristen Schaffner-February 2018
Revised by the Livestock Advisory Committee January 2020
|HORSE HUMANE POLICY STATEMENT |
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|I, ________________________________________, know that I am responsible for the care and welfare of my 4-H horse project animals. I promise to care for them |
|the right way as set by Colorado State University Cooperative Extension and the Colorado Department of Agriculture. |
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|I know that a healthy horse needs plenty of food, water, shelter and good health care. I know that it is my responsibility to provide that care. Even if the |
|weather is bad, I must care for my horse(s). If I am feeling bad, I must still take care of my horse(s). Before anything else, I must always take care of my |
|horse(s). |
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|It is my duty to see that the horse(s) I raise are healthy. |
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|I know that any horse used as a 4-H project must be trained and worked with before showing. I know and believe that cruel and mean training methods are not |
|used in Colorado 4-H horse programs. |
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|I CARE ABOUT MY 4-H HORSE PROJECT ANIMALS! |
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|4-H Member Signature Date |
CONTRACT
I (the 4-H member) will be responsible for the primary care of my horse project(s). I will keep accurate records through-out the project year and agree to finish this record book in order to complete my horse project.
Signed __________________________________________________________ (Member)
I (4-H parent) will be responsible for helping and advising my child in the care of their project. I agree to make this an educational experience and do all I can to teach my child ethical principles of management, production and record keeping related to this project.
Signed ___________________________________________________________ (Parent)
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|How I Participate in 4-H! |
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|Categories of Participation |Total this |Description/Project Title |
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|4-H Projects you are taking this year | | |
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|What activities helped you learn the | | |
|skills for this project? (project | | |
|meetings, | | |
|workshops, classes, contests, etc.) | | |
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|What Leadership | | |
|Development experiences did you | | |
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|(club/district/state/officer, committee | | |
|chair, LDC, CLC, YouthFest, State | | |
|Conference, Jr./Teen leader, pledge | | |
|leader, etc.) | | |
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|4-H |Date |Hours |Activity/Title |Location |
|Citizenship/ | | | | |
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|Demonstrations/ | |NA | | |
|Presentations/ | | | | |
|Speeches | | | | |
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GENERAL INFORMATION – Section I
(Section I to be completed at the beginning of project.)
|1. |How long have you owned your horse? | |
|2. |Who feeds and/or cares for your horse most of the time? | |
|3. |Where do you keep your horse? (Describe the facilities.) | |
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|4. |Besides you, who rides your horse? | |
|5. |What can you do to become a better horse person? | |
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|6. |What skills do you plan to work toward developing this year? | |
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GENERAL INFORMATION – Section II
(Section II to be filled out at the end of the project)
|7. |What was the one new thing you taught your horse this year? | |
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|8. |Tell how you accomplished the training in #7. | |
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|9. |What are your goals for next year? Be specific. | |
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IMPORTANT NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS
|Veterinarian | |Phone No. | |
|Farrier | |Phone No. | |
|4-H Leader | |Phone No. | |
|Riding Instructor: | |Phone No. | |
BEGINNING INVENTORY
Beginning Inventory: List horse(s) equipment, feed, tack and/or supplies YOU OWN on the day your 4-H horse project begins (if this is a 4-H horse you have had for multiple years, use October 1 for your beginning date). Horses may be listed in beginning inventory or as an expense, but not on both pages. No matter where you list your horse, it must be accompanied by a beginning, or purchase, dollar value. You may add extra pages for beginning inventory items if necessary.
ENDING INVENTORY
Ending Inventory: List horse(s), equipment, feed, tack and/or supplies YOU OWN on the day your 4-H horse project ends (if this is a 4-H horse you have had for multiple years, use September 30 for your ending date). Horse(s) should be listed on ending inventory if you still have it or as in income ledger if you sold it, but not on both pages. Value of horse(s) listed in ending inventory shall be based on actual market value. No matter where you list your animal, it must be accompanied by an ending, or selling, dollar value. You may add extra pages for ending inventory items if necessary.
Do not put any items listed in the ending inventory into the income ledger. The income ledger should include only those items you have sold during this project year.
|INVENTORY – HORSE(S) |Beginning |Ending |
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|Description of Horse(s) |Name |Value |Name |Value |
|Example: 5 year old Bay Mare |Nelly |$1,500.00 |Nelly |$2,000.00 |
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|INVENTORY – NON-HORSE(S) |Beginning |Ending |
|Continued from page 7 |Date | |Date | |
|Description of Tack, Feed, Equipment, Etc. |Quantity |Value |Quantity |Value |
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FEEDING RECORD
1. Describe the weight, age and physical activity of your horse.
|Horse’s Name | |Age: | |years |
|How many hands is your | | | |Work: | |
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2. Is your horse: an easy keeper, gains weight easily.
an average keeper.
a hard keeper, hard to keep weight on.
|3. |Is your horse fat, thin, or in good condition? | | | |
|4. |Do you feed your horse grain? If so, what ingredients are in your ration? | |
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|5. |Do you need to feed any supplements (vitamins, minerals, etc)? If so, what kind and how much, and why do you feed these | |
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|6. |What type of salt do you offer your horse? (Plain salt or trace mineralized salt such as phosphorus | |
| |supplemented salt.) | |
|7. |What type of roughage (hay or pasture) do you feed your horse? | |
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|8. |If you feed your horse hay, how many pounds of roughage did you feed your horse |Summer | |Winter | |
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|9. |How many pounds of grain did you feed your horse per day? |Summer | |Winter | |
|10. |Explain why your horse(s) feed ration changes with the seasons and/or with your horse’s activity level. |
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HORSE AND HOOF HEALTH RECORD AND EXPENSES
Be specific in recording your Horse Health Record including expenses. Write down what health products were used. Include immunizations, examinations, worming, floating teeth, wound medications, sutures and Coggins test.
|Date |ID # or |If horse was sick, |If horse was not sick, |Name of |Amount |Cost |
| |Name |what did you do? |what did you do? |medicine |Given | |
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|Date |ID# or Name |Work Done |Shoe Size |Cost |
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| |Total Cost |$ |
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FEED AND OTHER EXPENSES
List ALL of the things (feed, tack, equipment, pasture rent, shots, worming, hoof care, veterinary fees, lessons, training, entry fees, etc.) you spent money on for your horse project. Calculate mileage at .58/mile. All feed must be recorded in pounds. Add additional pages if necessary.
|Date |List what you spent money on! |Quantity or how many? |Total Cost |
|Ex. 1/10 |Saddle |1 |$500.00 |
|Ex: 1/10 |Feed |300# |$30.75 |
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| |Total Expenses |$ |
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FINANCIAL RECORD
Did I make a Profit?
Expenses Income
Feed $__________________ Animal/Items(s) sold $_________________
New horses $____________ Horse Show Premiums $________________
Inventory $______________ Wages from working using your horse to work $______________
(from page 4)
Other Expenses $_________
(Example : fuel, hoof care, etc.)
Total Expenses______________ Total Income___________________________
Profit/Loss (Income-Expenses=Profit or Loss) $_____________________
TRAINING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND SHOW RECORDS
Record training activities, lessons or educational activities (seminars, book/magazine articles read, etc.) on the lines below. Be sure to include horse related activities such as judging team, hippology, public speaking, etc. This will assist you in tracking your progress throughout the year.
|Date |Length |Horse |Activities/Name of Show |Comments/Place recieved |Costs |
|April 4 |8 hours |N/A |Rocky Mtn. Horse Expo |5th Place Overall |$30.00 |
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EVALUATION OF HORSE’S TRAINING AND YOUR RIDING
Use pages 16 and 17 to help you record (keep track of) the skills and abilities you and your horse already have and the ones each of you need to learn. These pages can also be used to help you set your goals for this year. You will learn more about your horse each year you are in the horse project. Your knowledge and riding skills, as well as the abilities your horse develops, should improve each year. To truly master these skills and abilities is a life-long endeavor. It is suggested that you ask your leader or some other horse person to help you decide which boxes you should check on these pages. The information on these pages can be useful in helping you decide when you are prepared to take the various level tests.
| |Needs to |Below |Average |Above |Excellent |
| |Learn |Average | |Average | |
| Horse: Handling and Manners | |
|1. Lead at halter | | | | | |
|2. Stands for grooming, hoof cleaning, etc. | | | | | |
|3. Trailer loading | | | | | |
|4. Stands for saddling and bridling | | | | | |
|5. Stands for mounting | | | | | |
|6. Lunging | | | | | |
|7. Other: | | | | | | | |
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| Horse: Basic Skills | |
|1. Responds to aids | | | | | |
|2. Walk | | | | | |
|3. Trot | | | | | |
|4. Canter | | | | | |
|5. Proper reining | | | | | |
|6. Lengthen and shorten strides | | | | | |
|7. Proper simple lead change | | | | | |
|8. Balanced stop | | | | | |
|9. Negotiates obstacles | | | | | |
|10. Maintains even gaits | | | | | |
|11. Other: | | | | | | | |
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| Horse: Advanced Skills | |
|1. Flying lead change | | | | | |
|2. Turns on forehand, both directions | | | | | |
|3. Turns on haunches, both directions | | | | | |
|4. Two tracks, shoulder in, haunches in | | | | | |
|5. Side pass or half pass | | | | | |
|6. Jumping | | | | | |
|7. Other: | | | | | | | |
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4-H STORY
Tell why you chose the horse project. Tell about your horse and what you learned about horse care. What did you like or dislike about your horse? What were your project goals and did you reach them? Use correct spelling and grammar. Neatness counts!
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PICTURES
Attach a page with at least 4 project related pictures on this page.
Each picture must have a title and/or caption.
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Determining Work
No Work
Light: 1-2 hours per day
Medium: 2-4 hours per day
Heavy: 4 or more hours per day
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