4-H Horse Project

What is it All About?

Love horses? Want to learn more? In this project, you will have the opportunity to take your love of horses to the next level—the 4-H level. You will find interesting and exciting activities in this project like:

  • Groundwork
  • Understanding horse behavior
  • Breed identification
  • Safety on and around horses
  • Tack
  • Riding skills
  • Trail riding
  • Health Care
  • Planning/budgeting for owning a horse

4-H Horse Project Meetings:

January 21, 2024

*Meeting will take place at Hi-View Farm at 1:00pm where we will discuss proper show attire and tack. Please bring catalogs/magazines with show clothes and horse tack that is able to be cut up! *Please note this meeting will count as 1 meeting without horse for the fair if your member decides to show but not required.

 

 

4-H Horse Project Registration Paperwork

Reminder: In order to qualify for the Fair Horse Show, youth need to be signed up for the 4-H Horse Project, as well as attend 3 Horse Project meetings (2 without a horse and 1 with a horse, once warmer weather is here).  Registration paperwork needs to be completed by April 30, 2024.  If you have any questions, please contact Katrina Gleason, 4-H Horse Project Leader, at (608)482-3291 or ck_gleason@hotmail.com

Online 4-H Horse Project Registration

Attached is a link that will lead you to a Google Form for completion of registration!
This form must be filed by April 30th! 
Failure to complete this form will eliminate the animal from showing in the 4-H Youth Horse Show during the Fair.
Reminder: In order to qualify for the Fair Horse Show, youth need to be signed up for the 4-H Horse Project, as well as attend 3 Horse Project meetings (2 without a horse and 1 with a horse, once warmer weather is here).  If you have any questions, please contact Katrina Gleason, 4-H Horse Project Leader, at (608) 482-3291 or ck_gleason@hotmail.com

 

Equestrian Guidelines

Please view the updated Wisconsin 4-H Horse Project Equestrian Guidelines (WI 4-H Horse Association)

 

 

WI 4-H Horse Association 

WI 4-H Horse Association Handbook

State 4-H Horse Association Letter 2022

 

 

You can also follow the Horse Project on their Facebook page:  Lafayette County, WI 4-H/FFA Horse & Pony Project

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