Missoula 4-H Horse Project

 

Dear 4-H Horse Committee and 4-H Horse Project families,

 

Minutes from the March meeting of the Horse Committee are attached.

 

At the April 13th meeting, we were asked to send out a few notes and reminders.

 

  • The 4-H Ranch Horse Project committee (a sub-committee of the 4-H Horse Committee) will meet at Perkins on N Reserve at 6:30pm on April 19th.
  • The 4-H Horse Show Patterns Committee (a sub-committee….) was originally scheduled to meet at Perkins at 6:30pm on April 28th.  That meeting has been cancelled, and the individuals responsible for the various areas of the show will meet to develop patterns.
  • Pattern options for the 2011 Western Montana Fair 4-H Horse Show will be available by May 1st.
  • The mandatory (for first-year and level one members) May Clinic will be held Saturday, May 7th, at the Missoula Equestrian Park, starting at 9am.  Upper level members who plan to attend can arrive starting at 10:30am.  See the April newsletter for more information.  A reminder postcard will be sent to Project members.
  • A mandatory clinic for all Ranch Horse Project members was originally scheduled for May 14th.  Because of a facility challenge, this clinic has been moved to Sunday, May 22nd starting at 5pm, at Ernie Otopaulik’s arena (23685 Highway 93 N) in Evaro.  A postcard will be sent to all members in that project.
  • There will be no concessions at either the May 7th or May 21st clinics.  Bottled will be available at no charge.

 

Thanks,

 

Campbell

...

Campbell Barrett

Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development

Missoula County Extension Office

2825 Santa Fe Court

Missoula, MT 59808

(406) 258-4203 phone

(406) 258-3916 fax

(406) 544-4768 cell

http://missoulaeduplace.org/4H.shtml

/9/2011

The meeting was called to order by President Missy Miller at 7pm.  Present were Darlene Patterson, Jeff Patterson, Kathy Ratliff, Hattie Redmon, Cindy Williamson, Cliff Vann, Andy Erickson, Lora Hall, Campbell Barrett, Kathy Berry, and Cindy Arnott. 

The minutes of the January meeting were read and approved.

 

Old Business

Cliff Vann and Andy Erickson from the Potomac Club presented a proposal for the Ranch Horse project.  After discussing their proposal and the new Ranch Horse project Cliff and Andy supported the new project as it is being planned.  Cliff and Andy would like to be added to e-mails and discussions with the new project. Andy suggested Sue Flynn as a potential Ranch Horse Judge.  Ranch Horse committee will meet April 19 at 6:30 at Perkins.  Ranch Horse mandatory clinic is scheduled for May 14th, we need to check with Bip to see if that is set up.

Alex Mufson will be our judge for the fair.

Fairbook changes were finalized.  Items of note: the list of classes is may not be the order of go show day, the committee will post the schedule the morning of show day.  Western games will not start before noon on Sunday.  A Yearling in Hand showmanship class was added.  Kathy Ratliff moved, Kathy Berry seconded and the motion passed.

We have a few patterns to update: Western games and mini horse obstacle and driving.  The patterns committee will meet on April 28th at Perkins at 6:30.

Mandatory clinic will by help May 7th, starting at 9am at the Equestrian Park 4-H arena.  At this time the arena has not been confirmed and Pattersons have offered their place as a back up.   Clinicians were discussed.  Hattie will work with showmanship.  Lora Hall will organize the mini horse portion.

New Business

Jeff will propose to the Sheriff’s Posse to purchase bridles as the awards for Western Games.

Lora Hall passed out schedules for some Mini shows kids can go to.

The next meeting will be April 13th at 7pm at the extension building.

Kathy moved to adjourn, Jeff seconded, the meeting adjourned.

  Equine Conference (Osteoarthritis)

GranTree Hotel

Bozeman, MT 

 Saturday  March 5, 2011

From: MSU News [mailto:msunews@montana.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 1:45 PM
Subject: March 5 equine conference in Bozeman will feature equine osteoarthritis lecture

 

March 5 equine conference in Bozeman will feature equine osteoarthritis lecture

MSU News Service

 

Summary: A March 5 equine conference at the GranTree Inn in Bozeman includes a lecture with leading equine osteoarthritis expert Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith.

 

2/2/11 Contact: Shannon Moreaux, Extension Equine Specialist, (406) 994-7689 or moreaux@montana.edu

 

From Sara Adlington, 994-4602 or sara@montana.edu

 

BOZEMAN – A day-long equine conference will be held March 5 at Bozeman's GranTree Inn and Convention Center.  The conference will feature a lecture on equine osteoarthritis, a trade show, and breakout sessions on a variety of topics, with special sessions for youth.

 

The program begins at 7:30 a.m. with a trade show, followed by the Catlin Memorial Lecture at 8:15 a.m. Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith, director of the Orthopedic Research Center at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, will present the latest research, treatment options and surgical interventions for equine osteoarthritis.

 

Participants can choose from expert-led breakout sessions following the lecture, including: strangles update; assessing quality horseshoeing; understanding feed tags and hay analysis; equine metabolic disease; legal issues for Montana horse owners; equine management and budgeting software; alternative therapies; sessions for youth, 4-H and FFA participants; and more.

 

A catered lunch and refreshments are included in the registration fee of $45 per adult or $25 per student before Feb. 21; after Feb. 21 or at the door will cost $60 per adult and $40 per student. Register with the online form at http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/equine/equine_conf.htm, or by calling (406) 994-7953.

 

-sa/mh-

 

This story can be found on the web at http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=9426