Continuing Education and
Communication Services
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
12/27/01
Contacts:
Mary Clancy, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-8617, clancy@iastate.edu
Carol Ouverson, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515)
294-9640,
couverso@iastate.edu
Two Statewide 4-H Horse Leader Trainings Scheduled
AMES, Iowa--Two statewide trainings for 4-H horse project leaders will
be offered in 2002 via the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) by Iowa State
University Extension 4-H staff. The trainings begin at 7 p.m Wednesday,
Jan. 30, and Monday, March 25.
The Jan. 30 program will focus on upcoming opportunities for 4-H’ers
and horse health and management. Dr. Joan Howard, ISU veterinarian, will
provide information on vaccinations and de-worming programs for horses,
and Peggy Miller, ISU animal science associate professor, will provide
information on what to look for when buying a horse.
The agenda for March 25 will be include information on horse hoof care,
safety around horses, horse behavior, and 4-H horse judging teams.
No charge will be made for the trainings, but pre-registration is required,
in order to prepare and distribute information packets for each site.
Participants must register by Jan. 14 to the state 4-H office. Contact
the local county Extension Office for registration information.
Confirmed ICN locations in Iowa include: Alta High School, Alta; Scheman
Building, Ames; Audubon National Guard, Audubon; Cascade High School,
Cascade; Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids; Earlham High School,
Earlham; Prairie Valley High School, Gowrie; Hudson Public Library Hudson;
Laurens Marathon High School, Laurens; Lewis - Wallace Research Farm,
Lewis; Muscatine High School, Muscatine; Osceola Public Library, Osceola;
Ottumwa - AEA first session and High School the second session, Ottumwa;
Postville Middle School, Postville, Northwest Community College, Sheldon;
Ventura High School, Ventura; Ar-We-Va High School, Westside.
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Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.