Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
10/9/02
Contacts:
Denise Schwab, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-3187, dschwab@iastate.edu
Tracy S. Petersen, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515)
294-9915
4-H Horse Leaders Training Scheduled For November, February
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University (ISU) Extension 4-H volunteer horse project leaders are invited to attend Iowa Communications Network (ICN) training sessions on Nov. 11 and Feb. 10.
The November session (Session 1) will train volunteer leaders in pre-purchase examinations, how to recognize and treat colic, older horse management and how to use the horse project guide. It also will include a preview of the horse jamboree. The February 10 session (Session 2) will cover vaccinations, bits and bitting, model horse shows and activities to use at horse project meetings.
"Volunteers are critical to the entire 4-H program, and especially to the horse project," said Denise Schwab, ISU Extension 4-H and Youth Development specialist. "We've seen a lot of direct benefit to Iowa 4-H'ers from our prior volunteer horse leader training sessions."
The 4-H horse leader training is offered by Iowa 4-H and Youth Development and the ISU horse science program with assistance from the 4-H Horse Advisory Committee. It is an outreach program of the ISU animal science department.
Registration is $10 and is due Oct. 25 to Mary Clancy, State 4-H Office, 33 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011. Registration materials and additional information are available from county ISU Extension offices.
The program sessions, which run from 7 to 9:30 p.m., will be offered at the following locations:
Ames (Session 1): Curtiss Hall, Room 13 (Brenton Center), ISU campus
Ames (Session 2): Scheman Building, ISU campus
Cedar Rapids (Session 1): Cedar Rapids Community School District Administration
Building
Cedar Rapids (Session 2): Kirkwood Community College Administration Building
Earlham (Sessions 1 and 2): Earlham High School
Elgin (Sessions 1 and 2): Elgin Public Library
Gowrie (Sessions 1 and 2): Prairie Valley High School
Hudson (Sessions 1 and 2): Hudson Public Library
Laurens (Sessions 1 and 2): Laurens Marathon High School
Lewis (Sessions 1 and 2): Wallace Research Farm
Osceola (Sessions 1 and 2): Osceola Public Library
Ottumwa (Sessions 1 and 2): Indian Hills Community College, Room 107 (Advance
Technology Center)
Rockford (Sessions 1 and 2): Rockford Middle-High School
Spencer (Sessions 1 and 2): Spencer Army National Guard
Ventura (Sessions 1 and 2): Ventura High School
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Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.