Sep. 15, 2009
4-H Tips
Posted in Shows
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MissLadyBug asked me for some 4-H tips because she is just starting it. I love 4-H and I did the whole works - shows, camps, meetings - for two years. It's super fun! You learn a ton! I enjoyed going and getting instruction from professional riders plus having all the barrels and jumps already set up for you and being with other horse crazy people! Horse camp is awesome - if you can afford it, by all means, go for at least one year. After two years, it's basically the same thing over and over and over again. Horse shows are ... fun to learn at and show at but sometimes expensive and stressful and time consuming. If you don't like being on the run and under pressure for a lot of things, I suggest not doing shows. Our 4-H group says you have to do at least one show to complete the Horse project. I don't know how your 4-H would work, but I simply politely asked the leader if I had to do the shows because it was too time consuming, but I still wanted to come to the meetings (where you go to the arena and bring your horse or borrow a horse to ride with everyone else. In my 4-H group, this is only once a week.) My leader said I didn't have to, but I wouldn't get the badge that says "You've completed the Horse project!" To me, big deal! My life does not circulate around badges that say "You've completed the Horse project!" So now I don't go to horse shows, because I'm trying to finish up high school and assist siblings and do other hobbies plus my horses! But I still go to meetings when I want to, and all that I'm missing out on is a badge. =) So, If you love shows and camps and lots of ribbons and lots of time spent in 4-H, go for it. I'm definately not against 4-H. I just grew weary of it because I had a stubborn horse...it's a long story. Anyways, I recommend you join 4-H. You will (guaranteed) learn a lot and have fun! Thanks, Mandy |
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Sep. 16, 2009 - thanks!
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