4-H Horse - Project Options

Alberta 4-H Horse units are set up in a progressive learning format that enables members to acquire an understanding of horse management through the experience of owning, caring for, training, riding and maintaining records on a horse project.
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4-H Equine Project Options
Please note that these sport events do not have supporting 4-H project material. Clubs are responsible for researching and obtaining the necessary information to safely explore these sports from the websites provided. The following equine sports are ones that some 4-H horse clubs are exploring.

Additional Resources
Feeding Horses (25kb)

Showing Horses
Most regions have a Regional 4-H Horse Show and there are many horse shows throughout the province that 4-H members may want to participate in.

The following will provide you with some basic information about what is generally expected at horse shows and for some of the more common classes. Please be aware that each region has their own rules regarding the specifics of their shows and it is important that you become familiar with them before you attend the show.

If you are planning to enter an open horse show or a breed show, you should check with that show for the rules that they use.

Not all regions offer all of the classes described here and some regions may offer classes that are not described in this document.

Horse Showing (complete resource, individual sections listed below)
English Classes
English Tack
Gymkhana, Games and Timed Events
Introduction
Miscellaneous Classes
Rodeo and Cattle Events
Western Classes
Western Tack

Other Documents in the Series

Horse Project Descriptions
4-H Horse Reference Manual
4-H Horse Record Book
4-H Horse - Leader Guide and Winter Projects
4-H Horsemanship Assessment Tools
Young Horse Industry Project Application - 4-H Yound Horse Option
Standardbred Horse Project - 4-H Young Horse Option
The Performance Standardbred Project - 4-H Young Horse Project Option
4-H Young Horse
4-H Horse - English Options
Reining Alberta Youth Development
4-H Horse - Project Options - Current Document
4-H Horse Rodeo

For more information about the content of this document, contact Janet Kerr.
This document is maintained by Corinne Skulmoski.
This information published to the web on December 15, 2005.
Last Reviewed/Revised on June 1, 2011.