4-H Horse Care and Feed Record Book - Manatee County ...

4-H Horse
Care and Feed Record Book
Circle One: Junior Intermediate Senior
Manatee County
Name __________________________________________
Age (September 1) ______
Club ___________________________________________________________________
Years in 4-H _________________
Years in Project ___________________
I hereby certify that I have personally been responsible for the care of this/these animal(s), have
personally kept records on this project, and have personally completed this record book.
Member Signature _______________________________________________
Date ________
I/We, the parents/guardian certify that our son/daughter has completed this record book and I/we have
reviewed it for completeness and accuracy of reporting.
Parent/Guardian Signature ___________________________________________
Date _______
I have reviewed this 4-H record book for completeness and accuracy of reporting.
Organizational Leader Signature_________________________________________
Date ________
FOR USE AT THE MANATEE COUNTY FAIR AND AS THE 4-H PROJECT RECORD BOOK
.
Note: The County Fair rules require that you submit a Care and Feed Record Book to them (check with the Fair
Office for due date) if you enter any animal in the County Fair even if you don’t show that animal for any reason. If
you do not turn in a record book to the Fair, you cannot show ANY animal at next year’s County Fair.

Purpose
The purpose of the 4-H horse program is to provide young people an opportunity to
participate in a series of activities designed to improve citizenship, sportsmanship,
horsemanship, character, competitive spirit, discipline and responsibility, while creating an
atmosphere for learning and awareness of life around us.
The purpose of a 4-H horse project is:
• To acquire an understanding of animal care by preparing for, purchasing, caring for, and
keeping records on one or more animals.
• To understand the business aspects and economics of purchasing animals, feeds,
facilities, and equipment for an animal project.
• To keep an account of all your activities and accomplishments in one place.
• To develop integrity, sportsmanship, and cooperation.
• To develop leadership abilities, build character, and assume citizenship responsibilities.
It is very important that every section of this record book be complete and accurate.
4-H Horse Care and Feed Record Book Guidelines:
It is suggested that a copy of the record book be made for use as a work copy. Records should
then be transferred into this book for submission.
• Your record book should start with the purchase date of your animal OR September 1
of the current year.
• Your record book should contain information relating only to your current horse project
animals. If you have more than one project animal you must identify which animal when
completing the various sections of this record book.
• Always double-check your work, especially your math calculations.
• Have someone check your project story for spelling and grammar before you write it in
the final record book.
• Your final record book must be hand written by you, the 4-H’er.
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I. PROJECT INVENTORY
List all equipment and assets you had at the beginning of the project. After listing existing
inventory, you should also list those items you purchased this year that you will keep after the
project is finished. List items you will keep past the end of this project on this page only
(inventory examples include feed bowls, collars, halters, leads, clippers, blowers, etc.) DO NOT
list expendable items such as shampoo, etc.
Please refer to Project Terms and Explanation, page 18, for descriptions of each column.
Item Description Date Acquired Purchase Cost or
Value
Value at
beginning of
project
Depreciation (10%
of purchase cost,
per calendar year)
Value at
end of
project
A
B
C
D
Bucket
Brush
Purchased previous
year
Purchased current
year
$5.00 $4.50 $0.50 $4.00
$5.00 $5.00 $0.50 $4.50
Total Depreciation (Depreciation is an Expense)
Value at End/Total Assets
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II.
PROJECT ANIMAL INVENTORY
List all animals you own at the beginning of the project and add animals you purchased or animals born during the project year.
Animals sold should have a $0 value at end of project for this page.
Animals leased should have a $0 value at the beginning and end of the project.
Animals received as a gifts should have a $0 value at the beginning and an estimated $ value at the end of project.
**Beginning $ Value: Value of existing animals at beginning of project OR purchase cost of new animals OR value of animals born.
*$ Value at end of project: Your animal’s value should increase and is an estimated value.
Name of Horse Breed Color Sex Weight Height Date
Acquired or
Born
**Beginning
$ Value
*$ Value
at end of
project
Indicate if
animal leased,
sold, kept,
died, etc.
Value at Beginning
Value at End/Value of Animal Assets
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III.
NON-FEED EXPENSES
List non-feed expenses (everything you spend money on that you will NOT have at the end of
the project). This should NOT include feed. This includes leasing fees, boarding fees, entry fees,
show-related expenses, veterinary expenses, bedding, and other expendable items i.e. shampoo,
film, developing, etc.
List items you will keep past the end of this project on the project inventory page (page3)
only. (Inventory examples include halters, clippers, blowers, etc.)
Date Description Paid to Total Cost
Total Non-Feed Costs
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IV.
FEED–RELATED EXPENSES
List all feed–related expenses on pages 6 & 7. Each purchase including weight should be listed
separately. *If feed or hay expenses are included in boarding fee, list amounts but not
costs.
CONCENTRATE
Horse’s Name Month # of Days Type of Concentrate Lbs/Day Cost*
Total
$__________
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IV.
FEED–RELATED EXPENSES continued
HAY
Horse’s Name Month Type of Hay Lbs/Day Cost*
Total $__________
MINERAL/SALT
Dates Month Type of Mineral/Salt Form Cost*
Total $__________
Concentrate Cost Total (page 6) $__________
Hay Cost Total (page 7)
$__________
Mineral/Salt Cost Total (page 7) + $__________
Total Feed-Related Costs = $___________
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V. INCOME – ANIMAL(S) SOLD
( ) Check here if you did not sell your project animal. If you have no income from this
project, THEN ENTER ZERO.
Date
Description
(Breed, ID# if any)
Purchased by Weight Total Paid
Income from Sale of Animal(s) $________
VI.
OTHER INCOME – SHOW PREMIUMS AND RECEIPTS
Other project income should be recorded here, such as each show premium or other money
earned. If you have no other income from this project, THEN ENTER ZERO.
Date
Description (Show/contest/demonstration/placing and or
ribbon)
Total
Total Other Income, if none, enter zero
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VII.
HEALTH AND VETERINARY RECORD
This should include a record of any health related activities (deworm, vaccinate, or use of
veterinarian’s services for any other reason, i.e. such as health certificate, etc.). If your animal
was healthy throughout project, please note.
Veterinarian:_________________________________________________________________________
Coggins # ______________
Date
Reason for Veterinarian Visit, or Other Health Related Service
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VIII. LABOR RECORD – Time Spent Training, Grooming and Exercising Animal(s)
September
Number of
Hours Spent
Riding, Training
& Lessons
Number of Hours
Spent Grooming,
Feeding &
General Care
Number of Hours
Spent on Tack
Care & Repair
Exercising
Monthly
Total
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Yearly Total
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IX.
REMARKS AND INCIDENTS
Include any important events or incidents that occurred during this project such as seminars or field trips
you attended, or any other non-health related activity or incident. Be sure to include this type of
information in your 4-H project story.
Date
Event, Incident, Type of Activity, etc.
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X. PROJECT FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The records in this book cover my 4-H ___________ project consisting of _______ animals.
INCOME Section Total Grand Total
1 Income – Animal(s) Sold (From page 8, Sec. V)
2 Other Income – Show Premiums & Receipts
(From page 8, Sec. VI)
3
TOTAL INCOME (Add Lines 1 + 2)
4 Total Depreciation (From page 3, Sec. I)
5 Total Non-Feed Expenses (From page 5, Sec. III)
6 Total Feed-Related Expenses (From page 7, Sec. IV)
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TOTAL EXPENSES (Add Lines 4 + 5 + 6)
SUMMARY
8 FINAL PROFIT/LOSS (Subtract Line 7 from Line 3)
ASSETS
9 Value of Project Assets (From page 3, Sec. I)
10 Value of Animal Assets (From page 4, Sec. II)
11 Total Assets (Add Lines 9 + 10)
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XI.
PICTURES OF YOUR PROJECT
Show the beginning and end of your project along with two different skills that you have learned. This
should include a minimum of 5 pictures and a maximum of 8 pictures. Include a caption with each
photo. The captions should tell a story. The pictures and captions should compliment your project story.
Explain what you are doing and why you are doing the things shown in the picture. What skills are you
demonstrating and why? Spelling and grammar are included in the judge’s decision.
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Pictures (continued):
DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL PAGES
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XII.
PROJECT STORY OUTLINE
You need to make an outline of your project story first. It should include what you have learned
about your animal, what safety practices you used in your project, what you could do to improve
your project and the different skills that you used in your project. This is an outline form -
complete sentences are not necessary. All outline sub-topics should be completed before
writing your horse project story.
I. Introduction - Introduce your story and capture the reader’s interest.
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II.
III.
IV.
What did I learn?
A.
B.
C.
What safety practices did I use?
A.
B.
C.
What improvements could I make?
A.
B.
C.
V. What skills did I learn or improve?
A.
B.
C.
VI.
Summary - Leave the reader with the idea or impression you want them to have.
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Use this outline to write your story.
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XIII. PROJECT STORY
Your project story must be developed from your outline. Use examples, interesting facts or
statistics. Remember your experiences, and build strong images by using descriptive words. Be
sure to use transition words to connect your ideas. (Examples: first, second, another, also,
however, for instance, finally, for example, in conclusion, etc.) Your grammar, spelling and
neatness will be evaluated.
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PROJECT TERMS AND EXPLANATIONS
NOTES FOR PROJECT INVENTORY (page 3)
• Project Year - Based on a calendar year. Current project year is same year as current Fair year.
• Date Acquired - List the date (mm/dd/yy) you obtained this item, on items older than one year, list only
the year.
• Purchase Cost or Value - What did this item cost when you obtained it? (Fair market value)
• Value at Beginning of Project - Same as the purchase cost of items bought during the current calendar
year. On items from previous years this will be the value from last year’s ending inventory (the depreciated
value of 10% of the purchase cost per project year).
• Depreciation of 10% - This will be 10%, per calendar year, of the original purchase cost for the items you
will still have at the end of the project. This includes items you had at the beginning of the project as well
as items purchased during the current calendar year. Depreciation is the loss in value of your assets and is
an expense.
• Value at the End of the Project - This is the value at the beginning of the project minus the depreciation.
Examples:
Items
Description
Rope
Date Acquired
Purchased
4 years ago
Purchase
Cost or
Value
Value at beginning of project
$5.00 (Depreciated 10% for 3 years)
$3.50
Depreciation
(10% of
purchase cost,
for this
calendar year)
Value at end of
project
$0.50 $3.00
Comb
Purchased
3 years ago
$5.00 (Depreciated 10% for 2 years)
$4.00
$0.50 $3.50
Brush
Purchased Previous
Calendar Year
$5.00 (Depreciated 10% for 1 year)
$4.50
$0.50 $4.00
Bucket
Purchased Current
Calendar Year
$5.00 (No Previous Depreciation -purchased
current calendar year)
$5.00
Total
Depreciation* $2.00
$.50 $4.50
Value of Project
Assets $15.00
*Depreciation is an expense
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SCORING SYSTEM
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Section Item Points
Possible
Cover Signatures 3
I & II Project Inventory & Project Animal Inventory
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(pages 3 & 4)
III Non-Feed Expenses (page 5) 2
IV Feed-Related Expenses (pages 6 & 7) 7
V & VI Income - Animal Sold & Other Income
3
– Show Premiums & Receipts (page 8)
VII, VIII & IX Health & Veterinary Record, Labor Record,
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Remarks & Incidents (pages 9, 10 & 11)
X Project Financial Summary (page 12) 20
XI Pictures (pages 13 & 14) 5
XII Project Story Outline (page 15) 2
XIII Project Story (pages 16 & 17) 30
Neatness, Accuracy, Grammar & Spelling 12
Total Points 100
Ribbon Awards
Blue 86 - 100 pts.
Red 70 - 85 pts.
White 69 & below pts.
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This document, 4-H Horse Care and Feed Record Book, was compiled by Diana L. Smith, Ph.D., Extension 4-H
Coordinator, University of Florida/IFAS Extension - Manatee County, December 6, 2004; updated February 20, 2008.
Credits:
Author Unknown. (Revised August 1, 2003). Florida State Fair Youth Livestock General
Record Book. Tampa, FL: Florida State Fair Authority.
Cahill, Claudia. (Revised July 1998). 4-H Horse Care and Feed Record Book. Palmetto, FL:
Manatee County 4-H.
A special thank you to Travis Seawright, Extension Livestock Agent, University of Florida/IFAS
Extension - Manatee County and a team of Manatee County 4-H volunteers for reviewing this
record book.