4-H Focus - Yakima County

WSU Yakima County 4-H Focus Newsletter page 3Intermediates: KayDee Weddle – Grand Championin Fitting & Showing and Educational Poster, blue inBunny Costume and Classification; Vanessa Jones –Reserve Champion in Fitting & Showing and EducationalPoster, Blue in Bunny Costume and classification; TaylorBrown – Honorable Mention in Educational Poster.PYGMY GOATS FOR SALEPygmy Goats for sale to 4H members: some bornrecently and some yet to come. Make great projects orpets. Contact Mr. and Mrs. Kastning at 698-3841.ONLINE TRAINING MODULE AVAILABLE - DISEASEPREVENTION IN 4-H LIVESTOCK PROJECTCheck out the new online training module for 4-Hvolunteer leaders! The Disease Prevention Module is oneof two modules that are being developed by VeterinaryMedicine Extension specifically for 4-H volunteer leaderswho work with livestock projects here in WashingtonState. Online training is a great way to learn abouttopics that are important for youth livestock programsbecause it is accessible, interactive, and fun!The first training module, called “Disease Preventionin 4-H Livestock Projects”, teaches volunteer leaders biosecuritypractices and how they can be used to reducethe risk of contracting and spreading diseases whileraising 4-H livestock. The module is a great way to learndisease prevention and also provides inspiration andteaching ideas so volunteer leaders can bring theconcepts of disease prevention to youth in their county.Access the module at the following websitehttp://vetextension.wsu.edu/programs/4- H/index.htm.If you have any questions, contact Jill Stevenson at:jstevenson@vetmed.wsu.edu.– Jill StevensonSTATE NEWS4-H SPONSORSHIP OF OPEN HORSE SHOWSA 4-H Club hosting a horse show either as aschooling show exclusively for 4-H members or for fundraising purposes as an “open” horse show much follow4-H policies. We insist that the 4-H name and emblem isassociated with only the best practices in positive youthdevelopment including the health and safety of youthand animals as well as the best developmentalopportunities for young people.A 4-H Club can host a horse show exclusively for 4-H’ers, or for “open” youth or for “open” youth andadults. When a club is considering hosting a show theyfirst of all need to determine their goals – in other wordswhy are they interested in hosting the show? Is it toeducate and give experience to current 4-H members, orperhaps attract new youth to the 4-H Program, or toraise money to support their 4-H Club efforts or somecombinations of these goals.Managing a 4-H schooling show that is anexclusively 4-H environment seldom raises questions.However, sponsoring an open show frequentlyresults in a number of questions. 4-H policies must befollowed (at a minimum) including:1. Riders must meet 4-H age criteria – consequentlyyouth who have not reached their 8th birthdayand are in the third grade, cannot show in classeswith horses. They may participate in non-horseclasses like stick-horse etc.2. All youth riders must wear approved helmets,along with appropriate footwear.3. They also must follow the 4-H age divisions ofjunior (3rd-5th); Intermediate (6-8); and Senior(9th -12th) with no cross age competition.4. Adult classes are allowed in an open show.5. Hi-point and other cumulative awards not allowedwhere there is head to head in arena cross-agecompetition.6. Refer to the 4-H Horse Contest Guide foradditional safety considerations.If 4-H policies are not followed for open horseshows, 4-H liability coverage, labor and industriescoverage for volunteer injuries and American Income LifeAccident Insurance will not be in force because an openshow not in compliance of 4-H standards would not beconsidered a 4-H event. Therefore, 4-H has no oversightof these non-compliant open activities. Additionally, a4-H club cannot manage the monies in support of anon-compliant open show nor use the non-profit501(C)3 tax exempt status that 4-H enjoys. This isbecause the 4-H Club account has been created for theexpress purpose of supporting 4-H programming,therefore, cannot be used to manage funds from anopen horse show that is not in compliance with 4-Hpolicies.If you have any questions, please contact JenniferLeach at: jleach@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 EXT. 4.– Pat BoyEs4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK JUDGING CAMPLivestock judging camp is a great opportunity for4-H/FFA members to gain more experience in LivestockJudging, with an emphasis on Oral Reasons. July 14-16,2009 in Jerome, ID, the Southern Idaho LivestockJudging Camp is scheduled to take place. In the past, wehave had participants from Nevada, Oregon andWashington attend this event and would like to extendthe opportunity to everyone. More information on theweb at: http://extension.ag.uidaho.edu/gooding/– Jerry NewmanNEWS YOU CAN USEPROJECT FINANCING AVAILABLEThrough its Rural Youth Loan Program, the FarmService Agency provides financial assistance to youthbetween the ages of 10 and 20 who want to establishand operate their own modest size income producingproject. Each project must be part of an organized andsupervised program of work in participation with anestablished organization, such as 4-H or FFA. Loans maybe used to buy livestock, plant stock, equipment andCheck out our website at http://pan.co.yakima.wa.us/wsuext