EquiSmartz - State 4-H Educational Contest Weekend

• Hippology Contest Rules and Regulations (PDF)
  


• Senior Hippology Contest Entry Form
  
• Junior Hippology Contest Entry Form
  


• 4-H EquiSmartz PAYMENT Form
  Use one form per club for Hippology and Horse Judging.
  Agents only need to sign if making payment through Hokie Mart or Journal Transfer.
  
  
• Scantron Sample - be familiar with proper bubbling of answer sheets
  
  
• Results

• State Horse Judging Contest Rules and Guidelines
• Horse Judging Schedule
  


• Junior 4-H Horse Judging Entry Form
  
• Senior 4-H Horse Judging Entry Form
  


• Junior Novice 4-H Horse Judging Entry Form
  
• Senior Novice 4-H Horse Judging Entry Form
  


• 4-H EquiSmartz PAYMENT Form
  Use one form per club for Hippology and Horse Judging.
  Agents only need to sign if making payment through Hokie Mart or Journal Transfer.

• FFA Entry Form (team) Waiver (per youth) and Media Release (per youth) for practice contest
  FFA teams are invited to PRACTICE at EquiSmartz but will NOT be scored FOR AWARDS. Scores will be calculated for their information/practice, however, they will be treated as if they are competing and all rules still apply (no talking, teams cannot sit together, etc). The FFA State Contest will be held at the FFA Convention, June 18, 2019. 
  
  
• Scantron Sample - be familiar with proper bubbling of answer sheets


• Contest Volunteer Needs
• Results

The State Public Speaking, Team and Individual presentations are limited to 6 individuals or teams per DISTRICT per age group. Qualifiers are held at the DISTRICT level.

• Contest Information
  • Qualifying dates
  • Rules and Regulations
  • Entry Contacts
    
  • 4-H EquiSmartz Communications Contest PAYMENT Form (PDF) or fillable with Excel
    Agents only need to sign if making payment through Hokie Mart or Journal Transfer.
    
    
• Contest Scoresheets
  • Junior Individual Presentation Scoresheet (PDF)
  • Junior Public Speaking Scoresheet (PDF)
  • Junior Team Presentation Scoresheet (PDF)
  • Senior Individual Presentation Scoresheet (PDF)
  • Senior Public Speaking Scoresheet (PDF)
  • Senior Team Presentation Scoresheet (PDF)
    
    
• Results

The State Horse Bowl contest is limited to 5 Horse Bowl Teams per DISTRICT per age group. Qualifiers are held at the DISTRICT level.

• Entry Contacts
  
• Qualifying dates
• Horse Bowl Rules and Regulations
  
• 4-H EquiSmartz PAYMENT Form
  Use one form per club for Hippology and Horse Judging.
  Agents only need to sign if making payment through Hokie Mart or Journal Transfer.
• Results

• Communications Contests
  
• Horse Bowl
  
• Hippology
• Horse Judging

Please note that Horse Smarts will be used for both Junior and Senior Hippology and Horse Bowl Contests beginning 2020.

Horse Smarts (newest resource) updates from AYHC:

New Index page - https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/b38028_06010487d83c42259dde32f5d7002552.pdf

Content Corrections:  

The Inside Story
Pg HS 325-3   change nose bot to throat bot in 2nd paragraph
Pg HS 325-19  change nose bot to throat bot in #7 of Riding Further activity
Pg HS 325-23  change nose bot to throat bot on playing card
Pg HS 325-10  delete 2nd option on 8 and 10 in Riding Further activity

Tract to Success
Pg HS 405-2   Feeding Management Guidelines  (paragraph re-written)
Specific nutrient requirements for horses are determined based on their body weight and physiological status. In general, forage based diets and small frequent meals should be the foundation of all feeding programs to ensure digestive and overall health. Forage (pasture and/or hay) should account for a minimum of 1% of their body weight per day. For example, a 1,000 pound horse would require at least 10 pounds of forage per day.

Pg 405-5 and 405-12  A Weightier Problem activity
calculate all forage at 1% of body weight

Horse Sense
HS 330-3 and HS 330-9 correct spelling of agnostic to agonistic

Don't Bug Me
HS 320-4, HS 320-12, HS 320-24  correct spelling of gastrophilus to gasterophilus

Tally Ho
HS 180-3  correct spelling of barium to borium