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The Mission of the 4-H Middlesex County Horse Advisory Council, is to assist the University of Massachusetts Extension Services 4-H program in the development and implementation of educational programs in equine science studies for the youth in the Middlesex County.

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Hippology Contest

Here are the tests & answer keys to 2009 years event.

    Cloverbud Test                                                  Non-Competitve Test
    Cloverbud Answer                                            Non-Competitive Answer

    Junior Test                                                              Senior Test 
    Junior Answer                                                        Senior Answer

 

Cloverbuds:
Shannon Raftery Mavericks
Cassandra Dussault Pony Express
Chloe Beland Woodville
Alexis Murphy Woodville

Juniors:

  1. Kyle Edmonds Pepp. Pony Express
  2. Kelsey Bourdon Woodville
  3. Liz Kelley Woodville
  4. Rebecca Ohman Woodville
  5. Rose Duchemin Woodville
  6. Kate MacDonald Pepp. Trailblazers
  7. Abbey Rae Bradbury Pepp. Trailblazers
  8. Britni Crotty Regal Riders
  9. Abigail Rapiejko Woodville
  10. Cory Branscomb Woodville

Senior:

  1. Samantha Yarborough Pepp. Trailblazers
  2. Jessica Morgan Woodville
  3. Aubrey Krieger Mavericks
  4. Meg Goodale Pepp. Pony Express
  5. Courtney Rorke Stoneybrook
  6. Zoe Stapp Stoneybrook
  7. Maura Lockwood Mavericks
  8. Kelsey McCallan Mustangs
  9. Kaitlin Hoyt Pepp. Trailblazers
  10. Sara Messing Mustangs
  11. (Alternate) Samantha Oldfield Mustangs

REFERENCE BOOKS REQUIRED - JUNIOR HORSE BOWL & HIPPOLOGY

    • Horses and Horsemanship - Published by the National 4-H Council. Covers breeds, judging, showing, western horsemanship, grooming, training, equipment, and safety. Phone: 301-961-2934 www.4hmall.org
    • Horse Science - Published by the National 4-H Council. Covers horse behavior, anatomy, reproduction, feed nutrients, health & sanitation, disease, parasites. Phone: 301-961-2934 www.4hmall.org
    • Dover and Smith Brothers Tack Catalog
    • Massachusetts 4-H Horse Show Rulebook
    • AYHC Youth Leaders Manual - by the American Youth Horse Council
       http://horsebooksetc.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=3&pg=1
    • AYHC 1st Horse Industry Handbook - By the American Youth Horse Council
      http://horsebooksetc.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=3&pg=1
    • Because of the amount of information in the Horse Industry Handbook, each year a few chapters are selected for that year’s Junior contest. County and State competitions will use the selected chapters from the Horse Industry Handbook as well as the other sources listed above.
    • 2009 Competition Year
      • Horse Industry Handbook Chapters 1, 3, 6 and 8
    • 2010 Competition Year
      • Horse Industry Handbook Chapters 2, 4, 9, 12 and 13
    • 2011 Competition Year
      • Horse Industry Handbook Chapters 5, 7, 10 and 11

REFERENCE BOOKS REQUIRED - SENIOR HIPPOLOGY

    • NEWHOR Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms
      New Horizons Education Center, Inc.
      Alpine Publications,
    • EVANS 2nd The Horse: (2nd Edition), by Evans, Borton, Hintz, Van Vleck.
      W. H. Freeman and Company - 660 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.
      A special price may be available if ordered from publisher.
      Phone: 415-391-5870
      VHPS Holtzbrinck Publishers, 16365 James Madison Highway, Gordonsville, VA 22942 Phone: 888-330-8477
    • AYHC 1st Horse Industry Handbook - By the American Youth Horse Council
      http://horsebooksetc.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=3&pg=1
    • LEWIS 2nd Feeding and Care of the Horse (2nd edition), by Lon D. Lewis
      Williams and Wilkins
      P.O. Box 1496
      Baltimore, MD 21298-9724
      Phone: 800-638-0672
    • KAINER The Coloring Atlas of Horse Anatomy
      By Robert A. Kainer & Thomas O. McCracken
      Alpine Publications,
    • AYHC - YL American Youth Horse Council Youth Leaders Manual. By the American Youth Horse Council
      http://horsebooksetc.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=3&pg=1
    • Massachusetts 4-H Horse Show Rulebook

 

    • Horses and Horsemanship - Published by the National 4-H Council. Covers breeds, judging, showing, western horsemanship, grooming, training, equipment, and safety.
      Phone: 301-961-2934 www.4hmall.org

 

    • Horse Science - Published by the National 4-H Council. Covers horse behavior, anatomy, reproduction, feed nutrients, health & sanitation, disease, parasites. Phone: 301-961-2934 www.4hmall.org

 

    • other; grains, forages and feeds.
    • Most of these books can be found on www.amazon.com

       

To find out about all the events across the state go to the 4-H Program Calendar @ UMass Extension...

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