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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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Horse Judging Competition
Sunday, October 25 2009

Middlesex County HAC is having the annual horse-judging contest at Proctor Hill Farm, 526 Great Road (Route 119) Littleton. Registration is at 8:30 - 9:30 am, with a clinic starting at 9, followed by the competition. Please bring paper and pencil. To earn a spot on the county team that will practice to compete at State Horse Roundup in April, you must attend this session. A book of knowledge and the state horse judging book can be found on the Resources page.

Middlesex County 4-H Horse Judging
By Steven Brackett

This is what goes on during the horse judging contest, and what a contestant needs to do and what might be expected of them. One can always come by and hang just to see what goes on, either way its not as “scary” as it might sound.

 

Here are a few updated Resources for the horse judging contest....

Updated Horse Judging Book with Addendum’s

Confirmation & Placing Sheets

Reasons

Western Reining Penalties

Opening Statements

Tips for Orals

Format for Oral Reasons

Terminology

Trail, rein, riding, jumping score sheets

Please refer to our Resource page for more horse judging handouts.

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

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