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EquiSTEP
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Horse Bowl
Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council
2024 Licking County PAS 4-H Show - June 22, 2024
2025 Licking County 4-H Horse Clinic - Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:00 am Start Time - Grubb Arena, Hartford Fairgrounds
2025 Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council Youth Horse Shows - Horse Show Entry Tab - Showbills for both the June and July Shows: CONTEST | ENGLISH | WESTERN
2024 Fall Banquet - Sunday, September 15, 2024
2024 Horse Project Members Honored at the Fall Horse Banquet
Equine Safety, Training and Education Program (EquiSTEP) is an annual statewide requirement for all youth participating in Ohio 4-H Horse Program activities. EquiSTEP replaces the statewide requirement of reading the Horses, Safety, and You (191R) resource and viewing the Every Time, Every Ride and Horses, Kids, and Ethics videos for youth and their families who are new to the 4-H horse program.
Please review the 4-H EquiSTEP requirements and how to complete this requirement by clicking HERE. Deadline to complete this requirement is June 1st.
- 2025 PAS Form - Due Friday, April 25, 2025 with your Horse ID Form - Packet includes PAS Form, Ohio State Junior Horse Show Information
- 2025 Licking County Horse ID Form - ID papers with photo ID are due by April 25, 2025
- 2025 Licking County 4-H Horse Show Category Confirmation - Must be turned in by April 25, 2025 along with Horse ID form
- Horseless Horse Mentorship - Members taking the Horseless Horse Mentorship project, their mentors, and horse owners will need to complete this Contract of Understanding.
- Horse Lease Form & Guidelines - Must be completed and signed by the lessor, lessee and parent/guardian.
- The Beeson Award - "Outstanding 4-H Horse Member" Application and Guidelines - Due to the Licking County Extension Office by Friday, June 13, 2025
Licking County 4-H Information:
- 2025 Licking County 4-H Horse Project Completion Guidelines
- 2023 Licking County 4-H Equine Orientation Packet - Information shared during the virtual Equine Orientation program on April 25, 2023. You can review the recording of the program HERE.
- Ohio State Fair PAS Instructions for Qualifying OUT-OF-COUNTY
- Horse Training Project Class-Specific to Licking County
- 2025 Licking County 4-H Project Requirements (this booklet covers all 4-H projects and contains the 2025 Clothing & Food Supplements, as well as judging dates and awards.
- 2025 Horse Project Dates and Deadlines - updated 2.18.25 - list of important dates for horse project members and advisors that work with horse projects.
- Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council 2025 Supplement - This supplement should be attached to the 2024/2025 4-H Circular #179 “Uniform rules for 4-H Horse Shows” which including the following changes, shall constitute the rules under which all Licking County 4-H Horse Shows shall be conducted in Licking County
- Licking County 4-H Horse Show Volunteer Responsibilities
Harford Fair Information:
- 2025 Hartford Junior Fair Livestock/Animal Requirement Summary - updated 3.24.25 - Exhibitor information regarding exhibit limits, dates of possession, pre-fair weigh-in/tagging dates, clinics, entry deadline, and various animal and health requirements.
- 2024 4-H / FFA Project Skillathon & Interview Judging Schedule - Livestock Project Judging Interviews Brochure
- General Preventative Health Recommendations for Animals
- 4-H Horse Complex Barn Rules
- Helpful Horse Hints for Showing at the Hartford Fair
Resources:
- Ground Roping Introduction Video
- Guidelines for Entering Jumping Classes and Ranch Pleasure
- Equine Body Condition Scoring Chart
- 4-H Helmet Policy FAQ's - Click on the link for the 4-H helmet policy as stated in the Uniform Rules for 4-H Horse Shows
- 2019-2022 - USDF/USEF Tests and Information (effective 12/1/2018 thru 11/30/2022)
- 2023-2026 - USDF/USEF Tests and Information (effective 12/1/2022 thru 11/30/2026)
- Ohio 4-H Animal Sciences Resource website: Also, each species has their own Resource page with information that can help 4-H members decide if an animal project is right for them. There is also a home page and state calendar page for each species. Click on the following individual species for the link to the Resource pages: Companion, Dog, Rabbit, Dairy, Horse, Poultry, Livestock and Ohio 4-H PetPals. Also, check out the State 4-H Skillathon website
Horse Bowl is a team-based contest that gives 4-H members a unique opportunity to gain knowledge about the horse. Teams are comprised of four to five members and are divided by age for junior and senior divisions. The competition setting is similar to that of quiz bowl or Jeopardy. Members sit side-by-side and answer questions individually and as a team. The questions are developed from their 4-H project books and a few outside national resources. Horse Bowl emphasizes learning, team work and sportsmanship skills. For more information contact Coach: Lisa Kuhn 614-746-7634.
Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council (LCHPC):
The Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the Licking County Extension Office.